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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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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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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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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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"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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