The Poliquin Principles

The Poliquin Principles: Successful Methods for Strength and Mass Development is a 1997 bodybuilding and strength training book by Charles Poliquin, former strength and conditioning coach of the Canadian Olympic team, and currently the strength coach of several athletes competing in the NHL and other professional and amateur sporting organizations. The book contains a basic formatting of Poliquin's training methods and regimens. Intended for the purpose of helping athletes to improve at their sport and non-athletes to gain muscle mass, it has become a well-known work in its field.

The Poliquin Principles has been been described as being accessible to the beginner, [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0966275209 Poliquin Principles] , amazon.com, accessed January 20, 2007. ] and also of use to the more advanced trainer. [http://www.weightsnet.com/store/books/Reviews/Poliquin-PP.html REVIEW: The Poliquin Principles] , weights.net, accessed January 31, 2007] . The book is extremely well-researched and contains references to studies done on several continents. In Amazon.com's editorial review they noted, "From obscure European journals, [Poliquin] found a ton of information on such arcana as the speed at which an exercise should be performed and the amount of rest that should be taken between exercises." Despite the emphasis on research and technical nature of much of the book, Amazon.com gave it a positive review and summarized it as, "... a serious training manual that's also a lot of fun to read." Other reviews were positive overall, but criticized the layout and poor photos which did not serve much illustrative purpose.

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