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Summary: Excellent strength training book
Review: This book is an excellent protocol for anyone wishing to add brute strength to their repitoire. For anyone looking to gain 25 lbs. of pure mass, look elsewhere. I have given this workout several go-rounds, first starting back in 1997. My first 8 week trial was superb for strength. I put 45 lbs. on my max bench press in that time, but did not gain a single lb. of mass. My next few attempts brought about decent strength gains once again. My training partner put 25 lbs. on his max bench press in only 2 workouts. It was so remarkable that a few guys in the gym came over to us and were asking all kinds of questions. Sure enough, next time I saw them in the gym, they had a stopwatch, and the bar loaded up with plates, looking to get some of what we were getting. All in all, a great book for someone looking to burst through a sticking point with strength. When you begin a full-rep routine again after gaining this strength, you will grow like never before. You have to have patience though. You will not get a pump with this workout. You will not feel bigger, and you will not look bigger.. you WILL be getting stronger each time you go into the gym though. I would recommend every lifter who feels stuck, try this routine to kickstart new growth. It's worth a shot.
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Summary: Works Exactly as Advertised
Review: I am a 35 year old exercise physiology student at CSU Chico. In April I waved this book at a professor and asked if it was worthwhile. He said "that's a valid training protocol." On Sept. 1st. 21 weeks later I have gained 31 pounds of lean body mass and have lost 24 lbs of fat with zero change in diet. My inital fat percent and lean body mass were tested by calipers and hydrostatic weighing and my final figure was confirmed by the head of the program. I have no problem tolerating the workouts and am now doing static holds of 530 lbs on one leg press, 520 lb hack squats, 430 lb toe lifts and 300 lb shrugs. I could personally give a hooey about full range lifts with these changes in lean mass. Follow the protocol,use a stopwatch and this will work.
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Summary: great book
Review: This is probably the best weight lifting book I have ever purchased. In the first three weeks of using this program my one rep max went up 15 pounds! And my static strength went from 275-350, in only three weeks. The book is very straight foreward and cover almost everything you would have ot know about the program. It was pretty cheap compared to other weight lifting books too.
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Summary: I saw the video
Review: I saw this method demonstrated on a Tony Robbins video. It sounded great but I have just two observations: These guys were literally using well over a thousand pounds of weight in some exercises. In one exercise, they had 3 guys sitting on top of the machine adding additional weight. It seems to me this is pushing the equipment past its limits. Is it safe to be using this much weight? Secondly, I've been working out for years and there is only so much 45lb plates to go around in any workout area. Everyone would have to take a break from their routines just so I could borrow the available weights for my workouts. Seems like a burden on everyone else around me.
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Summary: Did nothing for me.
Review: I really wonder if the rave reviews here come from shills. This program did nothing for me, except make me wonder if I was going to tear my rotator cuff. I had never had shoulder problems in my life, but this program really irritated them. The authors make a big point of the fact that it's impossible to gain more than 10 pounds of muscle per year. Then they try to convince you that in their "study", most of their subjects gained around 20 pounds of muscle within a few weeks. Give me a break! The book was kind of stupidly written too. They can't take the time or effort to explain a bunch of different exercises that they recommend, eg. static deadlifts. Static exercises are totally foreign to most of the readers, and yet they only explain a few of them and then suggest ten others! If you still don't think that these guys would have to nerve to publish an entire book on a totally ineffective way of building muscle, go to any internet message board and ask if anyone's tried this system. A lot of people will say yes, but when you ask if it worked, they will ALL say no.
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Summary: At last this is it !
Review: Static contraction training is a god send and is a must for everyone who is interested in gaining strength and muscle size quickly and legally. At first I did not beleive what Sisco and Little had to say but intuition told me it was correct. When you first start the workouts you are actually stronger than you think you are and you feel that you must do more sets....DONT, just follow what the authors say and you will make gains. This is a very well written and informative book and the people who gave it less than four stars are entitled to their oppinions but must be doing something wrong.... Keep up the good work Mr Sisco and Mr Little.
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Summary: Finally - THE REAL DEAL
Review: This is a great book that debunks all of the lore, myths, and general BS associated with weight training. I started the program three weeks ago and have noticed an immediate change in my attitude towards weight training. In addition, I have cut down my time spent in the gym by half with better results! I can also see where I need work and when I need to rest without the guesswork. His other books that focus on specific body parts are also excellent because they cover, in depth, exercises that provide the best results for each area. He also has a training logbook that I would not recommend because if you just take a look at the book, you can create your own spreadsheet. In all, this guy actually knows what he is talking about - for a change - especially in the meathead weight-lifting industry! He actually backs up his information with information from people who aren't in the industry, but have PhD's in anatomy and physiology which brings a lot of credibility to his arguments. BUY IT! TRY IT! ACHIEVE IT!
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Summary: Static Contraction Training
Review: Do not under, any circumstances, buy this book! This book is the biggest waste of paper in the history of books about weight training. I followed the book to the letter and I lost muscle mass and got weaker durring the ten week cycle. If you want to get big don't buy into the latest "quick fix" training technique, stick to the proven fundamentals of weight training. Arnold Schwarzenneger's Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding would be a far better investment is you are looking for a book about lifting.
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Summary: Nice!
Review: I tried this system for 6 weeks, using only a power rack at home (improvising for leg presses with squats, etc.) and I made progress every single time. It's weird not being sore after, but I did get stronger (in my full range too). I definitely recommend this book if only for the nutrition, rest, etc. info
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Summary: Who cares about full-range strength!
Review: I have red the the bad critics from those who are rating with one star and i would like to say these things.First of all we are bodybuilders and not wheightlifters.We love muscle a lot of it and want the best way to achive it.Fullrange strengt is something that somebody found it for doing weightlifting contests!In the real life nobody uses it.And i would like to tell this. Full-range strenght isn't an indication that you're really strong.Before i was training with the old volume training.I found it dificult to move around e 44 barbelplate.Now i move around in the gym 3 of them with my hands.Quite impresive.And i have from begining awfull genetics like an ectomorph somatotype.And not only that i have progressed on gaining muscle in so fast rate i can't still believe it.And the fullrange? i don't care i don't even wanna try it.I fell very much stronger that have helped me in the real life!have you heard about bodybuilders that are weak chickens when tis comes to do some real life work and the only thing their muscles are for is to look at.So forget about stupid volume and fullrange.Lift as heavy as possible and do it so intense as possible.Then rest and grow. It isn't more simple than that.But you have to push and TRY very HARD!
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