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Supertraining 6th expanded version Edition
- ISBN-108890403802
- ISBN-13978-8890403811
- Edition6th expanded version
- PublisherVerkhoshansky.com
- Publication dateDecember 7, 2009
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions11.02 x 1.22 x 8.27 inches
- Print length592 pages
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- ASIN : 8890403810
- Publisher : Verkhoshansky.com; 6th expanded version edition (December 7, 2009)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 592 pages
- ISBN-10 : 8890403802
- ISBN-13 : 978-8890403811
- Item Weight : 3.2 pounds
- Dimensions : 11.02 x 1.22 x 8.27 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #254,930 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #437 in Sports Training (Books)
- #12,047 in Textbooks
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What this book will tell you about is all things strength related. Things like exercise, "shock" method (plyometrics to americans), how muscles work, sport, adaptation, super compensation, etc. This list is to long for a quick review here sorry.
A little history about myself i think would be good here to see what this book can do for you.
I have been working out since i was 14. I am now 28. I have learned so much reading on the internet, just like i am sure most in my age range have. BUT with so much on the internet that is written by people that is unfortunately trash. This book will tell you tho about all things strength related. And back it up with science, proven training techniques, (Dr.Verkhoshansky was a coach at one time) what works, and if possible why.
Which brings up a great point about this book. The authors continually say about certain things, that they may not know why something is the way it is, but they give great reasons why they do not know, and why others say they do but dont.
EX.- Low qualified athletes do not use there muscles and nervous systems the same way that high qualified athletes do. Dont understand? Read the book...
This book is great for people getting degrees in strength and sport fields, coaches, trainers, and anyone who wants to start understanding more about strength.
Like i stated above this book is very technical. For me it was not a hard read at all, but i understand that not everyone will see it that way.
In my opinion you could (and should) easily read this book and then start to appreciate and understand better books about programming, periodization, the why and how your muscles are adapting or not for that matter. And much more concerning training, sport, etc. Like i said this book talks about ALOT. Just dont expect to read this and come out with a new bodybuilding routine. Its just not what this book is about.
Thank you for taking the time to read my review.
Justin H
I've only read it once. Now that I've read other strength and conditioning books, I will read it again. Despite the difficulties, I've learned more from struggling through Supertraining than I have learned in any other book.
I've wasted so much time doing counterproductive exercises because I didn't know the information in this book. I deeply regret not having read this 15 years earlier.
From a technical standpoint, this book provides information from both scientific studies (there's probably over a 1000 references), and from Verkhoshansky's expert opinion. The combination of two is a staggering volume of knowledge. It's a masterpiece, and it's cheap at any price.
To be fair: I'll highlight the weaknesses:
- Many of the reference are decades old
- The information is biased towards strength and power sports (Olympic weightlifting, sprinting, and high jumping)
- Good editing would make it a much easier read
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A brilliant book that I'll never be finished studying!


I'm waiting for my book I refuse to order a more expensive copy.