The brain is a muscle, USE IT OR LOSE IT!
I told this to Charlie on the recent trip to Toronto. I own or have read the majority of the books on the above list. Heck, I have over 2500 studies in my library (I have a good number of the studies the books are based on). I got into reading all the research and books when I had sleeping problems as an after effect of recovery from a major car accident.
As I had said in the post on My Toronto Experience-
After hundreds of hours of reading I can say this with confidence- you can read all you want without experience it is just words.
All I could find in all the reading was ways to validate what Charlie has known for over 30 years.
Spend your money wisely buy the Charlie Francis books and products first. Spend your money on a CF Seminar or get a consult.
WOOO, ok so i actually got science and strength training, i’m actually alot happier as i thought i was getting conditioning, due to a reading error of mine lol.
Well i’m off to read, take care 
Biomimicry - Janine Benyus
Ok im stuck for choice:
Boyle, “Functional training for sports”
Or
Chu, “Jumping into plyometrics”
Or
Bompa, “Periodization:Theory and methology of training”
Any ideas wich i should get?
None of the above. Well, actually Bompa’s book is good. Have you read CF Training for Speed? If not, that is where I would start.
Tom Green, well written. Book smart is worth little if you don’t have the hands-on knowledge to go with it.
I’ve know plenty of folks who could reciet (sp?) you human anatomy and physiology and the care of athletic injuries every which way, but place an unconscious athlete in front of them and they crap themselves.
My favorite expression is:
Are you a textbook expert or do really know what you’re doing?
If I had to choose, I would recommend Bompa’s book. It really is a seminal work and one of the few that I would recommend as necessary foundation reading.
To back up what Tom Green wrote above, you really need hands on experience to properly understand the technical literature and how to apply it.
I dont think this is true… you should read a lot, work a lot… this is a formula… Charlies books are a must, and Charlie is an expert too but… this statement is too much!!!
By the way different people have different ways of learning… some have to feel it first (practical experience) and then read it and vice versa… but I think no one should engage into training without good theretical base (when is it good, when is it too much, when is it too low???)…
Bompa Periodization for sure! Get the latest edition.
I got the Bompa book don’t worry, due to google print I relized how poor the other two books were…
What is everyones thoughts on “lore of running?”
It’s a good, interesting book by an author who is well-known for his challenging beliefs on the origins and true meaning of some aspects of physiology (e.g., cardiovascular vs. central governor model) (Timothy Noakes, MD).
If you are into this area of interest, that is (i.e., endurance training).
Hope it helps!
Yep thanks alot.
What about some of the Russian Manuals at EFS?
You mean Sportivny Press? I am interested too… anyone read them?
what would you think is the best book of the two?
Serious Strength Training-2nd Edition or
Periodization Training for Sports-2nd Edition
I guess Periodization covers this topic the best (duh) and Serious strenght is more an allround?
And if i’m going for the periodization:
Periodization-4th Edition - Theory and Methodology of Training
or
Periodization Training for Sports-2nd Edition
(what’s the main difference between both?)
I haven’t read Serious Strength training but Periodization Training for Sports is pretty good. Theory and Methodology of Training was a little too dry for my tastes. Theory and Methodology of training is mostly theory. Training for Sports has more “usable” information.
Yeah they are, Louie Simmons recommends them, and Dave has Managing the Training of Weightlifters in his top five recommendations.
The Sportivny Press books are pretty good. I have the 2 Verko ones and Managing the Training of a Weightlifter…maybe another one or two. I think they’re well worth the price.
Verkhoshansky says the translations are not that hot. There is a thread that touched on this a while back.
That they aren’t translated well?