ISBN-13: 9781468188981 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 102 str.
Use a BARSTOOL and a BACKPACK to sculpt your abs and build the body you've always wanted
Faced with the scare of high blood pressure I was determined to lose weight and to find a solution that would fit into my small home and extremely tight budget. However, due to my busy schedule I didn't have a lot of free time to devote to exercise unless I wanted to wake up at 4am. Unfortunately, I'm not a morning person so waking up at the crack of dawn just wan't going to happen.
My local community center offered a great rate on their memberships for residents of and people who work in the community. They had machines and equipment which allowed me to work muscles most of us don't even have. However, having to wait to use the equipment further cut into the already short amount of time I allotted for exercise.
I attempted to squeeze exercise into my day by going for jogs during my lunch hour, but that left me sweaty and uncomfortable and made it difficult for me to find the motivation needed to maintain a successful exercise program. Therefore, I decided to do a little research and formulate a plan that would fit into my lifestyle and it's limitations.
As a teenager I spent a lot of time exercising with traditional home gym equipment. In my parent's basement I had a weight bench fully equipped with free weights, a straight bar, a curling bar, dumb bells, and leg curling machine. I also had a larger machine that used heavy duty resistance bands. While these machines and equipment were effective they also took up a lot of space. In my parent's basement space wasn't really an issue, but when I moved into my own place space was no longer a luxury and my house was too small for bulky exercise equipment. That's when the idea for a compact home gym came to me.
At first I went looking for an over the counter product and I tried several options including an interesting door-gym which was a device made of a set of pulleys that attached to the top and bottom of a door. Long resistance bands with loops on each end were stretched between the pulleys and you connected handles through the looped ends of the resistance bands which allowed you to perform several exercises. This was my favorite of the devices I tested and it was really quite clever, but its one limitation was the resistance bands couldn't provide enough resistance to be very effective.
As I continued to search for the perfect compact gym I soon realized that a complete all-in-one machine didn't exist. And among the devices that did work well there were a few muscle groups that were being overlooked altogether.
So I decided to gather my research and piece together a home gym and fitness program that would fit into my busy schedule and small home and wouldn't break the bank in the process. What I came up with is nothing short of the ultimate do-it-yourself solution to achieve maximum results with minimal effort no matter what your schedule and space limitations permit.
In my book I share with you the secrets that helped me regain control of my health and I teach you how to construct your very own Backpack Gym. Additionally, I demonstrate how to achieve a fitness club quality workout and put together sample fat burning ab workouts and body sculpting upper body workout routines.
Let me show you how to use a BARSTOOL and a BACKPACK to flatten your stomach and get into the best shape of your life
Your flatter stomach and leaner, healthier body are closer than you think: as close as that stool you're sitting on