The founder and executive editor of "Muscle Media"--one of the nation's fastest growing strength-training magazines--presents a 12-week motivational program to achieve mental and physical fitness for a lifetime. Photos & illustrations. Index.
From The Publisher:
Mention the name Bill Phillips to any of the people he's helped transform and you will see their faces light up with appreciation and respect. These people include:
Hundreds of thousands of men and women who read his magazine for guidance and straightforward information about exercise, nutrition, and living with strength.
Elite professional athletes — among them John Elway, Karl Malone, Mike Piazza, and Terrell Davis — who have turned to Phillips for clear-cut information to enhance their energy and performance.
People once plagued by obesity, alcoholism, and life-threatening ailments who accepted a personal challenge from Bill Phillips and, with his help, have regained control of their bodies and their lives.
When "you" begin to apply the information in this book, you will be proving to "yourself" that astounding changes are within your grasp too. And, you will discover "Body-for-LIFE" is much more than a book about physical fitness — it's a "gateway "to a new and better life — a life of rewarding and fulfilling moments, perhaps more spectacular than you've ever dared to dream before.
Within 12 weeks, you too are going to know — not "believe," but "know — that" the transformation you've created with your body is merely an example of the power you have to transform "everything else in your world."
In language that is vivid and down-to-earth, Bill Phillips guides you, step by step, through the integrated "Body"-for-"LIFE "Program, which reveals:
How to lose fat and increase your strength by exercising less, not more;
How to tap into an endless source of energy by living with the Power MindsetTM;
Howto create more time for everything meaningful in your life;
How to trade hours of aerobics for minutes of weight training — with dramatic results;
How to make continual progress by using the High-Point TechniqueTM;
How to feed your muscles while starving fat with the Nutrition-for-LIFE MethodTM;
How thousands of ordinary people have now become extraordinary and how you "can, too; "
How to gain control of your body and life, once and for all.
The principles of the "Body"-for-"LIFE" Program are surprisingly simple but remarkably powerful. So allow yourself to experience the force of the information in this book — allow yourself to take your mind, your body, "your life" to a higher point than you may have ever dreamed you could. All in as little as 12 weeks.
very very good book, i definatly got results from following it, i went from flab to abs, however it teaches a lifestyle change, i get results quick and keep them aslong as you keep on the program. i managed to keep my abs for 6 months. the basic idea is to increase your matabolism by working out 6 days a week, and the 7th is a free day where you can be a slob and eat what you want but since youve kept a high motabolism your fine. the general program is weights one day then cardio the next. so upperbody weights, cardio, lower body weights, cardio,upper body weights, cardio, freeday, lower body, etc etc. for 90 days. while keeping a good diet for the 6 days.
This is NOT a "quick-fix" program, it is meant to be a new way of life. If you do not have the motivation or the willpower, it won't work. But for me, it has made me a new person. I have so much more confidence in myself and am so proud of myself that I have the discipline to do this and I am seeing such fantastic results. I have gone from 22% body fat to 16% in 5 weeks. My cellulite on my legs is GONE.
It is also not a "low-carb" diet. You get plenty of food, and yes, the supplements are expensive, but you don't have to use them. I usually choose to because I don't want to fix 6 meals a day, but there are times when money is tight and I don't buy them for a while. You can also use nutritional bars for people whose work schedule makes it difficult to have a shake or a meal every time. The thing is, this is how you SHOULD eat, whether you like it or not. And I have saved money, even with the cost of the supplements, by not buying any junk food and not going out to eat as often. You can have delicious meals--it's not like you are deprived at all. Just no 2nd or 3rd helpings, which you shouldn't be eating anyway if you are trying to get into shape! It has truly changed my life as I start my 6th week on the program and I could not give this book any higher recommendation. It makes the whole thing so easy to follow the way it is explained--I call it my "bible" now! The book tells you exactly what to do and will motivate you to no end. And for the people who say the pictures are fake, they are not. I have my own "before" pictures as proof compared to what I look like now. Buy this book--if you are ready to do it, it will change your life. I cannot imagine sitting on the couch and eating a bag of potato chips ever again. I don't even have any desire to. For the people who are complaining that you have to belong to a gym or buy a lot of equipment--the fact is, if you don't incorporate weight training along with aerobic activity, it is not going to work. You might lose weight, but at the expense of your muscle mass, which you will also be losing. But actually, all you really need is a few sets of dumbbells and a barbell with some weight plates. You don't have to go out and buy a treadmill and a universal gym. I have tried every diet known to man, and I used to run 3 miles every day without fail, and I have never seen results like I have with this. It is wonderful to feel the same way after doing 20 minutes of intense cardio as I did after slaving for an hour at it like I used to. 20 minutes is nothing! No, it's not really *easy* to do, but who are all these people that expect getting in shape to be easy? Although for me, it is much easier than anything else I have ever tried because for the first time in my life, I actually look forward to working out. The nutritional plan is not difficult for me because I know at the end of the week I get a "free day" when I can eat whatever I want to eat. I have not cheated one time--not even a jelly bean--and I feel perfectly satisfied. Like I said, I don't want to eat junk anymore. And I had a sweet tooth that wouldn't quit before. As a matter of fact, I don't even look forward to my free day as much as I used to because I feel so much better eating healthy the rest of the week. I also have 10 times more energy than I used to. I highly recommend this book, and this way of life, to anyone who is ready to totally commit themselves to being fit. You will not believe the results and you will be glad you did it.
This book is great. When i got it (even though it was a gift, luckily id shown interest in receiving it) i read it cover to cover that night. The ideas in this book make sense and are relatively easy to follow. The workout plan suits ANYBODIES level of fitness and is easy to follow and not too time consuming. This program can be followed at home or at the gym and has given results to thousands of people around the world. I used to have a personal trainer but this gives me the best results of anything yet!
This book is great! My girlfriend and i followed this way of eating and lost quite a bit of weight doing it. Unfortunately we got sick after doing it and gained some of it back but we know that if i we follow it again then we will lose the weight again. You can follow this plan at home or at the gym with either free weights or machines and while it gives you the way to eat, we had success using other eating plans, such as high water content foods, and know people who used eating plans such as weight watchers points plan and still saw incredible results. A must for people with limited time each day who want to look good.
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