Super Strength Super Fast; Fun Faster Jump Higher: Eight-Week Exercise Guides for Sprinting, Jumping, and Developing Super Strength Through Explosive Weightlifting [Paperback]

Christopher D McCrane (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 52 pages
• Publisher: Vantage Press (August 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 053315328X
• ISBN-13: 978-0533153282
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,977,656 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, I saw results within a week., October 3, 2006

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Jon Schwartz - See all my reviews

This review is from: Super Strength Super Fast; Fun Faster Jump Higher: Eight-Week Exercise Guides for Sprinting, Jumping, and Developing Super Strength Through Explosive Weightlifting (Paperback)

I just got into this book that I first passed by. My gut feeling redirected me to picking this book up. The key workout features in this book have already shown results. Within one week of changing my workout just a little, I gained 25 pounds in my max bench. 250 was a wall for me for a few months. Within one week, I'm at 275 and climbing. I reccomend this book to anyone who wants to get stronger and doesn't mess with drugs. Thank you Mr McCrane, you've changed my life.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars useful direction, September 2, 2009

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christopher drozd "sportfit.com" (los angeles, ca) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Super Strength Super Fast; Fun Faster Jump Higher: Eight-Week Exercise Guides for Sprinting, Jumping, and Developing Super Strength Through Explosive Weightlifting (Paperback)

i've been a fitness coach for 25 years. i've written articles on exercise, sport, & periodization. my fitness programs have been featured in books, and magazine articles. my sport fit card for golf predated the brown university / ymca studies -- back when golf fitness was an oxymoron -- and sold well, worldwide. so, i'm not unfamiliar with fitness routines.

mccrane's super strength, super fast, is a cut-to-the-chase regimen that will force improvement in well conditioned athletes. with what is known about periodized training, that this sort of program isn't used regularly by strength, and power athletes seems to defy reason, but sometimes the obvious is overlooked. could it be expanded? sure, but yessis, hatfield, chu and others have already produced extensive volumes that are not necessarily any more useful.

while a bit shy of erudite, mccrane's treatment is honest and authentic. you're getting his step by step, nuts and bolts workout just as he'd describe it to you in the gym. this, from the guy who used it himself to accomplish rather remarkable feats -- training himself up to olympic qualification in a couple of months, and directing other elite athletes to break their own records.

the program is leg-centric, but with a little creativity, and suggestions from mccrane, himself -- he responds to emails -- you will be on your way to whole-body power.

one thing i'd add is that it is best for you to use "super strength, super fast" as a phase within a larger training plan that's geared toward power and quickness, or, you can simply use it to lift you off one of those inevitable, frustrating strength plateaus. that said, it's prudent to change any routine after two or three months, regardless...and you, as an experienced lifter / athlete already know that, right?

finally, at under $10, it's a bargain -- for less that what you would pay for a couple pints of ale, you will get a chance to win that next barroom bench press bet, and recoup your investment, to boot.

[personal experience: sure it's anecdotal, but just last week, after three weeks of doing the sequence of jumping drills recommended by mccrane i was given an opportunity to test it out. while trail running hills in southern california at the top of a berm i happened upon a roughly 3 foot diamondback rattlesnake. i was on top of it just as i saw it. the snake went from stretched out to coiled instantly, and in that span i was airborne, gliding well above the serpent even before i knew it, and went on my way without missing a beat. whew! neither my last year of training (very low intensity, save for the recent jumps & hops) nor my genetic makeup (i lack the high calf / high glute combo common of springy athletes) would have suggested that i would easily bound a couple feet into the air, as i ran up a hill, but, sure enough, happily, that was the result. mccrane's program? fight / flight / adrenaline? slow snake? i'll let you decide.]

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's About Time!, June 13, 2007

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W.L.Costello (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Super Strength Super Fast; Fun Faster Jump Higher: Eight-Week Exercise Guides for Sprinting, Jumping, and Developing Super Strength Through Explosive Weightlifting (Paperback)

While enhancing performance, this program takes away the mundane task of always doing the same exercises and seeing little progress. This book kick-starts your enthusiasm to see such results so quickly. You can even add these programs to your already existing routine. The book is simple, easy to follow and affordable.
Absolutely Awesome for any age!