Prime: The Complete Guide to Being Fit, Looking Good, Feeling Great

by Bob Paris

Book Overview

A complete guide to health and fitness for the mature man offers ingenious new workouts, diet guidelines, nutritional supplements, individualized performance plans, motivational exercises,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399527192
• ISBN13: 9780399527197
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Perfect Book to Squash Notions of Fools

At long last, there's a book out there written for the older lifter. Here, Paris is referring to someone who's 40 or over, but he also stresses that at even younger ages, the body begins to change, and someone in their mid-30s may even start to notice diminished testosterone levels. Unfortunately, ego and pride will keep the people who need to read this book the most from actually doing so. If you workout at a gym, chances are you'll see someone there who's not 20 or 25, oblivious to the fact that he needs to adapt his workout to meet the changes his body has undergone as a result of aging. Thankfully Paris talks about the importance of recovery---the aspect of lifting that eludes so many lifters.Hopefully people will keep an open mind and read this book as they move through their 30s. When I was in my late 20s and early 30s, Paris' "Flawless" was a challenging workout. Now that I'm older, there's no way I could endure that rigorous a workout and get the results I did back then.The key to remember is, that if you adapt your workouts to your age, they'll be more productive and you WILL see better results than someone who's only fooling himself by trying to fool his body.

"Realistic" fitness with solid advice

How refreshing to read a fitness book that doesn't pander to the "chiseled chic" set, or promise 20 inch biceps in 20 hours.Paris's "PRIME" is exactly what it bills itself as: a realistic approach to fitness (physically, mentally and nutritionally) for the 40 year old man. The book copiously details goal setting as a necessary step prior to commencing a well thought out fitness program. Bob also details three variations of fitness programs for the beginner or more advanced individual, and allows room for variations for those of us with more than a passing familiarity with the weight room. The nutrition section is incredibly detailed, and is a very valuable resource for people interested in sensible balanced eating as opposed to "diet-of-the week" trends which seem to dominate best sellers lists.The book contains very nice photographs which, suprisingly, illustrate practical, attainable results, as compared to the oiled, steroid-inflated image most publishers try to sell us on.I threw away a pack of Marlboros after reading page 40 of this book. This, like any other fitness guide, isn't going to supply "instant motivation" for those who can't see their way into the gym. For those of us who have made workouts an important (and neccesary) part of our lifestyle, however, Bob Paris has supplied us with a genuine gem - solid advice, practical exercise, smart nutrition, and direct motivation. This is a 5 star thank you to him.