Marty Tuley understands. He understands that most Americans work more than forty-five hours a week. He understands that after a full day's work, they still have to come home and care for their spouses, kids, and pets. He understands that most of them have little time in the day for exercise and no patience for complex fitness programs. He also understands that most Americans are pretty lazy and lack accountability, pin their health and well-being on fad diets and get-quick-thin programs, and blame the fast-food culture for their weight-loss failures. And so Tuley has issued a challenge to all the Everyday Joes and Janes out there: quit complaining, change your lifestyle, and get off your ass! In this book, Tuley presents a direct, unique, lifestyle-changing program for weight-loss success for the average American who doesn't have a lot of time or energy to waste. The Get-Off-Your-Ass (GOYA) program is made up of three core parts, or "laps": Education, Exercise, and Nutrition. In the first lap the author explores the reasons why the "growing epidemic of obesity" in America has become a cliché. In the second lap, he introduces his unorthodox exercise program, which focuses on realistic goals and progress for the exercise novice. The final lap is chock full of sound, simple advice for eating and living, not on providing complex, short-term diet solutions or endless lists of "good" and "bad" foods. All through this book, Tuley candidly challenges you in a no-nonsense, in-your-face style that forces you to rethink the way you're living. You can't help but feel as if you have your own personal coach pushing you every step of the way, doling out praise when you've stayed disciplined and barking in your ear when you've strayed from that road to better health. In Marty Tuley and "Get Off Your Ass!: you finally have an ally in your fight with weight loss and a program that you can effectively use to change our lifestyle for good.
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Maty Tuley has been a personal trainer for more than fifteen years. He previously owned and operated Total Fitness Athletic Center in Kansas and is a former competitive natural bodybuilder. He lives in Lawrence, Kansas, with his wife, Lovena, and dogs, Neesha and Blitz.
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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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While the title of this book certainly gets your attention, Body for Life would have been an appropriate title had someone else not taken it first.
The author does not show people how to transform their bodies in 12 weeks; he wants us to change our behavior, especially eating and exercising and do it for the rest of our lives, not 12 weeks, 12 months or 12 years.
He starts us slowly having us build the discipline we need to work out and eat right before we do anything else. The way the workouts progress is almost ridiculously slow, but look at it this way: By the time most people have given up on their more extensive workouts, you're just getting started.
By his own admission, Tuley does not tell us anything new or revolutionary. Most of the diet and exercise information he tells us, we already know. And he knows we already know it. But sometimes the best coaches are not the ones who come up with new plays or strategies, but the ones who effectively teach the basics and motivate their charges to get the most out of themselves.
Tuley is that kind of coach.
The author does not show people how to transform their bodies in 12 weeks; he wants us to change our behavior, especially eating and exercising and do it for the rest of our lives, not 12 weeks, 12 months or 12 years.
He starts us slowly having us build the discipline we need to work out and eat right before we do anything else. The way the workouts progress is almost ridiculously slow, but look at it this way: By the time most people have given up on their more extensive workouts, you're just getting started.
By his own admission, Tuley does not tell us anything new or revolutionary. Most of the diet and exercise information he tells us, we already know. And he knows we already know it. But sometimes the best coaches are not the ones who come up with new plays or strategies, but the ones who effectively teach the basics and motivate their charges to get the most out of themselves.
Tuley is that kind of coach.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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In a market littered with fad exercise equipment and get-thin-quick snake oils, Marty Tuley's book Get Off Your Ass! is a refreshing kick in the pants.
Tuley refuses to coddle his audience by telling them that the road to fitness is an easy one that can be traveled without breaking a sweat. Instead, he straightfowardly asserts the trite but true aphorism 'no pain, no gain.'
At the same time, Tuley understands that the average man will reject, and in fact does not require, an overly demanding fitness regimen. He eases the reader into an exercise program that is designed to build a better life and body, not stacks of muscle.
He also helps the reader learn that true fitness requires a change in lifestyle, not just sporatic trips to the gym.
That said, it is important to note that Tuley's book is not for everyone. An already active person looking to enhance his training needs to look elsewhere.
This book is for beginners only, but can work wonders for them.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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I read the book, I believe that I was the one Marty Tuley was talking about. When I read the book I felt as if I was getting advice from a personal trainer.Plus I did not have to pay a fee to get the information. If you want to lose weight read this book. The book is brutually honest and it does not take much to follow Marty's program.
I hope Marty has a good legal defense team. I think all of these wonder machines are going to try and blame him for the people not buying their ... products.
ONE MORE TIME FOLkS IF YOU NEED HELP AND WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT BUY THE BOOK!!!...
Marty, it is about time someone told the truth.
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The good read
The book is well written and a good booster to get going on a post-holiday diet and exercise regimen.
Published on February 10, 2009 by Wise reader
My husband liked this a lot!
I actually didn't read this book, I got it for my husband because I loved the title. He liked it. The author is direct and practical, and there's some very good stuff here.
Published on March 8, 2007 by C. Harris
More in-your-face clever than revolutionary.
Marty Tuley would be the first to say, you already know you need to move more and eat less. Most of us realize what we need to do, we just don't do it. Read more
Published on January 15, 2007 by Jimmy Chitwood
Short and to the Point
Some of the reviewers express indignation at Mr. Tuley for being so blunt, but I would say he calls them as he sees them, without any of this politically correct nonsense like... Read more
Published on November 22, 2006 by monkuboy
Who are all the whiners?
I'll tell you who they are, all of the reviewers that are complaining about Marty's insensitivity towards FAT PEOPLE. Get over it YOUR FAT. Read more
Published on April 20, 2006 by Steven L. Kinney
GET OFF YOUR ASS WE DID
This book was just I needed to help me get the real start I needed not only for me but for my 10 month old son . Read more
Published on February 10, 2006 by Melody S Draper
the most insulting book ever!
This is the most disgusting, insulting book I have ever read. Not only is Marty Tuley completely prejudiced against anyone fat, if you go to his website and look at pictures of... Read more
Published on January 9, 2004 by "goldielocks97"
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The book is an incredible book, I felt Marty was writing about me and my life and his understanding me and my problem was the only way to get over it.
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Published on January 14, 2003 by IAN D SUDANO
Is he serious?...really?
Yes! He seriously wants to help the average American battle the bulge. Don't be afraid if you haven't moved from behind the desk in a long time, for GET OFF YOUR ASS is written for... Read more
Published on June 13, 2002 by Jennifer Devlin
A Holistic Approach to Fitness
Easy to read, to the point, educational, sometimes painfully truthful. These are the words I would use to describe this book. Read more
Published on June 11, 2002 by Matt McGhee
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