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Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength | 
| Authors: Bill Phillips, Michael D'orso
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  936 reviews
Format: Import
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
ISBN: 0007131925
EAN: 9780007131921
ASIN: 0007131925
Publication Date: November 5, 2001
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 Body For Life is for real July 25, 2008
Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength
I bought the book because I wanted to know what a friend of mine was doing. She bought the book because a friend told her about it. My friend saw her friend's transformation and wanted to share it with me. I've got the book and am now transforming myself! I had to tell my friends. Get in the gym. Eat right. Work hard. You will get results. I lost 12 pounds in a month! I'm keeping this Body For Life.
 It's a good guide. It takes hard work. Check with your doctor July 14, 2008
I started Body for Life a few years ago. When I first started it, I followed it pretty much to the letter (without taking any of the supplements--I don't think the supplements are necessary), and I got great results. I didn't look super muscular or buff or anything spectacular, and I wasn't overweight to begin with, but BFL made me a bit more toned. I checked with my doctor to make sure that it was okay to eat like the BFL book recommended. I'm in pretty good health so he told me it was okay. However if I had had kidney problems he would have said it was not okay because apparantly it's difficult for your body to process so much protein if you're kidneys aren't functioning well. After the 12 weeks, it was hard to keep up with the meal restrictions so I just used them as a guide. I started eating between 3-5 meals a day instead of 6 because I just didn't have time to do six and I try to make sure that all of my meals include some sort of protein but I'm not picky about measuring it. I try to stay away from Trans Fats, high fructose corn syrup, aspartame and other such ingredients that seem unhealthy. I also don't do the binge day. I just try to eat healthy every day. If I want something sweet every now and then, I don't deprive myself of that sweet. I just try to eat sweets in moderation. I'm lucky because I consider fruits to be desserts. I'll take fruit over ice cream any day. I also like those Popsicles made out of real fruit, which at least seem healthy. My guide for eating is stop when I am full and remember that if I eat fast, my brain may not know right away that I am full so I give it a few minutes. It may be that I am hungry anymore, but thirsty instead. If I'm almost full but not quite, I'll drink a glass of water, and sure enough, that fills me up.
My favorite part about this book are the exercises. I had been going to the gym, using the machines with no real clue on how many reps I should be doing and what parts of the body I should be exercising, so the BFL book helped in that area. I've gotten to the point where I have memorized all of the workouts, and I don't keep the journal. I think I kept the journal for the first 1 or 2 month or so. I figure what is the point of keeping track of the workouts. As long as I am working out, I should make progress. I vary the work outs, and try to find different ways to work out different muscles in my body, so that I don't get bored.
There are times when I get extremely busy that I don't work out for a month maybe up to 3 months but I always go back to the gym eventually and do the BFL workouts. For me, it takes about two weeks of doing something consistently so that it becomes a habit. I keep this in mind if I have a hard time getting back to the gym. Once I get back in shape, I cut back from going 6 days a week to maybe 3-5 days a week if I'm very busy.
Also, I think it's good to read up on other perspectives on health, nutrition and exercise, especially if you are a beginner.
I have a BS in Health Science. July 2, 2008
I have a BS in Health Science and was curious to read this book to see if it was quacky. Pretty much everything in the book is true to what my professors in health, nutrition, and physiology explained. I didn't have any classes on weight training, but my spouse is an athlete and agreed with the methods Bill Phillips recommends. It sounds like a good program if you're really ready for a lifestyle change. Go for it!
Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength June 25, 2008
Worth the money. I met one of the people who successfully completed his program and found it was what I need. It has everything you need to do to be successful in the book.
works if you do it! June 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great program.
First of all and most importantly, you DON'T have to buy his supplements!! He never says that in the book! It is true that if you use, for example, a protein shake it will help you lose weight and build muscle, but you don't have to and the workouts will still work! Even Slim Fast sells a high protein shake, just use that if you want something.
The workouts are TOUGH. I had for months been spending 8 hours per week in the gym with little to no results. These BFL workouts make maximum use of your gym time and teach you how it feels to make your workouts work! (not painful, just not a walk in the park). I jog and the cardio workouts blew me away, the interval training is hard! I thought "no way 20 minutes will be enough!" because I had been running for 45 minutes 4x a week. Well, they do work! My metabolism is totally made over and my 20 lbs finally came off!
Diet: In a nutshell he teaches you how to eat small healthy balanced meals throughout your day. It's not gimmicky or "low carb or whatever", it's plain healthy eating to fuel your tough workouts.
It's true he doesn't go into th much nutrition basics, like why you should eat such and such. As he says in the beginning, this book is for people who know what they should be doing but they just aren't doing it. Motivation! Most people learn the basics just by picking things up on the news and/or in magazines.
I totally recommend this program. Just try it for a month if you're intimidated. Change your life! Like anything else, you have to commit to doing it. If you do it WILL work!
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