I was looking forward to this book because I'd been told it would "fill in the blanks," and address unanswered questions from the original Body for Life book. I'm happy to say Champions Body for Life does that. While the original book is excellent, those completing their 12-week challenges often find there are lots of questions that go unanswered in the book. Champions Body for Life addresses most of these.

There is much wisdom to be gained from hearing how current/former champions overcame hurdles that MANY "BFLers" face in their own transformations. I appreciated their input and found it really helpful.

I'd recommend this book as a great supplement to the original book (LIFE people as possible when you are seeking your own 12-week transformation!

I love Body for Life- the program , the original book, Eating for Life, the Muscle Media articles about the winners. I can never get enough of the success stories so I was so excited to see this book come out. But right off the bat I was disappointed. What was so amazing in the original was the photos! In this book, the pictures are so small for the most part and the quality of most of them are like bad black and white photo copies. If you've ever had to make a copy of your driver's license you get the picture. You can hardly make out the people. What's that all about? Did no one look at a proof before it went to print?

I missed Bill Phillip's style and felt like someone was riding his coat tails, trying to re create another hit by paraphrasing the original. The input from the champions was the only reason to buy the book, and I felt they kind of glossed over that. I was expecting much more information. As mentioned in a previous review, most of what is in the book is online.

As far as following people through the program, I would have liked to have followed a woman through the program instead of a teenager that actually looked pretty good to begin with. Not knocking her hard work but I personally would have been more inspired by someone who had more of a challenge.

It could have been done so much better. You can tell the personal passion for a great book was missing. It just left me wanting more. I pulled out the original and re read it and was not disappointed.

I'm giving it three stars only for the true champions whose stories are portrayed and mildly highlighted. I still would like to hear more of your stories. You all deserve so much more than what this book delivered!

I have completed the Body-for-Life challenge several times and have made it a way of life, so I was really excited when I saw that this book was coming out and I pre-ordered it. While it has some useful advice spoken for-life. Some of the ridiculous "we, the good people at Abbott Laboratories" rants (like that found on page 9) really take away from the heart of the original and sound more like one of Troy McClure's lines from "The Simpsons". Order this book if you feel that you might benefit from hearing the stories of others who have completed the challenge (which you can get for free online), and you are confident you can look past Abbott's silly positioning. Otherwise, Bill Phillips' original gives you everything you need to succeed, and will ALWAYS be the official guide to me.