Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.7
EAN: 9780345498465
ISBN: 0345498461
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: April 29, 2008
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date: April 29, 2008
Studio: Ballantine Books

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
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 ™ (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.”




Rating: - Thumbs up for exercise program, down to nutritional plan
I wish I could have given this book 2.5 stars. I had great hopes for this book. Like many, I have participated in the 12-week Body-for-Life challenge. While the challenge itself was beneficial and I achieved great results, I was left wondering "what now" after the 12 weeks were done. Therefore I was thrilled to find "Strength for Life" and it's program for extending exercise past a 12-week program throughout the year and to fit it into a busy lifestyle.

The book is laid out similar to ... Read More

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Rating: - Outstanding Life Changer
I've enjoyed reading this book as well as I've started my first day today and it was a great workout. Only took 30 minutes and worked up a good sweat. Can wait to get further along and see the results....I know they'll be there.

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Rating: - A thoughtful approach to fitness and strength -- has worked wonders for me
Strength for Life is a sophisticated program for developing strength that lasts a lifetime. If you follow the program outlined in the book you will get stronger -- I can vouch for that, as I've been working the program for about 10 weeks now. I've lost over 20 lbs, gone from a waist size of 44 to 40 (I am 6'9" -- so that is not as big as it may sound, relative to my frame -- I was a 38 in high school and was a skinny beanpole at the time) and feel more energy than I have in about 6 years. I had ... Read More

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Rating: - Not my cup of tea
I didn't get much from book. Sort of philosophical and not much meat. Someone else may find it great. Just my personal opinion.

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Rating: - Solid advice from experience
This is just good! It was easy enough to just get started with the base camp training but as you progress both in your training and the book it really gets better and better. The tone does not feel textbook but you can certainly feel the knowledge the author has in fitness and nutrition. I have had a hard time sticking with anything healthy until now. I'm on week 7 and going strong. I highly recommend this book to anyone.

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