Rock, Iron, Steel: The Book of Strength
by Steve Justa
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Author: Steve JustaEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-09-01
ISBN: 0926888072
Number of pages: 112
Publisher: Ironmind Enterprises
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Book Review: A Great Read
Summary: 5 Stars
Very impressive stuff! There are enough ideas in here to give you a lifetime of workout ideas.
As a personal trainer, I read many books on training - good, scholarly material that often has many footnotes citing recent scientific research. I've enjoyed a fair number of them, and have picked up useful information. But they generally sit on my shelf, and I read Steve's over and over again. It's jam-packed with ideas (no holding back for the next $25 book), and is full of anecdotes that are truly fun to read and sometimes hilarious.
It probably is true that someone who is looking to get cute little muscles that will impress the Sex and the City hotties in bars may find this to be the wrong book. Any decent book of bodybuilding routines will achieve that. This book is about sheer strength, which has nothing to do with spending hour after hour doing the same benchpress routine in the same gym ad infinitum (oh, and annoying other gym patrons).
And you've got to like a guy who has such a complete disregard for a photo-shoot wardrobe.
Another thing that distinguishes this book is material concerning muscular endurance, or being able to do heavy work for a very long time (extremely long times, in his case). Again, something that is often glossed over or ignored in other strength books.
Finally, there is great motivational material. His passion for what he does shines through at all times, and it's easy to get fired up reading this. It's very conversational, and somewhat rough in writing style, but again, this is a refreshing change from stuffy academic style.
Summary of Rock, Iron, Steel: The Book of Strength
From America's Heartland, the Great Plains, comes the genuine article when it comes to real-world strength and power: Steve Justa. Justa is the guy whose original "Barrel Lifting" course (contained in this book) was a cult favorite for years, and for anyone who remembers his White Buffalo ad, we need say no more. If you want to find out what you've been missing by hiding out with only really nice weights to lift, grab this - the original - "functional strength" training book. 112 pp.Bodybuilding & Weight Training Books
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