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Bill Phillips' Body-for-LIFE program can also be considered an anti-couch-potato program. This unique body building program combines good diet, weight training, and aerobic exercise and can help you g
et out of the couch and into great physical and mental shape. I participated in a 12-week "challenge" in January, 2000 and within 10 weeks I lost 20 lbs. of fat and gained muscle. I went from a size 3
4 waist to 31 and feel better about my physical appearance than I have in many years.
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"I also believe that pushing oneself with weight training is good, but must be done in moderation. Damage can occur when too much weight is placed on muscles too quickly (I've seen this happen to othe
rs). The Body-for-LIFE "high points" are a good goal, but they must be achieved gradually so that extreme damage does not occur. When reading the Body-for-LIFE book, I got the impression that his prog
ram was not to be changed in any way. The inflexible nature of the program is a weakness."
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To harness the power of positive pressure, start with regularly subjecting your muscles to a healthy dose of stress by working out. Then, invite other challenges back into your life. Rather than run f
rom pressure situations, or pretend they don't exist, face them. Seek them out. In doing so, you'll find that positive pressure brings out your best. You'll be raising it to a new, higher level, says
Phillips.
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Phillips arranges all his own training program 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 ho
w 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
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Readers of Body-for-LIFE find the books straightforward, no-nonsense approach and specific step-by-step instruction help clarify the often-confusing assortment of mixed messages and contradictions sur
rounding fitness.
In language that is vivid and down-to-earth, Body-for-LIFE guides you, step by step, through the Program, which reveals:
How to lose fat and increase your strength by exercisi
ng less, not more
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?
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