Who is this guy and what is this product?
“Men’s Health Power Training”
Quote:
| Robert do Remedios, MA, CSCS, director of speed, strength, and conditioning at College of the Canyons in Southern California, is the ceipient of the 2006 National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)collegiate strength coach of the year award. He has contributed articles to both Men’s Health and Men’s Fitness magazines. He currently resides in Santa Clarita, California. |
What does this product claim?
Quote:
| For decades, the conventional measure of an individual’s strength was the amount of weight he could bench press. Now, that measure is being challenged by expert trainers like Robert dos Remedios who argue that the variety of movement patterns used in functional training is the real key to getting bigger, stronger, and more powerful. In Men’s Health Book of Strength, this acclaimed collegiate strength and conditioning coach describes in detail the methods he has used to develop hundreds of Division I scholarship athletes, including several current NFL players. |
Where can I get it and how much does it cost?
Review:
Layout\Format
It’s coming out of Rodale so if you’ve ever picked up one of their books before you’ve got a pretty good idea of what you’re getting into. Formatting itself is a pretty mixed bag. It’s easy to read and “Dos” comes off as a likable sort of fella. Illustrations are large and include easily followed directions.
On the negative the “extra’s” (the last 5 chapters) are freakishly weak trying to cover too many bases with not enough content. As you dive in, it makes you feel like they wanted to add more pages to a book that didn’t really need it and at the same time didn’t want to put enough effort into it to make the individual sections stand on their own. Every single part captures your attention and then drifts off into an entire different subject with a “huh?” feeling going on.
On the bright side the reason you bought the book (the first 20 chapters) in the first place is a refreshing change of pace compared to its peers. All routines are guided around a “build your own adventure” platform with a simple to follow and effective set of principles. You’re given a list of exercises and simple add this into the training template with a corresponding category. Pretty easy right? Too lazy to do that? Follow a pre-made routine. Yay! Principles are outlined on what you’re doing what you’re doing and as long as you can follow simple instruction then you’re good to go.
Does it do what it says?
Will it make you a better athlete? In and of itself, probably not. There’s a bit more too it than a strength training program. Will it help you get bigger\stronger? Likely. It comes off as a simple\effective programming scheme that strips away the glamour for the gritty basics. Thumbs up.
