Scientific Principles of Strength Training
by Mike Israetel, James Hoffmann and Chad Wesley Smith
Seven principles, specificity, overload, fatigue management, SRA, variation, phase potentiation, individual differences, applied to powerlifting. Rigorous.
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you want the theory behind strength programming.
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you want a program.
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Three things you will actually use
- Specificity first.
- Manage fatigue to keep adapting.
- Vary within reason.
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Read the chapter on fatigue management.
Our verdict
Strength theory.
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