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The Body Sculpting Bible For Abs: Women's Edition [Paperback]

James Villepigue (Author)
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Body Sculpting Bible December 27, 2002
Despite all the bare midriffs dancing across MTV, or even walking into the Emmys and Oscars, there has been no book for women looking to develop sleek and sexy abs. But now there's a workout plan for women who aspire to look like Britney, Madonna, or Janet Jackson—or who just have to get ready for halters, crop tops, and all those revealing summer fashions.

The Body Sculpting Bible for Abs: Women's Edition by James Villepigue is the first book on abdominal training written just for women. Following on the phenomenal success of The Body Sculpting Bible for Women, author James Villepigue has put together a complete exercise and nutrition program designed specifically for women seeking a sleek waistline.

A key element to success is identifying and toning all the muscle groups. The traditional regimen of crunches and more crunches works just one set of muscles, the rectus abdominis, but The Body Sculpting Bible for Abs reveals that the abs are not one layer of muscle, but several overlapping layers: the rectus abdominis, the internal and external obliques, and the often-overlooked transverse abdominis (TVA). All of these muscles must be exercised in order to achieve sleek, toned, sexy abs.

What's more, The Body Sculpting Bible for Abs goes beyond just abdominal exercises, offering exercises that work the entire core. "Without dietary modifications and total body workouts to promote fat loss," Villepigue advises, "no amount of abdominal training will miraculously melt away fat. In fact, people who work so hard on those crunches may actually be promoting postural imbalances that can set them up for future injury."

The Body Sculpting Bible for Abs exercises and 14-Day Workouts are a safe and holistic program of ab work that helps women reach their goals safely and quickly. Designed specifically for women, the unique 14-Day Workout has a progressive, ever-changing program that provides the variety and motivation needed to get results in record time. The exercises work all of the abdominal muscles, as well as the rest of the body's "core," to produce a lean and sexy waistline.

The Body Sculpting Bible for Women, the best-selling first book in this series, was a run-away hit with exercisers across the country. Now the author of this proven workout plan helps women identify and work all of the muscles of the abdomen, to create a head-turning mid-section.



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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.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 120 pages
  • Publisher: Hatherleigh Press; Women's Ed edition (December 27, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 157826135X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1578261352
  • Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #683,035 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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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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.
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99 of 114 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Warning: Equipment needed!, November 7, 2003
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.
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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great exercises, clear, easy to read, January 29, 2003
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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.
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