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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.
How to feed your muscles while starving fat with the Eating-for-LIFE Method?
How hundreds of thousands of people have made the transformation and how you can too
How to ga
in control of your body and life, once and for all. The principles of the Body-for-LIFE Program are surprisingly simple but remarkably powerful. When you allow yourself to experience the force of the
information in this book, you too can become a Body-for-LIFE success story. All in as little as 12 weeks.
How to make continual progress by using the High-Point Technique?
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Think about it: The fundamental principle of building a stronger body is the process of overcoming stress, or 'resistance.' We force our muscles to work, and this effort in turn forces our muscles to
adapt. If we put no pressure at all on those muscles, if we present them with no resistance whatsoever, what happens? They atrophy. They dissipate. They weaken, 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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The three-times-a-week weightlifting program in Body for Life 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.
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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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