Body by Science: A Research Based Program to Get the Results You Want in 12 Minutes a Week

John R. Little, Doug McGuff

McGraw Hill Professional, Jan 11, 2009 - Sports & Recreation - 288 pages

Building muscle has never been faster or easier than with this revolutionary once-a-week training program

In Body By Science, bodybuilding powerhouse John Little teams up with fitness medicine expert Dr. Doug McGuff to present a scientifically proven formula for maximizing muscle development in just 12 minutes a week. Backed by rigorous research, the authors prescribe a weekly high-intensity program for increasing strength, revving metabolism, and building muscle for a total fitness experience.

What people are saying

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User Review  - bodhisattva - LibraryThing

A strong body is key to good health and quality aging. This book does provide key insights into how strength training enables this. And does a far better job than (perhaps all) other books of this genre.

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User Review  - trivigo - LibraryThing

The system didn't work for me. I used it for about three months. During that time I lost significant mass and tone, and also gained fat in my torso. The book makes a case that seems reasonable to the lay reader, but with results like mine, I have to recommend heavy skepticism.

Contents

• Chapter 1 Defining Health Fitness and Exercise: 1
• Chapter 2 Global Metabolic Conditioning: 11
• Chapter 3 The DoseResponse Relationship of Exercise: 43
• Chapter 4 The BigFive Workout: 65
• Chapter 5 The Benefits of the BigFive Workout: 97
• Chapter 6 Enhancing the Bodys Response to Exercise: 119
• Chapter 7 Tweaking the Exercise Stimulus: 129
• Chapter 8 The Genetic Factor: 161
• Chapter 9 The Science of Fat Loss: 179
• Chapter 10 The Ideal Training Programs for Athletes: 203
• Chapter 11 The Ideal Training Program for Seniors: 239
• The Scientific Literature Supporting Body by Science: 249
• Index: 277

About the author

Doug McGuff, M.D., owns the state-of-the-art personal training facility Ultimate-Exercise. He lectures on exercise science all over the world.

John Little is a columnist for Ironman magazine and the innovator of three revolutionary training protocols, including Max Contraction Training. He and his wife, Teri, own Nautilus North Strength & Fitness Centre and have supervised more than 60,000 workouts.

Learn more at www.bodybyscience.net

Bibliographic information

• Title: Body by Science: A Research Based Program to Get the Results You Want in 12 Minutes a Week
• Authors: John R. Little, Doug McGuff
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional, 2009
• ISBN: 0071597204, 9780071597203
• Length: 288 pages
• Subjects: Sports & Recreation / General