G-Force : The Ultimate Guide to Your Best Body Ever

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Summary: honest book
Review: I am trying to lose 15lbs in order to get ready for bathing suit weather. guys have it hard these days. all the girls want the guys to have six-pack abs....I'd rather bring the six-pack, but that is another story.

bought the book b/c my girl said that gunnar was the trainer to the stars...yeah right....did not have much faith in it. but, you know what? it's good. gunnar is a smart ass, but he know's what he is talking about and I have lost 10 lbs.....in the first two weeks.
man, gunnar has a plan and for now it is working.

dino

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Summary: I love this book!
Review: I love this book. It is easy to follow and it actually works. I usually get bored and lose interest, but this book is different. I get it and it is fun (at least fun to see the results )Gunnar is not bad to look either. The cover is a good way to get motivated! I have already lost an amazing 11 pounds. THANKS GUNNAR!

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Summary: hot book
Review: I was in the airport over the Holidays and was looking at all the new fitness books that were out. Gunnar Peterson's book caught my eye because of all the Hollywood stars and starlets he works out with. I have to admit I knew very little about him other than his infomercial's that air late at night when I should be sleeping.

I bought his book and started my workouts on Dec. 15th. I am proud to say that in 2 weeks I dropped 5 pounds and have the mental energy to move forward with his plan.

I love this book. It's fresh.

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Summary: If this guy can sculpt Angelina Joli, he can sculpt me!
Review: I'm overweight and I looked for the cutest personal trainer I could find. And Gunnar is it! Just kidding. He really got me with "for every day I strayed from my excercise program, it took two days to get back on track." Okay. If he can go from a two ice cream sandwiches a day to being such a hunk, I think I can manage to cut back on the Ben & Jerry's and do my time on the treadmill. And no more Cosmo while I'm on the stair-stepper -- he says you need to tune in with your body while you tone down. I like his little tips too -- like only keeping the hard to make fatty stuff around so that I'm less than likely to eat it. I'm doing this, I'm really doing all these reps with weights and I've lost an inch and can almost reach my toes. Well, almost is relative. But I'm closer.

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Summary: Easy to use, fun to read, and not just useful but inspiring,
Review: It is not often that you come across a fitness book by a guy with these credentials. Usually the books are by people who've lost weight themselves and think they can tell everyone how to do it. But if this guy can help Hollywood types squeeze into their tiny pants and dresses, I think he can help the everyday joe too. And that would be me.

What drew me to the book was the charts that tell you how to lift weights. As a not heavily overweight man, but needing a lot of sculpting, this really appealed to me. This is what makes that final difference between plump and fit. I also found Peterson to be very motivating. His information is excellent -- there's tons of it but what got me was how he presented it. He's a real inspiring writer, and reading it got me pumped. I'm ready to go, armed with new arsenal and a real motivation.

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Summary: NO FADS, NO HYPE---THE KIND OF FITNESS COACH EVERYONE NEEDS!
Review: Please don't let the 'I train Hollywoood Celebrities' stop you from buying this book! This is certainly not a marketing driven, fad diet, or exercise book that relies on 'positive thinking' or some other motivational tool to get in shape. I realized this early on, and even moreso after reading G-Force cover to cover. In fact, I realized that the author (Gunnar Peterson) has A-List Clientele because he is not a personal trainer or self proclaimed guru, but instead a coach. This is a very refreshing approach, since most everything on the topic of health and fitness comes from a very ego driven place. G-Force is different because like a great coach Gunnar teaches you not only how to do it, but WHY. His program is clear and progressive. He also blasted more myths, and scams in this book than in the last ten I've read combined. The wit, humor and analogies are more than worth the price of the book. Botton line is G-Force and Gunnar Peterson gave me a new outlook on the concept of fitness trainer and his coaching style will set the standard for bringing the best out in every BODY.



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Summary: Too much spin-off the same old stuff
Review: The most impressive fact about this book is the author's personal story about his injury of broken vertebra that was operated upon surgically, with Titanium plate installed to fix the gap of the fallen bone, pages 44-45. Such revealing confession is combined with the author's flawed training strategy. This entirely omits any strengthening of the spinal erectors and skips the vertebral column in all exercises. In his "The Lucky Thirteen", he cites the following exercises: squat, lunge, chest press, chest fly, pulldown, the row, shoulder press, the raise, press down, the extension, biceps curl, crunch, and reverse crunch. There is nothing about deadlift, power clean, good morning, or back extension. Even "The Lucky Thirteen" are presented hastily with few comments on what they do, the move, the feel, and the mistakes. There is nothing about anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, or any thing scientific.

The author's omission of spinal extension in strength training cost him a broken vertebra. Yet, he is unaware of such serious shortcoming. Instead, he spins-off "The Lucky Thirteen" in numerous tables by changing posture, tool, and grip. The provided tables are ridiculously presented with repeated and useless information, such as "primary or secondary, and exercise names spanning the entire lengths of many columns. Even the book "Weight Training for Dummies", by Liz Neporent and Suzanne Schlosberg, has more diverse exercises and explanation than this book by a Hollywood training guru. The four wheels of aerobics, strength training, nutrition, and recovery are not only old news, but are also approached casually and superficially.

I am not impressed about the book's language either. The author invents his own "4 F's" (function, foundation, freedom, and focus) in his way of dissecting many issues. That sounds like someone who never read a single book in his life yet improvises a new tool of communication. That might work well with boozed Hollywood stars, yet it repulses educated folks. Casual writings such as "not locking down the basics, a plan, your fuel,.." are frequent in this book. The author's self centered approach is evident in his statement that " as a certified fitness professional he could make people do any thing, such as carrying a cup in one hand and a dumbbell in another". This is very revealing of the common megalomaniacal attitudes in most luxury books about fitness, such as those authored by Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Zinczenko, Pavel Tsatsouline, Bob Greene, and Bill Phillips. When I read the title of the book "G Force", I thought it deals with "g" like in "gravity", but it turns out it refers to the first letter of the author's name. That is enough for eccentricity.


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Summary: Quick read ... great advice
Review: This book was a great motivator. After working out for years, I've started to get bored in the gym. There are a ton of "twists" on the Lucky Thirteen that will keep me moving and motivated in the gym. I've started to look forward to my strength training days again. Plus, I'm seeing results from the tips on switching up cardio and always keeping the body guessing what's happening. A great book!