12 Weeks to Better than Ever [Paperback]

Mark Delisle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2002

What exactly is the basis for the Catholic Churchs belief in the role of the Pope What does the Catholic Church mean when it teaches that the Pope is Christs Vicar on earth And what does this teaching mean for Christians of other faith traditions Robert Stackpole STD addresses thoughtprovoking questions in his book St. Peter Lives in Rome which has been rereleased in this expanded and revised edition. Dr. Stackpole presents new evidence of support from the early Christian era for the papacy and even includes a timeline entitled Important Dates in the Early Story of the Petrine Primacy. Readers will be fascinated by this study that clears away misunderstandings about the papacy and clarifies its foundations in Scripture and early Church history.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Breakthrough To Master Level Fitness along with 12 Weeks To Better Than Ever should be purchased together. One compliments the other. Breakthrough provides the knowledge and exercises, while 12 Weeks provides your check off list and progress charts.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Bronze Bow Publishing (November 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972456333
• ISBN-13: 978-0972456333
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,035,171 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very poor effort , Mark!, July 26, 2005

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Benjamin Banks (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 12 Weeks to Better than Ever (Paperback)

I had Mark's first book; it was a good program; so I ordered this thinking he had some new stuff added since it was 10 years from the last book. WRONG! This is a disappointing waste of money and time. First, no illustrations of the excercises since I forgot what some were( and he gives them crazy names too) , secondly, he just devotes a couple of paragraphs to "rah, rah you can do it" philosophy and nutrition. The book ends up being book of charts to check off as you go thru his "program". Then he pitches some supplements he obviously owns thru a company. Very disappointing...not up to the SEAL creed of performance I say.And he doesn't include swimming in the program. Do yourself a favor..don't waste you money. If you are famaliar with the pyramid method of working out, do that and increase the reps as you need too.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful, October 28, 2003

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keith (Alaska) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 12 Weeks to Better than Ever (Paperback)

Very good book and worth buying. You may want to buy two because I use mine like a log book and its a 12 week program. Its a tweleve week program broken down to begginer, intermediate, and advance so all will like it. I highly recommend any of Mark DeLisle books as great buys.
All of his workouts are designed to give like he states a "triathlete" body profile, not a bodybuilder profile. If your looking for practical fitness this is the place to start.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but achievable?, January 5, 2008

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Wei Lin (Irvine, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 12 Weeks to Better than Ever (Paperback)

Hello,

I would first of all like to offer some insight into Benjamin Banks' review - which is negative, but completely understandable. This book, 12 weeks to better than ever, is a COMPLIMENTARY book to another one of Mark's books - Master Level Fitness. That is the book where it actually explains the different exercises complete with pictures. 12 Weeks to Better than Ever is a program that is divided into 3 levels - beginner, intermediate, and advanced with each being 12 weeks long - in this book no explanations of exercises are given - only which exercise to do, and how many repetitions to do them, day by day outlined in specific detail.

The drawback to this program is that not everybody will be able to follow the 12 week program without hitting a plateau. There are built in routines to try to avoid plateaus, but they are still inevitable if you follow the book to the tee. In addition, at master level the repetitions get ridiculously high - nearing 500 pullups and 500 pushups in a single workout! This is obviously too time consuming for the average individual, but I am sure there are some athletes willing to test themselves with this.

For those of you who already own this book and have been frustrated, and given up, here's what I recommend. The instructions say to allow only 15-30 seconds rest in between sets. I advise you to take as much time as necessary. This way you will increase your volume and be able to improve at your own pace. Those of you who have the book will understand what I'm talking about.

For those of you interested in Navy SEAL fitness, I highly recommend Stew Smith's Complete Guide to Navy SEAL Fitness. I feel that it is more doable and more interesting than this program. Even though Mark's program starts out easier than Stew's it ends up being harder ten-fold by the end of the program. So I would recommend doing Stew's book first, then going to this book if you are still interested in high repetition calisthenics.