Get Stronger, Feel Younger: The Cardio and Diet-Free Plan to Firm Up and Lose Fat

by Wayne L. Westcott, Gary Reinl

As women age, their metabolisms slow, and over a 20-year period, the average woman packs on about 30 pounds of fat. So, in order to lose weight, women turn to diet plans that not only restrict calorie consumption, but also are very difficult to maintain.

Now, with Get Stronger, Feel Younger , you can shed the fat that you've accumulated over the years, while regaining and maintaining a healthier body composition and a faster metabolism- without depriving yourself of the foods you love.

Acclaimed fitness experts Dr. Wayne Westcott and Gary Reinl present their proven strength training program that has helped over 3,000 research participants shed fat, regain atrophied muscle, and experience dramatic increases in resting metabolic rate. Using cutting-edge exercises and brief high intensity workouts, in as little as 10 weeks you can experience a 15-pound improvement in body composition and physical appearance: up to 12 pounds of fat loss, 3 pounds of new muscle, and a 6 percent increase in resting metabolic rate.

There are two programs: the Standard Strength Training Program, which requires only 20 minutes for completion in 2 days a week, and the Advanced Strength-Training Program, which requires 30 minutes 3 days a week. Dr. Westcott and Reinl also provide a natural nutrition plan that not only may enhance your results, but also is realistic and easy to follow. They explain how using brief high-intensity workouts and strength training can transform your body-as well as help prevent diabetes, heart disease, stroke, osteoperosis, low back pain, arthritis, and several types of cancer.

Genres: Nonfiction

256 pages, Hardcover

First published October 2, 2007

Reviews

[Joy · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is pretty good; it has a lot of illustrations showing you how to use various types of exercise equipment. It also has recipes, none of which I have tried (they look good though!) plus pages in the back to write down the exercises (you have allegedly completed) and a nutrition log.

[Lou · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think one reason this book is not rated any higher is the way it is marketed. There is not enough emphasis on the fact that this book exploits all the research done which shows doing the classic "three sets of ten repetitions with 30 seconds rest between each set" of an exercise is not nearly as effective as doing one set to muscle failure, resting 2 or three minutes before moving on to the next.
If I were marketing this book I would emphasize, "How would you like to spend only 20 minutes in the gym, or working out, and see the same, or better, results than if you spend an hour doing so?"

It's also targeted for women, whom I agree tend to over-emphasize cardio and avoid strength training - but the message of "get off the treadmill and pick up some dumbbells" is useful for men as well.

[Todd Landrum · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, it makes sense. Seems to have plenty of research behind it. But... it also feels like a bit of a magic bullet - workout just 2-3 times a week! In just 20-30 minutes! With just a few simple exercises!

That might be an unfair review - if the program works. Having read it, it ultimately didn't inspire me to try it. That might also be my fault rather than the book. Reading the reviews here, I don't see anyone who's actually tried it and reported on results either.

I'll keep it in the back of my mind and if the latest exercise regime doesn't work out (like many of the others), perhaps I'll come back to it.

[Barbara Graves · Rating 4 out of 5]

No fads, no quirks, just basics of weight training. Good starting point for women wanting to build muscle.

[Stephanie Jackson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've read other of Wayne's books and his message doesn't change. That's actually good really but I like how he explained it in this book. Clear information, good directions and finally he broke down on what you should do if you have access to weight machines in a gym vs Bowflex at home vs dumbbells. I've not understood what exercises I was supposed to do with the dumbbells at home but this time he's got it all laid out.

[Abcdarian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excellent program for strength training, which I used. Recipes etc. of no particular interest.

[Judi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Explains the need to maintain muscle mass as we age and how to achieve this. A full range of exercises that require a minimum of time and includes three equipment scenarios.

[Deborah]

Informative and doable exercises. The recipes could beside healthier, but I have no intentions of using them anyway. I am going to print of the exercise log though.