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The Body Fat Guide: The Easy Way to Analyze Your Body Composition and Energy Balance

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Just two weeks ago, I was hydrostatically weighed at the Universtiy of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the Human Performance Laboratory. My body fat percentage was measured to be 6.7%. Just today, I used Ron Brown's Body Composition Calculator which estimated my body fat percentage at over 14%! I think I could definitely estimate a person's body composition much more accurately just by looking at them. This book is most likely quackery and a get-rich deal for Mr. Ron Brown.

There are so many better books out there on health and fitness, don't bother with this one. I just had my body fat done and the charts in the book are completely wrong. Also, 3/4 of the book is charts. The remaining 1/4 is just the most general fitness info you could find anywhere. probably on the back of a Special K box.

As a personal trainer and aerobics instructor for 15 years, I was very upset by all the incorrect, non-scientific and misleading information. Obviously the authour has very limited knowledge of the subject matter. He has based his theories on personal experience and anecdotal evidence-not research. He does not site references nor does he offer any scientic support for his OPINION. Reader beware of any diet or exercise book that does not site references! Most of his recommendations are down right wrong...amount of calories, intensity of aerobic exercise, high very-very high reps for strength training(shows his lack of knowledge of exercise physiology).

I saw this title mentioned in a getting rid of body fat article. It also mentioned that the book was out of print. So was estatic to find it on Amazon.

The pages are easy to read. Part one is 60 pages with photos of exercise and lots of information. Part two contains the Body composition tables and other things to assist you in your goal of losing the body fat that lingers on your stomach and other areas.

This book is beautifully written and easy to understand. Ron really puts things into perspective and you can't argue with his logic. I have read it several times to brush up on my techniques.

WELL, ORIGINALLY I WAS REALLY, REALLY EXCITED TO FINALLY ORDER THE PHYSICAL BOOK INSTEAD OF DOING THE ONLINE BUSINESS, BUT I HAVE TO SAY I WAS SURPRISED HOW EXPENSIVE IT WAS (USED OR NEW) PLUS, WHEN I RECEIVED IT, I WAS REALLY BUMMED AT HOW BIG IT WAS!! GEEZ, I WANTED A BOOK I COULD USE AS A BIBLE AND CARRY AROUND WITH ME. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WAY WAY TOO MUCH OF THE BOOK IS FILLED WITH TABLES. QUITE A RIP OFF. VERY DISAPPOINTED. TRYING TO FIND THE TIME TO CHECK IT OUT THOROUGHLY, MAY POSSIBLY REQUEST A REFUND IN NEAR FUTURE. NOT NEAR WHAT THE HYPE INDICATED.
THANK YOU.

This book helped me understand my eating patterns, and also helped me lose 50 lbs of fat!