Hey Chad, know of distribution in the UK? I can’t really order through T-Nation, i don’t have the documents they ask for. But without sycophancy i’m right up for reading your book. Good luck with recouping on your stated investments by the way mate
Nice review Chad, I mean “Ramo”…
Just kidding. Its on my Christmas list, and if I don’t get it, Santa will pay.
[quote]mike59 wrote:
been working out for 2 years. would this book be for someone 59 and not as serious (though somewhat serious) as most here.[/quote]
The book was written to benefit anyone - regardless of how serious you are about training, etc.
Buy it, you won’t be sorry. It’ll only help you reach your goals faster.
[quote]dannyrat wrote:
Hey Chad, know of distribution in the UK? I can’t really order through T-Nation, i don’t have the documents they ask for. But without sycophancy i’m right up for reading your book. Good luck with recouping on your stated investments by the way mate[/quote]
Sorry, no distribution is set up in the UK. The easiest way to get the book is to simply provide the documentation that’s necessary to send it overseas.
[quote]dannyrat wrote:
Hey Chad, know of distribution in the UK? I can’t really order through T-Nation, i don’t have the documents they ask for. But without sycophancy i’m right up for reading your book. Good luck with recouping on your stated investments by the way mate[/quote]
So you don’t have a driver’s licence and credit card?
I ordered it 2 days ago. I hope that it gets here by Monday so I can implement it in my Monday evening workout.
I can’t wait!
A question to Chad,
First of all I love this book. As the first poster wrote I think this is a very complete book with good program design and most importantly progressions not only for weight training but also for aerobic training. Wow!
One question though. In the programs you started including specific ab exercises. I just went from doing one ab exercise to none because of your relentless abhorring of this area specific workouts on T-Nation. All my workouts would end with crunches for example. Now in the book you re-introduced them. What is the reason?
I want to understand. Lou Schuler forced you? Just kidding 
Best regards,
funmetal
[quote]funmetal wrote:
A question to Chad,
First of all I love this book. As the first poster wrote I think this is a very complete book with good program design and most importantly progressions not only for weight training but also for aerobic training. Wow!
One question though. In the programs you started including specific ab exercises. I just went from doing one ab exercise to none because of your relentless abhorring of this area specific workouts on T-Nation. All my workouts would end with crunches for example. Now in the book you re-introduced them. What is the reason?
I want to understand. Lou Schuler forced you? Just kidding
Best regards,
funmetal[/quote]
Virtually every program includes the ab wheel and reverse crunch. I’ve never said that people shouldn’t do either. I always get asked which ab exercises I like best, and those are two of them.
I think the only place where the swiss ball crunch is mentioned is in one phase of the TSP.
Most people should perform the ab wheel and reverse crunch. It’s that simple.
Thanks for buying the book.
Laughing man- i am a poor student. I’ve got no car and want no credit, so have no credit card. I have a debit card, but i don’t think that’ll work. One day…
Good reviews. I already asked for it for Christmas, so hopefully it’s coming
I just wanted to chime in on this thread…
I’ve used some of Chad’s programs in the past with great success, so I was excited to find the book was being released. And, after giving it a thorough reading, I have to agree with many of the others on this thread in regards to the quality of the text.
As with all of Chad’s work, it has great scientific basis, but not so much explanation as to keep it from being easily read by almost anyone. I was very pleasantly surprised at the scope of the book, which thoroughly (and somewhat unexpectedly) covered energy systems progressions, nutrition and supplementation, as well as recovery strategies.
I am personally using the information in the text to guide my return to training following non-training related injuries and surgery. I have a feeling I’m going to come back better than ever before.
Thanks, Chad. I hope you sell a million of them…
[quote]dannyrat wrote:
Laughing man- i am a poor student. I’ve got no car and want no credit, so have no credit card. I have a debit card, but i don’t think that’ll work. One day…[/quote]
Hah, me too.
I just borrowed my mums credit card haha, and I haven’t paid her back yet lol!(don’t think she cares) free book!
or maybe that was my christmas present, haha.
But I’m sure you can get some friend or family to order it for you and then pay them back(or ask for it for christmas). Good Luck.
[quote]Chad Waterbury wrote:
mike59 wrote:
been working out for 2 years. would this book be for someone 59 and not as serious (though somewhat serious) as most here.
The book was written to benefit anyone - regardless of how serious you are about training, etc.
Buy it, you won’t be sorry. It’ll only help you reach your goals faster. [/quote]
I concur.
Whether you’re 29 or 59, this book will save you from years of frustration and trial and error. I only wish I’d had this book ten years ago.
[quote]TC wrote:
Chad Waterbury wrote:
mike59 wrote:
been working out for 2 years. would this book be for someone 59 and not as serious (though somewhat serious) as most here.
The book was written to benefit anyone - regardless of how serious you are about training, etc.
Buy it, you won’t be sorry. It’ll only help you reach your goals faster.
I concur.
Whether you’re 29 or 59, this book will save you from years of frustration and trial and error. I only wish I’d had this book ten years ago. [/quote]
lol, don’t you mean 20 years?
Chad,
I’ve ordered my copy just now. Been doing TBT and put on about 3kg in the last months with my waiste going down 1cm.
[quote]ptocsmtc wrote:
I just wanted to chime in on this thread…
I’ve used some of Chad’s programs in the past with great success, so I was excited to find the book was being released. And, after giving it a thorough reading, I have to agree with many of the others on this thread in regards to the quality of the text.
As with all of Chad’s work, it has great scientific basis, but not so much explanation as to keep it from being easily read by almost anyone. I was very pleasantly surprised at the scope of the book, which thoroughly (and somewhat unexpectedly) covered energy systems progressions, nutrition and supplementation, as well as recovery strategies.
I am personally using the information in the text to guide my return to training following non-training related injuries and surgery. I have a feeling I’m going to come back better than ever before.
Thanks, Chad. I hope you sell a million of them…
[/quote]
Thanks! I’ll tell ya, it’s great to hear that you, and many others, have found the book to be an enjoyable read. I didn’t want to overwhelm anyone with science, but I wanted to explain a few scientific principles that I found relevant to enhancing the reader’s knowledge.
Thanks for your support!
[quote]Laughing Man wrote:
TC wrote:
Chad Waterbury wrote:
mike59 wrote:
been working out for 2 years. would this book be for someone 59 and not as serious (though somewhat serious) as most here.
The book was written to benefit anyone - regardless of how serious you are about training, etc.
Buy it, you won’t be sorry. It’ll only help you reach your goals faster.
I concur.
Whether you’re 29 or 59, this book will save you from years of frustration and trial and error. I only wish I’d had this book ten years ago.
lol, don’t you mean 20 years?
[/quote]
thanks for the replies, it’s on my xmas list. (actually i think santa ordered it last night)
just put my order in, can’t wait!
pretty sure it would go out from the T-Nation warehouses, otherwise i would of begged for a signed copy.
I got my copy a few days ago and just completed it. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and rate it as a great resource.
One question for Chad though - apart from fairly brief mention of the Perfect 10 bodypart specialisation program, high frequency training beyond 4 sessions a week is not covered. I was hoping for coverage of this and ideally some new insights beyond recent T-Nation articles. Any particular reason why it was left out?
[quote]Niall wrote:
I got my copy a few days ago and just completed it. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and rate it as a great resource.
One question for Chad though - apart from fairly brief mention of the Perfect 10 bodypart specialisation program, high frequency training beyond 4 sessions a week is not covered. I was hoping for coverage of this and ideally some new insights beyond recent T-Nation articles. Any particular reason why it was left out?
[/quote]
If I remember correctly…
Since he wanted this book to be useful for beginners as well as advanced lifters, and his HFT system is specifically designed for trainees with at least 2 years of solid training under their belt, he intentionally left out HFT. But, he says he is writing a book specifically about HFT, so keep your eye out in the future.