Body Express Makeover: Trim and Sculpt Your Body in Less Than Six Weeks

by Michael George

Book Overview

A strength trainer outlines a step-by-step process for achieving peak fitness levels in a minimum of time, in a guide that incorporates exercises from a variety of disciplines and simultaneously... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743261216
• ISBN13: 9780743261210
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Fireside Books
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

For already well-conditionned people

For the past 15 years, I researched and bought many fitness books and I would definitely categorize this one as a winner. I won't repeat what the other reviewers already wrote and which makes perfect sense to me regarding the contents and value of the book, especially about the compound moves and the detailed explanations about the diet and so on. The only one thing I'd be happy to know is the following: is there any normal people who already succeeded in following M. George's 6-day/week workout + cardio plans? The workouts leave you quite exhausted and I can't imagine how to train as hard as Micheal advises you to do without injurying yourself. I've done some martial arts and already "trained like a tiger", but it seems to me that his weekly plans are a bit too much, maybe except if you're a celibrity with plenty of money and free time to recover and afford massages and relaxation expert services and so on. But that's only my personal opinion.

Workable and Practical

Too busy to work out? Michael George has the solution, in less than 45 minutes a day. Early chapters offer the usual motivational material, but this famous trainer soon shifts into gear with a balanced nutritional and exercise plan. His diet lacks details and requires time for shopping and preparation, but his exercise regime blends cardio with strength training for maximum efficiency. Though incomplete, in terms of a total weight-loss plan, this book is both workable and practical for what it offers.

Better than the rest

All I can say is that the book gives great advise and it explains each exercise. Most of the others books do not give you such detail. Its is better than the rest of the books I have bought (and believe me I have bought a lot of them). I hope Michael George will write another book revealing more Celebrity workout secrets.

Upbeat and innovative approach to strength training

No other book I have read would rise to the level of this one in regard to the integral combination of exercises. All exercises described in this book work on more than one group of muscles. The thighs are worked out with the biceps, shoulders, and back, the chest with abdominals and triceps, and so on, in upbeat and innovative combination that enhances function and reduces the chance of muscular imbalance. It is not about isolation strengthening. It is mainly coordinated and compound exercising that make this book a real addition to strength training. You will also notice the upbeat happy facial expressions of the two people photographed performing the exercises. In addition, all the exercises are executed in perfect posture and gait. A brief summary of the book chapters follows. Chapter 1, "Get on Board", deals with benefits of exercising, stages of change during adapting to new activities, and statistics of diseases that could be prevented by fitness training. Chapter 2, "Rapid Results", deals with ways of assessing results, fat loss, and making contract with self in binding mind and body for committing to change thru exercise and nutrition. Chapter 3, "The Body Express", outlines the roles of exercise, nutrition, aerobics, and strength training in altering your physique. Chapter 4, "Fat-Blasting Nutrition", discusses the four principles of maintaining healthy bodyweight: 1- balancing carbs, protein, and fat intake within the ratios of 40:30:30, 2- small five meals per day, 3- low glycemic index and high fiber food stuff, and 4- choosing fresh produce lean meat, and low sugar. Here, there is some confusion on the definition of the glycemic index. This is defined to vary from 0 to 100 based on the speed of entering the blood stream. Yet, you see numbers such as 111, 126, 115 for Gatorade, potato, and tofu. Then you have a 7-day meal plan, which though simple, is impractical. Chapter 5, `Superfast Sculpting", discusses the role of aerobics on burning fat and assigns various work load to various classes of people, from sedentary, beginning, intermediate, advanced, and extreme. There is an arbitrary assignment of number of minutes needed for various classes of people and for various tasks such as losing fat, sculpting and toning, heat health, and building muscles. Chapter 6, "2-in-1 Toning", describes the main theme of the book of incorporating 10 compound exercises and executing them in 10, 20, and 30 minutes depending on the level of conditioning of the person. The doubling of time of exercise is through doubling the number of sets from 1, 2, to 3, with the number of reps varying between 5 and 50. It tabulates combinations of routines for various ages and levels, based on the author's personal opinion. Chapter 7, "Ready, Set, Go!", introduces the reader to the heart of the book of toning and sculpting. Chapter 8, "The 10 Routine", describes 10 exercises for males and females with excellent integration of various joints in c