harry1970
Elegantly Wasted
Today I bought Jamie Lewis's new powerlifting book called "Destroy the Opposition" - thought I'd post a review.
For those who don't know Jamie he's a 181 lb lifter who competes raw and totals 633/369/661 lb wearing knee sleeves and a belt. He's 17lbs off the world record squat set in 1974.
His book is the definitive guide to elite powerlifting and it runs at around 160 pages. Cost is $25 US.
The book goes into full details on his thoughts, theory and training around the 3 lifts. His writing style is agressive, abrasive and very much in your face - for which he makes no apology. He spends a lot of time going through the programs the best lifters in history have used on each of the lifts and his own experiences on what has worked for him and what hasn't. He holds nothing back and shares what has made him better at lifts and what has stopped him from progressing.
I've gone through the book once now and I'll take my time and go over it a few more times over the next few days. While his writing style will keep you entertained, I suspect this guy has a towering intellect underneath all the bravado. The book is exactly what it states, the definitive guide to powerlifting.
For regular readers of his blog you will find the tone of this book much less abrasive than his blog. I've found myself being turned off stuff he has written on his blog as some of the things he pokes fun at I don't find funny. In the book he has become more of a teacher and less of an antagonist and I think this works well.
So if you bench press, squat or deadlift this book is definitely worth the money. I can see myself referring back to it time and time again.
Before I post a link to his blog where you can get the book I need to warn you, his blog has full blown nudity so be careful if there are any kids around and don't get caught reading his blog at work. You've been warned! ;D
ChAoS & PAIN
For those who don't know Jamie he's a 181 lb lifter who competes raw and totals 633/369/661 lb wearing knee sleeves and a belt. He's 17lbs off the world record squat set in 1974.
His book is the definitive guide to elite powerlifting and it runs at around 160 pages. Cost is $25 US.
The book goes into full details on his thoughts, theory and training around the 3 lifts. His writing style is agressive, abrasive and very much in your face - for which he makes no apology. He spends a lot of time going through the programs the best lifters in history have used on each of the lifts and his own experiences on what has worked for him and what hasn't. He holds nothing back and shares what has made him better at lifts and what has stopped him from progressing.
I've gone through the book once now and I'll take my time and go over it a few more times over the next few days. While his writing style will keep you entertained, I suspect this guy has a towering intellect underneath all the bravado. The book is exactly what it states, the definitive guide to powerlifting.
For regular readers of his blog you will find the tone of this book much less abrasive than his blog. I've found myself being turned off stuff he has written on his blog as some of the things he pokes fun at I don't find funny. In the book he has become more of a teacher and less of an antagonist and I think this works well.
So if you bench press, squat or deadlift this book is definitely worth the money. I can see myself referring back to it time and time again.
Before I post a link to his blog where you can get the book I need to warn you, his blog has full blown nudity so be careful if there are any kids around and don't get caught reading his blog at work. You've been warned! ;D
ChAoS & PAIN