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Science and Practice of Strength Training, Second Edition?

A total of 13 reviews of this product on Reddit.

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14th Jan 2018

Science and Practice of Strength Training by Vladimir Zatsiorsky.

Not quite muscle specific, but Zatsiorsky is a huge name in academic biomechanics and strength training. He has a long and interesting history that involved training Olympic-level athletes for the USSR before taking a professorship in kinesiology at Penn State, and was really ahead of his time at incorporating science and evidence-based research into training.

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6th Jul 2016

That very well could be. However, as far as force required to stop an adrenaline-filled person, I would expect a great deal of strength to be needed.

In the book <em>Science and Practice of Strength Training, 2nd Edition</em> Vladimir Zatsiorsky from Penn State University writes that the average human has three levels of strength that can be exerted:

  1. The Absolute Strength is the most that a body physically can do before muscles tear, bones break, veins burst, and organs give out.
  2. The Maximal Strength is the most that a person can consciously make his or her body do. This is usually somewhere around 60% of absolute strength, but for proficient world-class weightlifters it can get closer to 80%.
  3. The “Competitive Strength”, for a lack of better term, is the middle ground between the two that is accessible under extreme pressure, panic, adrenaline, or anger. “Fight or Flight” mode can make a person who lifts 200 pounds suddenly lift 250. It made the athletes who reached ~80% of their absolute weight suddenly lift up to 92%. It’s one reason why, Zatsiorsky argues, people always set records in the Olympics. There is no greater pressure or anxiety-producer.

Could a normal grown security guard hold onto a 19 year old in a normal situation? Most likely. In a situation where she is panicking and becomes irrational and impulsive? I think it will be a lot more difficult.

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30th Sep 2015

Read this. It’s not just important to understand formwork but to understand the mechanics behind it. If you want to perform, you either get a good coach or read a motha fuckin’ book.

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23rd Feb 2015

Thanks – this book seems to be a good start…

http://www.amazon.com/Science-Practice-Strength-Training-Edition/dp/0736056289

Train with Push looks interesting. Use of similar accelerometers and strain gauges is similar to direct-force meters (generic term for a tool measuring the force produced by the cyclist output, either in the crank with a strain gauge matrix, accelerometers in the pedals or strain gauge matrix in the rear hub) from a cyclist point of view. I’ve seen others which measure the speed of the barbell by attaching a cable to the barbell, and entering the weight which is going to be moved. This works ‘ok’ if the movement is in the linear direction, but could be prone to error if the barbell is moving laterally with a weightlifting move or with an athlete ‘hop’ either forwards or backwards.

Thanks for the urls.

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11th Feb 2011

Unfuck is right. People lift with different goals in mind.

8-12 reps per set primarily increases muscle mass, and also increases strength a bit.

1-5 reps per set primarily increases muscle strength. Surprisingly, it doesn’t increase muscle mass as much.

A power lifter will be able to lift a lot more weight at one time than a bodybuilder, and will have better athletic performance in many sports, especially if the lifter is also flexible and balanced. However, the bodybuilder will experience more muscle hypertrophy.

Check out The Science And Practice of Strength Training, it’s an excellent book.

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7th Dec 2011

Well, one of the sources I linked was Jamie Lewis. He has far more certifications than Rippetoe does. And he has actually excelled in weight training, unlike Rippetoe or his trainees have done.

Edit: he says it on or around page 40 in practical programming. Take that fifty bucks and go buy yourself a copy Of the science and practice of strength training, my gift to you.

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8th Dec 2010

I’m reading from the Glossary on the &quot;look inside!&quot; Please tell me the context of this:

> 3-year rule — The recommendation to use exercises with a heavy barbell (like barbell squats) only after 3 years of preliminary general preparation.

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8th Dec 2010

I’m reading from the Glossary on the &quot;look inside!&quot; Please tell me the context of this:

> 3-year rule — The recommendation to use exercises with a heavy barbell (like barbell squats) only after 3 years of preliminary general preparation.

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6th Dec 2010

Hold it right there. Periodization absolutely crushes a “scattered” workout plan. I know your area of knowledge is nutrition, so this might not be readily apparent to you. The difference is not negligible.

Read The Science and Practice of Strength Training which will explain it way better than I can.

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19th Oct 2011

Hyperplasia, fancy name for increasing the quantity of muscle cells, actually contributes very little to strength gains. I don’t have the book on me to verify, but from memory in this book they said something like 3%. There’s also this study I dug up.

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4th Sep 2015

Just take whatever interests you and what you need to get your degree. Most of your knowledge is going to be self-taught anyways.

Science and Practice of Strength Training and Supertraining are two comprehensive books that are considered must reads for anyone interested in advanced sports performance. Tons of information on physiology and training considerations in these books.

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15th Jan 2012
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14th Mar 2012

Read this book: http://www.amazon.com/Science-Practice-Strength-Training-Second/dp/0736056289

It can answer that kind of question without the kind of broscience that is in SS (sacrilege!).