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Title: Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength by Bill Phillips, Michael D'Orso, Phillips Bill ISBN: 0-694-52319-4 Publisher: HarperAudio Pub. Date: 01 January, 2000 Format: Audio CD Volumes: 2 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.08 (792 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Clear, Sensible, Effective and Incredibly Inspirational
Comment: I picked this book up on impulse in the Summer of 1999 and it has utterly changed my life. Like many others, I was skeptical but intrigued and inspired to give the program a try. I did subsequently enter the 12-week Transformation Challenge and have completed two of them consecutively. Now, over a year later, I weigh 40 pounds less, look and feel wonderful and really love my life. Body-for-LIFE is now a way of life for me. I've never been able to maintain a fit body for anything close to this long.
I won't refute the few comments I've heard here and there about the program, because the vast majority of people I know have have tried it now swear by it. I have now read the book four times and bought several copies for friends and co-workers who ask how I made such a dramaric change. I always challenge THEM to read the first 100 pages in two weeks and then either give the book back or pay me for it. Nobody ever gives the book back. This is the most solid total fitness program for real people I have ever encountered. It has completely altered my understanding of what fitness is and how it is achieved. I think Bill Phillips has really arrived at an effective program that should work for virtually anyone who commits to it and puts the information into action.
With Mr. D'orso, Mr. Phillips has produced a very clear and motivational book that points people in the right direction and encourages people to start moving toward their goals. Like anything else, it can't circumvent free will, so of course it will not work for everyone. Nobody learns to skate by reading a book. We all have to strap them on and bruise our knees a bit before we can skate. Likewise, this book will do no good for the person who only reads it.
For those who do read the book and accept the challenge to transform their lives, there are many sources of free support. EAS will send you free inspirational videos. Complete exercise guides and exercise and food forms and logs available for free download from their site. They even provide (and this just continutes to blow my mind) toll-free support, including free exercise and nutrition advice, motivation and personal experience, 24 HOURS A DAY! FREE! I have called in the wee hours of the morning on major holidays and someone was there to answer the call and help me with my program. This is an amazing book with a remarkably generous organization behind it.
Yes, I know that vegetables are mostly carbohydrates, and that yogurt is mostly protein (at least, plain, non-fat yogurt is) but the program admits that classifying certain foods differently is FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM and simply works. I know a lot about nutrition and I know where to get authoritative information when I'm unsure of my facts, and at the end of the day, I can tell you that eating the way Body-for-LIFE indicates results in my having consumed a balanced and healthy diet. It just works.
It should be mentioned that all profits from Body-for-LIFE are given to the Make A Wish Foundation, and that an important part of Body-for-LIFE is the cultivation of a generous spirit. If you are considering this book because you want to make positive changes in your life, I recommend it more strongly than any book I've ever read. It can point you toward a better life that keeps getting better and can result in you becoming a fundamentally better person.
Rating: 5
Summary: There's no magic pill.
Comment: I work in a bookstore, and I see a lot of fitness books. When one of my coworkers told me she was doing this (last summer), I was skeptical. I took the book home and read it, and did some research online, and I was very impressed. I fell off the wagon after about 6 weeks, but I had lost 15 pounds and 2 pants sizes. I knew I would go back on, it was just a matter of when.
I went back on in mid-February. I'm starting my third week tomorrow, and I'm finishing this time. Honestly, it works. It's basically "Eat right and exercise, six days a week. Then take a day off." It's not rocket science. I recommend this to everyone in my store looking for a good fitness book. It's motivational, positive, and fantastic. It's something anyone can do if they put their minds to it. And if you want to change, this is a GREAT book.
One comment to the supplements: this time around, I'm finding the program much easier. I sucked it up and bought some Myoplex powder. No, I don't use the shakes every day, but if I know I'm going to put in a long day at work, they are fast and easy and I like using them. Last time I didn't use them and had a hard time getting all my meals in. This time they're a nice shortcut. I'm glad he recommends them, but I found he didn't push them too much at all. Yes, he owns a business. he markets his products in his book. Cry me a river. It's presented as a suggestion. I find that they help me out. Also, the journal is VERY helpful. Wish they'd had it last summer when I did my first six weeks.
To the skeptics: this, like anything else, will only work if you will. So many people seem to just be looking to find fault. Are you looking for a reason why the program won't work, or why YOU won't work?
Rating: 5
Summary: Good Golly Miss Molly!
Comment: One of the most motivational books I've read in awhile. Has an easy to follow eating plan. Didn't like the fact that everyone eats the same amount of portions (or calories) though. Covers in detail an aerobic and weight training program as well. The hallmark of this book is its motivational tone and well-laid out program. Other self-help books I liked include "Treat Your Own Knees."
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Title: Body for Life Success Journal by Bill Phillips ISBN: 0060515597 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 26 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Eating for Life: Your Guide to Great Health, Fat Loss and Increased Energy! by Bill Phillips ISBN: 0972018417 Publisher: High Point Media Pub. Date: 24 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: 3-Minute Abs: Achieving the Look You've Always Wanted in Only 3 Minutes a Day by Kurt Brungardt ISBN: 0060952709 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 15 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: The Body Sculpting Bible for Women by James Villepigue, Hugo A. Rivera ISBN: 1578260868 Publisher: Hatherleigh Pr Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: ABSolution: The Practical Solution for Building Your Best Abs by Shawn Phillips, Bill Phillips ISBN: 0972018409 Publisher: High Point Media, LLC Pub. Date: 18 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $28.50 |
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