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From top celebrity fitness trainer Gina Lombardi--deadline-focused weight-loss and fitness secrets to shape up for special occasions

Whether it's a wedding in two months or the Academy Awards 30 days away, many people feel stressed out about getting fit and looking their best for a big occasion. In Deadline Fitness, readers can find the perfect program to meet their weight-loss and fitness goals. With five individualized plans for different time frames, the book combines proven, easy-to-follow exercise and eating plans with dramatic, inspiring stories about the special life events that spur us to tone up and look great.
Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Chapter One: Inspiration, Perspiration, Dedication.

Chapter Two: The Food Formula.

Chapter Three: The Exercise Equation.

Chapter Four: Go for the Goal.

Chapter Five: Preparing for the Deadline.

Chapter Six: Three Months and Counting.

Chapter Seven: Two Months and Counting.

Chapter Eight: One Month and Counting.

Chapter Nine: Two Weeks and Counting.

Chapter Ten: Your New Body—FOR LIFE.

Index.

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Exercise

Health

Fitness

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Publié par	Turner Publishing Company
Date de parution	29 décembre 2008
Nombre de lectures	2
EAN13	9780470481110
Langue	English

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Table of Contents

Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction

Chapter 1 - Inspiration, Perspiration, Dedication

Motivation—Just the Facts
Get Started, Stick to It: The Ten Best Ways

Chapter 2 - The Food Formula

Why You’re Not the Biggest Loser
Go Ahead, Lose It!

Chapter 3 - The Exercise Equation

I Know I Should Exercise, But . . .
What Went Wrong?
What Kind of Shape Are You In?
Free Weights or Machines?
Gain, No Pain!

Chapter 4

What’s Your Goal?
Short-Term versus Long-Term Goals
By the Numbers
Know the Score

Chapter 5 - Preparing for the Deadline

Enhancing Your Deadline Program

Chapter 6

Your Custom Eating Plan
Plan A: Four Meals a Day
Plan B: Three Meals with Two Snacks
Your Custom Exercise Program
Beginner Workouts
Intermediate Workouts
Take It Up a Notch: For Advanced Exercisers
Fine-Tuning the Food Formula: What to Do If You Want to Lose More
What’s Next?

Chapter 7

Your Custom Eating Plan
Your Custom Exercise Program
Beginner Workouts
Intermediate Workouts
Take It Up a Notch: For Advanced Exercisers
Fine-Tuning the Food Formula: What to Do If You Want to Lose More
What’s Next?

Chapter 8

Your Custom Eating Plan
Your Custom Exercise Program
Beginner Workouts
Intermediate Workouts
Take It Up a Notch: For Advanced Exercisers
Fine-Tuning the Food Formula: What to Do If You Want to Lose More
What’s Next?

Chapter 9

Your Custom Eating Plan
Determining Your Portion Sizes for Each Meal
How to Put Together the Step-Up and Step-Down Meals
Beginner Workouts
Intermediate Workouts
Take It Up a Notch: For Advanced Exercisers
Fine-Tuning the Food Formula: What to Do If You Want to Lose More
Body Emergency: One-Week Deadline
What’s Next?

Chapter 10

Know Your New Numbers
New-Body FAQ
Refresh Your Workouts
Don’t Let Stress Make You Fat

Index

This book is printed on acid-free paper.

Copyright © 2009 by Gina Lombardi. All rights reserved

All photos in this book appear courtesy of Dabling Harward.

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To my parents, Dr. Joseph and Veglia Lombardi, who, with the hand of God, made all things possible for me
Acknowledgments
It was quite an undertaking to condense my sixty thousand hours of experience in the fitness field into sixty thousand words, but here is the result of my effort. May no one go unnoticed who helped me, listened to me, taught me, changed my mind, told me I couldn’t, told me I could, told me I should, challenged me, or encouraged me. You have all made me a better person. Here’s to every one of you.
An extraspecial thanks to my fabulous husband, Kevin, for his endless encouragement and for carrying the load while I was glued to my desk chair, and to my spectacular son, Gunnar Cruise Size-more, whose gentle sweetness made the sacrifices worthwhile. Thank you, Gunnar, for rolling your Hot Wheels cars under my office door. For the record, I already knew you were there.
To my incredibly patient agent and friend, Manie Baron, for all the hand-holding, good jokes, and great advice. You da man!
To the awesome John Wiley & Sons publishing company, especially Tom Miller and Dan Crissman.
To Linda Villarosa, for your editing skills, patience, and finesse.
To my clients: to everyone , past, present, and future, whom I have worked with, thank you for the opportunity to serve you, to laugh and cry with you, to help you, and to learn from you.You are the reason I am in this profession.
A special thanks to Vatche, Mayda, and Joanna Meguerdichian; Bonnie, Barry, and Crispin; Susan; Jack; the lovely Catherine Bell; the sassy Sally “Mustang Sally” Pressman; Kathryn Gordon; Deirdre Waitt and John Mendoza; Romina; Talar; Kristie; John, Esther, and Christine; and Chris Beetem for your great stories.
To my colleagues: the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the entire staff in Colorado Springs, whose dedication to human performance is second to none; the International Society of Sports Nutrition, specifically Dr. Jose Antonio and Dr. Douglas Kalman for answering endless questions at all hours of the day and night for me; Dr. Thomas Baechle and Roger Earle for inviting me to serve the NSCA in developing what has become the finest, most widely recognized certification for personal trainers; Peter and Kathie Davis; Dr. Jonny Bowden and his dogs, all of whom are brilliant; Dr. Uzzi Reiss—my genius friend, I will always adore your brilliance and courage to do what everyone else is afraid of doing; Jacqueline Stenson, MSNBC, Beth Dreher and Health magazine for all the great opportunities to disseminate solid information on the Web and in print; Dr. William Kramer; the NSCA Japan: Ryoji, Sam and Reiko, Mayumi, Naoko, Naho and Nobuko; “Special K,” Shelly, and Chris Mansolillo at Exercise TV; Fuze Beverage; the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California, Los Angeles, for an outstanding education.
A very special thanks to Carole Tomko at the Discovery Channel for allowing me to disseminate on the airwaves.
To my family and friends: the Lombardis: Marc, Velia (MFS), Joe, Dave, Eric, and Chris, along with Elise, Tony, Cathy, Gina, Veronica, and Wendy. And Xander, Livi, Gia, Nicolas, Devan, Matthew, Erica, Louie, Brittney, and Justin. Isn’t it our childhood that makes us who we are? To Woodlea Road and beyond!
The Sizemores—Jeff, Luisa, Jordan, Logan, Davit, and Wanda, John, Sandy, Lucille, and Henry Brown, and everyone in the holler.
To my buddies: my oldest, yet ageless, friend, Adrienne “A-Baby” Gallo, thank God for gymnastics class at Radnor High; Rick and Richie; Susan Wood Duncan, what would I do without your amazing friendship and constant great advice! Cathy Assetto and Caryn Fallon; through thick and thin, Rosie DeSanctis and the whole family; Ifer; Gina “Gigi” Turner, for your friendship and great abs and Corey Turner for allowing the world to see Gina’s great abs in this book; Deb Gurin; Firefly; Bridget, Jared, and Dylan Wheelock; Sarah and Veronica Graveline; Julie and Romeo, Marji and Geoff—for all your advice and unconditional friendship; Gil, Ruth, and Sophie. BETO: the talented Jared Bentley.
To Dabling Harward, my “monochromatic friend,” who worked countless hours to shoot and edit the beautiful photos for this book; and to the artistic Jane Koo.
To my patient teachers: especially Shihan Mark Parra, who spends hours allowing me to kick and punch him; Benny “the Jet”Urquidez; Shihan Dennis Swarthout; and Master Tak Kubota.
To Roger Schwab, the founder of Main Line Health and Fitness in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, who taught me first and taught me right.
Introduction
When I moved to Los Angeles from the East Coast, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to work in the entertainment industry. As I was studying and building my fitness business, my day job was as an assistant account executive at a Beverly Hills public relations firm. I spent lots of time with up-and-comers as well as with the most established actors, and after a while, I started to notice that every time any of them had a major audition or had just landed a role, they’d fly into a crazy panic about how their bodies looked. Time was short, and they needed to lose weight, lean out, and shape up fast. But none of them had any idea how to do it. Back then personal trainers were hard to come by—unlike today.
I clearly remember a beautiful British actress who had just landed a starring role on Star Trek: The Next Generation . She was probably 15 or 20 pounds overweight, but had no idea how to handle it. So she went on the latest herbal diet pill and basically starved herself into thinness. I thought, There’s got to be a better way to help these well-meaning people get what they need without putting them in danger.
I realized that if I could come up with a whole plan—diet and exercise—for these actors and actresses, I’d hit a home run. So taking advantage of my science background, I created a formula. Using the assessment tools, nutritional knowledge, and training experience I had gained at the Unive