Anyone read “Under the bar” or “Raising the bar” by Dave Tate? Are they worth getting? What did you learn from them?
Yes, I have read “Under The Bar”.
Read them and find out if you like them. No one else can really determine that.
That would be like me telling you what your favorite food is whether you like it or not.
I read Under the Bar.
It was inspirational. Also, short and to the point. 4 stars.
Under the bar was good, raising the bar was not so hot in my opinion. But they are both worth the quick read.
I have both of them and I recomend both of them.
At least read raising the bar it should only take an afternoon.
I read both and I found them both very good. If your reading comprehension is at a 9th grade level or higher, you can tear through them both very quickly.
I have both; Both are great motivational books … I’d recommend you get both
Would anyone be interested in writing a review?
i have Read under the bar. i love Dave Tate so i may be bias. but i enjoyed his book and the positive words he wrote. anything and everything he writes is open to interpretation. if your looking for a feel good, funny, and inspiration book. definitely pick it up
Yeah, I’ll write a review. I might as well put this degree to use…
Under the Bar is far, far better than 5/3/1, if only because it has a lot fewer pictures of Jim Wendler in it. 
As far as being a self-help guide, you could do a lot worse. There’s nothing groundbreaking in what Dave says - honesty, integrity, hard work, and good decision-making never go out of style. If you’re casting about for focus in your life outside of the gym, Dave provides some straight talk, like an uncle who doesn’t have to bullshit around to say what is on his mind. He gives examples of how he’s applied lifting philosophy to business, and, with minimal mental gymnastics, it’s serving him fairly well. Maybe it’ll do the same for you.
This book is a chilly March afternoon, with a stiff breeze that means you’d better drink your fucking beer while you stand on your back porch before your hand goes numb, not sipping some fancy scotch in a highball glass in a room with a big fire and the ghost of cigar smoke.