false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1157831444m/1120.jpg 1120 7 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.<p> The three-times-a-week weightlifting program in <I>Body for Life</I> 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.<p> 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, <I>Body for Life</I> still motivates because so many others have achieved astounding results in similar 12-week windows, and the pictures and testimonials are here as evidence. <I>--Lou Schuler</I> 862069 10 6 1999 Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength total:675|5:180|4:218|3:210|2:59|1:8| 675 2528 835 145 4 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sat Apr 12 22:57:39 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 12 23:12:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jan 16 13:32:55 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 16 13:34:26 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 15:20:06 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 15:46:29 -0700 2009 2 Winn Brothers, and was impressed with the motivational exercises and positive psychology in the first half of the book. I found the philosophies about tackling "feared things first" and seeking out "...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 19:10:41 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 19:22:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 19:48:03 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 12:36:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Mon Nov 24 17:57:27 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 18:03:21 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Thu Jul 16 21:10:06 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 21:13:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 08:12:10 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 08:14:03 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Dec 31 09:02:56 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 14:12:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 06:38:29 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 08:18:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 03 05:51:04 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 06:10:02 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Tue Jun 02 04:00:08 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 04:02:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 03 22:36:28 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 22:42:18 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Mon Feb 16 06:44:51 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 06:44:51 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 26 11:30:53 -0700 2009 Mon May 19 08:26:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 26 11:30:53 -0700 2009
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