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Strength Sensei Bookshelf: Research Methods in Physical Activity

Strengh Sensei Bookshelf Research Methods in Physical Activity Charles Poliquin always advised his students, “The more you learn, the more you earn!” One source of learning is research papers, but it’s often difficult to determine the credibility of these studies. Research Methods in Physical Activity is a resource written for the general population that can […]

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Strength Sensei Bookshelf: Strength Training Anatomy

Strengh Sensei Bookshelf Strength Training Anatomy There is no debate: Frédéric Delavier has set the standard as an illustrator for all things strength and conditioning. And the book that ensured his legacy was Strength Training Anatomy. Now in its third edition, this full-color text with over 600 illustrations has sold over a million copies. Much

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Strength Sensei Bookshelf – Current Trends in Strength Training

Strength Sensei Bookshelf Charles Poliquin’s Current Trends in Strength Training   October 23, 2020, marked the publication of Charles Poliquin’s Current Trends in Strength Training. It represents insights into the works of Coach Poliquin in the late 80s and early 90s. The big question is, “Why did it take over two decades to see it available?”

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Strength Sensei Bookshelf: Bill Pearl’s Keys To The Inner Universe

Strengh Sensei Bookshelf Bill Pearl’s Keys To The Inner Universe One book Charles Poliquin frequently referred to in his writings and seminars is the 639-page bodybuilding classic, Keys to the Inner Universe by Bill Pearl. First published in 1978, this book set the standard for providing the most extensive list of exercises available for physique

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Strength Sensei Bookshelf: The Development of Physical Strength

Strengh Sensei Bookshelf The Development of Physical Strength Those who asked Charles Poliquin who most influenced him in forming his opinions about program design, his answer was, hands down, Anthony Ditillo. And if you had him pin down his favorite book by Ditillo, he would say The Development of Physical Strength (1982). “I’m often asked which

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Strength Sensei Bookshelf: Klokov: Training Methods of the Russian Champion

Strengh Sensei Bookshelf Klokov: Training Methods of the Russian Champion When Charles Poliquin gave seminars, he would often invite co- presenters who were considered outliers in their field. One of these presenters was popular Russian weightlifter Dmitry Klokov, author of Klokov: Training Methods of the Russian Champion. In 2014, Coach Poliquin teamed with Klokov to

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Strength Sensei Bookshelf: Muscle, Smoke, & Mirrors Volume 1

Strengh Sensei Bookshelf Muscle, Smoke, & Mirrors Volume 1 Why should Randy Roach’s Muscle, Smoke & Mirrors, Volume 1 be a part of your bodybuilding library? Consider the following testimony from Charles Poliquin: “This book is so well written and researched that it deserves to be a University textbook for nutritionists, exercise physiologists, and physical

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