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5 Essentials for a Winning Life: The Nutrition, Fitness, and Life Plan for Discovering the Champion Within
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Product Description
Chris Carmichael’s outstanding coaching experiences have convinced him that great success in any area of life is only possible if we first achieve an integrated, healthy, and balanced lifestyle. Only by harmonizing what he considers the five essential aspects of life—fitness, nutrition, relationships, career, and health—do we construct the strong, stable, and supportive platform from which we can reach for our dreams.
In his 5 Essentials Program, the coach who guided Lance Armstrong to his record-breaking seven Tour de France championships now provides the empowering tools—including step-by-step action plans—that today’s men need to achieve their personal, professional, and athletic goals while performing at levels thought only possible in youth. There are many books that offer advice on making a change in one specific area of life—whether it is diet, fitness, career advancement, or relationships. The Five Essentials Program provides the integrated approach that really works to release the champion within and create lasting change.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #56267 in Books
- Published on: 2006-12-12
- Released on: 2006-12-12
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 304 pages
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About the Author
Jim Rutberg has been working closely with Chris Carmichael for more than 7 years, starting as an athlete and then progressing to a pro coach and Director of Publishing for Carmichael Training Systems, Inc. Rutberg and Carmichael have written innumerable articles and four other books together, including The Ultimate Ride and the national bestseller Chris Carmichael’s Food for Fitness. Jim lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with his wife, Leslie, and their son.
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Good, but experienced endurance athletes beware
First, I respect the Carmichael industry and what he has done for Lance is undisputable. This is an excellent program for the out of shape or entry level endurance athlete. If you haven't worked-out seriously, or have found yourself greatly out of shape at 40 this is the book for you.
But it fails to deliver for anyone who has already competed in endurance sports for more than one year. As an age-group triathlete (several short course, and a couple ironmans performances under my belt), this book really doesn't add anything new to the table.
After a disappointing performance in an Ironman (despite following a strict work-out plan) and reaching a crux in my life concerning my exercise program, I hoped this book would help bring some balance and love of training back into my life. I bought this book because I was interested in the other essentials to a winning life, especially on the ones on relationships, and career. These chapters offer very little that is not tied to exercise (the career chapter only focuses on how exercise will help you at work), and the relationship chapter is surprisingly really focused on the need for sex as we get older and how exercise can help fulfill this need. Other than that there isn't really much new said about either relationships or career.
So in all, this is a great book for the athlete just getting started, the mid-life person who suddenly finds himself 30 pounds over weight, or anyone wanting to get started on a serious lifestyle change. But for those of us who already have been training and who are looking for literature to find balance or rebound from a disappointing performance, this book is not the solution.
fitting it all in
Most athletes feel torn between their sport, job, family and sleep. Too often we focus too much energy on one at the expense of the others. Achieving balance is key to a happy and fulfilling life. Carmichael reveals his own journey (including the struggles) to find this balance in his own life. A very personal look into how even elite athletes struggle to fit it all in. Includes recipes, meal plans and exercise programs, tailored to all fitness levels. Gives beginners a clear path to follow, and offers enough nutritional/balance advice for the advanced athlete seeking to excel without sacrificing other areas of life. Great message.
Really happy my wife bought me this book!
My wife bought me this book because she knew I wanted to lose some weight, get more fit, and most of all, lower my blood pressure and get off these damned drugs. I was worried it was going to be the same old stuff about eating less and working out more, but I was pleasantly surprised. The book moves fast, makes great points and offers real advice I've already put to use. So many books give you an exercise plan or a diet program without talking about how to deal with the stress from work and keep up a healthy relationship at home. This one does, and it makes following the program so much easier.
I'm working out more, eating better, happier with my job, and having more fun with my wife and son than I was three months ago. To me that means Chris's program works. And I, for one, really appreciated his straightforward delivery style - he tells it like it is and isn't afraid to point the spotlight on mistakes he made in his own life in order to illustrate his point. Overall, it's a great package. The recipes are great, the meal plans are easy to follow (especially with the shopping lists), and I'm already seeing great results.
