The Muscle and Strength Pyramid: Training

Amazing

Haven’t read it, but it arrived pretty early and very clean

Content isn’t bad, but the writing style is all over the place. The writer promises to cut through the noise but he creates his own noise as he writes. Hard to pinpoint what the actual point is he is trying to make. It also feels like he just wants to flex some weird researcher muscle but is not capable of focusing his thoughts. Gave me a headache. Same with his nutrition book. That’s even worse.

Questo libro è scritto da uno dei coach, bodybuilder, powerlifter e ricercatori più famosi del mondo. Il libro è utile per tutti quelli che vogliono capire come allenarsi e come tenere in conto delle diverse variabili durante gli allenamenti, senza basarsi su miti, bufale o ricette magiche ma bensì sulla scienza. Sono sicuro che questo libro non farà altro che migliorare i vostri allenamenti, vi insegnerà i principi alla base dell'ipertrofia e come applicarli nei vostri allenamenti. Alla fine del libro sono presenti anche esempi volti a far capire meglio tutti i concetti spiegati. Il libro è in lingua inglese, ma molto semplice e diretto, perfettamente comprensibile anche se non si ha un ottimo livello di inglese.

I have been following Andy Morgan for a while on his website and have read quite a lot (most?) of what he has written. I have enjoyed it and found it useful. But, as a trainee that is easily distracted by some new article, ”evidence”, better way of training I have found it difficult to be consistent and get the gains I probably should have got. Therefore, this book (I also have the one on Nutrition) is absolutely fantastic. It’s clear, quite easy to read (although as non native English I find it sometimes challenging) and very throughout with information. Using a pyramid to help building the information, with a foundation and then add new knowledge in order of importance is very clear and easy to follow approach of gaining knowledge. I’m confident that the book will allow me to understand more than enough to be useful for many years to come and to stay focused on the important things instead of wasting time on nonsense. Even if I’m not there yet I can see that the sample programs together with the guidance to build your own program specifically tailored for you will make a difference in my training. So, my recommendation is to get this book in your hands, put the time to read and understand the concepts, and you will only regret that you didn’t purchase this book earlier.

This book takes countless studies and meta studies (which is the study of studies) which brings so much knowledge into one place without needing 50 or more books. You should have a basic understanding of resistance training and the various reasons and methods used in resistance training, aka general rep ranges and their purpose will be challenged in this book but most lifters have heard 3 to 6 reps for strength 8 to 12 for hypertrophy etc etc if these terms are new this book may get real confusing, but can still be used by anyone. It just may be harder to understand the first time through and may need more than one read.

Reiht sich ohne Frage in die Serie lesenswerter Kraftsportbücher ein. Genau wie das Buch zum Thema Kraftfutter des selben Autors. Wer Starting Strenght im Regal hat, erweitert hiermit sinnvoll seine Bibliothek.

This is a great book summarising the foundations of an effective science based training program. It summarises a lot of quality data into a directly usable format which is appropriate for anyone from dedicated beginners to advanced trainers. Eric Helms is a very dedicated and passionate science communicator and you can always tell he does such without letting his ego or bias get into the way of putting forth balanced and well articulated information.