Review of Fit for Eternal Life (Paperback)

Though I love reading and books dearly, few books capture a spirit or goal in my own life as closely as this book does. For years now I have been struggling to achieve an inner and outer balance in my life - balance between mind, body and spirit. In attempting to do so, I have tried various tools, and methods, and strategies. Yet inevitably I find myself off kilter. Now this book seems to be a resource that will help to achieve that balance.

The main reason for that is the person that Dr. Kevin Vost is. He has been a lifelong enthusiast of both academic learning and of physical fitness. He has written and published extensively in the realm of physical fitness and in cognitive and memory mechanics. Dr. Vost does not just write about these topics he also practices them, which makes him an authority not just theoretically but also practically. Dr. Vost has done graduate work and post- graduate work academically and he also has competed in power lifting.

The book flows nicely from topic to topic. It is designed to help you find balance in your life - to be neither a gym rat, nor a book worm, but to have the best of both worlds. It combines wisdom from classical authors down to current competitive athletes. He states: "Intensity and duration of effort, you see, are inversely proportional. How's that? A well-known saying in HIT circles is that 'you can train hard, or you can train long, but you can't do both.' The more demanding the exercise, the shorter the time you're able to sustain it. The harder you work, the sooner you must stop. We all know this from experience. And the kind of exercise that maximizes physical strength is not only intense but also brief." He will teach you to get more results from less time in the gym, and thus have more time for family, friends, leisure and your favorite 'books'.

Each chapter begins with a set of quotes - one spiritual and the other from the classics. Dr. Vost draws from a very wide range of sources to support his arguments, with examples from Pope Pius XII, Aristotle, Seneca, St. Thomas Aquinas, Hesiod, Mike Mentzer and many more. These motivational and inspirational quotes help to draw you into the material. Robert Wolff in his book Bodybuilding 101 states: "There is nothing so constant as change. Meet it. Embrace it. Enjoy it. Learn from it. The one thing you can be absolutely sure of in your life is change. It's the only thing that never changes. The law of nature is that you either grow or you die; there's no in-between. So, what have you chosen so far? Are you growing in every area of your life? Hey, it's not enough to be growing and looking great just because you work out. That's only a small part of your life. What about your emotions, spiritual life, family, friends, career, hobbies? Are they growing as your body does? Become a complete person and not an in-shape and great-looking version of an incomplete person. There's way more to life than just working out. Go with the flow and embrace changes in all areas of your life. The change will do you good." This book will help you to achieve that lasting change and growth. It will help you develop physically, and through that, develop all areas of your life. Or as a different philosopher Montaigne declared:
"To strengthen the mind you must harden the muscles." Vost will give you the tools to work both. He will teach you how to Pump Iron and to Pump Ions!Pumping IonsBodybuilding 101 : Everything You Need to Know to Get the Body You WantMemorize the Faith! (and Most Anything Else): Using the Methods of the Great Catholic Medieval Memory Masters

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Is your spirit faithful but your flesh flabby? Has your Temple of theHoly Spirit begun to creak and crumble? Then let Fit for Eternal Lifeshow you how to build it up again.Most any workout book can help you bulk up or slim down, but only herewill you find a truly Christian approach to physical fitness. As psychologist and bodybuilder Kevin Vost (author of Memorize the Faith! ) explains, God's command to Be perfect applies not only to the moral life, but to the physical life too: for the stronger, more enduring, and more beautiful we make our bodies, the better we imitate Christ in whom perfect strength, endurance, and beauty were incarnated.And it doesn t take a lot of time or fancy equipment to do it! Dr. Vost explains the basic principles of strength training and cardio fitness in a way you can understand (even if you haven t been in a gym for years or ever), and then helps you build an effective, personalized workout program that can be performed in aslittle as twenty minutes per week. That will leave you lots of time (and more energy) to be an active parent, spouse, and disciple. Fit for Eternal Life also gives you:Sane and simple dietary tips that don t make youswallow supplements or count carbsWays to make your workouts an opportunity topractice prayer, meditation, and meritorious sufferingFitness wisdom from classical philosophers,athletic popes, and even St. Thomas Aquinas!More advanced information and techniques, for when you re ready to progress beyond the basics

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