Strength Basics may teach you something, but more than that I hope it makes you curious to learn more!Īlways remember to check with your doctor before you begin any kind of strength or exercise program. Although I endeavor to be complete and accurate, this is not meant to be the final answer to any subject addressed within the blog. Please consider it a springboard to future study. In the process, I hope to pass on knowledge to you. As I write, I learn what I know and I don't know. You never really know something until you can demonstrate an ability to explain it to someone else. Further, writing this blog tests what I know. It's also a place for to put links related to strength and conditioning, and to muse on strength training in general. This is my attempt to pull together the stuff I keep saying over and over. The "frequently asked questions" in this area are VERY frequently asked. I'm interested in strength and conditioning. This blog is a collection of various advice and information about basic strength training. Overall: If you liked the previous edition, you'll love this one. Since they are the main attraction of the book, this is of critical importance. The pictures are both accurate and attractive, and they are very easy to understand and follow. It doesn't have every possible exercise - no kettlebell swings, say, or plyometrics - but it's got a good amount and the information is accurate and useful. Unlike the previous version, it's better designed (no fold-outs!), not much bigger, and much more complete.Ĭontent: 5 out of 5. Like the previous version, the illustrations and text are very helpful and well done. This makes the book only slightly physically thicker than the previous book despite the additional 48 pages. The new edition ditches them in favor of replicating the information on the same glossy pages used in the rest of the book. The previous edition featured fold-out covers. The book even includes an illustration and text to explain why a "power belly" (that gut that big powerlifters tend to carry) helps in the rebound from the bottom of a squat, resulting in a bigger, heavier lift. So if you ever wondered why your neck is more sore after trap bar deadlifts and your lats are more sore after deadlifts, there is an illustration that shows you why. It also adds more notes on exercise - a comparison of deadlifts and straight bar deadlift body positioning and muscle recruitment, for example. They are illustrated exactly the same way as the exercises, and make for a much more complete resource. Each section now has at least one fully-illustrated static stretch for the muscles from that section. These notably include trap bar exercises (shrugs, deadlifts), Arnold presses (named after The Austrian Oak himself), box squats, and potato sack squats (listed as "Squats with a dumbbell held between the legs"). The new version adds a number of new exercises. The new edition is 192 pages, compared to the previous edition's 144 pages. Because I've already reviewed the book, I'm going to concentrate on what's new and different in this edition. Here is my review of the previous edition. Frederic Delavier recently authored a new version of his book Strength Training Anatomy.
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