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Fit Over 40™ Is a Trademark of Fitover40 Publishing, LLC OVER 50 TRUE STORIES OF MOTIVATION AND INSPIRATION! Role Models For Excellence AtAt AnyAge JON AT 35 Jon Benson M TomVenuto& AUTHOR OF BURN THE FAT, FEED THE MUSCLE FOREWORD BY DR. RICHARD WINETT PUBLISHER, MASTER TRAINER & AGELESS-ATHLETES.COM Fit Over 40™ is a trademark of FitOver40 Publishing, LLC. Copyright ©2005 by Jon Benson, Tom Venuto & BeVo Publishing, in association with FitOver40 Publishing, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED: No part of Fit Over 40 may be reproduced or transmitted in any form whatsoever, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any informational storage or retrieval system, without expressed, written and signed permission from the author (with the exception of brief quotations as used in reviews or discussion groups, with attribution to the author and source). TTP-90 SM, The Core SM, Core Levers SM, Core Illusions SM, The Driving Point SM, Splicing SM, The Why Highway SM, Universal Vision SM, The Law of Certainty SM, Personalization™, Power7 SM and 7 Minute Muscle SM are all Copyright ©2005 by Jon Benson. All Rights Reserved. Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle™is Copyright ©2005 by Tom Venuto. All Rights Reserved. ISBN Number 0-9765250-0-3 Cover Design Jon Benson Photography Cover/Marcus Irvin, Marcus Irvin Photography, Dallas Interior pictures supplied by contributors and/or contributor’s photographers. Images may not be duplicated. Book Design Jon Benson Fit over40 Role Models For Excellence At AnyAge Jon Benson TomVenuto& Model: Jon Benson; Photo by Marcus Irvin WARNING Any application of the recommendations set forth in this book or in personal consultation by phone, email, in-person, or otherwise, is at the reader’s discretion and sole risk. The information I offer is intended for people in good health. Anyone with medical problems of any nature should see a doctor before starting a diet and exercise program. Even if you have no known health problems, it is advisable to consult your doctor before making major changes in your lifestyle. Any recommendations regarding diet, including, supplements and herbal or nutritional treatments must be discussed with your doctor. The techniques, ideas, and suggestions in this document are not intended as a substitute for proper medical advice. Always consult your physician or health care professional before performing any new exercise, exercise technique or beginning any new diet—particularly if you are pregnant, nursing, elderly, or if you have any chronic or recurring conditions. Any application of the techniques, ideas, and suggestions in this document is at the reader’s sole discretion and risk. The author of this document makes no warranty of any kind in regard to the content of this document, including, but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. The author of this document is not liable or responsible to any person or entity for any errors contained in this document, or for any special, incidental, or consequential damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information contained within. THIS E-BOOK IS PROTECTED UNDER FEDERAL COPYRIGHT LAW. You Do NOT Have The Right To Reprint, Resell, Auction or Re-distribute Fit Over 40 e-book! You May NOT give away, sell, share, or circulate Fit Over 40 e-book! or any of its content in any form! The copy of Fit Over 40 e-book you have purchased is for your own personal use. The e-book is fully printable and one printed copy may be made for your own personal use. You are also welcome to copy the e-book to a CD-Rom, Zip disc or other storage media for backup for your own personal use. If you have received a copy of the Fit Over 40 e-book without purchasing it for the retail price of $39.95 from one the official Fit Over 40 websites including www.fitover40.com, then you have an illegal, pirated copy in violation of international copyright law. Visit the official Fit Over 40 website to purchase and register your own personal copy. All e-books are coded and traceable to the original purchaser to prosecute fraud: Watermark Code 11-5567-922991 Registration entitles the purchaser to all future e-book updates, all bonus report updates, and lifetime subscription to the monthly newsletter. Electronic books, also known as e-books, are protected worldwide under international copyright and intellectual property law, the same as printed books, recorded material and other literary works. Under Copyright law, “Literary Work” includes “computer”, “computer program”, “software”, and all related materials sold online, including electronic books (e-books), and Adobe Acrobat®PDF files. Copyright infringement, trademark infringement and theft of intellectual property are serious crimes. Copyright infringement is a felony and civil fines for conviction of such infringement now begin at $150,000 per infringement. Criminal fines for infringement begin at $250,000 and may also result in up to five years in prison. Our Own Personal Heroes There’s no way the book you now see could have been completed without some heroes. These are the people who worked late hours making photographs from 53 different sources look amazing like one—the photos ranged from clippings in a newspaper to studio-quality images. Part of the challenge of Fit Over 40 was the rounding up of the photography and bios. This took hundreds of hours of labor even prior to being sliced and diced in Photoshop by our resident experts. We decided to give you almost half-page photos to display the incredible physiques of our Fit Over 40 role models. In so doing, please understand that a few photos were never more than a few inches tall. We think we “done good”, and are very proud of the quality of the final product. THE HEROES Lauren Muney, for many hours of interviews, proofing and more interviews…then some more inter- views. Check out her website, too: www.PhysicalMind.com. Kim Vega, for putting in the time and effort to edit our 52 role models’ bio sections, all while allowing them to keep their own voice in words. Lee Wennerberg, who did a stellar job with the edits to my chapters in Section 1 and Tom’s chapters in Section 3, all at the last moment. She also bent a good ear my direction with the more difficult sections of the first few chapters. Lee is a superb professional editor, and we could not have been happier with her work. You can contact Lee at [email protected]. My very good friend Janis Hauser, for the vast and seemingly unending interest, encouraging words, and proofreading without asking. Jan was crucial to me for support, and for hearing out the ideas expressed in our chapters. Ruben Esquivel, for the hours and HOURS of Photoshop work these pictures reflect. Note: no retouching of photos other than the removal of scratches and dust were done. All Fit Over 40 participants actually LOOK this good! The only exceptions are the few times we had to ‘redraw’ part of an elbow or leg if the participant was partially blocked. Richard Winett, Ph.D., who graciously penned our foreword. Richard has been a personal role model to me over the years, and he’s one heck of a nice guy to boot. A special thank you to all my friends and family (Jon writing) who left me alone during these past few months to complete a rather ambitious task. I’d also like to thank Tom for…well, absolutely everything. He was behind Fit Over 40 the moment he heard about it, and never looked back. He is both my partner, and my friend, and I’m honored to call him both. Special thanks to all of our affiliates for their generous support and contribution! 6o FitOver40.com FOREWORD Dr. Richard Winett DR. RICHARD WINETT Foreword Jon Benson and Tom Venuto’s Fit Over 40: Role Models of Excellence At Any Age stands apart from numerous other books, DVDs, and websites trying to tap into the burgeoning over-40 market. There are no miracle diets or supplements, or magical exercise routines offered in this book. There is no promise that you can transform your health and physique in a few easy weeks. There are no fold-out wall charts showing routines you need to blindly follow. What is contained in Fit Over 40 is far more enriching and rewarding. Benson and Venuto have put together detailed, highly readable and enjoyable portraits of 52 over-40 men and women who are committed to exercise, nutrition, and a healthy lifestyle. Each person is unique. Some people are life-long athletes while others have taken up this new lifestyle when most people are contemplating retirement. A number of people are just 40 while some are nearly twice that age. Some people are genetically gifted competitors and champions and many are not. Each of the 52 people has evolved an approach to exercise and nutrition and an overall lifestyle. The approach is an optimal fit, both physically and psychologically, and facilitates reaching goals for that person. There are 52 unique approaches because there really isn’t one, and only one, best approach that then can be adopted in ‘cookie-cutter’ fashion. You have the rare opportunity to read about these role models and then try out approaches that fit your preferences, goals, physical abilities, and life style. Instead of ‘one best approach’, there are 52 best approaches, along with Benson’s own story of resurrection from obese and dying to healthy, lean and fit at 40. But that’s not all there is to Fit Over 40. There’s far more.
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