Strength for Life: The Fitness Plan for the Rest of Your Life
by Shawn Phillips
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Author: Shawn PhillipsEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-04-29
ISBN: 0345498461
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Reviews of Strength for Life: The Fitness Plan for the Rest of Your Life
Book Review: Finally, it all makes sense
Summary: 5 Stars
So I am a transformation junky...problem is I've never had a real transformation until now. I decided that for once, I would follow someone's program, and do it EXACTLY how they wanted it done...presto, it works! Do anything in this realm 90% and expect 90% results and your crazy. This has been my personal block for many years. Tweaking and tuning someone elses life work to make it mine, for what? So that I could quit 6 weeks in and say it didn't work very well.
So here is the deal, or should I say my experience. I decided at 35 yrs old that I was finally going to change my family tree (for the better). I was finally ready to make changes in my life that would resignate for generations to come. It was September, 2008. I own a small construction company on verge of total collapse. I found myself working harder every day despite a shrinking market. My weight hit 245 lbs (I am 5'10"). I hit the 20 year mark of full time pack a day smoking. I have young kids and I may well have been intentionally killing myself.
What I decided to do was take control of the things that I could control. As it turns out, I couldn't have picked a better time. Since September, the economy has continued to tank. What can you do? Work on the things you can control. I stopped smoking October 1st. I did a bunch of research on Amazon and decided to buy Shawn Phillips book. I was floored by the reviews and loved the spiritual componant that people kept mentioning. I even enjoyed the 2 and 3 star reviews because as usual, they were not well written, but moreover, the Author of the book responded to each one, not defensively, but with love and passion.
To make a long story short, I think I have cracked the code to creating real transformation. It is actually very simple - 2 steps:
1) do a ton of research and pick the best teacher in the idustry. There is no question in my mind that Shawn Phillips knows what he's writing about. For sure, he is not another fitness guy...and this is definately not another fitness book. This guy writes like an enlightened spiritual teacher in the realm of fitness...but he's not really talking about fitness. His ideas around strength are truly changing the world!
2) follow the plan exactly - that way you eliminate the variables (mostly just ego). I appreciate people having their opinions, and if you are already in the best shape of your life, do it your way, fine. But if you are anything like me and you turn to this book for help, just do what it says. If you do it 90%, you will probably only get 10% of the results.
In 5 months, I have lost 37 lbs. My chest is 4 inches bigger while my waist went from 41 to 35 inches. My vitals couldn't be better. I am stronger mentally and physically than I have ever been in my life, and I look forward to a very bright future. The economy still sucks, and so does my business, but here is the silver lining. Had I not decided to take charge of the things I could control, I'd be really bummed out right now. No kidding, if I looked and felt like I did last September with all the other crap that is happing, I'd be one truely depressed guy. To the contrary, I am strong, and getting stronger every day!
Summary of Strength for Life: The Fitness Plan for the Rest of Your Life
Shawn Phillips is an internationally respected strength and fitness expert who has helped athletes, celebrities, and tens of thousands of others over the past twenty years. Now he's sharing his fresh approach to fitness with everyone. Strength for Life is an easy-to-implement program to help you get in fantastic shape, enjoy abundant energy, and maintain a lean, strong physique-not just for 12 weeks but for the rest of your life.Let's face it, with the demands of family, work, and life, many of us simply don't have the time to stick to a rigorous workout schedule. Through his own life experience, Shawn Phillips has recognized this challenge and risen to it, literally reinventing fitness with a results-oriented program that you can embrace even with your hectic schedule and do either at home or at the gym. Homing in on the idea of building mental and physical strength rather than just sculpting your body, Shawn has pioneered a technique called Focus Intensity Training T (FIT), which uses the mind-body connection to yield incredible results. The program features
. a workout plan that can take as little as 35 minutes a day, 3 times a week
. illustrated exercises with clear step-by-step instructions
. 3 workout phases-a 12-day Base Camp pre-training period, a 12-week Transformation Camp, and a year-round continuation plan geared to keep you going strong and vibrant for the rest of your life
. a simple eating plan to fuel your body for optimum energy and performance-one that will free you from dieting forever
. goal-setting exercises to help you achieve lasting motivation and reach your loftiest visions
It's never too late to get in shape. If you're in your twenties or thirties, Strength for Life will show you how to achieve peak levels of fitness year after year. For those forty and beyond, you can look forward to recapturing the energy and vitality you thought you had lost. By following Strength for Life, you will make yourself stronger, leaner, sharper, and more confident. As Shawn writes: "Strength is about being more, doing more, giving more. It's not just surviving; it's thriving. And most important, strength is about having a reserve, a deeper, fuller capacity of body, mind, heart, and soul."
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