This book is my personal BIBLE.
Whether you are just getting started with a weight training program, or simply seeking further information regarding specific excercises and form, this is the book for you. Beginner, intermediate, advanced–there is something for everyone here.
Sometimes in the gym, I notice that I am doing things even the personal trainers aren’t teaching. And, it never ceases to amaze me when I’m exploring programs at BodyBuilding.com or checking what Figure & Fitness Competitors are doing, that my personal program is already so solid, needing only minimal tweaking here and there. I gained that solid foundation almost exclusively from the incomparable Bill Pearl.
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Let’s say you want to get healthier. Truth be told, you want to get hotter. You want your body to STAND OUT. Where do you begin?
There are a few key components to a good fitness hot body regime. Good, solid, standards for a program look like this:
Nutrition
If you are interested in weight loss, what you need to strive for is burning more calories than you take in. That is the plain and simple of it. If you are striving to maintain your current weight then calories in & calories out should equal. It’s math. It’s science. It’s not terribly sexy, but it’s very logical.
To start with, you need to look a the intake piece of the equation. Food. What you put in your body. There are reams and reams that can & have been written about how to feed your new, hot body right, but the
basic “clean eating” principals are a great place to start. These include, among other things:
- always eat breakfast
- Avoid processed foods and refined sugar
- Practice portion control
- Avoid soda and other sugary juices and drinks
- Drink at least 8 cups of water a day
If you can’t jump in full force to a strict diet routine, you can start with cutting the major garbage out of your diet–chips, sodas, pastries, candies, fried foods– while adding plenty of water to your daily fluid intake. Water, among other things: cleanses your system, sharpens your senses, and helps curb appetite. Drink a lot of it!
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