Editorial Review:

One of the nation's elite strength and conditioning coaches presents a unique training program designed to help men achieve functional strength and muscular balance throughout their bodies
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
· no-nonsense dietary information utilizing a new and innovative food pyramid developed by the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition that will optimize strength gains, recovery, and physical progress

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Good information, effective program, confusing and frustrating organization:

I really like the information provided in this book. Its a great spin on lifting. The workouts are very tough but fun.
The problem with this book is the organization. I have been using it for 3 months but am still unsure if I'm doing the full body, hypertrophy, or strength program or a combination of all three. Are these the three phases of the twelve weeks or are the totally separate programs. Who knows? Although I appreciate the flexibilty I really wish I knew if I am using it correctly.

Best I've found:

I've been lifting since '96, and working out all my life. I've tried all kinds of programs: bodybuilding, strength training, powerlifting, powerbuilding, olympic lifitng, bodyweight, you name it. I have to stay in shape for work, and also because I love it. This book contains the best program I've ever run. It combines my love for the olympic lifts and variations, core work, rotational work, and unilateral (one limb,ie, lunges, or dumbell work) work. I'm telling you guys, this coach knows his stuff. He took... more info

Best training program I've come across.:

For three years I've been looking for just the right book to fit my needs for fitness and for the martial arts. As I studied Kung Fu, I knew I needed to improve my total fitness AND my performance. I started with many of the traditional exercises workout plans (centered around squats, deadlifts, and bench presses), but I knew I needed something different; I just didn't know what. I heard about coach Dos through my soccer playing friends who had him as a strength coach. "He's the head coach, and man does he... more info

Best resource of it's kind:

This is simply the best conditioning book I have ever read. If one is looking for a program to become functionally strong and athletically conditioned, this is it.
In essence, the type of training detailed in this book is the type of training done by athletes, not bodybuilders. So although there will be increased muscle size, it is not the same type of muscle size desired by bodybuilders. In addition, the programs focus on core stability and exersises that translate into everyday activities as well as... more info

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