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You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises [Kindle Edition]

Mark Lauren
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From an elite Special Operations physical trainer, an ingeniously simple, rapid-results, do-anywhere program for getting into amazing shape
 
For men and women of all athletic abilities!

 
As the demand for Special Operations military forces has grown over the last decade, elite trainer Mark Lauren has been at the front lines of preparing nearly one thousand soldiers, getting them lean and strong in record time. Now, for regular Joes and Janes, he shares the secret to his amazingly effective regimen—simple exercises that require nothing more than the resistance of your own bodyweight to help you reach the pinnacle of fitness and look better than ever before.

Armed with Mark Lauren’s motivation techniques, expert training, and nutrition advice, you’ll see rapid results by working out just thirty minutes a day, four times a week—whether in your living room, yard, garage, hotel room, or office. Lauren’s exercises build more metabolism-enhancing muscle than weightlifting, burn more fat than aerobics, and are safer than both, since bodyweight exercises develop balance and stability and therefore help prevent injuries. Choose your workout level—Basic, 1st Class, Master Class,and Chief Class—and get started, following the clear instructions for 125 exercises that work every muscle from your neck to your ankles. Forget about gym memberships, free weights, and infomercial contraptions. They are all poor substitutes for the world’s most advanced fitness machine, the one thing you are never without: your own body.


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About the Author

Mark Lauren has effectively prepared over 700 trainees for the extreme physical demands of the most elite levels of the special operations community. He is a Military Physical Training Specialist, Special Operations Combat Controller, triathlete, and mixed martial artist. Lauren broke, and still holds, the Department of Defense’s long standing “underwater record” by swimming 133 meters, on one breath, subsurface, for 2 minutes and 23 seconds, until losing consciousness. He lives in Tampa Bay, Florida.


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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful
By dfeg
Format:Paperback
Ultimately an exercise book has to be judged by the results. And the results have been fantastic.

The start of the book is mainly about the how and why the exercises work. In short by using your body weight you can exercise anywhere and by changing leverage/ angles of exercises they can be made easier or much much harder. The idea is you exercise regularly, build muscle and this muscle burns calories 24 hours a day.

The book has a detailed exercise section with a huge amount of exercises, images and good descriptions. You can either take these and make your own workout or follow one of his programs in the back. I did the latter and have loved it. I've lost inches and gained a huge amount of definition. The workout are no more then 30 minutes and mainly split into push, pull, core, legs. If you take it seriously and push yourself when you are doing it you will get results and you will know about it the next day.

One thing to add, I've got a basic pull-up bar at home (£13 in argos). I've found this has been really helpful. Between using this, a chair, a towel or any combination of the three I've been able to tackle any exercise i've come across so far. You can do it without one but having one has definitely made it easier.

Fantastic book.
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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Essential 30 Jun 2010
By Mr Jj
Format:Paperback
This book really is essential whether you're a casual exerciser or like me,a bit of a fanatic!!
For the beginners it really is clear,concise and very easy to follow with plenty of options to make each exercise easier or harder as required.
For the more experienced, you won't believe the results you'll get when you put down the weights and start using your body-i can safely say i haven't ached as much after a workout in years!!!!
Also included in the book are full explanations of all exercise terms and definitions (e.g. intervals,tabatas,circuits etc) and most importantly, a whole section on Nutrition(half the battle!!) plus motivational tips to help get you going.
All the pictures in the book demonstrating the exercises are very clear and easy to follow with written explanations of each including the muscles worked for each exercise
Plus,at the back of the book there are programs for beginners,intermediate,advanced and elite-everything u need to exercise at home,in the park,on holiday,wherever!

I can't recommend this book highly enough
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51 of 53 people found the following review helpful
LOVE this book 20 Jun 2010
Format:Paperback
Having been a gym-rat for many years now, this is a welcome addition to my bookshelf.

Well written, clear & concise. I have found the exercises challenging and effective.

I disagree with the previous reviewer in that many of the exercises rely exclusively on yur own body weight and the rest require the most basic of equipment (eg a chair - c'mon, everyone has access to a chair!)

In sum, this is a great book for those wanting to get away from the usual gym equipment and into the world of freehand exercising. With 121 different exercises that can be addapted to reduce or increase difficulty, this book provides a framwork for constructing complete workout programs for people of all ages and abilities.

Highly recommended.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Impressive book, simple, and effective!!
I originally purchased the book to enable to continue to work out at home without access to a gym (which I am able to use for free while at uni). Read more
Published 25 days ago by Simon
Excellent
Firstly, The best recommendation I can make about this book is that I used to go to the gym 4 times a week for about an hour and a half each time. Read more
Published 28 days ago by kaioxygen
No excuses
If you struggle to find the time to invest in keeping your body functioning well, read this book, turn off the snooze button and get your blood pumping for half an hour, four... Read more
Published 29 days ago by Some Bloke
needlespice
excellent. All the body weight training you could think of and more. easy to follow programs, and there is an app for your phone too. Read more
Published 1 month ago by needlespice
Practical, interesting advice.
As someone who is a regular gym goer I was looking for something new to try in the off season of my sport, Rugby. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Hamish21
Best buy for a long time!
In an effort to get back into shape, whilst not paying ridiculous ammounts of money to the local gym, which is also complete gash, I actually spotted this book in a shop (then... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Nathan Gunn
Delivers Outstanding Results
Forget getting a personal trainer. Mark gives you all the inspiration and know how you need to transform you body and keep you motivated. Read more
Published 1 month ago by 3-Styler
Great book on bodyweight training
I've been a dedicated weight lifter for many years now and I've long shunned bodyweight exercises, but this book changed my perspective on them. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Kynn
Good, but where are the stretches?
For a long time I have been wanting to find a well-presented book on bodyweight exercises. I had been recommended this book, as well as a product available online called RMAX... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Nick Sutton
For the determined.
This book is very good for people who are 'into' bodyshaping. I looked at this because I had problems with muscles in my legs and wanted exercises that I could do anywhere without... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Colin Whitford
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Each muscle group only needs to be worked once a week. While the program splits them into four sections: Push, Pull, Core, and Legs, you can also replicate a standard gym training regimen. Break your muscles up into: · Shoulders (8 to 12 sets) · Triceps (6 to 9 sets) · Chest (8 to 12 sets) · Lats (8 to 12 sets) · Biceps and forearms (6 to 9 sets) · Core (6 to 9 sets) · Thighs (8 to 12 sets) · Calves (8 to 12 sets) &quote;
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Daily, we should aim to consume 1  1.5 grams of protein per pound of ideal bodyweight, with the rest of our calories coming from an even split of good carbs and fats. &quote;
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Your real home is not your apartment or your house or your city or even your country, but your body. It is the only thing you, your soul and your mind, will always live inside of so long as you walk the earth. It is the single most important physical thing in this world you can take care of. &quote;
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