Helping the Human Genome
Written: Feb 11 '01
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Pros: Easy to read, great analogies, nice work-out examples
Cons: Need more work-out examples; need supplement coupons
The Bottom Line: Great mental and physical program with the potential to be a life changing experience.
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| KrispyKreme's Full Review: Bill Phillips et al - Body for Life: 12 Weeks to M... |
I have always had one of those Wisconsin bodies. You know, the body with the 8 inch Goodyear tire around the mid-section that is evidence of years of consuming, milk, cheese, and, beer…all the staples of growing up in Milwaukee WI. To date, my only saving grace has been my involvement in the military. My job has forced me to monitor my weight at all times, maintaining minimum standards. It has been relatively easy until the last 2 years.
I don’t know if it is marriage, or just my age, but it seems that my metabolism is slowing down. It was evident this last holiday season. I think I put on the traditional 10 Lbs eating fruit cake, BBQ, deep-dried turkeys, cakes, and pies. It did not bother me at the time, because I could always lose the holiday weight in January. Well, I controlled my eating, and nothing happened. I could not lose a pound….only gain! I was depressed. So I started looking for an alternative solution to the magic pill in the bottle. Enter Body-For-Life book by Bill Phillips.
I purchased the Body-For-Life book on a recommendation from some military members I know that returned from deployments to Saudi Arabia. In a nutshell, they stated that the system works 100%, and it would be worth anyone’s time and effort to try the program. So I spoke to my wife and, together, we decided to do the program.
The Book Format
The book immediately begins by providing the reader with proof that the program actually works. It provides testimonials from four different people, explaining their story, and their personal triumphs. Afterwards, it immediately details the necessity for you to gain focus, set goals, and transform your way of life…mentally. This program is difficult to maintain, like any challenge, MENTAL TOUGHNESS. Finally, the book describes the diet and work-out program that thousands before you have had success with.
The Program
The program has three main premises. Premise Number One: Increase your metabolism naturally. This involves eating at normal 3 hour intervals (smaller portions) to maintain your body’s metabolism rate at a peak level (even while you sleep). Premise Two: Provide your body the opportunity to do cardio-vascular training at least 3 times a week. This supplies your body with a break between weight lifting, provides a metabolic boost, and naturally stretches your muscles so that they still exhibit flexibility. Premise Three: Weight training increases lean body mass (muscle) that in turn burns fats and carbohydrates, and tones your entire body.
Increasing your metabolism is difficult to do at first. Finding time in your day to eat every three hours is not the challenge, it is preparing all of those meals. I take supplement shakes from EAS to satisfy two meals per day, but that sill leaves me with fixing four of them to consume. I have made it easy on myself and take turkey sandwiches and tuna salad with me everyday to work because they are both quick and easy to prepare the night before. For dinner I grill chicken or steak as a reward for a hard days work.
In addition to eating 6 times a day, my wife and I are now eating right. We have eliminated the white breads and rice from our diet and have also, reduced our fat intake. By doing so, we feel healthy, younger, and have more energy. Plus, we have noticed that when people invite us out to eat to Taco Bell or Burger King, we no longer desire it. If we do eat, it on our “reward day” our body tends not to absorb the fat and we just pass it naturally.
Let me go on record and say that the weight training is tough. You will be tired and frustrated. But take refuge in the fact that you will only spend no more than 60 minutes in the gym a day. Your program will be quick and productive. However, using the program outlined in this book, you will find that you cannot push up the weight as you would like to on a daily basis. In fact you will feel like a failure for the first two weeks. But then, if you are like me, your body will turn a corner, and you will begin to push more and more at the suggested rep level of 12, then 10, then 8, then 6 (always increasing the weight), then 12 more reps at a lesser weight. The important thing to remember is to keep at it. If you quit, you will be sorry….
The Results
After three weeks of doing the program, I am impressed. I have lost 10 Lbs. This is a lot of weight considering that my body’s muscle mass has increased while reducing my fat mass. For those that do not know, muscle mass is denser and heavier that fat mass. I have a chest again, and my wife is excited that my arms are beginning to build definition.
I have 2 more months on the program, but have graduated to being an instructor of the program to my co-workers. I lead an entourage to the gym every day and work out with them. Then I come home and work out with my wife. My personal goal is to look like Bill Phillips himself. Kinda high, don’t you think.???
While this book is a $20.00 investment, it is a mental challenge more than a physical one. It takes courage and dedication to wake up every morning, and create 4 meals for the day, schedule your work-out, and maintain mental toughness when you fail. But it is up to you to keep with it….
If you keep with it, you will turn some heads!!!!
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