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Summary: This book is not for everyone.
Review: I'm not sure who this book is for. Bill Phillips is playing on the insecure and lazy. There are plenty of promises made by the author but not much in the way of useful information.
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Summary: very insightful
Review: If you buy in and follow the book you will transform your body. As far as Bill promoting his own supplements. He should, if you read whats in myoplex and understand it the end result is obvious.
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Summary: Don't bother with this book.
Review: Like most of the negative reviews have already stated this book reads like one bid advertisement for Bill Phillips EAS line of supplements. You can get the same information from an EAS bottle or the EAS website. As for the exercise routines, you can find much better in other books.
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Summary: Every Bill Phillips product is the same!
Review: It all comes down to selling more supplements. Bill Phillips has a book you can pick up in heathstores around the country called "Bill Phillips' Sports Supplement Review®, 3rd Issue". The SSR and BFL are very similar as is MuscleMedia and Bill Phillips grand film (long advertisement) called "Body of Work". Each one of these releases spends every moment pushing you to buy EAS products. The examples Bill Phillips will show you are in good shape and have transformed their bodies but I'm sure if they put the same effort into a different program the results would not be different. Be careful reading Mr. Phillips' because it is easy to get sucked into placing an order. His operators are standing by.
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Summary: It worked for me...
Review: I worked at EAS awhile back and honestly didn't believe the stuff worked myself but I tried it and I tell you what, everything else they sell on the market is garbage. I am not just saying this because I used to work there (believe me now that I don't I am back to paying full price for the product but why would I when it is worth every penny?) but because it works and his theory works. Bill is a genius and he has worked hard to get where he is at and personally I think he deserves every bit of it. Take it from someone who knows. If your unsure, just try it...you will be surprised with the results. The book truly has alot of very helpful information that you can't find just anywhere. Just like the supplements, the book is what you need if you are looking for a healthier more fit life style!!!!
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Summary: Although the book is $17.50 the program is $500 per month!
Review: Please check the EAS website BEFORE you place your order. Bill Phillips' program is $500 per month in supplements (that works out to $6,000 per year). Bill Phillips is to fitness what Anthony Robbins is to motivation, Tom Vu is to real estate, Jay Kordich is to juice and that sweater guy is to car wax. There may be a good idea in there somewhere but I will cost you a boat-load of money to get to it. You are better off with a different program, a different supplement line and a different book.
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Summary: Inspriring and Well Thought Out
Review: Bill, GOOD JOB! Many of these folks are the ones that would criticize how the Sun sets and rises. Yes, you make money and enjoy it like every body else,but you also change peoples lives. You have changed mine. From eating like crap to eating well and feeling better about myself. That does cost something. Because NOTHING in this world is for FREE! You are the one who inspires people like me, and at the same time I benefit when I take my shirt off on the beach now and can enjoy myself. Maybe somepeople can do this on their own but the book shows us ones that can't HOW! Thanks!! Keep on going, and realize that someone will always condemn you and someone will always thank you.
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Summary: OK basic weight training info, dubious fat loss info
Review: I'm not as harsh a critic as many others of Bill Phillips' methods and training advice. In fact, I was quite an avid reader of Muscle Media, until the magazine became a souped up supplement catalogue, and ceased offering the extremely useful training advice it once did. As a 46 year old who has been traing relatively intensely and consistently for the past twenty years, I found the book's recomendations in terms of weight training pretty effective as a change of pace. I particularly agree with his observation that too many trainees spend WAY too much time in the gym, doing too many sets and inviting more catabolism than anabolism. The real argument I have is that the advice on aerobics, the "twenty minute aerobic solution" might work for some people, but it certainly does not for me. I have a genetic predisposition to gain a lot of weight if I'm not careful with my diet or consistent with my aerobic exercise. As I have progressed into my 40's, this tendency has been exacerbated by the natural metabolic slowdown caused by aging. In order to lose bodyfat, I need to do more than the recommendations in the book,in terms of aerobic exercise, even when I use the interval method described ( I use a stairmaster, do it first thing in the morning on an empty stomach etc, etc and this is still the case) I believe that I am not the only person out there who is in this position, being a "hard loser" (of fat) rather than a "hard gainer" (of muscle). I would find this fat loss advice a major flaw in the regimen. The other aspect that troubles me is the product pushing which, while understanable and certainly justified from a business perspective, casts the book in a somewhat negative light,perhaps unfairly, but it's there nonetheless. I'd like to see an in depth addition to the book which explains how you can accomplish the same results using food rather than supplements (maybe this is not possible, but I really kind of doubt it) , but I know that, from a business standpoint, that would be sort of foolish. It would, however, be a wonderful help to those of us aspiring to the lifestyle and goals that Mr. Phillips espouses who do not have $200 per month available to spend on monthly supplementation. I do, however, find criticism of the book proceeds going to the "Make-a-Wish" foundation a bit cynical to say the least. Paul Newman donates the proceeds from his food products (not his main source of income) to similar charities and no one reads cynical manipulation into this. You can criticize Bill Phillips' training advice or product hawking, as I have, but any contribution to charity he makes is probably way more than many of his critics have bothered to make, so let' s focus on that which deserves criticism and give Mr. Phillips his due for at least BEING charitable--something all too few people even bother trying to be nowadays.
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Summary: Take what works, throw the rest back.
Review: In 1998 I entered EAS's Physique Transformation contest and followed Bill Phillips' recommendations for fitness living. The results were incredible! Friends of mine were unable to recognize me after my transformation; however, in my opinion the change in lifestyle had some negative aspects. My social life dwindled because 1). I was always in the gym, or 2). I couldn't go here or there with friends because they didn't have food at those places I could eat. My budget dwindled due to spending $1000 every 10 weeks on supplements, and that one cheat meal a week thing just doesn't cut it for someone who loves food. Since that time, I have discovered that I can make the same gains using only one supplement. A 100% whey protein drink which is available by other manufacturers cheaper than EAS's Myoplex line. The rest (like creatine, and HmB) you get through eating natural foods. I liked Phillips' advice on cardiovascular training. Getting up that early takes some time to get used to but it gets results. As for the weightlifting, well... after six weeks of this and no growth or improvement I abandoned it for more exercises and sets per muscle group. I'm not about to sit here and say Bill Phillips doesn't know what he's talking about. Just look at the guy. I think he's an expert in his field. I just think it's important to remember that his is just one voice in a chorus, and a lot of those voices are out just to make a buck. The underlying theme of this book is a good one. No miracle pill, or diet is going to make the difference (even though he pushes his supplements pretty hard). What makes the difference is hard work, and consistency. As for the rest of the book, take what you like or what works and don't feel bad about throwing the rest back.
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Summary: I thought I was going to learn how to reshape my life
Review: I thought this book would help me change my life. Instead it almost conviced me to go and spend hundreds on EAS products. Bill, next time spend more time on the working out part and less time writing about your company.
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