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For decades, the conventional measure of an individual's strength was the amount of weight he could bench press. Now, that measure is being challenged by expert trainers like Robert dos Remedios who argue that the variety of movement patterns used in functional training is the real key to getting bigger, stronger, and more powerful. In "Men's Health Book of Strength", this acclaimed collegiate strength and conditioning coach describes in detail the methods he has used to develop hundreds of Division I scholarship athletes, including several current NFL players.The key features that make this book a standout in the fitness field include: exercises geared toward functional strength that can be utilized in real-world situations, from playing sports to lifting furniture; training sessions that are short, intense, and highly effective; compound, multijoint exercises that replace the less-effective isolation exercises found in many fitness books; and, no-nonsense dietary information utilizing a new and innovative food pyramid developed by the UCLA Centre for Human Nutrition that will optimize strength gains, recovery, and physical progress.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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Being an athlete for many years, I've spent my fair share of time in the gym. I've also read quite a few books on weight training, and I can say that hands-down, this is one of the best I've read.
Dos Remedios' approach is based on years of training real-world athletes (not bodybuilders or movie stars). What does that mean? It means that these training programs are all about performance. Looking good is just a (happy) by-product.
Instead of doing what most books do, just hand you X number of weeks worth of programs for you to follow, this book actually teaches you be your own trainer. From the differences between power training and hypertrophy, from warm up to cardio, variation programs, on-the-road training, 15 minute variations of the workouts, it has it all to fit you lifestyle. This is THE book if you're looking to learn how to put together your own training program for strength, fitness, athletic performance and looks. SO worth the cost.
Dos Remedios' approach is based on years of training real-world athletes (not bodybuilders or movie stars). What does that mean? It means that these training programs are all about performance. Looking good is just a (happy) by-product.
Instead of doing what most books do, just hand you X number of weeks worth of programs for you to follow, this book actually teaches you be your own trainer. From the differences between power training and hypertrophy, from warm up to cardio, variation programs, on-the-road training, 15 minute variations of the workouts, it has it all to fit you lifestyle. This is THE book if you're looking to learn how to put together your own training program for strength, fitness, athletic performance and looks. SO worth the cost.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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It's a shame I can only give this book 5 stars, it deserves 20. Look!! if you want a body to be proud of, forget bodybuilding split routines, buy, read, absorb and use the principles in this book. No matter if you want to bulk up, lean down or get stronger, there is a workout protocol in this book for you.Best of all the workouts are @30-45 minutes long.Don't be fooled though, you wil work your butt off in that time.I wish this had been around 30 years ago when I first started training, it would have saved me a lot of pain and frustration.Eight pounds and forty four pence is a ridiculous price for this.I'd pay 30 - 40 times that for the information in this gem, in fact over the years, with all the training books I've bought- I probably have.Burn this on your brain "Form follows Function". In other words if you train for function-eg getting stronger for sport,-as a by product of that training you will look better too. This is a guide to achieving your fitness goals, buy it, do the workouts and see for yourselves.You will not be dissappointed.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this book just before Christmas and have been following it pretty closely ever since. I'm currently following the hypertrophy program. I'm starting to notice good progress, and am definitely getting more comfortable with the routines. The best part of this program is the variety - the workouts are different each time, though structure so as to give a balanced physique. The focus on exercises requiring fundamental core stability, balance etc. is also excellent. I'm finding the workouts challenging but not too much that they are daunting, and am motivated to get up first thing every morning to get down the gym. I would note that I have always made sure to do complex moves (e.g. squats, deadlifts, etc.) and hate machines - and I think this helps when tackling some of the more complex moves in the book. I wouldn't necessarily recommend this program to complete beginners - although they could adopt some of the more straightforward exercises in their first pass through. The only other criticism is that there is occasional inconsistency between the illustrated exercises and those referred to in the programs. Overall I'd say this is the best training book I've come across though.
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Book IS for athletes
I bought this book many months ago and started using the full body workouts and have been using them for 6 months now. Read more
Published 21 days ago by Davey
A good book for maximizing strength gains and improving athletic...
This book focuses on training for functional strength and power (the amount of force your muscles can generate), which means training in a way that aligns with how you actually use... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Luca Vincenzo
Understand that we are not all the same with the need to/for training.
Just stop listening to the other people who 'think' they know what's best for you and read this book, adapt to what it says, use it for six months and then ask yourself; 'am I... Read more
Published 11 months ago by P. Mitchell
Book Review
This may sound cliched, but this book is worth its weight in gold, ten times over. I had it delivered 1 week ago and have had 2 exceptionally training sessions with the help of... Read more
Published 15 months ago by DJet
Power training
This is an excellent book which outlines traininng programes, exercises and nutrition. It makes no false promises and is realistic on how personal goals are achieved... Read more
Published 17 months ago by madog22
Exceptional
Being a 40+ individual who has been around the houses with different training routines, including getting very large bodybuilding, I didn't think I could learn anything new. Read more
Published 21 months ago by jelotr
A great training aid
I have trained for years and I was looking for something that would help me train to for 'functional strength'. This book has everything you need. Read more
Published on 5 May 2010 by A Phat Smurf
Insightful!
After losing 2 stone i reached a plateau for about 3 months and couldn't figure out why. I was going to the gym 5 times a week mixing cradio with supersets (chest/back,... Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2010 by Mr. R. J. Hunt
The only really bad thing about it is that it has Men's Health written...
As the author says, body-builders will not like this book, this is because it is based on functional training. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2010 by Childs
Not impressed
I bought this book after reading Thomas Jensen's review, especially the bit where he says this book is for real athletes not bodybuilders. Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2010 by LondonTiger
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