The Miracle Seven: 7 Amazing Exercises That Slim, Sculpt, and Build the Body in 20 Minutes a Day [Paperback]

John E. Peterson (Author), Wendie Pett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 20, 2008

A 20 minute per day weekly plan, featuring 7 amazing Tiger Moves and the Transformetrics Training System, that are guaranteed to sculpt the entire body with incredible speed.

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About the Author

Bronze Bow Publishing, and the author of Pushing Yourself to Power. He created the Transformetrics™ Training System that maximizes strength and fitness as well as wellness

Wendie Pett is the National Sales Director for Koechel Peterson & Associates and the author of Every Woman's Guide to Personal Power.

Product Details

• Paperback: 199 pages
• Publisher: Bronze Bow Publishing (October 20, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932458174
• ISBN-13: 978-1932458176
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #434,654 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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73 of 74 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Miracle Seven the Best of the Best, February 14, 2006

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Joe L. Libbey - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Miracle Seven: 7 Amazing Exercises That Slim, Sculpt, and Build the Body in 20 Minutes a Day (Paperback)

Description:

Miracle Seven is 197 pages written by Mr. John Peterson and Mrs. Wendie Pett and published by Bronze Bow Publishing (October, 2004). Both John and Wendie model the presented exercises. The Miracle Seven course features 56 exercises including the John McSweeney Tiger Moves (the "foundation" exercises of the book) and 49 more exercises for developing specific body parts. The additional seven work-outs are as follows: (1) chest, shoulders, and triceps, (2) arms, back, and neck, (3) Quads, glutes, hips, and calves, (4) abs and core, (5) arms, back, and the bridge, (6) legs, glutes, hips, and (7) additional strength exercises.

The book's emphasis is on natural bodybuilding through an exercise system called Transformetrics. Transformetrics is an exercise system that incorporates Dynamic Visualized Resistance (DVR's), Dynamic Self Resistance (DSR's), calisthenics, and isometrics for the purpose of achieving overall good health and body sculpting. The book also contains personal stories, information on nutrition, and deep breathing techniques.

High Points:

It provides a step-by-step lesson approach that is easy to follow and understand. It clearly lists the exercises for each body part and proscribes recommended sets and repetitions. It features exercises for both men and women that can be done anywhere at anytime.

The course has considerable content considering the variety of exercises (56) and the types of exercises (Calisthenics, Isometrics, Dynamic Visualized Resistance (DVR's), and Dynamic Self Resistance (DSR's)). Exercises are accurately explained in text and accompanied by photo illustrations as to how to perform them correctly.

Miracle Seven presents a chapter on nutrition organized into five food "lists" from best to worst. There's also a section simply explaining the importance and misconceptions of protein, carbohydrates, and fat. With these basic tools a person can design a healthy eating program.

I believe that Miracle Seven could act as stand alone fitness manual for a person; purchase this course and a person would have enough exercise material to last a lifetime and be strong and fit by most standards.

John Peterson and Wendie Pett are in really good shape and do a wonderful job in posing. Both John and Wendie made excellent models and demonstrate the effectiveness of the system.

Miracle Seven is a great book for people new to bodyweight conditioning, but this book would be useful to Olympic caliber athletes.

Miracle Seven makes a great travel companion as its dimensions are 8.8 x 6.0 x 0.5 inches, making it easy to pack. Despite its small size it packs a lot of information; when I travel I take only Miracle Seven with me.

Suggested Improvements:

Additional isometric exercises should have been added for more variety. I count a total of five presented in Miracle Seven, at least each of the seven sections should have listed one isometric exercise.

Miracle Seven sometimes times uses too few pictures to demonstrate exercises.

Score:

I gave this book a rating of five out of five stars. This book serves as an excellent complement to other bodyweight exercise books or other fitness programs. I highly recommend its purchase. It's a great addition to any fitness library.

88 of 94 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Use Your Mind To Develop Your Body, November 8, 2004

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This review is from: The Miracle Seven: 7 Amazing Exercises That Slim, Sculpt, and Build the Body in 20 Minutes a Day (Paperback)

This book contains exercises that are thousands of years old and yet are the most efficient and effective way to exercise in the twenty first century.

They have their origin in the ancient Yoga and Kungfu tensing exercises.

They require no special equipment or clothing and give you the ability to exercise anywhere and anytime.

The resistance is provided by your own mind using your imagination and visual imagery.

The course consists of stretching and tensing exercises that are fun to do and because of the intense concentration you are developng your mind at the same time that you are developing your body.

Give them a try-I bet you'll get hooked even if you don't like to exercise.

46 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally,something that really works!!!, March 29, 2005

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Kong2 "Lou" (Lakeland,Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Miracle Seven: 7 Amazing Exercises That Slim, Sculpt, and Build the Body in 20 Minutes a Day (Paperback)

I am a 56 yr. old male with severe degenerative joint disease from head to toe. I have had 6 body parts fused due to bone against bone pain due to loss of cartillage. I have tried free weights, nautilus, soloflex, bowflex,crossbow,total gym, trimax,kettlebells. I had to stop due to the pain. I became very depressed and felt like there was no more hope for me. I took a chance and bought the miracle7. That has turned out to be the best decision Ive ever made. I have been doing the exercises for two weeks and Im thrilled with the results. Best of all I have no pain when I do the workout and I am already seeing results. The book is written in a warm,friendly manner and it seems that Mr. Peterson is right in the room with you explaining things to you. I have had the opportunity to talk with Mr. peterson over the phone and found him to be friendly,knowledgeable,but most of all you can tell that he really cares about people and truly wants to help them. How about that? someone who actually cares about you even after youve bought their product. I had a lot of questions to ask him and he was very patient and answered each one without making me feel I was imposing on him. I used to wok in a health club a long time ago and I saw how customers were treated after they bought a club membership. They were promised all the help they needed with their workouts. After they bought the membership and had questions about anything the instructors made them feel like they were imposing on them. I even saw elderly women doing exercises so fast I knew they were going to hurt themselves but the instructors let them keep on doing it and didnt say anything. Finally I walked up to the women and told them to slow down or they could injure themselves. My point is that you can tell Mr. Peterson cares. In closing, if there are any of you out there who for one reason or another have given up or feel that there is no hope for you to improve your body and your health,please give the miracle7 a chance. I did and I am very happy with the results Im seeing. Thank God for you,Mr. Peterson,you and your book have made a difference in my life. Lou, Lakeland, Florida