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 enlarge | Authors: Vladimir M. Zatsiorsky, William J. Kraemer
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Category: Book
List Price: $54.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 24540
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 264
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.6 x 0.9
ISBN: 0736056289
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.711
EAN: 9780736056281
ASIN: 0736056289
Publication Date: May 30, 2006
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Condition: Brand new in shrink wrap.
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 Concise yet complete November 4, 2006
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
A great book on strength training for beginners and veterans alike. You don't need to be an exercise physiologist to understand it and yet the information is complete and extremely helpful for athletes and coaches at all levels
 I own an earlier version September 18, 2006
16 out of 21 found this review helpful
This book is heavily referenced by Louie Simmons of the Westside Barbell Club in Columbus.
It's funny that I took this book out from my library when I was 15 and I tried to read it and understand...that was 12 years ago.
I bought a copy from Elite Fitness a few years back...I've managed to understand a few more things than I did when I was 15 but honestly...alot of this stuff goes WAAAAY over my head. It's very scientific and I fear unless you have an aptitude for this sort of thing, it's going to be a tough read.
Nonetheless, this book has heavily influenced strength training as the world knows it...So I give it 4 stars.
(if you want the cliff notes, check out Louie's Articles)
Two thumbs up! June 4, 2005
Some of the topics in the book are quite technical but you'll be able to understand them after a few times of rereading. The book does not show you routines to follow but what it does is show you what methods worked and did not work. This book is for all those who want to understand the science behind strength training. It does not give you a specific program but it equips you with the knowledge on how to develop your own. This book deserves a space in your strength training library and is a must for any serious lifter, coach and athlete.
Decades of experience April 10, 2003
31 out of 34 found this review helpful
This book is based on decades of methodically documented training of Russian athletes. Rather than use hypothesis of what training methods SHOULD work, found so commonly in U.S. training literature, what you'll read in this book is scrupulous analysis of what actually worked and what didn't work. There is no equivalent in the U.S. athletic training system; no one has tracked and scientifically analyzed the training of U.S. athletes like the Russians did with their centralized training programs. This is a must-read book for serious sports strength and conditioning coaches. It's a little too technical for the average fitness trainee, however. The format is a bit like a scholastic textbook, not a how-to book.
For a practical understanding of strength... March 10, 2000
48 out of 49 found this review helpful
Zatsiorsky's book is a well presented foundation for learning the concepts behind strength training. The book is primarily directed towards a coach's perspective, but anyone can benefit from it. The textbook layout is straightforward and includes data gathered from trained athletes. It begins with some basics of strength conditioning. Less knowledgable readers will benefit from these first chapters. The book then progresses to cover training, timing and exercising. Zatsiorsky includes some decent ideas about injury prevention as well. Overall, it's not an excyclopedia with all the answers. The goal is not to provide generic routines for readers, but to provide the basis for readers to custom design their own routines. I've found this to be a very useful. My thanks to the author. P.S. Thanks for your recommendation, Louie Simmons!
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