- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill; illustrated edition edition (April 1 1989)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0809244330
- ISBN-13: 978-0809244331
- Product Dimensions: 25.5 x 20.5 x 2.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 839 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,277,598 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Dr. Fred Hatfield, author of the bestselling Bodybuilding: A Scientific Approach, presents Power, his most advanced, most comprehensive book to date on the science of strength training. Revealing the latest discoveries and techniques, Power translates these findings into relevant, understandable training advice. Dr. Hatfield delves into the intricacies of strength--its eleven types and seventeen sources. He explains how the body builds strength and how scientific methods can improve it. Addressing the concerns of every serious bodybuilder, he considers issues both physical--fatigue factors, recovery times--and mental--concentration, motivation, and stress. He also explores the crucial role of diet and nutrition, providing programs for integrating training with proper diet and supplementation schedules and giving sound advice on precontest and performance diets. Through the use of current research, charts, tables, illustrations, and photos, Dr. Hatfield delivers vital new information no top athlete will want to be without. Frederick C. Hatfield, PhD, has written more than a dozen books on sports, fitness, and bodybuilding, as well as scores of research reports and articles.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Considering the 1989 release...,
By . (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Power (Paperback)
At the time this book was published, a lot of trainers didn't fully understand that there might be a better way to build strength than with what was really a bodybuilding routine. (NOW LET'S GET ONE THING STRAIGHT: The best way to BEGIN strength training is to do what -is- essentially a bodybulding program for a sound foundation of lean tissue.) I differ with Hatfield in a crucial regard: I believe that much of the value in his various methods is due to novelty,(in the end, the only thing that'll keep a trainee interested long eough to reach his next possible functional strength level), rather than any particular problem with other methods. Athletic strength training has come a long way since 1989, but that takes nothing away from one of the modern pioneers.
1.0 out of 5 stars
This book is junk,
By libby, d (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Power (Paperback)
The [money] I spent on this book was a waste. The arthur used his reputation to peddle a inferior book on training. The book may work in middle schools, but one could easily find more in depth articles online and in journals. Very little is given in terms of theory or application and more emphasis is given to rudimentary biological processes. I find this book to be a complete waste of a few hours better spent elsewhere.
5.0 out of 5 stars
For nearly everyone....,
By A Customer
This review is from: Power (Paperback)
Dr. Hatfield's book is fantastic. Although he goes into several topics at length, he then breaks them down into easier terms to understand. This book deals with a wide array of subjects, including: cycling (training periodization, not bicycling), nutritional advice, biochemistry information, and more. I highly recommend it. Even though it is at times lengthy, the overall amount of information presented within it is well worth the effort.
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