Best sports training books according to redditors
We found 33 Reddit comments discussing the best sports training books. We ranked the 14 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 33 Reddit comments discussing the best sports training books. We ranked the 14 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Inconsistent grip is probably your biggest problem right now.
Bob Vogel:
https://youtu.be/45QhpvY9LZc
Mike Seeklander:
https://youtu.be/HgtAFLsXnVs
Dryfire. A lot. I have a lot of different tools that I use. MANTIS, Sirt Pistol, CoolFire trainer.... You don't need to go out and buy a bunch of stuff. But you should buy and read a couple of dryfire primers to get an idea of what you need to do:
The Dry Fire Primer https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0785Y4QGN/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_femoDbVGN7BD0
http://shop.andersonshooting.com/Books/Refinement-and-Repetition.html
https://benstoegerproshop.com/dryfire-book-combo-pack-dry-fire-training-reloaded-for-the-practical-pistol-shooter-paperback-book-and-scaled-targets/
I spend between an half hour and an hour a day on dryfire. 2 15 minute sessions a day to begin with will do a lot for you.
I also recommend people work on their grip strength, as that is the number one problem I see in students:
http://www.ironmind.com/product-info/about-grip-strength-and-hand-health-/hand-grippers-training-faq/
A note on trigger control/management: stop over thinking it. Unless you are doing something DRASTICALLY wrong (which, based on your pie plate, you aren't), it doesn't come into to play until you start to push at 25 yards and beyond, or you're looking to make the jump from an A class shooter to Master or Grand Master. Too much this, not enough that, improper placement of this knuckle over that location...is all basically bullshit.
Also, find local USPSA matches and go shoot.
Lastly, practice deliberately. Have goals for your training sessions. Set your phone up to record you and then go back and review what your movements look like.
Books:
5/3/1 Forever by Jim Wendler.
The Juggernaut Method 2.0 by Chad Wesley Smith (Juggernaut Training Systems).
Scientific Principles of Strength Training by Juggernaut Training Systems.
A Thoughtful Pursuit of Strength by Juggernaut Training Systems.
Podcasts
Barbell Medicine Podcasts and Seminar Q&A's.
Stronger by Science Podcasts.
Renaissance Periodization with Dr. Mike Israetel - Growing Stubborn Body Parts
& Arguing to Convince
Revive Stronger Podcasts.
Blogs
Pain Science by Paul Ingraham... evidence based to the gills.
> our refusal to even attempt to exercise the rudiments of reading comprehension is becoming uninteresting. Can you enlighten me on where you've cited peer-reviewed research supporting the validity of your particular methods?
This is such a weird comment thread / criticism.
I'd pick up a copy of this if you're confused.
Nothing that gzcl is doing or saying involves re-inventing concepts of strength training, and I don't think he's making that claim, so I think the onus is on you to point out why you think that this wouldn't work, not him to point out why it would...
Volker Nolte - Rowing Faster
Hey man! Just as you, climbing gave me qives me quite a lot of confidence. Recently I've recently been really struggling with my work and my confidence to get my job done. I've stumbled upon this book about mental training by Arno Ilgner. It really suprised me by it's content, that's applicable to climbing but also to just normal life. It really tackles the issue of making performance you endgoal (which negatively impacts your climbing). You should check it out, could give you a fresh perspective on things, for me it suprinsingly enough proved that the challenges I'm facing in my job or not that much different then those I face in a steep overhang (=trust yourself). For 10 $ you can't really go wrong.
There are drills in The Self-Coached Climber that are excellent for improving technique.
I also think The Rock Warriors Way is excellent for mental training and pushing your limits.
9 Out of 10 Climbers Make the Same Mistakes has a wealth of information to improve.
Training for Climbing is excellent for ideas on training. The author's 10 year old son climbed a 5.14a at Maple Canyon, Utah (one of my favorite places to climb!).
Those should be a good start. Just go into the gym and have fun!
Sticking to books the only other one i could recommend that I’ve read is the sports gene . It talks about the 10,000 hour rule and basically how some people are just born to be better at sports.
The other two books i have that i need to read are periodization and supertraining .
Other books I’ve been thinking of reading are the louie simmons/westside barbell collection. Especially olympic weightlifting strength manual .
Or
weightlifting programming .
I’m a powerlifter but i enjoy the olympic lifts i’m just not strong with them (best lifts are snatching bodyweight and c&j 1.25 bodyweight).
https://www.amazon.com/Juggernaut-Method-2-0-Strength-Athlete-ebook/dp/B00DRIYWBU/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=juggernaut+method&qid=1558696329&s=gateway&sr=8-1
[Amazon ebook link: JM]
(https://www.amazon.com/Juggernaut-Method-2-0-Strength-Athlete-ebook/dp/B00DRIYWBU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1479223176&sr=8-1&keywords=juggernaut+method)
I'm sure you could find a free copy of it out there, but the ebook is only $6. JM is a bit more complex than 5/3/1, but is based on many of the same principles.
> Don't know about that, since my French is not that fluent. But some of these before/after pics are dumb, yeah. In the book he doesn't diss other methods, I think. He just does not mention them.
I have to add it mostly is online, with the "lafayan" bashing on other training method... But Olivier Lafay is feeding/letting that bashing and I'm not a fan of that approach.
> Do you have any suggestions?
This book, this one or this one are far better in terms of exercice content, progression, and basic scientific concepts. All are in French.
Je me sert de la méthode Lafay (si tu ne veux pas l'acheter je pense qu'il y a moyen de la trouver en cherchant un peu sur le net) et j'ai des résultats corrects sans rien y connaitre en musculation et en suivant son programme de façon assez paresseuse. Je te la conseille si tu n'y connait rien. C'est une méthode entièrement avec le poids du corps et sans matériel. (excepté une barre de traction)
https://www.amazon.fr/M%C3%A9thode-musculation-exercices-sans-mat%C3%A9riel/dp/2851806424/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492690989&sr=8-1&keywords=methode+lafay
It's a french book, I stopped using it years ago but I think it's good to get started
Seperate item so seperate post:
Athlete's Journal specifically for weightlifting. An empty notebook (Not completely empty, has sections for purpose and organisation). It's nothing fancy, and you could probably by a blank notebook for cheaper and just write everything yourself, but hey, it exists.
https://www.amazon.com/Athletes-Journal-Months-Sports-Training/dp/1725994194/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1535823990&sr=8-2&keywords=athlete%27s+journal+weightlifting
A couple of pages
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While I use this test and have adapted it a bit for my crew, I didn't invent it. I found it in the book "Rowing Faster" which, while a bit dated, I highly recommend.
Remember, all this test shows is your max power, how long it takes you to get there and how long you can maintain a signifigant percentage of it.
This test isn't so much an indicator of how well you'll do on a 2k than it is an indicator of who you'd want in your boat at the end of one. You cannot look at the results of this and know what a given rower will pull, but it will almost always tell you from a given set of tests which rower will have the better score.
It's not a "workout" (though it will be one of the worst minutes of your life if you do it properly), and not a test for which you should train. It IS the kind of test that one would do to determine lineups though.
Juggernaut Method starts you off with a 5x10 workout and peaks you to around a new 5 rep max over the course of 4 3-week cycles. The TM increases more based on how well you do on last workout of every cycle. The book is currently $6.50 as an Amazon ebook.
That looks great! Is this the exact program you're referencing: 1 [2] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DRIYWBU/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00DRIYWBU&linkCode=as2&tag=powtowin-20&linkId=CEHQ3H6PFJYLIXYP)?
You've got a ton of responses, but since this was a long long long time goal of mine I'll chime in. First off I ran 3 years in high school and my PR was 20:04. When I started running again at 33 in 2014 I decided my primary goals were a 4 hour marathon and to be faster than I was in high school (sub 20 5k). I achieved sub 20 in August 2017. Really the "secrets" are not secret and the training is the same for everyone.
Best of luck to you
Link to a good review of the program so you get a better idea what it's about: http://www.powerliftingtowin.com/the-juggernaut-method/
Link to purchase the e-book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Juggernaut-Method-2-0-Strength-Athlete-ebook/dp/B00DRIYWBU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494272046&sr=8-1&keywords=juggernaut+method+2.0
Boat Race before last the bowman of the winning boat was 5'10", huge heart and lungs, and weighed in the mid 80's (KGs) if I recall, so built pretty solid.
To go sub 6 is the elite standard, but don't forget weight adjustment, there's no point going sub 6 mins if you weight 200kg, no one's going to enjoy dragging a hippo in thier boat if he's not pulling his own weight and then some, the calculator and an explanation of weight adjustment are available here http://www.concept2.com/us/interactive/calculators/weight_adjustment.asp
Train on sliders, or take out a single, there is 10x the chance of an injury in land training than on the water.
long steady pieces are also good, don't even go for distance, just sit on an erg for 30 mins, an hour or even 90 mins, it won't wreck you because it shouldn't, but it will improve your times.
READ: You're going to have to live and breath rowing, I'd recomend the following (Not that I've read them all, but i've ordered them and almost finished the original print of Rowing Faster)
http://www.amazon.com/Rowing-Faster-2nd-Volker-Nolte/dp/0736090401/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314681440&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/High-Performance-Rowing-John-McArthur/dp/1861260393/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b http://www.amazon.com/Lactate-Threshold-Training-Peter-Janssen/dp/0736037551/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1314681471&sr=1-1
You're gonna need to know more about rowing and training than anyone on the team, because the hours you'll be putting in will make you your own coach.
I personaly just went on amazon and searched "swim coach" in the literature and just started buying the highest rated stuff but I personally enjoyed
https://www.amazon.ca/Championship-Swim-Training-Bill-Sweetenham/dp/0736045430
very technical and maybe not advisable for newer coaches but the stroke chapters are very good.
and
https://www.amazon.ca/Swim-Coaching-Bible-Dick-Hannula/dp/0736094083/ref=pd_sim_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=AATNJSEKW5RRJ3VTT5NE
which is a great read front to back. every chapter is written by a different coach. most of it applies to high level coaching/swimming but always a lot of good info. (alos: buy volume two as it is just an updated, IE: more chapters of the same volume 1)
edit: forgot to say I now own most books out there on swim coaching, sort of a hobby of mine. I own about 50 different texts including councilman's original text book and ernie maglischco monster of a text. I'm a swim nerd fo sho
This Etsy account has some cool rowing shirts that you don't see at every regatta (so they probably won't already have one).
Seat Pads are comfortable if your rower is older or bony :)
Rowing Faster by Volker Nolte is a pretty good resource for rowers looking for training advice.
Rieccomi, tra lavoro e gare sono tornato adesso :)
Comunque:
https://www.amazon.it/Strength-training-Progressione-didattica-linsegnamento/dp/8860284791/ref=pd_sim_14_5?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=8860284791&pd_rd_r=8f5158fe-e0dc-11e8-a4bd-ef9e25c8193f&pd_rd_w=9K5zr&pd_rd_wg=lrOaL&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=A11IL2PNWYJU7H&pf_rd_p=5021a812-66c6-4f5c-819a-ea87a546d3ef&pf_rd_r=DDQHWEBSAF1ERM9N2JHN&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=DDQHWEBSAF1ERM9N2JHN
https://www.amazon.it/Periodizzazione-dellallenamento-sportivo-Tudor-Bompa/dp/8860284767/ref=asc_df_8860284767/?tag=googshopit-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=103294380059&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11143304306974730229&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1008736&hvtargid=pla-323014750009&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/Supertraining-Yuri-V-Verkhoshansky/dp/8890403810
https://www.projectinvictus.it/libri/ ( quasi tutti, tranne quello di Calisthenics e Cross-Training )
Principles of Athletic Training: A Competency-Based
Approach 15th Edition
Amazon link
According to what you own actually, I would say that you should try a bit the lafay method.
It's basically a fitness method with little to no equipment whatsoever (or with some things you can already find at home) So it's a goldmine for students.
I'm currently trying it and I have to say that it really wake me up.
Thing is, I never found any english version of this e-book (currently french and chinese/german I think ?) So you will have to do a little bit of translation before, but nothing too hard -heck, there is pics-.
Finally, keep in mind that when you work on your body at home no one is monitoring you, and official materials in gym will always more effective.
Texas License To Carry (LTC).
We must each decide what risks we are willing to manage and which benefits matter most to us. There is no one right answer that fits all of us in all situations. I do not pass judgement on how, what, or why others carry or shoot, unless I am responsible for them.
For myself, I prefer to carry the same handguns, in the same way, all of the time. I own firearms for self defense. Works for me. My father owns firearms because buying, collecting, and owning them works for him.
After two years of dedicated effort, training, and practice, I have reached something close to 50% USPSA Grand Master competency. See Strategies and Standards for Defensive Handgun Training, Karl Rehn and John Daub.
https://www.amazon.com/Strategies-Standards-Defensive-Handgun-Training/dp/1798865793
On demand, cold, I draw to first shot in sub 1.4 seconds, hitting an 8.5 x 11 inch target at 5 yards. Draw and 5 shots in 3 seconds, 3 times in a row. From a Safariland 7TS ALS retention holster with Guard (Safariland Level II). I know what it took for me to get here. I don't have the time, money, desire, or need to reach the same level with another handgun. I don't expect to ever be as proficient with my backup gun as I am with my primary gun.
As has been said, skill using one handgun often translates to skill in using a different handgun. Grip, sights, trigger. Same mantra for all. Two examples. After a USPSA match, having time to shoot on my own using my backup Ruger LCR .38, I was able to hit the steel targets (5 to 15 yards) that I had been hitting with my 5inch M&P. In different, informal match, I was required to use a 9mm 1911 that I had never shot to get hits on silhouette-size steel at 20 yards; 8 rounds, reload, 2 rounds, as quickly as possible. 15 seconds.
As a result of the order in which I bought the four pistols we own, I am reasonably proficient with, from least to greatest:
DAO revover
DA/SA 4.25 inch autoloader
3 inch, single stack, striker fired, autoloader
5 inch, double stack, striker fired, autoloader
Works for me. Maybe, some of what works for me will strike a chord with you. That's OK. If not, that's OK, too.
Be safe and carry.
Most people use serpentine, T-drill, a beat test and/or a suicide progression as pre-post test for speed/agility work.
Ian Jeffereys wrote a great book about speed and agility training.
This was not intended to be a comprehensive scientific review of all possible literature.
There was a second study cited in the Instagram post. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
There is also the literature in Supertraining by Yuri Verkhoshansky and Mel Siff that analyzed soviet research from the 1950's when the soviets were dominating Olympic weightlifting. https://www.amazon.com/Supertraining-Yuri-V-Verkhoshansky/dp/8890403810
Article on the Russian Conjugate system: https://www.elitefts.com/education/the-development-of-the-russian-conjugate-sequence-system/
Louie Simmons went on to find this literature and create his Conjugate model for Westside Barbell.
Dr Fred Hatfield aka Dr Squat, the first person to squat 1000lbs, also trained with, researched, and spoke of compensatory acceleration.
" Compensatory Acceleration Training (CAT), a training methodology made popular by Fred Hatfield. In his book, Supertraining, Mel Siff explains that "this method refers to the process of deliberately trying to accelerate the bar throughout the concentric phase of the movement, instead of allowing the load alone to determine how one should move." Therefore, not only will an increase in mass (more weight on the bar) cause an increase in muscle tension and resistance, but since force is the product of mass and acceleration (Newton's Second Law), an increase in acceleration will also increase muscle tension and resistance." https://www.elitefts.com/education/compensatory-acceleration-training-maximizing-each-rep-each-set/
This is simply the information that I can quickly think of off the top of my head. I am quite sure there are other studies that support these findings to one degree or another but I am not going to waste any more time here.
So is it set in stone that research can conclusively tell you exactly what speed to lift at is best? No, but that is an unfair and unreasonable level of confidence that simply does not exist for any training methodology. There is no singular best method for everyone. There are just general principles that work for the majority of people.
Yes in my evil genius, I am twisting scientific literature to make things that we already anecdotally knew to be true, to have at least some degree of scientific credibility to them or I am attempting to present a concept that can offer actionable training methods for lifters to try and determine themselves whether or not it works. You are doing the Lord's work by pointing out these undisputed facts.
I would say building the evidence since at least the 1950's was more than gradual enough. But that's just one guys unscientific opinion.
I am being snarky here because you are trying to pick apart a generally accepted training principle that anyone who has used has seen is effective. I never laid claim to being a scientific researcher and merely pointed out that a new study supports what we already know.
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