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wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/02/19, 10:43 PM Figured I'd post in here, as most of the interested members of this board post in the powerlifting forum... What are you reading??? At the present time, this is what is gracing my desk: Science and Practice of Strength Training by Vladimir Zatsiorsky Mastery of Hand Strength by John Brookfield The New Rules of Lifting by Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove The Grapplers Guide to Nutrition by Micheal Fry and John Berardi Combat Abs by Matt Furey Superjoints by Pavel Tsatsouline I generally have an hour between classes, so whenever I have nothing else to do, I come back to my room, check a few websites, and open up a book. -------------- Iron and chalk. Pain is only temporary, it is in your mind. If you can still walk, then you can still run.
severrin Posts: 82 Joined: 2006/02/15	2006/02/19, 10:55 PM I have a question totlly off subject, sorry heh. umm which in your opinion do you think is more beneficial to the body after a workout, a cooldown in a tub of ice, or a cool down in a hot tub?
bicep Posts: 315 Joined: 2001/01/26	2006/02/20, 12:47 PM Last week I finished reading "Brother Iron, Sister Steel" by D Draper... and didn`t like it all that much Have read anyhting by F Columbu ? I was thingking of getting some of his books.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2006/02/21, 12:12 PM I resently read explosive lifting for sports...good book. -------------- Get your bicep curling, cut off shirt, matching workout outfit wearing,flexing in mirror "toned" wanna-be ass , out of my squat rack! People don't reach thier true potental, only those who seek it.
	2006/02/21, 03:06 PM Supertraining by Mel Siff SPST by Vladimir Z is next on my list
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2006/02/21, 05:38 PM MEG.....a novel of deep terror lol( not workout related but a good book) -------------- Get your bicep curling, cut off shirt, matching workout outfit wearing,flexing in mirror "toned" wanna-be ass , out of my squat rack! People don't reach thier true potental, only those who seek it.
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2006/02/21, 11:06 PM ============ Quoting from bigandrew: I resently read explosive lifting for sports...good book. ============= Is that the one by Newton? I'm in the middle of it right now. First few chapters were okay, but now I'm in the meat of it, and it's great! -------------- Michael Powerlifters - We eat raw meat, and sleep naked in the snow...
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2006/02/22, 02:34 PM Yup -------------- Get your bicep curling, cut off shirt, matching workout outfit wearing,flexing in mirror "toned" wanna-be ass , out of my squat rack! People don't reach thier true potental, only those who seek it.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2006/02/24, 03:29 PM Just bought getting stronger..by Bill Pearl..hoping its a good read. -------------- Get your bicep curling, cut off shirt, matching workout outfit wearing,flexing in mirror "toned" wanna-be ass , out of my squat rack! People don't reach thier true potental, only those who seek it.
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/02/27, 12:05 PM I'm going to give SPST my personal recommendation. These two should be madatory reading for anyone that ever wants to train others. ============ Quoting from menace3000: Supertraining by Mel Siff SPST by Vladimir Z is next on my list ============= -------------- Iron and chalk. Pain is only temporary, it is in your mind. If you can still walk, then you can still run.
bicep Posts: 315 Joined: 2001/01/26	2006/02/28, 01:45 PM is SPST short form for something? I`m trying to find it on Amazon. Thnx
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/02/28, 02:02 PM Science and Practice of Strength Training by Vladmir M. Zasiorsky. Just a little light reading ;-) Just finished "The Grapplers Guide to Nutrition" by Michael Fry and John Berardi. Probably one of the better nutrition books out there, and I would recommend it for athletes other than combat athletes as well. As well, completed "Combat Abs" by Matt Furey. Never been a huge Matt Furey fan, and this book certainly didn't help. Although, in the words of a Scottish strength coach, I've never gotten any dumber by exposing myself to different methodologies. -------------- Iron and chalk. Pain is only temporary, it is in your mind. If you can still walk, then you can still run.
bicep Posts: 315 Joined: 2001/01/26	2006/02/28, 04:45 PM that`s ok I do not mind reading anything that`s about nutrition and exercising.... thnx for the info wrestler... I`ll look into it
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2006/02/28, 06:52 PM Don't buy...Getting stronger.....touches stuff that could be good to talk about....but not enough. Plus it smore workouts than actualy "coaching/info" -------------- Get your bicep curling, cut off shirt, matching workout outfit wearing,flexing in mirror "toned" wanna-be ass , out of my squat rack! People don't reach thier true potental, only those who seek it.
arondaballer Posts: 1,054 Joined: 2003/06/14	2006/02/28, 07:21 PM I'm reading Relax Into Stretching and The Naked Warrior by Pavel Tsatsouline and enjoying them thanks to a buddy of mine. -------------- I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious. --Vince Lombardi "Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." H. L. Hunt
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/03/07, 12:09 PM Let us know how you like them. Just finished "Mastery of Hand Strength" by John Brookfield. I would recommend it for anyone not knowing where to start with their grip training, or for anyone interested in a few new exercises to take their grip to the next level. It has a lot of different exercises and methods for training grip. -------------- Iron and chalk. Pain is only temporary, it is in your mind. If you can still walk, then you can still run.
bicep Posts: 315 Joined: 2001/01/26	2006/03/07, 12:23 PM "Mastery of Hand Strength" :laugh: couldn`t help it ....
Tinnuk Posts: 291 Joined: 2005/12/19	2006/03/22, 12:44 AM Just wondering wrestler, alot of the books you've recommended (not just in this thread) don't seem to be available for some reason, any idea why?
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/03/22, 09:45 PM Name a book and I'll find a way to get it to you. A lot of what I read is translated from russian. Some are online. I personally know John Berardi, so he got me his book when it came out. A lot of what I read isn't necessarily "mainstream". Although everything on that list is well reviewed. Hence, it may not always be available in amazon. Hell, I'm still trying to get a hold of a hard copy of "supertraining", one of THE foremost texts on strength training. -------------- Iron and chalk. Pain is only temporary, it is in your mind. If you can still walk, then you can still run.
Tinnuk Posts: 291 Joined: 2005/12/19	2006/03/23, 01:33 PM lol, I actually used amazon and found most of them.....guess I was using the wrong site. By the way, might the things that you translate from Russian be by Pavel?
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/03/23, 02:43 PM Pavel speaks english. He just has a thick accent, and seems kinda mean... I was referring to a lot of the old sport science texts I get, as well as some zatsiorsky. Not easy to find. Hell, Charles Poliquin found it easier to learn german than to find translated works. -------------- Iron and chalk. Pain is only temporary, it is in your mind. If you can still walk, then you can still run.
Tinnuk Posts: 291 Joined: 2005/12/19	2006/04/24, 11:51 AM "Eric Cressey's Magnificent Mobility" Can't find it....
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/04/24, 09:26 PM That is because it is a video on mobility drills... http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=878989 -------------- Iron and chalk. Pain is only temporary, it is in your mind. If you can still walk, then you can still run.
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2006/04/25, 07:50 AM "Lord Of the Isles" by David Drake. No it has nothing at all to do with this topic, just thought I would throw that in here! LOL -------------- Less Talk, More Chalk! The Men and Boys are Separated by one thing: The Squat Cage! 7707mutt@freetrainers.com