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The Olympian Manual for Strength & Size: Blue Print from The World's Greatest Coach
A comprehensive approach to enhancing athletic performance through training. "The Olympian Manual for Strength & Size: Blue Print From the World's Greatest Coach" lays a groundwork for building and honing the many types of strength including, speed, explosive-power, and starting strength, all while building lean mass. In addition, Dr. Bondarchuk has included exclusive training programs, complete with rep/set schemes separately designed for athletes of low, medium, and elite levels.
Chapter 1: Strength Defined
* Dynamic VS. Static Strength
* Absolute VS. Relative Strength
* Maximal, Speed, and Explosive Strength
* General and Specialized Strength
* Methods of Strength Development
* Modes of Muscular Work
* Zones of Intensity
Chapter 2: Transfer of Strength Qualities
* Transfer of Strength Qualities
* The Sport of Weightlifting
* Transfer of Strength Qualities
* Speed-Strength Aspects of Athletics
Chapter 3: General Characteristics for Indicators of Strength
* Display of Muscular Strength
* Depending on Angles in Links of the Body
* The Development of Strength
* Effect of Various Forms of Muscular Work
* Strength Dependence on Muscle Mass
Chapter 4: Developing the Full Strength Spectrum
* Maximal-Dynamic Strength
* Maximal-Isometric Strength
* Dynamic-Explosive Strength
* Isometric-Explosive Strength
* Starting-Strength
* Speed-Strength
Chapter 5: Maximal-Isometric Strength
* Explosive-Dynamic Strength
* Explosive-Isometric Strength
* Starting Strength
* Increasing Muscle Mass for Strength
Chapter 6: Developing Strength - General Biological and Pedagogical Principles
* Adaptation
* General and Specific Pedagogical Principles for Sports Training
* Variational Method
* Local-Complex Method
* Local-Exercise Complexes
Sources by Chapter
Chapter 1: Strength Defined
* Dynamic VS. Static Strength
* Absolute VS. Relative Strength
* Maximal, Speed, and Explosive Strength
* General and Specialized Strength
* Methods of Strength Development
* Modes of Muscular Work
* Zones of Intensity
Chapter 2: Transfer of Strength Qualities
* Transfer of Strength Qualities
* The Sport of Weightlifting
* Transfer of Strength Qualities
* Speed-Strength Aspects of Athletics
Chapter 3: General Characteristics for Indicators of Strength
* Display of Muscular Strength
* Depending on Angles in Links of the Body
* The Development of Strength
* Effect of Various Forms of Muscular Work
* Strength Dependence on Muscle Mass
Chapter 4: Developing the Full Strength Spectrum
* Maximal-Dynamic Strength
* Maximal-Isometric Strength
* Dynamic-Explosive Strength
* Isometric-Explosive Strength
* Starting-Strength
* Speed-Strength
Chapter 5: Maximal-Isometric Strength
* Explosive-Dynamic Strength
* Explosive-Isometric Strength
* Starting Strength
* Increasing Muscle Mass for Strength
Chapter 6: Developing Strength - General Biological and Pedagogical Principles
* Adaptation
* General and Specific Pedagogical Principles for Sports Training
* Variational Method
* Local-Complex Method
* Local-Exercise Complexes
Sources by Chapter
202 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2014
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September 25, 2017
Title and Author: The Olympian Manual for Strength and Size: Blue Print from the World’s Greatest Coach by Anatoliy P. Bondarchuk
Publisher and Year: Ultimate Athlete Concepts; 2014
REVIEW:
“It is a requisite to first develop general strength and only afterward- specialize.” -A. P. Bondarchuk
With a title such as this you can expect some serious stuff to be laid out within its content, and I was not disappointed. The Olympian Manual is suited for coaches or athletes in the speed strength realm, which include the throw, jump, and sprint sports primarily; as described by Bondarchuk. The amount of statistical analysis presented in the first part of the book is astounding and the description of the programs in the second part of the book is incredible. Reading through the programs made me appreciate the process that Bondarchuk went through when formulating the structure and timing of the different means and methods which made his programs and athletes successful. After finishing this book I was left with two things; a) I need to keep better records of the workouts I use and b) don’t be afraid to mix methods but be conscience of what adaptation you are looking to create.
The Olympian Manual is 6 chapters with plenty of sub-chapters throughout. One frustrating part that cannot be overlooked were missing tables referenced but not included in some of the chapters. This, at some points, made it very hard for me to read. With this text originally having been write in Russian then translated into English I thought there might be some issues or things that just wouldn’t make sense, but the book was very easy to follow. Also, something I felt this book really needed was a conclusion section/chapter to wrap up all the topics covered. Bondarchuk, like most, if not all coaches; is trying to find the means that best carry over from training to sport performance. The Olympian Manual describes all the things that need to be accounted for to accomplish that goal.
Publisher and Year: Ultimate Athlete Concepts; 2014
REVIEW:
“It is a requisite to first develop general strength and only afterward- specialize.” -A. P. Bondarchuk
With a title such as this you can expect some serious stuff to be laid out within its content, and I was not disappointed. The Olympian Manual is suited for coaches or athletes in the speed strength realm, which include the throw, jump, and sprint sports primarily; as described by Bondarchuk. The amount of statistical analysis presented in the first part of the book is astounding and the description of the programs in the second part of the book is incredible. Reading through the programs made me appreciate the process that Bondarchuk went through when formulating the structure and timing of the different means and methods which made his programs and athletes successful. After finishing this book I was left with two things; a) I need to keep better records of the workouts I use and b) don’t be afraid to mix methods but be conscience of what adaptation you are looking to create.
The Olympian Manual is 6 chapters with plenty of sub-chapters throughout. One frustrating part that cannot be overlooked were missing tables referenced but not included in some of the chapters. This, at some points, made it very hard for me to read. With this text originally having been write in Russian then translated into English I thought there might be some issues or things that just wouldn’t make sense, but the book was very easy to follow. Also, something I felt this book really needed was a conclusion section/chapter to wrap up all the topics covered. Bondarchuk, like most, if not all coaches; is trying to find the means that best carry over from training to sport performance. The Olympian Manual describes all the things that need to be accounted for to accomplish that goal.
July 5, 2020
This book focuses on the individual workout component in the Bondarchuk system. He reveals how to organize workouts/sets and how to change those to allow constant adaptation.
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