Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength

Book was well written and easy to understand. Exercise plan is great and easy to keep up with. I don't totally agree with the eating plan, just a little carby for me. I am pairing the exercise plan with the Protien Power eating plan and it is working well for me. I am about 1/3 of the way through my first 12 week challange and am really starting to see some lean muscles popping out. :)

This is the Real Deal, no BS weight loss promises like no working out and eat all the food you want and still lose weight junk. He tells it like it is that you don't get the body you want by sitting around, you need to start working out and eating right. He has a fitness plan set up for you as well as menu's with recipes. Also buy his Eating For life book, some GREAT recipes in there let me tell you. He has a website you can also go to and get information and tips from too. Great book. No gimmicks, eat healthy foods, exercise, High intensity workouts lasting 20 mins cardio and then strength training by RPEs

Bill Phillips is the real deal. He is so motivating and is a true inspiration. I am so tired of the steroid side of body building, and it was exciting to read ( and see) how anyone can achieve success just by eating healthier and working out for a short time each day. My husband has lifted weights for twenty years and highly recommends it as well. It is real, you can change your life, and I am now armed with the knowledge and a realistic plan to do just that. If you want to lose weight and get it truly great shape, this is the only book you need.

Who could ever question the validity of anything Bill Phillips writes. This book is an excellent collection of exercises, methods, and principles that can help even the most novice fitness enthusiast lose pounds of body fat and tone up the muscles.



Bill teaches, quickly and efficiently, the principles behind building an excellent strength training routine, including effective exercises for every muscle group that can be performed at a gym or in a home gym.



The crown jewel of this book is the dieting structure Bill outlines. He gives tips on how to build a fat burning, metabolizing diet that one can adhere to for a lifetime.



Excellent book, Bill; a classic.



-Craig Nybo, author of Total Human: The Complete Strength Training System

Whether you're a guy or gal, you need this book! I don't like to work out. Never have. I've done it and do it because I have to if I want to keep in shape. But I just can not get motivated on my own--you either love to work out or you don't. BODY FOR LIFE is one of THE BEST programs I've discovered and I've tried everything from Scarsdale Diet, the Cabbage Diet, Akins Diet to South Beach Diet. Bill Philips program single handedly helped kick start my fitness post childbirth 6 years ago. It's a 12 week program that includes smart, easy to follow eating for men and women AND it includes easy to follow VERY EFFECTIVE work out plans. The best part of the book is the motivation and inspiration it offers with story after story of successful clients. He has a website site for support and usually a contest where you can win money if you stick with the program--a lot of money [...]. Truth is, I've slacked off in the last few months and just passed by this book on my shelf. I'm picking it back up today to regain my motivation and getting my body back for summer! I already have personal proof it works so here I go again!