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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 t
his book - Body for Life
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"Hi, I would just like to thank Bill for coming up with this marvelous exercise and diet plan in Body for Life. I used to run intercollegiate track and cross country but I suffered with bulimia (restr
ictive type) for 3 years and I was a little apprehensive about starting a program that makes you eat 6 times a day. However, it has combatted my eating disorder because I feel better about myself ever
y day. I also know that I will look better in 12 weeks! I have accepted the challenge but only to myself. Maybe I will enter the next competition. "
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Literally hundreds of thousands of people have experienced Body-for-LIFE firsthand. By making the decision to make a change and allowing Body-for-LIFE to be their guide, they have not only lost bodyfa
t, increased muscle tone, and improved their health, they have discovered a higher quality of life and a better way of living. And through their example, they are inspiring others to do the same.
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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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"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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Most people in America have been conditioned to believe they should 'coast' through life as much as possible -- they should avoid 'pressure situations' and gravitate toward circumstances where no one
is demanding anything from them, explains Phillips in the book. "You see, the truth of the matter is that it's through pressure or 'stress' that we evolve -- that we grow."
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