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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!

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Publié par	Turner Publishing Company
Date de parution	01 janvier 2007
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781620458693
Langue	English

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6 WEEKS TO A HOLLYWOOD BODY
6 WEEKS TO A HOLLYWOOD BODY
Look Fit and Feel Fabulous with the Secrets of the Stars
STEVE ZIM AND MARK LASKA

John Wiley Sons, Inc.
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
Copyright 2006 by Steve Zim and Mark Laska. All rights reserved
Photographs by Nick Horn
Published by John Wiley Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey
Published simultaneously in Canada
Design and composition by Navta Associates, Inc.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600, or on the web at www.copyright.com . Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions .
The information in this book is not intended to serve as a replacement for professional medical advice. Any use of the information in this book is at the reader s discretion. The author and the publisher specifically disclaim any and all liability arising directly or indirectly from the use or application of any information contained in this book. A health care professional should be consulted regarding your specific situation.
For general information about our other products and services, please contact our Customer Care Department within the United States at (800) 762-2974, outside the United States at (317) 572-3993 or fax (317) 572-4002.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Zim, Steve.
6 weeks to a Hollywood body : look fit and feel fabulous with the secrets of the stars / Steve Zim and Mark Laska.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN-13 978-0-471-71549-8 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN-10 0-471-71549-2 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN-13 978-1-620-45869-3 (paper : alk. paper)
ISBN-10 0-470-09822-8 (paper : alk. paper)
1. Exercise. 2. Physical fitness. 3. Bodybuilding. 4. Nutrition. 5. Celebrities-Health and hygiene. I. Laska, Mark. II. Title.
RA781.Z536 2006
613.7-dc22
200519104
Printed in the United States of America
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
In memory of Cookie Zimelman
Contents
Acknowledgments

Introduction: What Is the Hollywood Body?

1 Hollywood Body Goals and Motivation

2 Secrets of the Stars

3 Hollywood Nutrition Principles

4 Hollywood Heart Principles

5 Hollywood Sculpt Principles

6 Your Hollywood Body Initiation-the First Two Weeks

7 What s Your Hollywood Body Type?

8 Four Weeks to an Ectomorph Hollywood Body

9 Four Weeks to a Mesomorph Hollywood Body

10 Four Weeks to an Endomorph Hollywood Body

11 The Final Cut: The Hollywood Body Lifestyle

12 What Next?

Index
Acknowledgments
Thanks to my editor, Tom Miller, for shepherding this book; to Mark Laska, for making my words and ideas clear so that people can change their lives; and to Maria Yip for all the hard production work she puts into the fitness segments we do on NBC s Weekend Today show, which has helped spread the word of fitness to millions of people and has allowed me a forum to educate Americans on being healthier. To the gym crew-Salter Giddens, the gym s fashion king ; Todd Bresler (or TT, as we call him); Chris Yackley; Diana Oliveira; and Kim Halcomb-thank you for always doing your best. Thanks also to Dennis Weiss for being a sounding board and keeping the gym healthier with all your fruit. Thanks to Chuck Dalaklis, Teresa McKeown, and the Brokaw brothers-your support has meant a lot to me. Thanks to Mel Berger and everyone at William Morris for finding us a good match. I also want to thank Dr. Abraham Zimelman-my dad and medical adviser for my fitness segments-and Dr. Alice Zimelman, Irv Rubinstein, and Shirley Rubinstein for being more than family and always coming up with ideas for me to do on the show. Thanks to my wife, Jodi, for everything she does-too much to list; to Carli and Taylor, my youngest workout buddies; and to Humphrey, my four-legged jogging partner. Thanks to Tom s editorial assistant, Juliet Grames; the book s production editor, Lisa Burstiner; and the copy editor, Mary Dorian. And finally, thanks to the models featured in the book who allowed us to show you the way: Ilana Zimelman, Marie Cavanaugh, Alyson Sanders, Amy Ruka, and Jodi Zimelman.
Introduction: What Is the Hollywood Body?
Within these pages you will learn the secrets of transforming your body into a Hollywood body. I have helped so many people through this process-people of all ages, shapes, and sizes-that it has been honed into a scientific formula that I am honored to share with you.
Around the world, Hollywood projects images of beautiful people, glamour, and star power. But the reality is somewhat different. People in southern California are blessed with one thing many other people are not: nice weather. People who visit Hollywood from Saskatchewan, Wisconsin, Maine, and North Dakota learn that they can actually enjoy being outdoors in February. In fact, most people in Hollywood are not that much better looking than people anywhere else in the world; we re just more active.
The Hollywood body is a product of an active lifestyle and a Hollywood body mindset. When you engage in activity, there is a natural release of hormones, enzymes, and chemicals that delivers instant feelings of well-being. Activity results in an immediate relief of stress; you will feel refreshed, energized, clearheaded, and buoyant-that is the Hollywood body mindset. These are the feelings that will drive you to become more active, and consequently, adopt an active lifestyle.
An active lifestyle will equate to a happy life. Happiness is actually the realization that you would not choose to be anyone or anything else. That is really the goal here. The point is not to look like your favorite celebrity, but to make the most of what you have. This book will help you change your body into the best that it can be-and be satisfied with who and what you are.
Let s be real: most of us do not look like supermodels or compete in bodybuilding contests. Recent studies conducted by scientific and medical institutions point out that less than 10 percent of the U.S. population exercises regularly. The Centers for Disease Control recently stated that more than 30 percent of the population is obese and more than 60 percent of all Americans are overweight. So Hollywood might not be the best litmus test for what your body could or should look like. During the press tour for the film Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason , Renee Zellweger talked about ballooning up to 135 pounds. To put that in perspective, the average American woman weighs 162 pounds.
This book does not contain some unrealistic method to take a woman who is currently a size 26 and turn her into a size 2, or reduce a man s 42-inch waist to 28 inches. This book is designed for the great majority of people who do not exercise and would like to turn their lives around. If this is you, you are in the right place.
I have been an ardent fitness devotee my entire life and have been helping people transform their bodies for almost twenty years. I first began to take the transformation process seriously when I was in college. After watching people exercise next to me in the gym day after day and year after year, I began to notice that they looked no different from the way they did when I first met them. I began to question why and how these people could be so committed and not get any payoff for all their sweat and effort. I dissected the traditional exercises most of us are familiar with and became increasingly determined to discover the answer to why my gym mates were not getting results.
I began to study physiology; I delved into the function of supportive muscle groups, the skeletal system, kinesiology, and human performance. At a college in Boston, I was lucky enough to be allowed to observe some astounding scientific experimentation with next-generation magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and infrared imaging that are considered cutting-edge technology. With advanced MRI technology, I could see how our muscles connect to the skeletal system and better understand their functions. On a hunch, I asked to see what muscles looked like during traditional exercises using infrared technology. It was clear that only a small portion of designated muscles were radiating enough heat to be seen. With this technology, it became evident that only 20 to 30 percent of the working muscle was actually being utilized.
Finally, I saw scientific proof that solved the mystery of why traditional exercises were not helping people transform their bodies. I began to modify traditional exercises and experiment with the creation of entirely new exercises to maximize muscular output, and I brought these new exercises back into the laboratory. The infrared images from the new exercises showed me that I could call upon 100 percent of muscular output. Theoretically, the new exercises provided a method to work the entire muscle and rebuild the musculature from its deepest point, giving exercisers a method to completely transform their appearance. When used in conjunction with proper nutritional guidelines and cardiovascular activity, the new exercises could result in a complete physical transformation in the shortest possible time.
After experimenting on myself and experiencing astounding results, I began working with high-level college athletes using these new techniques and methods. By anyone s definition, their results were off the charts. When I moved to Los Angeles, I began using these same technique