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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Patrick, Danica, 1982- author.
Title: Pretty intense : the 90-day mind, body and food plan that will absolutely change your life! / by Danica Patrick with Stephen Perrine.
Description: New York : Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2018] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017031129 | ISBN 9780735216563 (hardback) | ISBN 9780735216570 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Reducing exercises. | Reducing diets. | Physical fitness. | Weight loss. | BISAC: HEALTH & FITNESS / Vitamins. | COOKING / Health & Healing / General.
Classification: LCC RA781.6 .P38 2018 | DDC 613.7dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017031129
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This book is dedicated to the will of those who can, and will, become mentally and physically stronger as a result of committing to this program.
PREFACE
People say Im pretty intense.
Wouldnt it be cool if pretty intense was the way they talked about you, too?
If they described your body, your mind, your career, the way you live your entire life, as pretty intense? If you looked and felt the way youve always dreamed of beinglean, strong, and confident? If you had the ability to attack and achieve your physical and mental goals with such self-empowerment that no one could stand in your way?
Thats what Pretty Intense will give you: Its a high-intensity diet, fitness, and mental-conditioning program for people who want to live an intense and successful life. It will reshape your body, calm your mind, and set you on the path to achieving your lifes greatest goals.
And it will be more fun than you ever imagined.
With the Pretty Intense program, I will show you how to eat and how to exercise to achieve a lean, strong, sculpted body while taking control of your health, your weight, and your life. But more important, I will give you the tools you need to become the person you want to beto overcome negativity and self-doubt, to stay motivated and strong, and to prove to yourself and everyone around you that you have the power to become the changes you want to see.
This book describes the program I follow today, the most current evolution of a mental and physical quest that has made me into an internationally recognized race car driver, a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, and the only professional female athlete in the world who competes exclusively against men. It is the program that has changed my life.
It works for me. And it will work for you.
I Gave My Mom Abs!
I know this program will work for you because Ive already shared it with hundreds of othersmen and women just like you, who lost weight, built muscle, and dramatically changed the way they look and feel.
I was able to lose 2 inches on my waist. What a great program.
SHAWN RENNECKER
Pretty Intense is the result of a years-long journey of putting pen to papermy quest to document the actions Ive taken for myself that have delivered the best results, mentally and physically, that I have ever had. Then it was hours and hours of sweating to test and fine-tune every workout so each one is perfect. To top it off, I decided I would cook, style, and photograph all the food myself as I double-checked recipes and created new ones!
In January 2017, I started the Pretty Intense Challenge at PrettyIntense.com. More than seven hundred fans signed up to follow the 90-day planaverage men and women just like you who enjoyed the same amazing results I saw, and whose stories appear on these pages.
And as the challenge grew, a community sprouted up. Along with the forums and regular e-mails available on PrettyIntense.com, the PI Tribe (as the team decided to call themselves) even started a Facebook page, Pretty Intense People. It was amazing to be able to check in with everyone through social media and see the incredible results they were posting, and, yes, my mom was one of them! I promise you, she is authentically crazy excited about this new way of life, and loves the food and the workouts. At her final weigh-in, she discovered shed lost eleven pounds in twelve weeks, and she jumped around with joy like a little kid, seriously. Check out my mom! So proud.
It has been an awesome experience! Ive lost eleven pounds, three inches from my waistand I feel strong and just absolutely fantastic!!!
JULIE GRUNWALD
Another one of my favorite stories came from Tracey and Shawn Rennecker. Between the two of them, this married couple dropped a total of fifty-two pounds (twenty-one for Shawn, thirty-one for Tracey) in twelve weeks.