The Body Sculpting Bible for Abs: Women's Edition, Deluxe Edition: The Way to Physical Perfection (Includes DVD) [Paperback]

James Villepigue (Author), Mike Mejia (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1578262658 | ISBN-13: 978-1578262656 | Publication Date: December 11, 2007 | Edition: 1 Pap/DVD

The Body Sculpting Bible for Abs: Women’s Edition
Includes Free DVD

The follow-along DVD designed to help every woman get that toned and slender waistline.

The Body Sculpting Bible for Abs: Women’s Edition shows women how to get the abs she wants...and her man desires. The abdominal muscles, stomach, and waistline are targeted in this unique book and DVD combo, featuring the best exercises, the best nutrition plan, and the best training schedule out there.

The invigorating 14-day program includes a follow-along DVD to jumpstart the break-in workout. Combining traditional and trendy exercises, this book uses the periodization principle to teach a quick, easy way to burn body fat and create a slender but toned waist. Inside you’ll find:

• just-for-women features like a focus on reducing body fat and motivation techniques

• dozens of specially selected abdominal exercises, from traditional crunches to stability and medicine balls

• an all-new 30-minute follow-along DVD to keep you motivated

The Body Sculpting Bible for Abs: Women’s Edition has everything that made the original editions so popular, without the gimmicks, diet pills, or gadgets.

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About the Author

James Villepigue has over 16 years of certified experience in the health and fitness industry as a nationally certified personal trainer with the American Council on Exercise and the International Sports Science Association. He has received a degree from the New York College of Health Professions and the Institute for Professional Empowerment Coaching. He has appeared on national television programs and publication in nationally recognized health and fitness magazines such as: Live with Regis and Kelly, Maury, CBS, NBC, Fox, ABC, The WB, Fitness, Women’s World, Oxygen, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, and Muscle-Mag International. He lives in Oyster Bay, New York.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Hatherleigh Press; 1 Pap/DVD edition (December 11, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578262658
• ISBN-13: 978-1578262656
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 0.5 x 10 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #346,971 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #62 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Exercise & Fitness > Ab Workouts

More About the Author

James Villepigue is an ISSA Certified Personal Trainer and counselor who has been active in health and fitness for over ten years. He lives in the New York City area.

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Ab Workout, January 26, 2007

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Laura I (Fairchild AFB, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Body Sculpting Bible For Abs: Women's Edition (Paperback)

I've been doing the Body Sculpting Bible for Women for awhile now and I was looking for a way to improve my abs as well. Now I alternate between days when I do this ab workout and days when I do the original Body Sculpting Bible for Women workout. Both are excellent books!

Equipment Needed:
A lot of people have been complaining about various equipment that you need. 1. You do need a balance ball, I got one off of amazon.com for $14, they're also available at stores like Walmart and Target, fairly cheaply. 2. You'll probably also want to get either a Weighted Ball or Medicine Ball, although you can replace many of the weighted ball activities with a free weight. I got a 10lb weighed ball off of amazon for $10. 3. There is some gym equipment that the book suggests you use, in many cases you can do simple substitutions. For example, in the case of a barbell, I use free weights. There's also something used called an "ab original", it's a sort of sling attached to a pull up bar that you can dangle from while doing leg lifts. In this case, I simply hung from a pull up bar with my hands and did the leg lifts.

Whenever there are moves that you can't do because either it is too difficult or you don't have the proper equipment you can simply browse through the many listings of exercise and choose a substitute.

Keep in mind this book is for people who are serious about exercise and about their abs. If all you're willing to do is a handfull of sit ups, then you probably shouldn't buy this book and should just get down on the floor and go ahead with those sit ups.

All in all I felt that this book has an excellent and thorough collection of ab and back exercises.

99 of 114 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Warning: Equipment needed!, November 7, 2003

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S. J. Osburn "Aging raconteur and former musi... - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Body Sculpting Bible For Abs: Women's Edition (Paperback)

For people who have the equipment and the physique necessary to complete these exercises as prescribed, they might work. Here are the obstacles that arose for me (age 56, abdominal muscles injured during pregnancies, overweight, former gymnast):
In the VERY FIRST workout grouping, called the "break-in" workout, there were two problems:
First, you're supposed to do a "slow sit-up." I just plain am not able to do this. The authors state in their instructions for the "slow sit-up" that "having to use momentum to get your body going is an indication of an abdominal weakness that needs to be corrected." Huh? Corrected how? Surgically? If the "slow sit-up" is nearly the first exercise in the regimen, how are we supposed to correct the weakness?
Second, you need a Swiss ball. That isn't SO bad, but could be a barrier for some people.
Then, in the second "break-in" workout, you are supposed to do an exercise while dangling from gym equipment. Well, I belong to a gym, and it DOESN'T HAVE that type of equipment! I can't get to the gym very often, because it is not nearby and so forth, but even so -- the equipment is not available! What if I lived in rural Montana or somewhere? No gyms in the vast mountainlands. . .
The main model used in this book looks as though she just walked in from a Scandianavian brothel. This is a weird book, and is not for everyone. It seems not to be for me, and despite my physical challenges described above, I do lap swimming and other weight workouts.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great exercises, clear, easy to read, January 29, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Body Sculpting Bible For Abs: Women's Edition (Paperback)

This is a really great book. The exercises are killer and there's a whole section on fitness balls (they call them Swiss balls in the book), which are really fun to use. I also liked the fact that they give you lower back exercises, too. Also, it's not too stupidly expensive, like some of the other workout books out there. I give it thumbs up.