From America's Heartland, the Great Plains, comes the genuine article when it comes to real-world strength and power: Steve Justa. Justa is the guy whose original "Barrel Lifting" course (contained in this book) was a cult favorite for years, and for anyone who remembers his White Buffalo ad, we need say no more. If you want to find out what you've been missing by hiding out with only really nice weights to lift, grab this - the original - "functional strength" training book. 112 pp.
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very Innovative!,
By
This review is from: Rock, Iron, Steel: The Book of Strength (Paperback)
For some time I have been one of those who, for some reason, believed that strength could only be built with barbells and dumbells in a nice, clean gym. This peculiar way of thinking was due to being under the spell of body-bulding and the fashionable scene that goes along with it nowadays.
Sure barbells and dumbells need to be a big part of a strength trainers "arsenal" but, thanks to writers like Brooks Kubik ("Dinosaur Training"), Matt Furey, and the author of this book, Steve Justa I have come to see that odd-objects (sanbags, barrels, even the human body) can be used to build super strength. These awkward shaped objects build muscles that remain unaffected by "normal" barbell training and, like some barbell exercises (squats, deadlifts, bench press), these types of lifts are compound exercises which emphasize that a great many muscles work together. This breaks with the body-building paradigm which emphasizes isolation. Justa underscores saftey and gives methods he uses to train safely. He also emphasizes the importance of building up the tendons and ligaments, a point entirely missing in most recent literature (thugh it was important among old-time strength builders). Furthermore, you will get caught up in Justa's enthusiam for the iron game and the resultant greater motivation you enjoy from reading this book will lead to bigger gains. Good luck!
30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Read,
By Guitarrista "rasgueado" (Syracuse NY) - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Rock, Iron, Steel: The Book of Strength (Paperback)
Very impressive stuff! There are enough ideas in here to give you a lifetime of workout ideas.
As a personal trainer, I read many books on training - good, scholarly material that often has many footnotes citing recent scientific research. I've enjoyed a fair number of them, and have picked up useful information. But they generally sit on my shelf, and I read Steve's over and over again. It's jam-packed with ideas (no holding back for the next $25 book), and is full of anecdotes that are truly fun to read and sometimes hilarious. It probably is true that someone who is looking to get cute little muscles that will impress the Sex and the City hotties in bars may find this to be the wrong book. Any decent book of bodybuilding routines will achieve that. This book is about sheer strength, which has nothing to do with spending hour after hour doing the same benchpress routine in the same gym ad infinitum (oh, and annoying other gym patrons). And you've got to like a guy who has such a complete disregard for a photo-shoot wardrobe. Another thing that distinguishes this book is material concerning muscular endurance, or being able to do heavy work for a very long time (extremely long times, in his case). Again, something that is often glossed over or ignored in other strength books. Finally, there is great motivational material. His passion for what he does shines through at all times, and it's easy to get fired up reading this. It's very conversational, and somewhat rough in writing style, but again, this is a refreshing change from stuffy academic style.
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of a kind,
By
This review is from: Rock, Iron, Steel: The Book of Strength (Paperback)
This is a unique book. It is not for bodybuilders but rather for those interested in building tremendous strength. What makes it unique is the honesty and freshness of the author. The book is truly written from the heart and has much unique information in it. There are many unusual lifts and training methods in it since the author shares his personal experiences (and experiments). One cannot help but learn from the book. Even those with no interest in building great strength will enjoy the book.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
So You'd Like to...
|
|
