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# The System: Soviet Periodization Adapted for the American Strength Coach Paperback – June 1, 2018

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## Customer Reviews

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    A Strength Library Must Have
  

*by M***Y on Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2019*

In the 1980s, two Hall of Fame NFL Strength Coaches, Johnny Parker, and Al Miller, gained access to advanced Soviet training methods that had not yet become available to most of us in the industry.  The authors learned this model of training for strength and power directly from elite Soviet researchers and World Champion Olympic weightlifting coaches.  Parker, Miller, and Panariello had the wisdom of application due to their combined strength coaching and research experiences.I believe their expert use of "The System" served the players on the seven Super Bowl teams coached by Johnny Parker and Al Miller well.The book is well written and easy to understand.  The principles apply to high school athletes as well as professionals.  "The System" is safe, it's effective and proven.  I highly recommend it.

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    I liked it. Am using now so need time to measure effectiveness.
  

*by S***Z on Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2019*

I liked the mathematical approach to prevent overtraining and to prioritize the lifts. The math can be overwhelming to work out a program so I set up a spreadsheet that calculates reps and volume from the macro to micro programming approach outlined in the book.The movement training is similar in its approach but it is harder to understand the volumes that should be used. 3/4’s of the book speaks to lifting with almost a painful amount of detail but I appreciated that level of compassion to try and address every question. I wish there was more detail to the movement portion (speed, agility, quickness).My athlete completed the month prep cycle recommended and then we chose a 900 rep target for the next monthly phase. We used a 30% squat, 25% explosive, 25% press, 20% posterior allocation. The are some auxiliary pulling and core lifts also but when you read the book you’ll understand why they don’t fall into the 900 reps. My athlete also practices or plays 5 times a week in his sport so it was impossible to incorporate the the movement portion of the program.My athlete likes the program and we are seeing improvement. He is highly motivated so it can be a challenge to keep him from overtraining. That is one of the main reasons why we decided to follow this approach. It’s only been 2 months and this is a long term approach that I don’t feel qualified to criticize yet. But I can say it follows common sense, allows for flexibility, and prevents overtraining.

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    This was a 3 month study for me
  

*by C***D on Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2019*

that is the first time through. It will remain an ongoing reference at my gym.I was blessed to see that much of what I was already doing lined up well with this book.In other ways, I was freshly challenged to improve my coaching in several different areas.If you are an uncommitted or impatient person, don't buy this book.

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