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 enlarge | Authors: Mark Rippetoe, Lon Kilgore
Publisher: The Aasgaard Company
Category: Book
Buy New: $29.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  82 reviews
Sales Rank: 636
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.8
ISBN: 0976805421
EAN: 9780976805427
ASIN: 0976805421
Publication Date: October 21, 2007
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Must have for anyone who wants to learn how to squat (and some that think they already know...) April 10, 2008
If the supposed fitness experts in your average commercial gym had 5% of Mark's knowledge when it comes to building strength in an efficient and safe manner, the world would be a better place.
Should be MANDATORY for all lifters. April 7, 2008
I've been lifting for many years. I had to take some "humble pills" after I read the book. Just when I thought I knew what I was doing, I realized I was a big dweeb.
This is by far the best book on how to safely and correctly lift weights. You can follow the best bodybuilding or powerlifting program, but the best regimen is not going to do you any good if you injure yourself because of improper lifting.
I wish I had access to this book when I first started bodybuilding years ago.
New guys, please do yourselves a favor and put this book in your library. If you want to progress you would want to do so by optimizing your body's neuro-muscular activation while preventing injuries.
Experienced guys, please do yourselves a favor as well and keep an open mind and realize that there is a possiblity that how your lift weights may actually injure you down the road.
Great for all kinds of athletes April 7, 2008
the information provided in this book is very clear and useful. It can be adopted into all kind of sports conditioning. It is probably one of the most useful book I have ever bought.
An excellent reference that has me excited about working out, again March 30, 2008
While trying to find the correct technique for doing the shoulder press (on a machine), I happened upon a recommendation for this book. The excerpts from its website had me intrigued so I picked it up, and (so far) I'm very happy with my new workout. This book's thesis is that one only needs 5 barbell exercises to get a full-body workout: squats, deadlifts, press (shoulder), bench press, and power cleans; in addition to the exhaustive explanations of these five exercises, there are sections with extra exercises (chin-ups, barbell rows, etc.) and programming.
I've been working out (on and off) for about 8 years, but in the past couple of years I was using exclusively machines and felt like I was plateauing in everything. Intuitively, it made sense to me that free-weights would be better, but I had no idea about the proper techniques, so I stuck with my machines. Thank god for this book! Like I said above, the central five exercises are described in excruciating detail, leaving nothing to the imagination. I don't have a workout buddy or a trainer, but I'm confident that I'm doing these exercises properly because of the procedures and cues given in the book.
If your main weight-training goals are to get stronger/bigger/more powerful, you owe it to yourself to read this book.
Not just for beginners March 28, 2008
Even if you have been lifting for years and you think you are doing everything right. There are little details you could be missing. This book will help you tremendously.
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