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A Practical Approach to Strength Training is a response to those seeking a safer, more efficient way to strength train. Matt Brzycki, Coordinator of Health Fitness, Strength and Conditioning Programs at Princeton University, examines all aspects of strength training--including specificity, high intensity training, explosive training and plyometrics, and offers advice on how to organize individual and group strength training programs. Featuring Nautilus, Universal Gym, free weight and manual resistance exercises, this revised edition also includes chapters designed for those teaching strength training courses at the high school and college levels. "A Practical Approach to Strength Training should be a staple for all coaches and athletes. This book deals with the facts and cuts through the myths and misconceptions of strength training." -- John Dunn Strength Coach, San Diego Chargers "A Practical Approach to Strength Training is an excellent book. (Its great value) is found on the chapters on how one actually applies the knowledge in the weight room. This is an extremely valuable book for practitioners in the strength training field." -- Kim Wood Strength Coach Cincinnati Bengals "This book is easy to read, yet loaded with relevant information for any strength coach at any level. It contains all the fundamentals for building a safe, efficient strength training program and belongs on the shelves of anyone who's interested in fitness." -- Shaun Brown Strength and Conditioning Coach University of Kentucky "In addition to providing sound information on sensible strength training, the text is presented in a very practical manner . . . and the emphasis on safety is obvious from start to finish. I am most impressed with the author's commitment to athletes and his willingness to take a stand on controversial subjects." -- Dr. Wayne Wescott National Fitness Advisor YMCA of the USA "Great reading for any teacher or coach. This book provides the most up-to-date conditioning information available." -- Dan Riley Strength Coach Washington Redskins

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With over 20,000 copies in print, this book has become a staple in weight rooms across the country. Now, Brzycki, the strength and conditioning coach at Princeton, has updated his bestselling guide to improve muscular strength and conditioning. With new photos and information on the latest equipment and workout techniques, this edition will be around for many years to come.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Okay, but full of bias and errors, July 31 2003

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Lincoln F. Brigham Jr. "Lincoln" (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Practical Approach To Strength Training (Paperback)

To begin, Brzycki is not what I'd call "the strength and conditioning coach" at Princeton. His function at Princeton for many years has apparently been primarily in fitness administration and teaching some fitness classes, not the strength and conditioning of athletes. According to one interview, Brzycki hasn't trained athletes on a regular basis for quite some time. According to another interview, Brzycki did not apply his own "practical approach" to his own workouts until after well his days as a competitive powerlifter were over.

In other words, Brzycki is a fitness expert, not necessarily a strength expert. In the field of fitness he probably excels. Otherwise, in my opinion, he often tries to force-fit his fitness theories into strength training principles. Fitness goals and strength training goals are not necessarily the same. Brzycki has far less DIRECT experience training strength athletes than many other authors - Dreschler, Poloquin, Kono, Newton, Zatsiorski, for example. Brzycki shows extreme prejudice against Olympic-style weightlifting, for example, a strength and power sport he has never, to my knowledge, either competed in nor coached. Sour grapes, I suspect. Brzycki apparently reads a lot of scientific journals and must be a fast typist, for he publishes books and articles quite often. Apparently he hasn't read the decades of strength training information and scientific analysis gleaned from the detailed training logs of generations of Communist bloc athletes, which Brzycki dismisses in his first chapter as mere "anecdotal evidence."

That said, if your goal is general fitness with an eye towards increasing strength, then you could do a lot worse than this book. There are many approaches towards strength training that work (and some that don't.) Brzycki's approach will work.

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5.0 out of 5 stars BUY IT NOW!!!, Aug 24 2002

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IF UR INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHY I SHOULD THAT EXERCISE OR IN WHICH WAY -THAT UR TRAINER CANT REALLY ANSWER YOU SOMETIMES- THIS IS THE BOOK. THE ONLY BAD THING IS THAT THEORIES IN THIS BOOK CAN BE CONFUSING IN ORDER FOR U TO MAKE AN EXERCISE PLAN TO USE IN GYM OR UR DIET PLAN.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not for trainers!, Aug 20 2002

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Lordbyron Gonzalez (Malm� Sweden) - See all my reviews

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Brzycki starts up by saing more science in weigth training is needed. This book is full of theories with backed up with so calld science! I can use a few example. No 1- You can't increase your balance by doing balance exercises! All athletes and trainers that has some experience in training knows that thats not true. Only because science haven't been able to prove it, it dozen't mean it do not work. Steroides didn't work accordingly to science some years ago. But everyone else knew in the training world. No 2- You don't need to train stability exercises for stability muscles because those muscles get exercised in stabel machine exercises. Let a gymnast run and let a runner do balancing acts that a gymnast do. The gymnast will have no problem but the runner will not be able to dublicate the movement. Use your brain when you read this book because it has som good points but also some ... Brzycki has high understanding of training my hat of to him. But he misses some vital points. To use Mike Mentzers point a view and A. Jones as proven science to back up his claimes please. Maybe it's here in Sweden were science is science. But this is a good HIT book, just not a good training manual for athlets and trainers.
Buy a book by Paul Cheek or NSCA book Essential of strength training and conditioning. Why not buy all three books and get a broader perspectiv on weight training.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Sound, objective advice but a tiresome read
If you are new to the world of bodybuilding, get this book. It will give you the hard facts regarding strength training. Read more

Published on July 16 2002

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, detailed advice on weight training
I started out with the "Body for Life" method without much knowledge of weight training a few years ago...and this book blasts a few "myths" from that program away. Read more

Published on Mar 11 2002