Dr Bob Arnot"s Guide to Turning Back the Clock by Robert Arnot, MD
"Dr.
Bob Arnot's Guide to Turning Back the Clock" by Robert Arnot, M.
D.
is a great book for men in their thirties, forties, fifties, and beyond who want to remain physically active and not lose the physical performance they had when in their twenties.
The book shows how to lower your biological age through optimum nutrition.
Sports-improvement technology, and building new muscle.
I've read the book several times and it's one of my favorite general fitness books.
(Please note that though the book is aimed at men, Dr.
Bob puts a short note to women in chapter one and women can benefit from the information in the book too.
) The book starts out with the game plan.
Dr.
Bob discusses turning back your biological clock.
He points out that if you are in seriously good shape, you won't budge your clock that much.
However, those who don't practice optimum nutrition, are sedentary, who are aerobically fit but have never built muscle, and those who are muscularly fit but aerobically unfit will recognize the greatest changes by following his advice.
He briefly discusses the vision of re-created youth and how you need to be an athlete.
This does not mean you must compete, but rather enjoy the sports-improvement technology and enjoy athletics and activities that are right for you.
Next comes a longer section on eating young.
The eight chapters in this section discuss concepts such as feedforward eating, controlling your blood sugar, protein consumption, eating all you want, multicultural eating, grazing, watching what you eat by reading labels and knowing what you are putting into your body, sports foods.
The book is older, so the sports foods he discusses were available in the 90s when I first read the book, but now there are many, many choices.
So you'd have to use the general advice to analyze the products on today's market.
The next part is getting great fast.
The five chapters in this section focus on old warriors, sports-improvement technology, rapid skill advancement, training smart, and how to recover fast.
The old warriors chapter is motivational for those of us that are aging, and aren't we all? The other chapters offer good advice on how we can keep going as we age.
The next part is on playing sports.
Dr.
Bob writes about five sports that you can continue to enjoy regardless of your age and why they are great activities to keep you in shape no matter how old.
The five chapters and sports are: Alpine Skiing, Aerobic Tennis, Power Blading, Mountain Biking, and Snow Blading.
Even if you don't chose one of these five to incorporate into your life and exercise program, the chapters are worth a read.
You might even decide to try one and like it.
Or it will reinforce and provide tips for an activity you already enjoy.
The final part is extremely important in my opinion, and that is creating muscles of youth.
The chapters focus on growing muscle and there are some very basic weight lifting exercises illustrated and a couple of sample routines.
And then there is a final chapter on stretching.
Dr.
Bob introduces Active Isolated Stretching as he learned from Jim and Phil Wharton.
This was my first introduction to this form of stretching when Dr.
Bob's book first came out in 1995.
Since then, I've incorporated some AI Stretching into my programs and sought out more information by purchasing the books Jim and Phil Wharton wrote.
The book concludes with a short postscript in which Dr.
Bob tells about traveling with Arnold Schwarzenegger during his 50-state campaign for youth fitness in 1992 and his desire for people live healthily into old age.
I really like his last bit of advice, "For all of us the clock is ticking.
Now is the time to turn back the clock to become the best you've ever been.
" I agree.
Even though the book is a bit older, the advice is as relevant today as when he wrote it.
For anyone wanting to slow the physical effects of time, "Dr.
Bob's Guide to Turning Back the Clock" is a great place to start.
Bob Arnot's Guide to Turning Back the Clock" by Robert Arnot, M.
D.
is a great book for men in their thirties, forties, fifties, and beyond who want to remain physically active and not lose the physical performance they had when in their twenties.
The book shows how to lower your biological age through optimum nutrition.
Sports-improvement technology, and building new muscle.
I've read the book several times and it's one of my favorite general fitness books.
(Please note that though the book is aimed at men, Dr.
Bob puts a short note to women in chapter one and women can benefit from the information in the book too.
) The book starts out with the game plan.
Dr.
Bob discusses turning back your biological clock.
He points out that if you are in seriously good shape, you won't budge your clock that much.
However, those who don't practice optimum nutrition, are sedentary, who are aerobically fit but have never built muscle, and those who are muscularly fit but aerobically unfit will recognize the greatest changes by following his advice.
He briefly discusses the vision of re-created youth and how you need to be an athlete.
This does not mean you must compete, but rather enjoy the sports-improvement technology and enjoy athletics and activities that are right for you.
Next comes a longer section on eating young.
The eight chapters in this section discuss concepts such as feedforward eating, controlling your blood sugar, protein consumption, eating all you want, multicultural eating, grazing, watching what you eat by reading labels and knowing what you are putting into your body, sports foods.
The book is older, so the sports foods he discusses were available in the 90s when I first read the book, but now there are many, many choices.
So you'd have to use the general advice to analyze the products on today's market.
The next part is getting great fast.
The five chapters in this section focus on old warriors, sports-improvement technology, rapid skill advancement, training smart, and how to recover fast.
The old warriors chapter is motivational for those of us that are aging, and aren't we all? The other chapters offer good advice on how we can keep going as we age.
The next part is on playing sports.
Dr.
Bob writes about five sports that you can continue to enjoy regardless of your age and why they are great activities to keep you in shape no matter how old.
The five chapters and sports are: Alpine Skiing, Aerobic Tennis, Power Blading, Mountain Biking, and Snow Blading.
Even if you don't chose one of these five to incorporate into your life and exercise program, the chapters are worth a read.
You might even decide to try one and like it.
Or it will reinforce and provide tips for an activity you already enjoy.
The final part is extremely important in my opinion, and that is creating muscles of youth.
The chapters focus on growing muscle and there are some very basic weight lifting exercises illustrated and a couple of sample routines.
And then there is a final chapter on stretching.
Dr.
Bob introduces Active Isolated Stretching as he learned from Jim and Phil Wharton.
This was my first introduction to this form of stretching when Dr.
Bob's book first came out in 1995.
Since then, I've incorporated some AI Stretching into my programs and sought out more information by purchasing the books Jim and Phil Wharton wrote.
The book concludes with a short postscript in which Dr.
Bob tells about traveling with Arnold Schwarzenegger during his 50-state campaign for youth fitness in 1992 and his desire for people live healthily into old age.
I really like his last bit of advice, "For all of us the clock is ticking.
Now is the time to turn back the clock to become the best you've ever been.
" I agree.
Even though the book is a bit older, the advice is as relevant today as when he wrote it.
For anyone wanting to slow the physical effects of time, "Dr.
Bob's Guide to Turning Back the Clock" is a great place to start.