6 Weeks to a Hollywood Body: Look Fit and Feel Fabulous with the Secrets of the Stars [Paperback]

Steve Zim (Author), Mark Laska (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 16, 2007

As featured in SELF and on Weekend Today


"Steve Zim's plan helped me drop my body fat more quickly than with any other program I've ever tried. I couldn't be more pleased."
--Jessica Biel, star of The Illusionist

In 6 Weeks to a Hollywood Body, the top Hollywood trainer and Weekend Today show fitness expert Steve Zim unlocks the secrets of the stars and shows you how to have a Hollywood body of your own. Want to add shape and strength to your legs? Have a great butt? Make your back and arms stronger and leaner? Develop an amazing chest or breasts? After you've completed the easy-to-follow Hollywood Body program in six short weeks, you'll be runway ready for your grand entrance and you'll look amazing and feel healthier and happier than ever before. In this book, Steve Zim reveals the three keys to his Hollywood Body system:

HOLLYWOOD NUTRITION: The easy and effective Hollywood Body way to supercharge your metabolism with protein, good carbs, and good fats

HOLLYWOOD HEART: Ramp up your cardio health and melt away fat and inches the Hollywood Body way

HOLLYWOOD SCULPT: A revolutionary set of all-new Hollywood Body exercises designed to sculpt and reshape your muscles

This proven program works no matter what your body type is. So get started--your Hollywood body awaits you!

Editorial Reviews

Review

Despite its tabloid-ish title, this book contains detailed workouts designed to create a toned figure. Using a few simple props (stability ball, dumbbells, a chair), Zim takes readers through upper body, lower body and abdominal workouts that are described in detail and illustrated with photos. Although many may be familiar, some are tweaked to get the most out of the exercise. The Hollywood Kickout, for example, works the inside and outside of the triceps by slightly twisting the dumbbell and isolating the muscle. That, says Zim, is what gives triceps that nice line of definition. The goal is to create the sculpted but symmetrical physique so many stars possess these days. "Most people plan their workouts around what I call mirror muscles," says Zim, referring to the front half of the body most people see in the mirror. "For a lot of people, their backs and rear delts are not in balance with the front."
Zim, who owns a gym in Culver City, has trained Jessica Biel and Ashley Judd, and says he understands why people covet celebrity bodies: "They have the wow factor," he says. ("Los AngelesTimes," March 27, 2006)

From the Inside Flap

In my business, it is essential that you look fantastic. When I started working with Steve, I started seeing changes, and those changes inspired me to go even further. If you can make this part of your routine, you can experience and rejoice in the real and lasting results that have changed your life." - Liza Snyder, actress, Yes, Dear and Jesse

After just one Hollywood Body workout, you feel a difference. Three workouts, and you see a difference. In two weeks, your friends and loved ones start making comments about how good you look. After you've completed the six-week Hollywood Body program, you are runway-ready for your grand entrance- you look amazing and you feel healthier and happier than ever.

In 6 Weeks to a Hollywood Body, the top Hollywood trainer and Weekend Today show fitness expert Steve Zim unlocks the secrets of the stars and shows you how to adopt the Hollywood Body mindset ( and the body to go with it) as your own. And you don't need thousands of dollars, your own personal trainer, or a limo to drive you the gym. Want to add shape and strength to your legs? Develop a great butt? Make your back and arms stronger and leaner? Have a chest or breast to die for? In six short weeks , you'll have it all.

Zim reveals the three keys to the Hollywood Body system:

HOLLYWOOD NUTRITION: An easy and effective Hollywood-Style way to supercharge your metabolism by determining how much protein you need each day as well as how many good carbs and what kind of good fats you can enjoy.

HOLLYWOOD HEART: Ramp up your cardio health and melt away fat and inches by determining what the best Hollywood cardio exercise is for you, then establish how long and how often you should do cardio training.

HOLLYWOOD SCULPT: A revolutionary set of Hollywood-style exercises designed to sculpt and reshape your muscles from their deepest points, illustrated by more than 100 black-and-white photographs.

If you think you're to old, too overweight,or too out of shape to develop a Hollywood body, think again. This proven program is fully customized and works for anyone with any of the three major body types. If you follow the plan, it will work for you, too. You can complete the Holly wood Body program in the privacy of your won home, but soon you'll want to step out and strut you brand-new better stuff!! In no time, you'll look forward to going to the beach or the gym, feel eager to take part in physical activities with your kids or friends, and achieve a level of self-confidence and relaxation that you never thought possible.

The message of 6 Weeks to a Hollywood Body is that changing your body will change your entire life. All it takes is six weeks to a new you. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (January 16, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470098228
• ISBN-13: 978-0470098226
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 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: #532,624 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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53 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book - good results - IF YOU DO THE WORK :-), March 5, 2006

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Little Miss Cutey (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 6 Weeks to a Hollywood Body: Look Fit and Feel Fabulous with the Secrets of the Stars (Hardcover)

This is another exercise book that will get you great results, if you do the work inside. Steve Zim knows his stuff and he breaks it all down for you, but you must not only look at the pictures, you must put them in motion. He won't lie to you - he tells us that the celebrities work extremely hard to get the bodies that they have. That they are dedicated and watch what they eat and that they exercise often and hard. One thing he does mention that is supposedly a myth in the fitness world, is spot toning. So many trainers will tell you that you simply cannot spot tone. Steve thinks you can. Who knows? I say, give it a go.
One other quick point is that you must already be near thin to get a Hollywood body in the time allotted. If you are seriously overweight, this will not be your end result. However, doing these on a regular basis, and your dream body will be a step closer - the results will be noticable to yourself, but if you are overweight, then incorporate these with a lot of cardio.
Other than that, this guy is well informed and this can be very helpful to you as he tweaks the usual exercises to give them that little extra something and gives them weird names like The Frankenstein and The Arrow.
Good book. Go get it and go do it.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Baby Fat, April 7, 2006

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Mama J "Nancy" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 6 Weeks to a Hollywood Body: Look Fit and Feel Fabulous with the Secrets of the Stars (Hardcover)

I had a baby six months ago and I have never in my life had a problem with losing weight. For some reason, I was not losing the weight and I was eating right and working out.

Due to my time constraints with the new baby, going to the gym was not happening. I wanted to be able to work out at home. I was watching the travel chanel and they had a segment on getting back into your summer bathing suit. At this point, I would be happy to just get back into my jeans. The author of 6 weeks to a Hollywood Body was on this show and was showing some exercises that was simple and could be done with just an excercise ball. I got the book and read it cover to cover. Great book. What was even more interesting was that I had a question about how to do one specific work out move and the book has an email address where you can send questions to the author. 2 days after sending the email, the author responded and answered my questions. Very cool! I have already seen changes in my body and perhaps it is because I am hitting areas that I have never used before and my body is responding to it. Ladys, if you just had a baby, you need this book.

19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Already seeing results, March 8, 2006

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Mark S. "Mark S." (Allston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 6 Weeks to a Hollywood Body: Look Fit and Feel Fabulous with the Secrets of the Stars (Hardcover)

I purchased this book after seeing the author on the Today Show. I have seen him on the Today show many times and he always has very interesting workout segments. When I saw that he wrote a book, I had to get it.

With just a couple of items the book tells you to buy (ball and ankle weights) I am working out and really feeling the workout by only devoting 25 minutes a day. Driving to the gym takes me 30 minutes each way and then I would spend 45 minutes in the gym. I am saving an hour and a half of my day by working out at home using this book.

I would recommend this book to anyone!

Mark S.