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6th Edition by Mel Siff.
Perhaps the most complete book on strength training ever written! Covers explosive strength, power, speed training, polymetrics, loading, flexibility, circuit training, periodization, weightlifting and much more.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful.
Flawed masterpiece from a training genius
By Sabrewolfy
Yuri Verkhoshansky is to strength and conditioning what Issac Newton was to physics. If you're the typical gym rat, be prepared to have your world blown wide open. You will learn nuances about things you didn't even know existed. The amount of pure gold in this book is staggering, but it's an extremely difficult read both technically and organizationally. At times Yuri wanders, at times he talks about complicated topics as if they were obvious, and at times he labors on when his point is obvious and already well made.I've only read it once. Now that I've read other strength and conditioning books, I will read it again. Despite the difficulties, I've learned more from struggling through Supertraining than I have learned in any other book.I've wasted so much time doing counterproductive exercises because I didn't know the information in this book. I deeply regret not having read this 15 years earlier.From a technical standpoint, this book provides information from both scientific studies (there's probably over a 1000 references), and from Verkhoshansky's expert opinion. The combination of two is a staggering volume of knowledge. It's a masterpiece, and it's cheap at any price.To be fair: I'll highlight the weaknesses:- Many of the reference are decades old- The information is biased towards strength and power sports (Olympic weightlifting, sprinting, and high jumping)- Good editing would make it a much easier read
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.A serious book for people serious about training
By P. McCall
If you are looking for a book for a bodybuilding or strength training program then this is NOT the book for you. However is you are interested in learning more about human movement, and how physiology adapts to the stresses of training then I highly recommend this book.Going back years the Soviets studied movement and how individuals adapt to exercise and training; this book is a thorough review of the Soviet system of training which has been proven as the most effective. We in the west focus on how we look, the Soviets were interested in movement, performance, technique and specialization which is the foundation of the Soviet system of sports classification.As an author and speaker in the fitness industry this book is the source of many of my talks and when looking at a new training style or technique I always compare it to the Soviet system to see if it is based on principles or fads.This book is not easy to read, but will provide the in-depth background on how to organize training to help clients and athletes make the desired adaptations.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful.Incredible!
By Nuey
WOW. This is a very deep and thorough book. I'm not sure where to begin... How about some questions:- Can you define strength deficit?- What's the difference between "strength-speed" and "speed-strength?"- Distinction between central fatigue and peripheral fatigue?The above concepts and much more were covered in only the first twenty pages. Get the picture as to the depth of this text?I have the CSCS certification. I thought the CSCS was tough when I took the exam. But, looking back on it now and comparing it to Supertraining, the CSCS material is kinda pathetic. Cheers!
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