I’m asking help from you guys and gals; I’d like you to tell me what you think of following dvd’s and books. I’m about to buy some of them but unfortunately I don’t have the money to get them all so I have to choose which are the most valuable.
If you could tell me what you liked in them, what not, how do they compare, which you would choose, etc. And please note, I have already read the individual threads here in T-Nation that handle some of the products. Here’s the list:
Dvd’s:
Boyle: Functional strength coach 1-10
Boyle: Functional strength coach vol.2 1-8
Boyle: Advanced program design 1-5
Cressey-Robertson: Building the efficient athlete 1-8
Cressey-Robertson: Magnificent mobility
Hartman-Robertson: Inside-out: The ultimate upper body warm-up
Verstegen: Core performance essentials 1-4
Books:
Cosgrove: Professional fitness coach program design bible
Cressey: The ultimate off-season training manual
Waterbury: Muscle revolution
I’m asking help from you guys and gals; I’d like you to tell me what you think of following dvd’s and books. I’m about to buy some of them but unfortunately I don’t have the money to get them all so I have to choose which are the most valuable.
If you could tell me what you liked in them, what not, how do they compare, which you would choose, etc. And please note, I have already read the individual threads here in T-Nation that handle some of the products. Here’s the list:
Dvd’s:
Boyle: Functional strength coach 1-10
Boyle: Functional strength coach vol.2 1-8
Boyle: Advanced program design 1-5
Cressey-Robertson: Building the efficient athlete 1-8
Cressey-Robertson: Magnificent mobility
Hartman-Robertson: Inside-out: The ultimate upper body warm-up
Verstegen: Core performance essentials 1-4
Books:
Cosgrove: Professional fitness coach program design bible
Cressey: The ultimate off-season training manual
Waterbury: Muscle revolution
So please give me some feedback! TIA!
-MrMan[/quote]
“German Body Comp” by Charles Poloquin…Can’t go wrong with ol’ Charlie. He knows a thing or two. Otherwise, I’d say any of the above.
Functional training for athletes by Mike Boyle, I highly recommend it, the format is great, and Mike shares some valuable training info for the athlete wanting to improve his/her perfomance.
Muscles by Ian King, includes a year long programme for the beginner to advanced gym rat. Superb illastrations.
How to Eat move and be healthy, Paul Chek, got too have an open mind on this one, but an interesting read.
to be honest, i have learned everything on my own thru T-Nation.com, bodybuilding.com and mindandmuscle.net . all three very reliable, informative and user friendly. mindandmuscle.net is somewhat advance by the use of their jargon if your not famaliar with it. but none the less, save the money and read up online !!
I just finished Chad Waterbury’s Muscle Revolution. Some of it is a repeat from the articles he has written here on T-Nation but he also talks about nurition, some more workout plans, more about stretching, cardio, etc… I highly recommend getting it.
Magnificent Mobility and Inside Out have paid for themselves 50 times over for me. I find I have a lot less of the minor nagging issues and injuries since I do the dynamic stretching every day. I also think that the products value increases with your personal age.
You can’t consider any library complete without a copy of Thib’s “Theory and Application of Modern Strenght and Power Methods” It’s the most comprehensive and thorough book I’ve read on muscle building knowlegde and practice
[quote]Zen warrior wrote:
You can’t consider any library complete without a copy of Thib’s “Theory and Application of Modern Strenght and Power Methods” It’s the most comprehensive and thorough book I’ve read on muscle building knowlegde and practice[/quote]
Ive hea nothing but praise for that book, I must get a copy.
I don’t really suggest DVD’s their to expensive. What i found really helpful were e-books. Here is the list of the top e books out there.
#1 Muscle Building Program
Optimum Anabolics (by Jeff Anderson AKA The Muscle Nerd)
#2 Muscle Building Program
Muscle Gain Truth (by Sean Nalewanyj)
#3 Muscle Building Program
MuscleNow (by Francesco Castano)
#4 Muscle Building Program
Fast Muscle Gain (by Anthony Ellis)
#5 Muscle Building Program
Skinny Guy Secrets (by Vince Delmonte)
These are not my opinions.(MuscleBuildingreviews.com)
I have #1,2,4 and i’ve found them all very useful in their own ways. Optimum Anabolics is very good.
[quote]mt360 wrote:
Magnificent Mobility and Inside Out have paid for themselves 50 times over for me. I find I have a lot less of the minor nagging issues and injuries since I do the dynamic stretching every day. I also think that the products value increases with your personal age.
Matt[/quote]
Amen.
I’ve also enjoyed the EliteFTS bench and squat/deadlift index DVDs, though they may be pricy for you – it depends on what you’re trying to accomplish.
If you read Get Buffed I and liked it, get Get Buffed II & III.
Ian King: How to write strength training programs.
The holy grail of strength training books**
Tudor O. Bompa : Periodization -Training theories and methodologies.
This is a must must must book. I am surprised on how many muscle heads there are on this site, and not once has anyone brought up this book. ( other then me ).
WARNING: This book is not easy reading material. If you are looking for easy reading, this is not the book for you. But if you truly want to master what you do, learn why to do what etc… this book is the bible of the gym.