King Squat, Rise to power

I noticed this book on Amazon, one of those books that was recommended to look at. So I did purchase it, and I have read it quickly the past several days. I will have to go over it again to absorb more of the information in it, as there is a good deal that is included here, including the collected statements and summarised views of several eminent trainers and squatters.The book was criticised to me by one leader in older fashioned training, which got me more interested in it.The book has a great variety of sizes of printing. He proceeds through a good deal of the history of the squat, at least in America. It is difficult to know whether some of the giant printing size is always his comment upon the information that is included, or if it is important notes, or someone else's view. I think it would be better if the book were more in one size of print, with some enlarged print for various points.Then too, it is like it is a collection of various articles that were elsewhere. There are references to explanatory photographs, which never appear on the page that is quoted to refer to. So that is one thing that needs editorial correction, besides doing something about the print size. There are spelling errors that need to be corrected, and errors in statements.For example, in the comparison of the various squats, notably Olympic high bar and the 'starting strength' sort of hybrid squat, in which more of the work is done by the hips and back, he says(about the Olympic squat) that the feet must be just over or ahead of the toes. Then almost the same thing is said of the 'athletic power' squat, that the knees must be above the toes(the one taught in 'Starting Strength', which has great currency in the training world). I think the writer must have meant that the Olympic high bar squat would mean that the knees could move out a bit in front. He implies that the Olympic squat has a narrow stance so far as the foot width. That may be so compared to the powerlifting squat, but the pictures of Olympic lifters I see do not have a narrow stance, nor is this taught so far as I can see. The feet often do track out in front of the knees. Anyway, this needs clarification in this book.While one can find this information in various books, there is a good deal collected here, included substantial interviews with Tom Platz and Fred Hatfield. These make for informative reading, these two interviews. He also interviews Vince Anello.He goes back to Henry Steinborn, Mark Berry, Joe Hise, Peary Rader, Harry Paschall, and John Grimek, although he doesn't quote Grimek. It is good to have these references. I wished that he had more on Steinborn. Also, when he comes to the chapter about Harry Paschall, he alternates between referring to Harry and to Henry. It seemed like he may have meant Harry Paschall when he was writing Henry. But I am not sure just who he was referring to, I think this needs attention. The author Yarnell does have a nice little honest comment on Paschall's criticisms of the milk and squats programme extolled by Mark Berry and Joe Hise. Paschall had a good wit and sense of humour. This part of the book was interesting, as much of it is, having collected so much.The author says that Doug Hepburn was a good squatter. He was the first of the modern heavyweights, a very strong man who had to work hard to achive what he did. He is one of the strongest men that have lived. No suits, no steroids, not even much coaching. I think he should have been recognised much better than he was, having been a natural training man who accomplished what he did by hard natural training.Would Tom Platz have passed a drug test for being a natural training man? Platz had a tremendous leg development, a rare development. One time John Grimek said that he stopped training the squat so much, as he thought his legs were becoming too large. Grimek's legs, his thighs, did get very large and muscular. One wishes that Grimek had pushed it a bit more, he would have been built as heavily as Platz, I think. I think Grimek did squat as much weight as Platz ever did, but given what Platz reported about using 635 pounds for 15 reps, I think he exceeded the reps done by Grimek with a heavy weight. It was interesting to read how that Platz credited the Olympic lifters he learned from, for teaching him to do the Olympic squat, and that he thinks this is superior to the athletic 'power squat', a la 'Starting Strength', and also to the wide power squat. That was very interesting. Thank you for including that.The interview with Fred Hatfield and Hatfield's reply to the alternative ideas from his helped this book.I didn't like the dismissive comments upon those who want a Buffalo (cambered) bar or a safety squat bar for comfort in squatting, comments it seems were made by the author, or whoever made them. Knitting eh? You would have to include Joe Hise and Fred Hatfield in the category of knitters.I think the book needs editing so that it can present its information more understandably, which is why I gave it 3 stars, I would have given it better than that for having collected much information.The author seems to be a man of faith, and to belong to a christianiron site. Thanks for collecting the information, which hopefully will get the attention of many toward the squat.

This is a great book that covers the whole breadth of the history and the training of the squat. I love this book for the summary of the teaching practice and philosophy of some of the major squaters and teachers of how to squat ....ranging from Westside to Platz to Hatfield...to the greats of 100 years ago. While the philosophies can contradict each other, it is helpful to see the reasoning of each. One of the surprises to me was the support that Hatfield has for things like the manta ray, which if you are on any of the powerlifting sites is talked about as something only sissy's and wimps would use -- and Hatfield is hardly in those categories.

As an old timer myself who has had great success with squat in competition, this is the best book on the subject that I have read. The articles within by the old great squatters,some of whom I have met and followed their careers, contain much useful information about proper training. One sees that many basic ideas have not changed. I have ordered additional copies for my power lifting friends. I would recommend it to all those who wish to squat correctly and productively. "Gym squats," which one sees with many persons in a gym, are high squats, done that way because they are easier. Unless one has bad knees, deep squats are NOT bad for the knees.

I really enjoyed this book. It is a self published book with all the quirkyness that comes with such publications. It really does contain a wide variety of information about strength training and its history from different perspectives.I lapped it up and I look forward to reading the authors other books.It basically has a chapter for each of the major known and unknown personalities who were responsible for the development of the squat in weight training, with few enjoyable tangents here and there.It is a really good price for what it is and I strongly recommend it.Jesus loves ya!

While this may be an enjoyable and informative read for a beginning bodybuilder or powerlifter, it is especially good for a"veteran" competitor like myself, with 49 years of steady training and scores of powerlifting competitions...useful informationand new ideas toward improving one's progress, plus some "iron game" history. Priced reasonably.

This review is for the print version of King Squat.Unsure of the quality of content, as the formatting and font choices made it difficult to follow/read.It might be the greatest book on squatting ever, but the varying size and styles of font (multiple changes on each and every page) made it an immense pain to try and learn anything from it. I stopped after about 20 pages.Disappointing.

Not organized well, odd paragraph structure. I wouldnt recommend the book, it seems like no one edited the book or thought about a logical sequence for the chapters.

The media could not be loaded.  This Publication "KING SQUAT" Is One Of The Greatest Publications of OUR STRENGTH SPORTS In History!!! I t Documents The Training Theories and Routeens Of Our Past Pioneers And Present Strength Athletes.It Also Shows The Similarities Of Those Training Theories of Present Strength Athletes to Those A Century Ago.A Must Reading For Anyone Interested In Strength Training!!!!I Am Sure This Book Will Still Be Read and Enjoyed a Century From Now and More!!!

A mix of tales of old time lifters like Joseph Hise and the first Westside Barbell Club right through to Louie Simmons via Dr. Squat and Tom Platz. More a compendium of anecdotes and information and certainly not a textbook, but if you like to hear about strength feats of bygone eras and tips and routines from those lifters, then get this.

Good book with lots of oldschool information - as always be the nice and detailed writing author Dave Yarnell!Not only the Squat is talked aboutbut some oldschool fashioned Shrug variants that will boost Back and Chest Development!Im Joking? Look at those old black-white photographers included in this book. That is how marvellous physiques were build before the Steroid-EraDRUG FREE!

delai de livraison respecté, livre totalement en US, explication sur les séances d'entrainements au squat des hommes les plus fort de ce siecledes petits détails croustillantje recommande