Make Over Your Metabolism: 4 Weeks to a Faster Metabolism and a Fitter, Firmer You [Hardcover]

Robert Reames (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 7, 2006

Focused 4-week program based on an innovative exercise concept—“metabolic burst training”—that turns the body into an efficient calorie-burning machine 24/7 with just 3 hours of exercise per week.

Special sequences of easy-to-do exercises customized to one’s fitness level, proven to deliver real fitness results.

Detailed photos show the suggested order and correct form for every exercise.

Expert nutrition advice to increase the metabolism and maximize the body’s ability to burn fat while also taming cravings.

Detailed recommended eating plan to help get the most out of each meal and snack.

Guidance to specific lifestyle practices that can be easily implemented into a daily routine to help normalize metabolism and ensure greatest results.

No gym membership required! Simple guide to designing a home gym—only five pieces of affordable basic equipment necessary.

Bonus: Optional programs, each 4 weeks long, which target specific trouble zones (i.e., abs, thighs, hips, etc.) and step up fitness level.

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About the Author

Robert Reames is a nationally recognized fitness expert and can be seen on the hit daytime talk show, the Dr. Phil show, as the head fitness consultant/trainer for Dr. Phil’s Ultimate Weight Loss Challenge. He is the creator of Robert Reames, Inc., a full-service fitness training and consultation company located in Los Angeles. He offers his clientele more than 20 years of experience in the world of health, fitness, and wellness including work in personal training and sports-specific training. Reames developed his own brand of training classes and became a “standing-room-only” group instructor for two of the most prominent health clubs in L.A. Reames continues to train a select group of L.A.’s top executives, helping them become the best they can be. Reames has a variety of strength and conditioning certifications from the leading organizations in the health and fitness industry. He strongly believes that continuing education is a lifelong endeavor and constantly provides his predominately executive clientele with the latest research in exercise science, as well as the most current information in the fields of health, wellness, weight loss, anti-aging, sports specific training, and injury prevention. In addition to his appearances on the Dr. Phil show and ABC’s Extreme Makeover DVD, Reames has also contributed to or been featured in numerous national publications, including Fit, Fitness, Self, Prevention, E-Pregnancy, Family Circle, Sweat, and Sonik. This is Robert Reames’ first book.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Meredith Books (March 7, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0696230550
• ISBN-13: 978-0696230554
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #191,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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139 of 151 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Unrealistic Exercise Plan - It requires a lot of $$$, June 3, 2006

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Lisa Braswell (Montecito, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Make Over Your Metabolism: 4 Weeks to a Faster Metabolism and a Fitter, Firmer You (Hardcover)

I'm surprised Dr. Phil is on board with this book. Too much time is spent on Indoor Cardio, detailing treadmills, elliptical trainers and stationary bikes. The Appendix has a recommendation of $1,000 to $2,000 for a decent treadmill. It also lists rowing machines, multi-station home gym, ski machines, etc. Is this guy crazy!?! Between a gym membership and the equipment I'd have to buy, I'd spend thousands of dollars! The more affordable equipment ranges from Tubing/exercise bands and stability balls (which you must have for this program if you don't go to a gym daily).

Also, he says the proper weight for a woman is 100 lbs for the first 5 feet, then 5 lbs. +/- for every inch above that. This means I should weigh 90 to 110 lbs. My doctors would have a fit if I weighed that little. I'm a 50 years old woman, and per my Internists' I should not get below 125, which is healthy and realistic, and I'll look great.

The diet is nothing special; it's all common sense. I didn't learn anything new, and it isn't even written in an interesting way. (He says the same things over and over again in every chapter.) Every adult already knows the correct foods to eat, and which to cut out. If you want to know about a specific food, "Google" it.

I don't recommend this book.

38 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not much of a makover, June 28, 2006

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Stacy C. Sellers - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Make Over Your Metabolism: 4 Weeks to a Faster Metabolism and a Fitter, Firmer You (Hardcover)

I didn't get much out of this book. I found I was already doing all the exercises that he recommends. More than half of the book is giant full-page photos where he demonstrates each exercise. There is very little content. Also, just a couple of chapters in, he recommends this massage roller that he wants you to go to his website to buy. I was very disappointed and gave the book away immediately.

47 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Once you get past the fluff, a worthwhile program, August 26, 2006

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Stephen Tobey (Malden, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Make Over Your Metabolism: 4 Weeks to a Faster Metabolism and a Fitter, Firmer You (Hardcover)

I've never been a big fan of Dr. Phil, so at first glance this book didn't appeal to me.
Once I started reading it, however, I saw a good, solid program that was based on real scientific principles and methods that have worked in the real world. The workouts are supposed to be 30 minutes each, not so ridiculously short that they seem too good to be true, but not so long that most average people with careers and families would shy away from them.
The strength training workouts can be done in the home with minimal equipment or in a gym. They're based on multi-joint movements like squats, pulldowns and bench presses that work a lot of muscle at once. In that respect the book's recommendations aren't that much different than what you'll find in Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove's The New Rules of Lifting. The program is not as sophisticated as what you'll find in Schuler and Cosgrove's work, but the basic idea is the same. It's just written for a different audience.
The interval cardio workouts might be best suited for machines, but there are other ways to do them, too. As is the case with the strength training, the idea is to work harder, not longer.
It should go without saying, but it's important to stress that you'll get out of it what you put into it. The workouts aren't long, but to get the most out of them, you need to give them your best effort.
As long as you're willing to work, there's no reason you shouldn't get results.