Poliquin Principles 3rd Edition Kindle Edition

As a trainer, I appreciate Poliquin's perspectives. His persona is the "I'm the guy that's figured everything out" but almost everyone in the fitness industry is like that, it's not that off-putting. Listen to his interview on the Tim Ferriss' podcast, it's about 3 hours, it's a real gem (and free) then decide. I have the first Poliquin principals and there isn't enough new here to justify purchasing if you have that edition (for example, the leg section now includes "step ups" - awesome?). But if you don't have the original, then it's worth the purchase.

If you are into the science of strength training, Charles Poliquin is definitely someone that you'll want to put on your list of people to follow. And this book, now in it's 3rd edition at the time of me writing this review, is a must for any muscle and strength enthusiast's library.This may beg the question "why only 4 stars?" This is a fairly advanced book with lots of principles and theories. I wouldn't say they are necessarily organized in any sort of manner. It's just a lot of great information. Those looking to invest in a book that has a laid out program for them to follow in it, this would not be high on my list. But for those that want to learn a lot, from the basics to advanced, and use it to formulate their own program, I highly recommend it.

Interesting how this man has built a “legitimate” reputation. Poor writing combined with contradictory information. The author will often preach with such authority while ridiculing any one who has a different opinion or even questions his authority. Not sure how this man can learn anything innovative with his dogmatic attitude. He’s very good at citing “scientific” papers. I challenge anyone to find some of those obscure papers. If you do find them, read them! They often have nothing to do with his dogmatic claims. Try finding more than one paper that states, front squats work hamstrings! Almost all research says the exact opposite!He actually reminds me of one of his favorite targets of ridicule....Joe Weider! His advice sounds dangerously close to the “Weider principals “. I think the authors favorite one is “muscle confusion principle”. “Confusing” is the key term!

Poliquin is a legend in the industry so if you have any interest at all in the iron game, this book is a must. That said, I didn't find this a particularly coherent read. More of a collection of useful ideas and pieces of information. Part of the problem is not clearly defining the goal. It mentions that this is a book mostly about bodybuilding but it is littered with references to great strength athletes and Olympic lifters. So what exactly is this about?

Very good technical content on lifting strategies to build strength and muscle mass. The only content I find that is lacking a little bit is the nutrition chapter, I think that more content should have been included. This book is a bargain for the information it contains.

The original is much better. Both books have pretty much the same content, but the 3rd edition stripped out the workouts. Now instead of actual workouts in the chapter listed, the new edition provides a coupon code to order 3 free (and disappointing) workouts from the poliquin store.

Does a good job laying out the basics of sets, reps, reps, etc., Though Poliquin seems to have some vested interest in Atlantis exercise equipment.

It has lot of tips etcThe bad isCould be much shorter thru less storiesMissing workouts etc. For example follow this at!workout for more size but it is missing it

The book is a must read for strength training coaches and personal trainers. It touches on the key aspects. The only reason I gave it a 4 star 🌟 is because the nutrition and supplements section is not updated. Supplements like bcaa, l carnitine etc are useless for strength athletes. Modern research has already debunked these supplements. Otherwise a great book

This is a very good book for anyone interested in bodybuilding, strength training or athletic performance. It's very well written and reasonably easy to understand. The only real criticism I have is I think they could have included more pictures to illustrate what they were trying to tell you to do.

Good little book. Read it on the treadmill whilst on competition prep. Easy to read and lots of good takeaways for me as a coach

Very educational and interesting read

Very interesting and informative 👌🏋️‍♀️