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Title: High-Intensity Training by John Philbin ISBN: 0-7360-4820-0 Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers Pub. Date: 01 April, 2004 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2 (1 review)
Rating: 2
Summary: Dissapointing!
Comment: I was really enthusiastic when i bought this book, especially after reading about the author and his background. But after reading it i was highly dissapointed. The only reason i gave this book 2 stars is because it would steer the reader toward shorter and briefer HIT workouts which are still 90% better than the garbage Joe Weider and AHhhhnold have written.
The biggest complaint about the book is it hardly mentions or recommends the most productive exercises for gaining mass and strength...squats,deadlifts,overhead press, chinups and rows etc...and when they are mentioned the treatment is skimpy and the variations often dangerous. he recommends deadlifts and stiff legged deadlifts be done in a smith machine! this is very dangerous cos this machine locks ur body into an unnnatural groove and throws a lot of stress on the joints. Furthermore 100 pages of the book (from 211pgs!) are used to describing and illustrating exercises which are at best only marginally useful for the typical trainee. By doing this he indirectly states that these isolation exercises are superior to the big basic exercises! this is ridiculous. Also the author heavily promotes manual resistance training using no weight but a partner providing resistance, and states "manual resistance training is the most useful skill and athlete can master". i have used manual ressitance and they are an useful adjunct to basic barbell training but promting them instead of it is absurd. how can a routine of manual exercises ever compare to giving your all on a set of heavy squats, deadlifts and pressing and rowing. also the biggest drawback to this training is there is no way to measure progress.
The author commends Ellington darden and Arthur Jones (2 HIT pioneers) for the work done in promoting sensible training but there is no way either Darden or Jones would appreciate Philbin's work due to his promotion of little exercises in place of the big ones.
The only plus points in the book are informative sections on the mechanisms of muscle growth, physiology, energy systems, somamtotyping and the section on nutrition and rest even though inadequte is still better than the misinformation written in muscle magazines. Bottom line: this book is marginally useful if yuo're already experienced in HIT (and already big and strong) and want to try a few new things. If you really want first rate adivice on buildigng a big and strong physique please read Beyond Brawn by Stuart Mcrobert. Ellington Darden and Mike Mentzer are worth a look as well. If the author or anyone wants to respond to this review my email is - [email protected]
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Title: The Path to Athletic Power: The Model Conditioning Program for Championship Performance by Boyd Epley ISBN: 0736047018 Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers Pub. Date: 01 May, 2004 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: The New High Intensity Training by Ellington Darden ISBN: 1594860009 Publisher: Rodale Books Pub. Date: 22 September, 2004 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Core Performance : The Revolutionary Workout Program to Transform Your Body and Your Life by Mark Verstegen ISBN: 157954908X Publisher: Rodale Books Pub. Date: 17 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Kelso's Shrug Book by Paul Kelso ISBN: 1587361167 Publisher: Hats Off Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Book of Muscle: The World's Most Authoritative Guide to Building Your Body by Lou Schuler, Ian King ISBN: 1579547699 Publisher: Rodale Books Pub. Date: 17 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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