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Powerlifting Kindle Edition

by Dan Austin (Author), Bryan Mann (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 193 ratings
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Powerlifting. The name says it all—strength, power, intensity, concentration, determination. The sport’s physical and mental demands are unlike any other, as are its athletes who must always be committed and focused on success.

Now, hall of famer and nine-time world powerlifting champion Dan Austin has teamed with strength and conditioning expert Dr. Bryan Mann to create the sport’s most comprehensive resource. Powerlifting breaks down every aspect of the sport, including fueling, preparation, and execution of the three primary lifts: bench press, squat, and deadlift.

This hard-core guide includes more than 100 of the most effective exercises to enhance the three power movements, proven mental strategies, sample programs, and periodization plans for increasing absolute strength, power, and flexibility. The authors also share their secrets for preparing for competition, optimizing training, avoiding injuries, and advancing through the ranks.

Whether you’re serious about powerlifting or simply seeking a proven approach for developing strength and power from one of the most accomplished athletes in the sport, Powerlifting is a must-have.

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“Powerlifting is a winner. Every person who ventures into the gym should focus at one time or another on building strength through powerlifting, and this is the definitive insider’s book packed with advice on training and nutrition. Authors Dan Austin and Bryan Mann, with dozens of national and world records between them, have dedicated their lives to the singular purpose of educating men and women in developing their ultimate potential. I’m impressed not only with the breadth of the content but also with the highly detailed plans to help you make significant improvements on each of the three major lifts. This book will make a huge difference in your degree of success, whether or not you are competing.”

Robert Kennedy -- Publisher, RK Publishing (Publishers of MuscleMag, Reps, and Oxygen Magazines)

“Powerlifting serves as the ultimate resource for anyone wanting to take their performance to another level.”

Christian Cantwell -- 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist, Shot Put; 2009 IAAF World Championships Gold Medalist, Shot Put; 2010, 2008, 2004 World Indoor Championships Gold Medalist, Shot Put

"I wish I had Powerlifting when I started in this sport. Dan Austin and Brian Mann demonstrate the smartest and safest methods of developing maximum strength."

Bill Gillespie -- Head Strength and Conditioning Coordinator, Liberty University

About the Author

Dan Austin is the assistant head strength coach at the University of South Carolina. He has been at the university since 2003, working with the football and men's soccer teams. Before joining South Carolina, he was the head strength coach at Oklahoma State University, Mississippi State University, UNLV, Tennessee State University, and Austin Peay State University. While at Oklahoma State, he was voted the Big 12 Conference's Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year.

A native of Greenville, South Carolina, Austin earned his bachelor's degree in health physical education from Newberry College and a master's degree from Austin Peay State University. He has been a strength and conditioning coach for more than 20 years.

Austin is certified by USA Weightlifting, the International Sport Sciences Association, the National Association of Speed and Explosion, and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association. He is also a level II specialist in sport conditioning. He is a masters collegiate strength and conditioning coach, which is the highest certification a strength coach can achieve.

Austin has been powerlifting for 30 years and was voted into the Powerlifting Hall of Fame in 2011. Throughout his career he has won 9 world powerlifting championships and 15 national championships while holding several world records in the deadlift and combined total weight. He was voted the greatest 148-pound powerlifter of all time and was the first lifter under 148 pounds to deadlift over 700 pounds.

Bryan Mann has been involved in the sport of powerlifting since 1996. Since then, he has set numerous records as a high school, teen, and junior athlete. Throughout high school and college, Mann was a four-time national and two-time world champion in powerlifting for the Natural Athlete Strength Association and was considered among the top 20 athletes in the world for his age.

As an assistant director of strength and conditioning at the University of Missouri, Mann is responsible for assisting with the player development program for football and baseball as well as for Missouri's women's basketball and soccer teams. In addition to these team duties, he is the director of research and development. While at Southwest Missouri State, Mann worked with great athletes such as Philadelphia Phillies first baseman and league MVP Ryan Howard, Texas Rangers pitcher John Rheinecker, Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Shaun Marcum, and NCAA basketball’s all-time scoring leader Jackie Stiles.

Mann received his degree in health promotion from Missouri State University in 2003, a graduate certificate in sports management in 2004, a master’s degree in health education and promotion in 2006, and his PhD in 2011. Mann is recognized as a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and is certified as a strength and conditioning coach (SCCC) from the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0081U71AI
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Human Kinetics; 1st edition (November 9, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 9, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5983 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 225 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0736094644
  • Customer Reviews:
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Dan Austin, MSCC, is the assistant director of sport performance at the University of South Carolina. He has been at the university since 2002 and is currently working with the track and field and equestrian teams. Before joining University of South Carolina, he was the head strength coach at Oklahoma State University, Mississippi State University, University of Nevada–Las Vegas, Tennessee State University, and Austin Peay State University. While at Oklahoma State, he was voted the Big 12 Conference's Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year. Austin earned his bachelor's degree in health and physical education from Newberry College and a master's degree from Austin Peay State University. He has been a strength and conditioning coach for more than 25 years. Austin is certified by USA Weightlifting, the International Sport Sciences Association, the National Association of Speed and Explosion, and the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association. He is also a level II specialist in sport conditioning. He is a master collegiate strength and conditioning coach (MSCC), which is the highest certification a strength coach can achieve. Austin has been powerlifting for over 35 years and was voted into the Powerlifting Hall of Fame in 2011. Throughout his career he has won 10 world powerlifting championships and 18 national championships while holding several world records in the deadlift and combined total weight. He was voted the greatest 148-pound powerlifter of all time and was the first lifter under 148 pounds to deadlift over 700 pounds.

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louienapoli
5.0 out of 5 stars Really Good Entry Level Book
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2014
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Pros: Good explanation of the basics, including lots of exercise choices to augment the three big lifts. Good use of pix. Good info on attitude and the mental aspects, nutrition, and the basics of periodization. Cons: The explanations of advanced training cycles like the conjugate system are not as clear or example-laden as they might be. These concepts are complicated and clarity is needed if the treatment is to be useful for someone unfamiliar with the concepts, or with a mistaken idea about them. But the book gives you enough info to get you started and alert you to do more research.

As a newcomer to Powerlifting I think the book is helpful. My interest is chiefly in Olympic lifting and adapting some of the powerlifting methods to the Oly lifts, and I think the book is useful.

A friend who's made great progress in powerlifting recommends Squat Every Day, for another take.
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KoalaFace
5.0 out of 5 stars If you are getting into the sport, get this book first and foremost.
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2014
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Amazing book. It was a very short read, but it contained an abundance of useful information for the sport including whole chapters on each lift of course. Provided great information on accessory work, great information on different routines to pick up on. Great information for a beginner like myself, but includes chapters for the more advanced lifter as well. Dan Austin was one of the greatest LW powerlifters in the world, so you can only expect to get the best information in a concise and logically fluid manner. No worthless jargon, no "bro" or pseudo-science that I could manage to find in here. I learned more from this book about the sport than I have in a year's time of browsing the endless forums and articles on the internet.
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The Weightlifting Coach
4.0 out of 5 stars A well rounded book on the sport of Powerlifting
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2017
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Powerlifting: The complete guide is essentially the sport's version of Greg Everett's book on Weightlifting, though perhaps not quite as detailed, but it is close. This book is a start to finish manual on the sport, explaining everything under the assumption that you were reading it to truly learn what Powerlifting is, and how to compete in it. The authors do a great job of explaining the science and physiology involved to give the reader a bit of foundation, but they don't take it overboard and bore you to bits with it. Everything is covered in this book, from a breakdown of how to perform the lifts (written for someone that really has no idea at all), to programming, and what to expect come competition day. There's even a small section on sport psychology and mental training, which I'm a huge fan of.

A few things stand out to me about this book. First, it's written by guys who were athletes first, as some of the goofy machismo of Powerlifting finds its way onto the pages. The book is incredibly easy to read, but sometimes reads like someone is having a conversation, not writing. Perhaps for some this isn't obvious, but people who enjoy reading regularly, may find this a bit annoying. The last thing that really stands out is the authors' affection for equipped Powerlifting. The book does cover raw Powerlifting as well, albeit in less detail, although that may be a result of the fact that raw powerlifting is a lot less complicated. In fact, I had not realized just how complicated equipped Powerlifting is. Not only do you have all the special gear, but then you can have the pieces altered in terms of the shape of the collar, the thickness of the stitching, etc... all of which lets you squeeze more weight out of it. Then then there is the training...go raw up until this percent, then put on the suit, but keep the straps down, then when you reach a certain weight put the straps up, then put on the knee wraps, and so on and so forth. The authors even recommend bringing different sized suits on meet day, because the one you train in may not fit quite right after your weight cut. The whole thing seemed complicated and unnecessarily messy to my purest Weightlifting heart.

The programming section of the book was one I was most looking forward to for a few reasons: One I'm a huge programming nerd, and two, I was in need of some fresh ideas for the general fitness clients I train. The book certainly delivered on that, for me. Although there was a section dedicated to "conjugate training" which was quite obviously just a Westside clone, the book featured two other periodized methods: Undulating (which I was familiar with, but needed a brushing up on) and APRE or Autoregulating Progressive Resistance Exercise.

I had honestly never heard of this method before, and I'm not sure where the chart came from (if anyone has any insight on that, I'd love to know), but is exactly the type of thing I was looking for. I'm currently trying this method with one of my clients, and it's going really well so far. She has hit some HUGE rep PRs, and I think it's well suited for her since she does better with higher rep training than she does outright maxes.

I also picked up a few gems I wasn't familiar with in terms of exercises, like the Tate Press, the Bradford press, which just these few things alone made it worth the read. I have some clients that have been with me for 5+ years and for them it's always important to incorporate new movements, if for nothing else, a little mental variety.
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Bryant B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the money!
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2019
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I finished reading my book not long ago. Very helpful and informational. Some things I didn't even know as a personal trainer for several years. I based some of my training around a few points from the book and did well in my first lifting meet. I highly recommend!
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Giuseppe Russo
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2020
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book is very good in my opinion easy reading very understanding its motivating me for my transformation wish I can get in contact with the author to thank him
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Brian Dawidowicz
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book. Read it. You will not be sorry.
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2014
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The book doesn't focus on the full mechanics of how to squat, DL, or bench. Mark Rippetoe's book, Starting Strength may be ether for that. But, the programming, progression, and mental preparation are awesome in this book. It is concise but detailed enough to educate provide you with a strong foundation of understanding. It is an efficient book to read and will help you become stronger. All that is left if for you to do the work and move that weight.
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D.E. Heeren
3.0 out of 5 stars Good book for beginners
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2012
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This book is a very good starting point for beginners but lacks information for advanced and experienced lifters. Also, the authors don't once mentioned steroids or other strength drugs. Dan Austin is a multi-time World and National drugs and has to have some opinion on drug use in powerlifting. Since he is a college strength coach, I believe he refrained from discussing drug use because of his current job. The book does discuss choosing a federation to lift in but drug testing isn't listed as one of the reasons. This shows a real lack of courage on the part of the authors. Most strength drugs are illegal to obtain and use and some disussion on their use should have been included in the book. They also make mention of different methods of training. A couple of methods are made popular by known drug users. I also don't like the fact that they quoate Fred Hatfield and Louie Simmons in the book, both well known drug users. Powerlifting contiunes to have a drug problem that the authors don't think is well mentioning.
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Chris Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Great information
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2019
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Very informative. Breaks down various aspects of powerlifing in a very simple way
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Arturo isaac Ramírez ruiz
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice book
Reviewed in Mexico on August 6, 2020
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I’ve got into powerlifting, this book is essential to get into this sport. I like it.
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manel
3.0 out of 5 stars Bastante Inutil
Reviewed in Spain on March 10, 2021
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Si no sabes absolutamente nada puede ser útil
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Kayla
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in Canada on December 17, 2018
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My husband loves this book. He has been lifting for 5+ years, reading articles online and other books but still found this one full of new and valuable information.
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Madhav
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in India on February 18, 2017
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Simple and easy to understand. Good book for beginner level powerlifters.
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GEORGISAN
3.0 out of 5 stars Bon LIVRE
Reviewed in France on September 28, 2015
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les conseils techniques sur les 3 mouvements et les exercices complémentaires sont précis et intéressants! Une 'bible' du powerlifting et il n'en existe pas beaucoup!
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