Post by 1705total on Jun 7, 2005 19:33:21 GMT -5
I breath a heavy sigh as I finished the last few pages of Beyond Brawn by Stuart Mcrobert
This is one lengthly book. A very very interesting read. For those of you who don't know, Stuart McRobert is the publisher of magazine exclusively for "Hardgainers" He has pushed a low volume abreviated aproach to weight training so that the average guy/gal will notice continous gains throughout their training life.
Beyond Brawn picks up where Brawn has left off, except it is much more detailed.
However it was written in an unconventional manner.
Instead a paragraphs and such, it is more bulletins to get each chapters point across.
4 to 5 sentences strung together to illustrate a point as opposed to pages and pages of detail stressing a single point. Here lies the beauty of the book. Many of these "blurbs" are easy to read and can be skimmed if you want, without feeling like you missed something important.
However they contain golden nuggets of training info.
Abreviated training is all about combining multi joint / compound lifts in a progressive manner to strength the body.
One routine calls for chest and back to be worked together, but by benching and deadlifting in one workout you can stimulate the muslce in the back and chest completely. The goal is to simplify the workout to more efficiently hit the muscle.
These are great routines for the busy person.
3 times a week and short workouts but brutally hard and heavy.
Progressive routines are the name of the game.
Adding as little as 1.25 lbs to the bar to show progress at every workout.
His progressive formats of training are excellant.
I learned a tremendous amount by reading this book.
I fully expect to implament these suggestions into my own workout.
I love his writing style too.
But I must warn you guys, Stuart is very against the routines of the champions of today and is very against the steriod usage that runs rampant in our sport. So be a little prepared for the soapbox lectures sprinkled throughout the book
However I give this book the highest rating
its that good
a 5 out of 5
This is one lengthly book. A very very interesting read. For those of you who don't know, Stuart McRobert is the publisher of magazine exclusively for "Hardgainers" He has pushed a low volume abreviated aproach to weight training so that the average guy/gal will notice continous gains throughout their training life.
Beyond Brawn picks up where Brawn has left off, except it is much more detailed.
However it was written in an unconventional manner.
Instead a paragraphs and such, it is more bulletins to get each chapters point across.
4 to 5 sentences strung together to illustrate a point as opposed to pages and pages of detail stressing a single point. Here lies the beauty of the book. Many of these "blurbs" are easy to read and can be skimmed if you want, without feeling like you missed something important.
However they contain golden nuggets of training info.
Abreviated training is all about combining multi joint / compound lifts in a progressive manner to strength the body.
One routine calls for chest and back to be worked together, but by benching and deadlifting in one workout you can stimulate the muslce in the back and chest completely. The goal is to simplify the workout to more efficiently hit the muscle.
These are great routines for the busy person.
3 times a week and short workouts but brutally hard and heavy.
Progressive routines are the name of the game.
Adding as little as 1.25 lbs to the bar to show progress at every workout.
His progressive formats of training are excellant.
I learned a tremendous amount by reading this book.
I fully expect to implament these suggestions into my own workout.
I love his writing style too.
But I must warn you guys, Stuart is very against the routines of the champions of today and is very against the steriod usage that runs rampant in our sport. So be a little prepared for the soapbox lectures sprinkled throughout the book
However I give this book the highest rating
its that good
a 5 out of 5
