Get Fit Now For High School Football (Get Fit Now for High School Sports)

The young athlete will learn: * Techniques for improving overall strength and power * Plyometric training for explosive speed and agility * Aerobic conditioning for ultimate endurance

The first in the Get Fit Now for High School Sports(tm) series, this book is bound to score with young athletes in all fifty states.

This book is designed for ANY person of ANY athletic ability including FEMALES that want to be in the best overall shape possible. Whether you are a lifter, runner, swimmer, cyclist, PT-er, or neither you will gain valuable insight into your field and into the benefits of CROSS TRAINING. It is a scientific and fun 52-week program that will allow you to be as fit as a Navy SEAL and revolutionize your understanding of fitness. These are the same workouts that he used to train candidates who successfully completed Navy SEAL training.

The workouts and techniques can be modified to your level, even if you cannot do a single pushup, pullup, or dip. However, it can also be more challenging than Mr. Smith's 12 week Navy SEAL workout. MALE or FEMALE, this will allow you to perform several pullups or complete a TRIATHLON. I definately recommend purchasing this book if you are interested in being seriously fit and looking good.

I have seen dramatic results both in myself and in many other people.

Good Luck!


Another gem from Stew Smith..great guidance and visuals   March 21, 2001
Rex Palmisano (Boston, MA)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful

Another gem from Stew Smith. This slightly oversized book is well put together. There are photos of Stew throughout the book, demonstrating every single exercise. No more reading vague descriptions, and not knowing if you are doing them correctly. The graphical layout of the book is superb. I wasn't aware how important layout was until I saw this book. Clean and crisp. The workouts are phased over 52 weeks, with each quarter of the year devoted to one of Stew's principles. You start off with a baseline in flexibility which you think is easy, but Stew increases the challenge and intensity. You are eased into it. You move from flexibility to a cycle of SEAL type of training. Remember, SEAL is in the sub-title? Stew also throws in weight training for fall and winter months. Get the idea? A little bit of everything for everybody. This book makes Stew your personal trainer. He provides the guidance and structure. Stew's exercise cycles can get tough, but you build up the confidence towards them in the progressive schedule. One day you will amaze yourself on how much you accomplished. I used his previous SEAL Fitness book, moved from an intial 3 pull-ups and now I am at 25. 30 on a good day. It took time but I did it. This book uses that same approach from his SEAL book, BUT with greater variety of workout possibilities. The back of the book has all the workouts in detail for every week of the year. Copy a page, stick it in your gym bag. The first half of the book explains the exercises. Another great feature in the back of this book is a Nutrition and Weight Management section by co-author, Laurel Cutlip. Good summaries on vitamins, minerals, and food groups. Learn what a serving really means, how to read nutrition labels, understand food additives? Again the layout is stellar. Fad diets of all types are analyzed. A section on food supplements. If you think you have no time for a workout, another section shows you how much you can accomplish in less than thirty minutes. Similar to Stew's TV workout book. Want to smoke your military PFT, another section on tips and straetgy. More and more information with consistently great presentation. Seriously, if you are an athlete or beginner, you will not get bored with this book. There is no way you can. Stew has you training across several disciplines (cross-training) so you develop broad skills. Competitive athletes out there can hone specific skills (back of the book has speed improvement tips). I spent a bit of time reviewing this book because it is worthwhile. The quality layout is amazing. Stew and the authors provide a great book at a great price. Go visit the book in your bookstore and see the layout I'm praising here. The book also mentions Stew's web site at www.stewsmith.com


Maximize - totally BS-free!   August 8, 2001
MVDM (Shanghai, PRC)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful

Not a lot of books of this topic dare to start off by giving you the bottom-line facts: if you decide you want to be as fit as you can be, you will work for it. The book is deprived of any sales-talk or hype/false promises. Rather it gives an insight in what it takes to complete the loop to maximize your work outs, and become fit beyond your belief. This no-BS approach works, and is a hell of a lot more credible than some of the other publications out there (like "Body for Life"). The exercises are basic, but with some good variations. Some small programs especially for when traveling, or when low on time to do a full work out. The nutricion chapter has an interesting section on vitamins and minerals, though an improvement may be to explain how some combinations need to be made to counter some effects. Like fiber takes out calcium, so when eating fiber it is best to do so with calcium enriched milk; info like this can help the athlete to better compose their meals.
My introduction to Stewart Smith was his 12 week program for BUDS, which I completed. During which I found out more about my body and mind and their capacities, then during the 15 years of sports and training I've done prior. Stew simply changed my life. His book can help you build up to this 12-week program, and/or help you sustain the stamina level acheived by it. Okay: it will not make you bulky and buff, and truth granted: in my gym there are guys with a more impressive frame than mine. But can they do 5 sets of 100 push ups, followed 5 sets of 50 pull ups, with a 1 minute pause in between, and then run 10 miles in an hour? I never get them to take up the challenge...
If you are ready to take up the challenge of dedication and focus, within a year of your time, you will not recognize yourself anymore, and everyday you will be amazed on how much stamina, strength and determination you have! Change your life, let Stew be the guide.


GREAT BOOK   April 21, 2001
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

Stew's latest book, Maximum Fitness, is a superbly done and well researched book offering the most detailed, creative, and decent workout yet. The 52 week program keeps you going strong all year long, changing up routines, offering numerous optional workouts, suggestions, and guidance along the way. Having completed the 12 Weeks to BUD/S workout, I can definitely attest to Stew's knowledge and expertise in physical training. Trust me, if you stick with his guidelines, you will see awesome progress no matter where you are, hard core SEAL wannabe or beginner just looking for a workout. The stretches and exercises are clearly described and shown through large photos. The workouts vary. Stew offers many hints and tips to push you throughout the book. There is nutritional advice as well. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this book.