Personal trainer and dynamic fitness personality Larry North presents his all-inclusive program, a sensible and motivational plan for getting in shape without brutal workouts or strict dieting. 100 photos.

Bigger Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Male Body By Michael Matthews

Regardless of what shape you're in, your age, or how many diets and fitness programs you've tried without success, Lee Labrada would like to make you a promise: there is a lean, strong body inside of you, and you have the power to release it. In The Lean Body Promise, this renowned fitness authority, former Mr. Universe, and trainer to thousands introduces the ultimate body fat–burning solution that will yield startling and dramatic results in just 30 minutes per day, in as few as 12 weeks. Based on revolutionary principles Lee has developed over the past 25 years and which he calls "Banex," or "balanced nutrition and exercise," The Lean Body Promise shows you how to shift your body from "fat–storing" to "fat–burning" mode, feeding lean muscle tissue while simultaneously starving excess body fat. Starting with a 12–week personal improvement challenge, Lee shows you how to continue your journey of physical and mental self–improvement and make changes that will profoundly improve your health and well–being for the rest of your life. Inside, you'll find inspirational stories of ordinary people who experienced extraordinary, life–transforming changes in their bodies by applying the principles in this book. If they did it, so can you! Short, easy–to–follow workouts for the gym or home that will strengthen your heart and lungs, burn body fat, and most important, build muscle. You'll kick your metabolism into high gear, enabling you to melt fat even while you're resting. Lee puts it all together in a day–by–day format that will help you derive maximum results from short workouts.

Todd Durkin is the most sought-after personal trainer in sports, and if you don't know his name, you've definitely seen his work. He is a trainer on NBC's new show Strong, and he has helped world-class athletes reach the top of their game, including quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees, pitcher and World Series MVP Cole Hamels, and snowboarder and Olympic gold medalist Shaun White. He is known throughout sports as the one trainer who can use any person's unique raw materials to transform them into--quite literally--the best they can be. Now Durkin has tailored his elite training program for anyone looking to transform their bodies. Based on groundbreaking "muscle matrix" research, Durkin's IMPACT! Body Plan is designed to adapt to your body to help you shed flab, build strength and flexibility, and enhance your athletic performance.

A thrilling and propulsive novel of an Antarctica expedition gone wrong and its far-reaching consequences for the explorers and their families "leaves the reader moved and subtly changed, as if she had become part of the story" (Hilary Mantel). Remember the training: find shelter or make shelter, remain in place, establish contact with other members of the party, keep moving, keep calm. Robert 'Doc' Wright, a veteran of Antarctic surveying, was there on the ice when the worst happened. He holds within him the complete story of that night—but depleted by the disaster, Wright is no longer able to communicate the truth. Instead, in the wake of the catastrophic expedition, he faces the most daunting adventure of his life: learning a whole new way to be in the world. Meanwhile Anna, his wife, must suddenly scramble to navigate the sharp and unexpected contours of life as a caregiver. From the Booker Prize-longlisted, American Academy of Arts & Letters Award-winning author of Reservoir 13, this is a novel every bit as mesmerizing as its setting. Tenderly unraveling different notions of heroism through the rippling effects of one extraordinary expedition on an ordinary family, Lean Fall Stand explores the indomitable human impulse to turn our experiences into stories—even when the words may fail us.