I agree.. That's a big reason why I'd like to workout in my garage vs. a commercial gym. Especially when there's bands or zerchers involved LMAO!
I've just now put the book down since I opened it up at 0800 (now it's 1417
).. Pure enjoyment. I've found I was on the right path with a lot of things, and misinformed on others.. But, you cannot expect much from a few free articles posted how many years ago now?!
I cannot recommend a book like this enough. Not only does he have a few reasons for recommending something, but he's got research and a rediculous amount of "here's the proof in the pudding" literally wall to wall in his gym. And it's not like he's saying all his top benchers do this or that.. He talks more about how he had "x" amount of 350-400 benchers come to his gym and he's got him up past 500 doing "this" and "that".
There are a lot of training templates in there for months and months from him as well as what's worked well for others.. Although it's meant for that person, not everyone reading it, they are crutial for illustrating his points (IMO) to show that you don't need tons of exercises or anything set in stone. Just look at his outlines, and figure out what will increase your lifts. Period. If after a maximal effort squat your back is your weak link, don't sit there and try to blast the hammies like most others do.. It's THEIR weakpoint, not yours. After reading many articles I thought hammies HAD to be next, but after reading the book, I thought it was funny that it seemed that way, because in actuality hammies were just EVERYONE'S weakpoint lol, so it did seem to read that way. Lots and lots of things got cleared up for me hands down!
I'd recommend the book to beginners as well. It's not like you have to jump on the conjugate express if you buy it. It'll teach you many different exercises (I learned quite a few new ones myself lol) as well as giving you more than a working knowledge of how to develop strength. The main point driven home time and again is to raise your work capacity! GPP through sled dragging, wheel barrow, ect. The more your work capacity increases, the more you can handle.
Finally, nowhere in that book does it talk about "cholesterol equals testosterone" or beating their chests about eating ten big mac's, fuck cardio, and smash PR's.. The complete opposite to be exact. Get in shape, get all your calories in with healthy foods, and work your ass off. That simple. He doesn't go into nutrition at all beyond telling you to eat right and buy a nutrition book if you want to know how LMAO! Matter of fact, I just saw a new elitefts article that recently came out about healthy eating and the powerlifter.. A round robin with the big'guns. So I think the "fat powerlifter" is an 80's and 90's thing personally lol.
Just so much to the book than how to bring up your big three. Restoration workouts, sports-specific training, pylometrics, kettle ball work, how to use equipment, ect.. It's all there. Being a strength coach for many NFL teams, he's got a lot of good feedback from players and viewpoints on strength vs. speed.