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104 page magazine for weightlifters! This issue features Dennis Cieri on the cover and in an interview, Mike Bridges, the history of powerlifing, a profile of Brad Heck, squatting, medical advice, nutrition, starter tips, powerlifting rankings, and much more! ... Read more

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The book is not about training, but it is. This book was not written about business but it was. This book was not compiled to help you better your relationships, but it could be. This book was not written as a road map to help you achieve your goals, but it ended up that way. This book was written to show you that you already have all you need to achieve success in anything you choose to do. You just need to know where to look. ... Read more

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Develop the same leg power as the famous "human freight elevators!" Super-Squatters are made...not born. Let this Champion-tested Weider Powerlift Program of Champions guide, education and inspire you towards your Powerlift goal fast! ... Read more

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This Benchpress program combines the knowledge of the "top ten" benchpressers of all time. They are:1. 123 Al Hart (320 lbs)2. 132 Ernest Thayer (335 lbs)3. 148 Bill Thurber (362 lbs)4. 165 Steve Crandall (437 lbs)5. 181 Bob Zayac (440 lbs)6. 198 Mike Mac Donald (505 lbs)7. 242 Mel Hennessy (565 lbs)8. Super Jim Williams (675 lbs)9. Super Dough Hepburn (600 lbs)10. Super Pat Casey (627 lbs)These men are Benchpress specialists. They have studied every nuance of benchpress style and training. Their composit knowledge recorded in this Course will produce for you the maximum in Benchpress Power. ... Read more

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Body builder Mike Mentzer brings another fine work to the field - addressing issues of philosophical-scientific views on anaerobic, high-intensity body building and relationship of mind to body. 163 pages, with photographs, this is sure to be a classic addition to any body builder's belief system, training, and library. ... Read more

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More like "heavy doody"
I know there are some people out there that claim to have made improvements using this system but most people who have tried it have found it to be a complete waste of time.I, personally, have tried it a few times over the years and have found it to be useless.I could maintain my strength at best and in certain cases went backwards.Critics will assume that I wasn't lifting with enough intensity or that I neeeded to add even more recovery days or other such nonsense.But the flaw was not with my application but with HD theory.Does it really work for some?maybe.But that would, of course, contradict Mentzer's theory that all humans are basically the same as far as physiology and response to exercie.Mentzer fancied himself an intellectual but it is apparent from his writings and videos that he was of average intelligence at best.He criticized others for latching on the Joe Weider's volume approach (I hate Weider with a passion).But all Mentzer did was latch on th Arthur Jones' theories and follow them as dogmatically as others followed Weider.I've read the Nautilus Bulletins from cover to cover and most of it is CRAP.Jones was an anti-social wacko who thrived on being contoversial.He fancied himself a pioneer and he was in many areas.But his weight training theories were a mix of misunderstandings and fantasy.Of course Mentzer basically parroted everything Jones ever said while adding a few twists here and there.Mentzer's flaw was that he could not accept the possibility that the middle ground was probably the place where most would thrive.If Joe Weider promoted a lot of volume/frequency Mentzer had to promote a rediculously low amount of volume and frequency.....at least in his mind.

I know no one who has thrived with HIT.I've given it several chances because the theories are so appealing.But in the real world it wound up being just another plan thrown on the scrap heap.Personally I do do well with low volume.But in order to advance I need VERY high frequency.All the success I have ever had was due to high frequency.I have years of training logs to prove it.Also, after 20 years of training to failure without questioning the concept, I did try stopping short of failure in recent years.Result: I made improvements like never before.

Mentzer may have been a great bodybuilder but how much of it was due to DRUGS and genetics?The guy DID die at 50!And if you've seen the video that he shot days before his death you know that he was a SMALL, sickly, chain-smoker who literally looked like he was 65-70 years old.HIT theory did not change the world of weight training.It was not revolutionary.It would have been if it worked....but it simply doesn't despite the intellectualized theories that Mentzer and Jones obsessed over.

And why are there only 3 reviews for this book?You'd think there'd be hundreds.And $99 ???!!!!You can have mine for half that!

An intellectual approach to weight training
Arthur Jones, inventor of the Nautilus machines, and Mike Mentzer, his student at one time, adhere to the concept that, to make weightlifting gains, one must keep the workout brief; very intense; and allow sufficient time to recuperate between workouts.The majority of people in the gym workout too long; not intense enough; and too often.Although Mike Mentzer wrote several books, I believe this book offers the best advice.Heavy Duty II may be out of print and difficult to obtain, but it is worth the price if you can get it.Although I constantly switch workout routines, it seems that I revert back to the split routine every four days that Mentzer suggests in this book.To make this workout routine work the weight training sessions have to be extremely intense, lifting "to failure".Some people cannot push themselves to this level, nor should they if they have a medical condition.

Both Jones and Mentzer died. Jones was about 80 when he died, but Mentzer was only around 50.This is far too young for anyone to die, especially someone who had such knowledge of fitness as Mentzer did.I believe Mentzer was accurate on his weight training strategy, but wrong on his veiw of aerobic exercise.He believed aerobics was not necessary; that it could interfere with weightlifting gains; and that a person should perform no aerobics or other exercise on days between weight training workouts.However, a multitude of medical evidence demonstrates this may not be sound advice. The prevailing medical advice, as suggested in the excellent book by Henry Lodge, MD, and Chris Crowley, entitled "Younger Next Year", is that on the days between weight training workouts a person should perform some kind of aerobic exercise, even if it is just brisk walking. Actually, the late Steve Reeves advice, which essentially was to workout with weights 3 x week and perform power walking on other days, is excellent advice.Still, Mentzer makes a convincing argument that brief, intense, infrequent, workouts with weights will result in the best gains.

Heavy Duty II
This book represents a final attempt, on my part, to fully clarify the fundamental issues of bodybuilding science. Much more so than in any of my previous writings, this book utilizes a very broad philosophic-scientific context within which to present my views on the subject of anaerobic, high-intensity, exercise/stress physiology. In fact, the philosophic context of this book is not merely broad, but comprehensive, i.e., it includes all of the relevant philosophic principles required to achieve an understanding of any science, at least in terms of broad fundamentals....

This book will help anyone with a sincere intellectual interest in the subject gain a firm understanding of all the basic, primary elements of bodybuilding exercising science. In this book, I elaborate further on the fundamental principles elucidated in my last book, Heavy duty, I did so utilizing fresh, new perspectives to help clear up any confusion, as well as to provide the reader with a broader, deeper understanding of the theoretical principles.
--- excerpts from book's Introduction

Un libro excelente!!!
Para mi Mike Mentzer fue una inspiraci?n muy importante a principios de mis 20 a?os, no solo trajo muchas respuestas a las cuestiones del ejercicio, si no tambi?n a cuestiones filos?ficas que aunque parezca raro, maneja en los primeros cap?tulos de su obra maestra. El libro esta muy bien ordenado y explica claramente el porque uno no debe de entrenar como loco todos los d?as 2 o 3 horas para obtener el cuerpo que quiere, basta con trabajar de 20 a 30 minutos 2 veces por semana para obtener buenos resultados. Creelo, si funciona, en lo personal aumente 8 kilos de m?sculo en 1 mes y medio utilizando este sistema. Hazte un favor y lee esta obra que es uno de los mejores escritos sobre musculaci?n que se hallan escrito. ... Read more

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Like the first edition, this second edition is intended to serve as a compendium of those aspects of Weightlifting and Weight-Training essential to the development of physical strength. A prominent feature of this book is the in-depth coverage of scientific and medical aspects of a forgotten sport. In this second edition, all efforts were made to revise the first edition and correct the typographical errors in spelling and grammar. The book Index and Glossary have been restructured more efficiently. In this edition, chapters six and seven, of the first edition, are consolidated into one chapter, with complete restructuring of the anatomical figures. The following two new chapters are added: Chapter seven –“Warm-up and Stretching” eases the difficulty of planning training without weight, prior to venturing into vigorous lifting. Chapter twenty one –“Performance Analysis”- immensely enhances the visual understanding of the dynamics of Weightlifting and the functional anatomy of the human body. It contains 395 impressive photographs of international Olympic weightlifters, beginning by Vasily Alxeev and Pyrros Dimas, and ending by Reza Zadeh. With colossal collections of annotated photographic art work, the second edition becomes a must have reference on weightlifting, athletic performance, human strife for glory, health, and graceful existence. The second edition adheres to the basic premise of the first edition of emphasizing axial training with vehement zeal. This is supported extensively by the hundreds of colorful photographs, drawings, and personal narrations. The very unique aspect of the second edition is the extensive elaboration on performance analysis of contemporary weightlifters by an engineer, physician, weightlifter, and math teacher. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (16)

The book is so-so
I think the book is okay; it's a little overpriced.Some of the information is outdated and contradictory to more recent studies.The book can also be a little dry at times, reading more like a technical manual.I feel some of the drawings and illustrations could be more clear.The author relies on poor drawings to illustrate lifting techniques.

Very poorly written
This book reads like a terrible translation.Sometimes I was able to figure out what the author was trying to say, but there were several passages that were so poorly written I suspected that entire words were either missing or accidentally added.This is not an occasional problem - it is in every single paragraph and practically every sentence.The editors did the author a real disservice by not either requiring him or having someone else rewrite this book so that it was clear and easily read.Books on this subject are often hard to understand - it's a complex subject - but the problem with this book isn't the difficulty of the material.It's practically incomprehensible in places, and completely frustrating throughout, due solely to its abysmal writing.No offense to the author, as I suspect English is his second language and I believe he has some good information here.But unless this book is completely rewritten it is not worth your money.

A New Joy On Every Page
"Essentials of Weightlifting and Strength Training"-2nd Ed. is more than a very good book on what it's title suggests. As previous reviewers have covered the expansive index, I'll try to add some more insights.This book benefits tremendously from the author's 40 years of hands-on experience in Olympic Lifting combined with his education as an MD and an engineer, coupled with an unstoppable enthousiasm for spreading the word of lifting, exercising and healthy living.


Only one of many positive results is that inside the book is found the most complete technical Olympic Lifting manual I have ever read, wich on the one hand is lavishly illustrated and lively written in an attractive lay-out, and on the other hand explains the intricate mechanical why and how of the Olympic lifts through every inch from the approach to the bar until the finish in exquisite detail. A near magical mix of utterly completetechnical explanation of execution, assistance exercises and training planning, and inviting, low-threshhold writing.

These characteristics jump out in every chapter, on every page, in any subject covered. The clean & jerk and the snatch stand central stage but around them are added and rigorously coveredall the important ingedients for health, not only competition, or training with a barbell: cardio-vascular health, physiology down to cellular level, mental and social issues, flexibility, axial strength, adequate nutrition, maximizing training longevity, body-building and bodyweight exercises,facts & fallacies, all sub-divided again.This is a rare book where the title falls short on the contents. 576 pages (including index) of solid "uplifting" info. Highly recommended.

great effort
The accurate and high quality pictures are the strongest side of this book.
The writer is really intelligent and knows what he is talking about. You can disagree with some of his advice, but at least you understand where he is coming from.
Caution: at least half of the book is on health and exercise in general, but an olympic weightlifter will get his/her money's worth.

Solid information
There have been some pretty in depth reviews that cover this book well, but I had a couple of points I wanted to make.

This book is a terrific resource for anyone wanting to take the step into weightlifting or strength training. The emphasis of this book upon strength and healthy living is somewhat at odds with most mainstream literature due to their basis in bodybuilding. As a result this book and the author should be commended for promoting a healthy approach to weight training as a lifestyle and practice. Finally someone who "gets it", lifting shouldn't be about looking healthy and strong, it should be about being healthy and strong.

The only flaw I see in this book is the author's english skills. His first language is clearly not english and as such he does have some confusing sentences and paragraphs. But I only noticed this for the first 1-2 chapters, either you get used to it or it the bulk of the book has been more tightly edited.

I would recommend this book to anyone interested in strength training, especially those wishing to learn the snatch and clean and jerk. ... Read more

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Lifting weights to enhance physical health is only one of many goals which the authors of this book were set to achieve. Initially, we did not have a definitive or legible outline of our goals, or the means to achieve them. Yet, we both shared the fascination with defying gravity and attempting to stay tall and fit for as long as we would live. With old age came the maturity and clarity of thoughts that empowered us to go against the tradition of slowing down and sitting on the side lines as we grew older. The first author published his two daring textbooks on a sport that is hardly known to the populace. Essentials of Weightlifting and Strength Training (Essentials, for short) touched many students of knowledge, those who sought a mean to structure sound and reliable strengthening programs. Essentials required twenty years of hard work in order to get published. The reward was getting the second author to make sense of its prophecy.

Essentials introduced Olympic Weightlifting in a context of interdisciplinary amalgam, where biological and medical sciences were applied to the mechanics of the human body during exercise; physical and mathematical sciences to the techniques of lifting and statistics of combining lifting routines and achieving predictable outcome; and finally, psychological and behavioral sciences to the mind setting and planning of the trainer and the trainee.As such, Essentials unveiled the secrecy of the exclusive sport of iron men, they who trained in abandoned and remotely connected gyms, with highly experienced coaches who in turn lacked the means of disseminating the knowledge of training for ultimate strength with the safest precautions.Another imminent hurdle that Essentials had to overcome was introducing Olympic Weightlifting to educational institutions that shied away from an apparently aggressive sport. Surprisingly, schools put Olympic Weightlifting in the same ranks as Boxing as opposed to the high skill required in implementing the laws of mechanics in Weightlifting.Today, most schools in the United States sanction high-risk sports such as rope climbing which appealed to the local community as an inevitable skill for firefighters in saving lives.

Smorenburg was one of many silent readers whose intuition led him to sense the immediate need to stand tall and strong in order to better his lifestyle and help others do the same. With perseverance and consistent search and training, Smorenburg triumphed over the inevitable failure of health clubs in educating their members on the proper methods of training. Opening a private health club for weight lifting defies all rules of sound investment, since those who are willing to train and remain fit and healthy must also have extra means of securing their basic needs before indulging in the playful activities of weight lifting. Even if a health club was fortunate enough to have affluent patrons who could make it profitable, it is almost impossible to recruit capable and dedicated trainers due to the enormous length of preparation and the complexity of studying multiple disciplines in order to be competent in physical education. Finally, the relationship between trainers and trainees, that must last for many years before significant improvement in health and fitness could materialize, is a bar on private gyms.

The Weightlifting Attic was a logical consequence of the aforementioned hurdles that confront private health clubs, finding the right trainer, and planning a sound and reliable training routine. Here, we strived to help the reader to learn how to plan detailed, as well as protracted workout programs, how to assess success and setback, and how to ingrain weight lifting at the higher priorities of a productive lifestyle.

Mohamed F. El-Hewie
Woodland park, New Jersey, July 2010.

Sjaak Smorenburg
Houten, The Netherlands, July 2010.

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This book is aimed at educating and preparing children ages 6 to 12 in the basics of Olympic Weightlifting and Strength Training. The book familiarizes teachers, parents, and kids with the fundamentals of lifting and resistance training. The book starts by explaining how muscles work by burning energy and moving the nutrients around the body organs. Young children need to be educated on the process of transport of energy from food to cells allover the body. They then will understand how strength training helps the body grow and stay healthy and fit.
Resistance exercise is defined as the effort to stimulate muscles to grow and adapt to lifting. The strong muscles stimulate the bones to deposit minerals and remain strong. Strong muscles and bones help the individual to maintain high level of health and fitness. The growth process involves the development of the mental and neural functions, which help the person solve complex problems and maintain high coordination and balance.
Weightlifting is introduced by warming up without weights. Lifting light plates follows the warm up as an intermediary transition to serious lifting. The reader is introduced the equipments and terminology of weightlifting that should assist him/her to decipher the arcane language of strength training.
The book's main theme evolves on how to offer kids the option of becoming Olympic Weightlifters when they are young enough to accomplish such extraordinary goal. The book's main tools are the simplicity and rigorousness of exercising for BIG IDEAS. Unless the workout out plan simple and logical, it would not lead to the life-long commitment to exercise, health, and fitness.The authors are not interested in making kids get big or strong without intellectual accomplishments. Rather, the authors advocate the role of managing and executing exercise planning as a life-long endeavor of positive accomplishments and enriching kid's life.

Mohamed F. El-Hewie
Woodland park, New Jersey, August2010.

Sjaak Smorenburg
Houten, The Netherlands, August 2010.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1: RESISTANCE EXERCISE
CHAPTER 2: HOW MUSCLES WORK?
CHAPTER 3: THE WEIGHT LIFTING ENVIRONMENT
1. The Lifting Area
2. Shoes
3. Barbell4. Contests

CHAPTER 4:GETTING READY TO LIFT WEIGHTS: WARM UP
1. Standing warm up
2. Warming up with jumping
3. Squatting warm up
4. Warming up with light plates
5. Warming up with barbells

CHAPTER 5: THE SNATCH LIFT
CHAPTER 6: THE CLEAN AND JERK
CHAPTER 7:THE WEIGHT LIFTING ROUTINES
I. The dozenNEVER's
II. The dozen DO's

CHAPTER 8:MUSCLE ANATOMY FOR KIDS'
1. Major muscle groups
2. Flexors
3. Extensors

CHAPTER 9: FROM THE STREET GYM TO THE TOP
1. The Street Gym
2. Competition
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Do you ever envy those people who are great weight lifters without appearing to put any effort into it at all?

Without the right tools and information, it could take you years to figure out the secrets to achieving peak performance. Instead of spending a fortune on so-called experts or knocking yourself out with the old trial and error method, there is an easier way to learn how to achieve success in weight lifting the way you’ve always dreamed.

“Weight Lifting and Weight Training” is a Comprehensive Guide to Increasing Your Health Through Scientifically Founded Weightlifting.

Everything you need to know about becoming a great weight lifter is included in this guide:

- Weight Lifting and General Fitness
- Strength Training
- Weight Lifting for Kids
- Weight Lifting for Bulk
- Weight Lifting with Free Weights
- Weight Lifting on the Road
- Safety Tips for Weight Lifting

If you want to become a better weight lifter and want to know more about it, then this guide is for you. Everything you need to know to become a better weight lifter is here in this book for you today!
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