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"One of the most comprehensive nutritional and exercise programs I've ever encountered. This groundbreaking work is sure to be a powerful tool in the hands of anyone wanting to lose excess body fat."

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　—From the Foreword by Kathy Smith

Mackie Shilstone is famous for helping world-class athletes and business titans look great and achieve peak performance. Now, he presents an all-new approach to burning fat for both women and men. Drawing on Mackie's unique nutrition and exercise programs, The Fat-Burning Bible gives you the secrets and tools to increase your metabolism, target the parts of your body that carry excess fat, and see results in just four weeks. Inside you'll find:

* 6 levels of targeted meal plans and 74 recipes featuring low-fat, low-glycemic, high-flavor foods

* Mackie's all-new gender-specific cardio, circuit, and core-training routines

* 64 step-by-step photographs illustrating the customized exercises

* Must-know information on 6 highly effective fat-burning supplements

* Real-life success stories of Mackie's clients

This is the only weight-loss bible you will ever need to burn fat, slim down, and look great!

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Mackie Shilstone is famous for helping world-class athletes and business titans take their bodies to the next level, look great, and achieve peak performance. Now, drawing on his program, which has helped thousands of ordinary women and men lose excess body fat and shed inches and pounds, Shilstone has written the definitive guide to metabolic weight loss?the first book to offer gender-specific strategies for eating and exercising effectively. He starts by showing readers how to assess how over-fat they are and to identify their specific health problems. Then, drawing on leading-edge research, he gives them the lowdown on how hormones control metabolism?and how his prescription of nutritional recommendations, seven highly targeted fat-burning supplements, and customized exercises can boost metabolic efficiency to the max. The book includes six levels of meal plans and 75 recipes featuring low-glycemic, high-flavor foods; Mackie?s all-new gender-specific fat-burning, cardio, circuit, interval, and core body-training routines; and 64 step-by-step photographs illustrating Mackie?s exercises. For any woman or man who wants to lose excess body fat and inches, balance hormones, and have a dramatically improved health profile in as little as four weeks, this book is truly a godsend.

Mackie Shilstone (New Orleans, LA) is Director of Health and Fitness for the Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, the Performance Enhancement Expert for Ochsner Clinic Foundation, a special advisor to the United States Olympic Committee on Sports Nutrition, and a consultant to Major League Baseball. He has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, 20/20, 48 Hours, CNN, ESPN, and HBO and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, and Sports Illustrated. Mackie?s Health Minute is heard by listeners in many states twice a day on WWL, the second largest radio station in the country. His spot is televised weekly on the Morning Show in New Orleans. Mackie?s other books include Maximum Energy for Life (0-471-47882-2) and Lose Your Love Handles.

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Ideally, being healthy isn't just about being a certain weight: It's about having all the systems of your body performing at optimum levels for as long a time as possible. Mackie Shilstone, in his role as medical advisor to professional athletes, presents a complex plan in The Fat-Burning Bible that incorporates supplements, sleep and stress management alongside the standards of diet and exercise.

The first section of the book helps you establish your honest starting point--it's easy to be at an acceptable weight but have unacceptably high fat percentages, cholesterol or blood sugar. Establishing this point involves a fair amount of measuring and math, and includes checklists that will help you identity potential concerns like Syndrome X or thyroid problems.

Diet and nutrition follow; the section encompasses fairly complex suggestions on intake percentages as well as simple meal plans and recipes. Portion control figures highly--it's back to the old 'four ounces of skinless chicken breast' as a basic building block. A short section on supplements refers in a general way to recent research, but is more of an introduction than complete system. More time is devoted to the exercise program, but this could be more complex than a typical dieter feels ready for. Clear photos show off specific exercises, but they require regular trips to the gym or a set of dumbbells at home. The last section, which Shilstone suggests photocopying, is a day-to-day journal that allows you to check off goals and note areas for further work. It's a helpful tool, but also requires a fair amount of dedication.

Ultimately, this book seems designed for those who are already fairly fit, but are hoping to achieve a more ideal version of good health. It could be especially helpful for amateur athletes--if you're prepping for a marathon or other big event, this might be just the tool you need.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Jill Lightner

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length: (cm)22.7 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)14.5