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Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength Hardcover – June 10, 1999

by Bill Phillips (Author), Michael D'Orso (Author)

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The principles of the Body For Life Program are surprisingly simple but remarkably powerful. Imagine, just 12 weeks from now, having the lean healthy body you’ve always wanted and not having to turn your life upside down to get it. Imagine having the energy to be at your peak from dawn to dusk, having the confidence to do all the things you’ve been putting off, and knowing that you really do have the power to change—not just your body but anything you set your mind to.

In Body For Life 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;

· How to 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 Technique™;

· How to feed your muscles while starving fat with the Nutrition–for–LIFE Method™;

· 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.

Transform your mind, your body, and your life—in as little as 12 weeks.

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Bill Phillips had been publishing bodybuilding magazines and marketing nutritional supplements for years when he had a weird revelation at a trade show: many of the most loyal and enthusiastic readers he had were totally out of shape. From that uncomfortable realization came his popular Physique Transformation Contest (top prize that first year: Phillips's own Lamborghini), now world famous, and this book.

The three-times-a-week weightlifting program in Body for Life is deceptively simple. If you've spent any time in the gym, you've already done all the exercises. But Phillips includes a couple of high-intensity sets at the end of each exercise that should compound the training effect on each muscle group. Same goes for the cardiovascular exercise he recommends: just 20 minutes, three times a week. But those 20 minutes are spent jacking the intensity up and down, accomplishing more in less time.

Phillips arranges all this into a 12-week program, along with nutritional and motivational tips. Be warned that the nutritional advice gets a little spacey. For example, he puts "carbohydrates" and "vegetables" into separate categories, and recommends three daily doses of a nutritional supplement called Myoplex, which his company manufactures. (Fortunately, he gives tips on how to make each dose taste different, such as by adding drops of peppermint extract.) Despite this strangeness, Body for Life still motivates because so many others have achieved astounding results in similar 12-week windows, and the pictures and testimonials are here as evidence. --Lou Schuler

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"After completing the 12-week program, I not only achieved my physical goals, I rediscovered passion in my life. This became the primary driving force behind my success. I've become the person I've always wanted to be." -- Russell Simpson, M.D., age 47 Physician; Huntsville, Alabama

"I admire Bill Phillips because he believes so much in what he's doing, and he's helped so many people, including me. The time I've spent with Bill over the last couple years has been tremendous for me. I feel better mentally and physically. I believe the more his message gets out, the better off everybody's going to be." -- John Elway Two-Time NFL World Champion

"When I first read about Bill's program, I felt a sense of hope I hadn't felt before. I was inspired to take the first crucial step--I decided to change. Within weeks, I felt better, I looked better, and people started to notice. After 12 weeks, I lost 30 pounds, 3 inches off my waist, 4 inches off my hips, and dropped 3 sizes. My life couldn't be better. I'm not settling for mediocrity ever again." -- Christy Hammons, Age 24 Accountant; Lexington, Kentucky

"When we discovered Bill Phillips, we realized we had been confronted with a simple decision, 'Change our lives or dig our own grave with a fork and knife.' After a few weeks on the program, our bodies were changing, but more than that, our relationship, our lives were changing." -- Fred and Rene Scurti, ages 38 and 35Sales Manager and Homemaker; Parker, Colorado

"While going through Bill Phillips' program, the physical changes I experienced were just the 'tip of the iceberg' for the changes in my mind-set. It empowered me and opened my eyes to the possibilities of change in all areas of my life." -- Hank Johnson, Age 39 NASA Space Shuttle Engineer; Cape Canaveral, Florida

"After completing the 12-week program, I not only achieved my physical goals, I rediscovered passion in my life. This became the primary driving force behind my success. I've become the person I've always wanted to be." -- Russell Simpson, M.D., age 47 Physician; Huntsville, Alabama

"When I first read about Bill's program, I felt a sense of hope I hadn't felt before. I was inspired to take the first crucial stepI decided to change. Within weeks, I felt better, I looked better, and people started to notice. After 12 weeks, I lost 30 pounds, 3 inches off my waist, 4 inches off my hips, and dropped 3 sizes. My life couldn't be better. I'm not settling for mediocrity ever again." -- Christy Hammons, Age 24 Accountant; Lexington, Kentucky

"I admire Bill Phillips because he believes so much in what he's doing, and he's helped so many people, including me. The time I've spent with Bill over the last couple years has been tremendous for me. I feel better mentally and physically. I believe the more his message gets out, the better off everybody's going to be." -- John Elway Two-Time NFL World Champion

"When we discovered Bill Phillips, we realized we had been confronted with a simple decision, 'Change our lives or dig our own grave with a fork and knife.' After a few weeks on the program, our bodies were changing, but more than that, our relationship, our lives were changing." -- Fred and Rene Scurti, ages 38 and 35Sales Manager and Homemaker; Parker, Colorado

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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 ?ho 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–LIFEis much more than a book about physical fitness ?t'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 ?ot 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 Mindset^TM;
How to create more time for everything meaningful in your life;
How to trade hours of aerobics for minutes of weight training ?ith dramatic results;
How to make continual progress by using the High–Point Technique^TM;
How to feed your muscles while starving fat with the Nutrition–for–LIFE Method^TM;
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–LIFEProgram 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.

About the Author

Bill Phillips is the founder and editor in chief of Muscle Media® magazine and the creator of EAS (Experimental and Applied Sciences). Michael D'Orso is the coauthor of Walking With the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement and Winning With Integrity: How to Get What You Want Without Selling Your Soul.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow; First Edition (June 10, 1999)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 201 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0060193395
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060193393
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.38 x 0.81 x 9.25 inches

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Bill Phillips is the Vice President/Editor-in-Chief of Men's Health, the largest men's magazine brand in the world. In his role, Phillips oversees multiple editorial platforms including print, digital, social, radio, TV, and branded books.
Phillips joined Men's Health in 2003, first serving as Executive Editor and then Editor of MensHealth.com, where he quadrupled traffic in 18 months. His 2005 magazine feature, "Hunting My Father's Killer," was a National Magazine Award finalist in the Personal Service category.
In 2015, under his leadership, Men's Health was awarded the National Magazine Award for General Excellence, the industry's highest honor.
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Mike D'Orso's work includes sixteen books, all in the form of narrative nonfiction. His subjects range from politics to professional football, from racial conflict to environmental destruction, from inner-city public education to social justice to spinal cord injury. The settings for his books range from Arctic Alaska to the Galapagos Islands to the swamps of rural Florida.
Honors for Mike's work include the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, the New York Times Notable Book of the Year list, Newsweek Magazine's 2009 list of "50 Books For Our Times," the American Library Association's Alex Award, the Lillian Smith Book Award for writing on social justice, the Christopher Award, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, the American Library Association's Nonfiction Book of the Year, selection among the New York Public Library's "25 Best Books of the Year", and inclusion three times in The Sporting News' annual Best Sports Stories anthology. Eight of Mike's books have been bestsellers. Three have been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. His newspaper work as a feature writer at the Virginian-Pilot was also nominated three times for a Pulitzer.
Mike's work has been featured or reviewed in The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, Sports Illustrated, Time, Newsweek, Forbes, Outside, Cosmopolitan, Audubon, Reader's Digest, Business Week, People, and The Oxford American magazines, as well as in numerous major metropolitan newspapers, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, the Chicago Tribune, and USA Today. He has appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," C-Span's "Book TV," MSNBC and numerous National Public Radio programs, including Michael Feldman's "Whad'Ya Know?"
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Customers find this fitness book to be one of the best written on the subject, providing good advice on diet and exercise that serves as a great kick start to a healthy lifestyle. The program is simple to understand, taking readers step by step through the process, and customers report incredible results, with many losing over 100 pounds of fat. They appreciate its life-changing content and value for money, noting it stands the test of time and builds both mental and physical strength.

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157 customers mention "Diet"152 positive5 negative

Customers appreciate the book's diet and exercise advice, noting it serves as a great kick start to a healthy lifestyle.

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"...Plus one day off a week to keep you sane and keep your metabolism up. There's plenty of science to back the program up...." Read more

"...This book is one of the few books on working out, eating a more healthy diet and staying fit that I have ever seen that is reasonable, and..." Read more

"...While he dosn't use the term, they consist of interval training, on whatever machine you favor. Or running/walking interval training...." Read more

142 customers mention "Readability"136 positive6 negative

Customers find the book highly readable, describing it as one of the best books written on the subject, with one customer noting it serves as a fantastic companion journal.

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"...I think the book is pretty good. It really aims at people without much experience in comprehensive training - nutrition and working out...." Read more

"...However, the price was fair and the content is fantastic. I have owned this book before and done the program and it totally works!..." Read more

"...so it's too soon to tell how well it will work for me, but I'm happy with the book...." Read more

121 customers mention "Ease of use"114 positive7 negative

Customers find the book easy to understand and follow, with step-by-step guidance and a no-nonsense approach.

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"...program worked better then anything I have ever tried, it is a very easy program, you learn to go at your own pace,..." Read more

"...it shows you how to get the most in terms of fitness with the least amount of work. That isn't to say there isn't work--there is, lots of it...." Read more

82 customers mention "Information quality"77 positive5 negative

Customers find the book very informative and life-changing, with good concepts and helpful stories that make it a nice reference.

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"...On one hand, the program worked for me. I followed it to a "T"... 6 small meals a day, each including a portion of carbs and a portion of protein...." Read more

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27 customers mention "Strength"27 positive0 negative

Customers praise the book's effectiveness in building both physical and mental strength, noting that it stands the test of time.

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"...The workouts are TOUGH. I had for months been spending 8 hours per week in the gym with little to no results...." Read more

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"...However, the price was fair and the content is fantastic. I have owned this book before and done the program and it totally works!..." Read more

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Blake Watson
It's fast, it's effective, it works. What more do you want?
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2000
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I'm on the 11th week of this program and while I'm not in two weeks going to look like the photos inside the book--those are the champions of the Body-for-LIFE challenge--it will probably only take me a month or so more to get there. This is not bad considering prior to this I had more-or-less given up on being much more than thin, since muscle-building programs always seem to take hours. And I have built more muscle working with weights for 45-minutes a day, three times a week, than I have in any previous program I've tried, no matter how lengthy.
The thing to keep in mind, if you use Mr. Philips' system, is that you will be gaining weight as well as losing it. I've only netted about a pound a week weight loss--but I've lost much more than that in fat, since I've gained considerable muscle mass. This is a good thing unless you're obsessed with the numbers on the scale.
The system for eating isn't a diet in the traditional crash-weight-loss sense. You don't measure stuff out with scales and tape-measures; you do have to maintain your integrity when picking portions for yourself. (There's a simple guideline.) You eat six meals a day from a simple menu. (Philips recommends a powdered drink mix but I don't care for those, and the program still works for me.)
This is the real genius of the diet though: One day a week, you can eat whatever you want, however much you want. In the book, Mr. Philips says that you'll be happy to get back to your regular eating pattern after your "free day", even after only six days on the diet. I didn't believe it when I read it; I was astounded to experience it for myself. (I'm a binge eater, normally: I eat one or two huge meals a day, easily go 15 to 24 hours without food, enjoy fasting. This program changed that, quickly and rather easily.) I've enjoyed my free days, and some weeks I've looked forward to them more than others, but I'm glad to go back to (my new) normal diet afterward, every time.
This really =is= something you can do for the rest of your life without completely organizing your life around exercise and diet. The exercise routines are quick and remarkably effective. The diet is flexible enough to where you never have to cheat. What more do you want?
Well, if Amazon would let me, I would knock a half-a-star out for a few annoying things: The graphic design of the book is not helpful. (Even the typesetting of the title is obnoxious.) The graphics for the workouts communicate the concept, but don't really help you if you're sweataing through one. And why is it that the three groups of foods (proteins, carbohydrates, vegetables) have exactly the same number of entries in the table? Seems like the list could be expanded a bit.
And, let's be honest: the number one source of philosophers in America are diet/exercise gurus. This book is no exception, being filled with insights and philosophies of how to live and take control of our lives and so on. I don't have a problem with this (and Mr. Philips' philosophy is fairly workable) but the sheer amount of it can make it difficult to just =find= the meat of the program (the exercise and diet patterns).
I also always get a chuckle out of specious analogies like "grazers are horses" where "bingers are bears", so which do you want to look like? Oh yeah? How about cows (they graze) and lions (who binge)?
But these are minor points. (Like the editorial review that thinks it's weird that carbohydrates and vegetables are listed separately--well, the vegetables are all of the low-cal variety and it wouldn't do to replace lettuce with a plate of pasta, would it?) The major point is that it works, and is manageable.

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This one's actually quite good
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2004
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I've been in the fitness industry for over a decade, and unfortunately a lot of the material out there that is quite popular is also not the best for you. The problem is that almost any change you make can result in short term benefits, but many changes are not sustainable and you'll actually wind up worse off than when you started on some of these fad diets or unbalanced exercise programs.

Phillips program, however, is very sensible -- a low fat diet, with frequent smaller meals. Plus one day off a week to keep you sane and keep your metabolism up. There's plenty of science to back the program up. And he doesn't go overboard on the tracking and calculating calories. Just some simple rules of thumb.

This gets combined with a strength and cv program that are fairly high intensity. That could be challenging for some, but in general, they're pretty time efficient so worth the tradeoff. The CV program uses interval training which is highly effective and efficient. The strength program is an ascending half pyramid plus one super set at the end of each muscle group. It's not the only way to go, but it is certainly a solid and efficient protocol, solidly backed up by other researchers.

The only slight turnoffs are a lot of rah-rah emotional stuff in the book that I could have done with less of, and a minor pitch to buy protein bars from EAS.

But otherwise, this is a very solid and effective program. In a few months on it, I've built muscle mass and lost weight, and I'm confident anyone sticking with the program will do the same.

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S. W. Snow
A great Program, only if you follow it!
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2010
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I found this book a few years ago, and thought what the heck I will give it a shot, and literally 10 weeks later I was standing in a store and one of my buddies I hadn't seen in a while came in with his wife and they almost didn't recognize me? I went back to put on the pants that I was wearing when I started the program......They were too baggy to wear.

If you read the negative reviews here it is usually from people that tried the program for a week and didn't follow thru. It really isn't a difficult program, actually it is quite easy to follow. You get to eat six times a day, and on Sundays, anything you want....Actually after a while you forget about the Sunday thing. The only reason I stopped the program was that I had hurt my back years before, and I finally went in to see a therapist, they tell me to stop working out, with out even asking me what kind of work out I was doing, (For the record the one I was doing was easier on my back then what they were having me do!) and they put me on their w/o, sure enough my back got worse and I gained 20 lbs. (For the record the therapist and their "Chain" are noted in the area that I live as the worst place anyone can go to for back issues, and this is coming from the local people at the local Hospital. Every time I mention the particular therapists name, I see Dr.'s faces cringe!)

I have tried w/o with personal trainers, I have tried with PT's & I have tried Gym Memberships, but all I am going to say is this, this book and this program worked better then anything I have ever tried, it is a very easy program, you learn to go at your own pace, (With a Personal Trainer all they wanted was $400 and they pushed me like I was training for the Olympics?) This book is one of the few books on working out, eating a more healthy diet and staying fit that I have ever seen that is reasonable, and works.

If you are trying to look like Arnold, this may not be the book for you, this is a book about overall fitness, not overall "Steroid" look. I have read thru most of the posts here, and I noted that the people that wanted an overall healthy life, and who were just trying to stay healthy gave this book a good review, the ones who wanted overnight results and wanted to look like Arnold were the ones that didn't like the book. If you buy this book, and use it for 12 weeks in the way they suggest's, one thing I can speak from personal experience is this, you will lose weight, and you will be more fit and look better then you have in quite a while. No Fluff, no external pills to buy, no special exercise machine, just buy the book, and have some basic work out equipment and you are ready to go. For the record, I used and still use an old Soloflex Machine that I bought off of ebay years ago. If you want, you can just use a basic set of weights. (This time because I am living in a different place and my Soloflex is in Storage, I will be using the "TRX Suspension Trainer". I am sure I will get the same results. BTW the TRX is a pretty neat tool as well, it lets you work out anywhere.)

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ANOOP KOSHY THOMAS
similar and a better book is a book by guide to bodybuilding by ...
Reviewed in India on October 29, 2017
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it is a must have book for anyone who wants to get physically fit in the gym.similar and a better book is a book by guide to bodybuilding by kris gethin particularly with respect to format table of exercises to be performed each day.also buy healthy for life by marika johansson by om books gives tasty healthy indian recipes.

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cranston
You can change!
Reviewed in Japan on June 3, 2004
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"You can change your body, your mind, your life!"
とてもポジティブになれる本です。
週５日の運動（ダンベル＋有酸素運動）と低脂肪・高たんぱくの食事をメインとしたダイエット法なのですが、手にされた方は何よりもまず表紙裏のbefore/afterの写真に驚かれると思います。
私は実行してまだ間もないので、本当にあれくらいdrasticな変化を得られるかはわかりませんが、プログラムのメニュー的には無理なく実行できる範囲だと思います。ただ、１日６回小さな食事を取ることや、本に出てくるのと同じプロテインを飲む、といったルールは、時間的・経済的な面を考えて個々人でカスタマイズする必要があるのではないかと思います。
私はダイエットの本としてだけでなく、著者の言葉のひとつひとつがシンプルながらとても強い力に溢れているのに感銘しました。
読んだ後、人は変われるんだ、私も変われるんだ、というパワーがもらえる本だと思います。
自分を変えたいと思っている方や、モチベーションを上げたい方などにお勧めです。

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Tom N
THE book to change your physic FAST!
Reviewed in Canada on December 22, 2014
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This book is for real if you are ready to turn your life around!!

From fat to fit in no time. Follow it and watch the results start the first week, no gimmicks, no empty promises just FAST results.
Join a gym or invest in a bench and set of dumbbells if you'd rather stay home or even better if you can afford it and have the room for it at home, buy a Treadmill and a Bowflex so you have cardio and all muscle work out at home.

The book shows you exactly what to do and what to eat day by day for six days. The seventh day is free. You alternate between lower body work out one day, cardio next, upper body work out on the third and cardio again the forth and on and on with every seventh day free. Watch your fat and blood pressure drop, muscles develop, blood sugar normalize, mojo return literally in the first couple of weeks as if by magic! Hey, if I could do it, you guys and ladies can too. Remember: "Every journey begins with the first step", so take the step and spread the word to others when you see how far you came.

Thanks Bill for sharing.

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Shirley Nagel
Building muscle at any age
Reviewed in Australia on March 17, 2025
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An old angle on a fitness routine . Great ideas and simple format . I love it
Shirley

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Simone
The transformation pictures are UNBELIEVABLE
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 1, 2001
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This book is very inspiring for those wanting to improve their physical appearance. Bill takes a holistic approach to the readers quest to transform not only their bodies but their LIVES! The book claims that a dramatic change can be achieve within 3 months through proper diet and exercise. The program is realistic and if you are determined and consistent results are guaranteed. What I especially like is the scientific approach it takes. Bill explains how the body processes food allowing the reader to understand why it is necessary to eat six meals a day (small ones). The reader also is made aware that the best time to train is in the morning before eating as the body burns fat more effectively. The exercise regime alternates 20 minute high intensity cardio sessions, with 50 minutes resistance training! Oh yeah with one day off per week where you can rest and eat those "unauthorised meals" (See told you it was a realistic program). How could I forget there is also a Body For Life competition which can be entered upon completion of your 12 week program, the top prize being $100,000, a dream vacation for 2, a Team EAS leather jacket, 14 karat gold EAS Champion Ring and One years supple of EAS supplements (which are recommended but not necessary for success). This is the first fitness book I have bought so I have a limited frame of reference but all I know is I have no need to shop around for any others!!!!!!!!!

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