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Title: Power Factor Training : A Scientific Approach to Building Lean Muscle Mass by Peter Sisco, John R. Little ISBN: 0-8092-3071-2 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.7 (77 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The TRUE Guide to Maximum Muscle Growth.
Comment: I have been lifting for about seven years and have been taught by the experts. A Gold Metal Powerlifter, a pro body builder, and Football Strength Coaches in highschool and college levels. I have read several books on weight lifting, this book by far is the best. After using PF for 3 months my bench press went from 310lbs. to about 405lbs. It was unbelievable! Strong-range lifting, why didn't anyone tell me about this. The pf and pi are excellent ways for measuring muscle output. Now I know that I am making progress, and I have the numbers to prove it. Someone stated in another review that the book doesn't mention nutrition, it has a whole chapter on nutrition (ch. 11). This book must be read completely before attemping to do any of the exercises mentioned. I honestly say that Power Factor Training is the most effective form of training to achieve Maximum Muscle Growth that I have ever used. I have been using PF for 6 months now and it still is the most effective workout for muscle stimulation that I have ever used. The weights that I use are so monstrous that I have to train once a week in order to make any progress. The more time I take off from lifting the stronger I get. I suggest (as the book does) to first have a base level of strength before attemping to use Power Factor. So forget the whole "Full deep reps to work the whole muscle" stuff, and go get Power Factor Training ASAP! These guys know their stuff.
Rating: 3
Summary: Stolen ideas that need some tweaking
Comment: The idea of overloading the musculature with partial reps has been around for ages and has been used with considerable success. Cisco and Little's contention to exclude all full-range movement appears to be the error. It should be used as an adjunct to full-range training, not at the exclusion of ---- (but never on the same day) ---- to increase the intensity of a given workout. In addition, their Power Index and Power Factor calculations are useless. The authors have also stolen Mentzer's theories on brief and infrequent workouts, but at least those are valid principles. Best to occassionally substitute either the Deadlift, Squat or Bench Press in strongest-range fashion. The other main problem I see is that trainees are choosing weights that are far too light. Your weights should be at 200-400 pounds beyond your full range. For instance, right now I'm capable of full-range Squatting 505 for 6-8 reps, today with partials I used a 4-to-6-inch movement and handled 895 for 20 reps. Deads 505 for 6 full, 895 for 18 partials, Bench 365 for 6 full, 660 for 12 partials. There's nothing magical about this training, just another way to up your intensity, which is always the bottom line. Worth a try, but make the necessary adjustments(1 intense set to failure, never more than 3 total sets per workout) and you will experience "carryover" to your full-range power movements as well as increased muscle mass.
Rating: 2
Summary: misleading
Comment: Who would really benefit from this system?: 1/Someone who's busted their #** with full-range exercise for years , and needs something-anything to get out of a rut,(and even then, as a temporary measure). 2/Power lifters who need special training to get past a sticking point. 2/ Injured,or otherwise incapacitated trainees who can still safely/painlessly train part of their range. For the great majority of us, this is just a way of continuously, arbitrarily changing our short-attention-span workout, NOT GOOD. It does NOT convert to to full-range strength in the great majority of practitioners, and it does NOT change one's genetically limited ability to add lean mass,(if anything, very low time under tension has most of it's effect on the central nervous system ,and -less- on tissue). You'll temporarily thrill yourself with supernatural 'strength' gains,which soon end at the equipment's limitation,(unless you get their special,(dynamomometer?), machine, which I'm sure will show a readout making you the strongest man in the world in about 13 weeks), you'll be putting ten times the weight that you actually needed to put on your poor tendons and bones. The best time to use 'power factor' training is AFTER -full range- strength has been used up in a set, and you can still lift the weight a little bit, and hold it. This has two benefits:1/ The weight is a safe one. 2/You'll know you've had a full traditional workout, and are going for some TRUELY extra benefits.
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Title: Static Contraction Training by Peter Sisco, John R. Little ISBN: 0809229072 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 11 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Power Factor Specialization : Chest & Arms by Peter Sisco ISBN: 0809228297 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: 11 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Power Factor Specialization: Abs and Legs by Peter Sisco ISBN: 0809228270 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: 11 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Power Factor Specialization: Shoulders & Back by Peter Sisco ISBN: 0809228289 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: 11 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Power Factor Training Logbook by Peter Sisco ISBN: 0809224291 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Pub. Date: 01 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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