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    Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy: The 5-Step Plan to Sleek, Strong, and Sculpted Arm
    Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy: The 5-Step Plan to Sleek, Strong, and Sculpted Arm
    Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy: The 5-Step Plan to Sleek, Strong, and Sculpted Arm
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    Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy: The 5-Step Plan to Sleek, Strong, and Sculpted Arm

    By Felicia Bond

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    You have the right to bare arms! JJ Virgin, nutrition and fitness coach to the stars, and author of THE VIRGIN DIET, has created a simple, no-fail program that will trim, tone, and transform your arms into your hottest accessory. You don’t even need to go to the gym!

    JJ’s fun, tell-it-like-it-is method will teach you a no-fuss approach to eating that will increase your energy, help you build muscle, and get you off diets for good. She provides simple strategies for avoiding the common mistakes that can derail your progress, including how to reduce stress and how to change poor sleeping habits. JJ reveals the keys to building lean arms, and why your muscles will never get bigger from lifting weights --only smaller and more defined. And last, there are great tips for showing off your hot new assets—flattering outfits, how to pose for pictures, plus more insider secrets!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGallery Books
    Release dateMay 11, 2010
    ISBN9781439190432
    Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy: The 5-Step Plan to Sleek, Strong, and Sculpted Arm
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    Felicia Bond

    Felicia Bond is both writer and illustrator of Tumble Bumble, The Day It Rained Hearts, the Poinsettia books, and many others. She painted the art for numerous other award-winning books, including those in the much loved If You Give . . . series and the contemporary classic Big Red Barn. She lived for many years in New York and currently lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  

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      Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy - Felicia Bond

      ADVANCE PRAISE FOR

      Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy

      We learn by attraction. Just look at JJ Virgin and you will want what she has. This book teaches you how to get it.

      —Suzanne Somers

      JJ is my personal nutrition coach and has worked with me on many of the lifestyle recommendations that she will take you through in this book. She is the master at creating simple action steps that you can easily integrate into your life to create new healthy habits that will make a major change to your body and your health.

      —Jack Canfield, coauthor of The Success Principles and the Chicken Soup for the Soul series

      I have worked with JJ over the years with my patients and consulted with her on my personal health. She is the master at integrating nutrition, exercise and health to create beautiful outcomes. Follow the plan. JJ’s program works!

      —Andrew P. Ordon, MD, FACS, cohost of The Doctors

      Getting lean, strong and healthy is JJ Virgin’s mission and she does it fabulously in this easy to read yet very comprehensive book. If you’re looking for a blueprint to get your arms sleeveless and sexy and want to get it done fast, you’ve found your book! The bonus is the rest of your body will do the same! You can’t help but LOVE this book.

      —Leanne Ely, New York Times bestselling author of Saving Dinner

      JJ Virgin is a national treasure when it comes to nutrition and fitness, but she also knows how to motivate and inspire. Finally, a health book that’s based on sound science. If you want that sexy, sleek and toned look, look no further than this book!

      —Jonny Bowden, PhD, CNS, bestselling author of The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth and The Most Effective Ways to Live Longer

      JJ has been a consultant to Amen Clinics, Inc. and I highly value her work. This book will help you quickly have a better body and even a better brain!

      —Daniel G. Amen, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life; Magnificent Mind at Any Age; and Change Your Brain, Change Your Body

      "I have been working with JJ Virgin for years with wonderful and balanced results. Her programs are tried and true. Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy is a must have, a must read. Jam-packed with easy to follow steps for a successful and healthy body and life, JJ brings it home in this inspiring guide."

      —Carré Otis, Director of The Network Model Community

      JJ Virgin is the real deal! In a charming, user-friendly style, she delivers clear and accurate guidance for weight loss and fitness. And she walks her talk: she is a perfect example of what she teaches.

      —Hyla Cass, MD, author of 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health

      Gallery Books

      A Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

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      Copyright © 2010 by JJ Virgin & Associates, Inc.

      All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever. For information address Gallery Books Subsidiary Rights Department, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.

      First Gallery Books trade paperback edition May 2010

      GALLERY BOOKS and colophon are trademarks of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

      Photography by Lesley Bohm

      Makeup and Styling by Tamara Gold

      The Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau can bring authors to your live event. For more information or to book an event contact the Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau at 1-866-248-3049 or visit our website at www.simonspeakers.com.

      Designed by Ruth Lee-Mui

      Manufactured in the United States of America

      1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Virgin, J J.

      Six weeks to sleeveless and sexy : the 5-step plan to sleek, strong and sculpted arms / JJ Virgin.

      p. cm.

      1. Arm exercises. 2. Shoulder exercises. 3. Exercise for women. I. Title.

      GV508.V57 2010

      613.71082—dc22                2010011514

      ISBN 978-1-4391-8934-4

      ISBN 978-1-4391-9043-2 (ebook)

      Note to Readers

      This publication contains the opinions and ideas of its author. It is intended to provide helpful and informative material on the subjects addressed in the publication. It is sold with the understanding that the author and publisher are not engaged in rendering medical, health, or any other kind of personal professional services in the book. The reader should consult his or her medical, health, or other competent professional before engaging in any exercise or diet program or adopting any of the suggestions in this book or drawing inferences from it.

      In addition, the author occasionally recommends certain products, services, or websites in the book and its resources section. The recommendations are based on the author’s high regard for the product/service mentioned. In the case of Metabolic Maintenance, X-iser, Tanita, Zeo, Emergen-C, and Vital Choice, the author has a professional relationship with or interest in the product/service, and www.jjvirgin.com is her own website store; the author does not have any affiliation with the other products/services recommended.

      The author and publisher specifically disclaim all responsibility for any liability, loss, or risk, personal or otherwise, which is incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use and application of any of the contents of this book.

      This book is dedicated to all of the women who shared their stories, struggles, and pain with me. You inspired me to get my program out there. The confidence you will gain through fully committing to this program will empower all areas of your life.

      Contents

      Introduction

      1. Start ’Em

      2. Feed ’Em—Part 1

      3. Feed ’Em—Part 2 (Meal Plans)

      4. Work ’Em

      5. Grow ’Em

      6. Don’t Blow ’Em

      7. Show ’Em

      Appendix: JJ’s Favorite Workout Music

      Resources

      Acknowledgments

      Introduction

      The Dr. Phil episode was known as Fat Brides.

      First, a disclaimer: I didn’t name the show, but there I was on a soundstage on the Paramount lot, an expert in a sea of emotionally ravaged brides, who looked as though they were on the verge of a collective nervous breakdown. Those ladies had issues that were more earth-shattering than wilted flowers, a mother-in-law from Hell, or a wayward groom nationally exposed on Cheaters.

      They were facing the ultimate premarital meltdown: arm fat.

      Some women face that dilemma every single day.

      As one of my friends who recently got hitched told me, I didn’t give a damn about the cake or those personal vows. About ninety percent of wedding dresses now are sleeveless, and I wanted to weep while standing in the bridal store. After her grandmother and mother convinced her to throw caution (not to mention troubled triceps) to the wind, she plunked down her credit card on a Vera Wang number that turned her never-before-seen-in-public upper arms into a focal point. Later, she regrettably thought they looked like two big clubs Fred Flintstone might have carried around to beat on dinosaurs.

      But I digress.

      I was the episode guest guru who was there to help the brides get slim and sleek for their special day. And I brought skin calipers to measure their problem areas. As prearranged with the producers, I grabbed one of the brides, pinched her fat in the most professional, nonjudgmental way possible on national television, and asked, Are you planning to go sleeveless?

      She burst into tears on the spot.

      Believe me when I tell you I felt her pain. I wasn’t trying to be a meanie-poo. But I wanted to save her from years of staring at her gorgeous, professionally shot wedding photos and forgetting about the following: her love, her man, her vows, her future.

      No, she would just be gazing at those photos in that damn sleeveless nightmare thinking, Why the hell didn’t I cover them up with thick Irish lace that went past my wrists? I hate Vera Wang, I hate her. Die, Vera, die!

      Yes, women are emotionally distraught over their arms, and that is about to end with this book.

      Arms Are the New Accessory

      Forget the Gucci purse and the pearl-rimmed Chanel sunglasses. Diamond hoop earrings are nice, as is a healthy collection of Manolo Blahniks. You know what? I’d trade in all of the above for the one accessory that goes with everything and never goes out of style: sleek, strong, and sculpted arms.

      My name is JJ Virgin, and I love my arms. Please don’t hate me for saying that to you. I know it’s almost illegal to say those words aloud without serving time in some Jenny Craig prison, but I will say it again … and again: I love my arms. They’re strong, lean, muscular, and sculpted. They look good in the cheapest $5 tank top from Target or a $5,000 sparkling designer gown. Even on the days when I pile my hair up in a big ponytail and run out without a hint of makeup, women rush up to me and say, I’m sorry, but I have to ask you: where did you get those arms?

      The truth is, you can’t really buy them from some plastic surgeon nor sweat them off with the latest exercise craze. And great arms aren’t just about genetics. My arms look this way because of science and an understanding of how the body works, what to eat, how to most effectively exercise, and how to live. With this knowledge, you too can sculpt yourself from within without spending a lot of money or time on the process.

      First, a few introductions are in order.

      I’m a celebrity health and nutrition expert with twenty-five years of experience in the health and fitness industry. I have a PhD in holistic nutrition and have attended six different graduate and doctoral programs, including biomechanics at California State University, Northridge, sports medicine at University of Miami, doctoral-level courses in exercise physiology, nutrition, and aging at USC, and nutrition at University of Bridgeport. I am currently in a master’s program in nutritional and metabolic medicine at the University of South Florida School of Medicine.

      That’s why I know so much about sculpting arms; I follow the science. I also know there is no hiding them and you shouldn’t have to put them under the equivalent of a quilt each time you leave the house.

      If you follow my six-week Sleeveless and Sexy Program, you will be like Diane Keaton in the movie Something’s Gotta Give. Remember when Jack Nicholson was kissing her in bed and suddenly she asked him to cut off the thick white turtleneck that covered her entire upper body? As the scissors sliced through the material and the fresh air hit her skin, she could only sigh in gratitude because she felt something money couldn’t buy.

      Freedom.

      In six weeks, you will be free to flaunt your arms in public. Fresh air will touch skin that perhaps hasn’t felt a breeze in the last decade. If you live in a cold-weather climate, please use caution because this will feel so good that you might opt to wear tank tops even when it’s ten degrees below outside. You will also rush out to buy that wonderful strappy little black dress and wear it with confidence and pride.

      You will finally have

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