Nevertheless, i must admit, im going slowly as i dont want to take any page for granted. Aug 29, 2015 online coaching and consulting with george. This book seems to a rite of passage and if you dont have it, youre not serious. In my opinion, it is the greatest wl book ever written. Bench press program eric spoto online personal trainer is a world bench press record holder with over 25 years in strength training experience. Teen detective nancy drew returns to call the plays when stolen cash, possible blackmail, and other shady doings at a new. I took some time to get it here all in one place, so it would be easier to find and get an idea of how eric trains. Supertraining is great too, but i think they are different. Spoto born october 22, 1976 is an american armwrestler and powerlifter, who. May 01, 2000 theres a reason why supertraining is hailed as the bible or closest to one as this basically made most books in my shelf or anyones library redundant. Publishing history this is a chart to show the when this publisher published books. Verkhoshansky has decided to selfpublish this new expanded version and has asked uac to be the exclusive worldwide distributor. The only community that i know that references this book in any fashion is the powerlifting and strength coach community.
Eric spoto power lifter and multiple world record bench press champion. Oct 15, 2014 explore ericspotos board eric spoto, followed by 159 people on. Alltime raw bench press world record holder eric spoto takes mark bell and silent mike through a big bench workout. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Supertraining 4th ed by mel siff and yuri verkhoshansky. While training at super training gym in sacramento, california, owned by mark bell, lifting with. Mark bell creator of the sling shot of markbellpower. Eric spoto, holder of the heaviest raw bench press of all time 722 lbs, takes mark bell and silent mike through a stepbystep tutorial on the. Eric spoto raw bench press world record all 3 lifts mark bell.
Supertraining by yuri verkhoshansky author, mel siff author. You cannot have one without the other, for the fact that the human body has not changed over the last century as much as they want you to believe. Supertraining, 2009, yuri vitalievitch verkhoshansky, mel. Eric spoto is arguably the best bench presser of all time. Progression of the bench press world record wikipedia. There has been a parallel ascension of both bench press records and physical enhancement powered by drugs.
Tubs of animal fury have been in gym bags across the world for years, and they will continue to be in the future. Eric spoto is one of the few people in history to break the 700 pound barrier for a raw bench press with a meet lift of 722 pounds 327. It is an absolute must have for any athlete or coach. Now that ive read other strength and conditioning books, i will read it again. Supertraining is currently being revised and expanded with new information from dr. By vanilla gorilla eric spoto, the uncrowned king of raw benching i have tried a few different templates that are percentagebased, but i never knew if i was improving week to week. Eric spoto sample training routine and interview reddit. For years he was virtually unmatched in terms his raw benching strength. His namesake training technique involves pausing with the bar just an inch or so off of your chest, rather than letting it touch down. Buy supertraining book online at best prices in india on. During those four days, all we did was talk, train, recover and talk some more about all the various aspects covered in the text. Supertraining will open your eyes into the views of y.
In this in depth interview spoto talks with us about his training, recovery, injury prevention, and more. You cant talk about eric spoto without mentioning the spoto press. If one week has 90 percent for a triple and then the next workout has 85 percent for five reps, its hard to determine if your strength is progressing each. Eric spoto raw bench press world record all 3 lifts. Out of bounds, carolyn keene, 1990, juvenile fiction, 152 pages. Yuri verkhoshanskys supertraining is one of the finest strength training books ever written. Eric spoto first presses 716 lb 325 kg and then 722 lb 327. How to bench press, with eric spoto 722 lb alltime raw world record holder duration. Ive wasted so much time doing counterproductive exercises because i didnt know the information in this book. If you are reading this, you are on the neverending quest to either get bigger, stronger, faster or all three. Jan 01, 2003 currently, im finishing the first reading of the latest and extended edition of supertraining by verkhoshansky. He previously held world record in the raw unequipped bench press with 722 lb 327. How much you can bench has absolutely nothing to do with.
Mark bell has set up supertraining gym which attracts some very elite lifters the new all time bench press record of 722 lbs was recently set by one of his members eric spoto and he has a website and magazine devoted to helping those interested in increasing their maximal strength and power. Supertraining 6th edition expanded version by prof. Goodreads members who liked supertraining also liked. Prepare easy and healthy meals with the paleo recipe book. Mendelson and eric spoto, two of the best bench pressers of all time.
Spoto born october 22, 1976 is an american armwrestler and powerlifter, who specializes in the bench press. Discussion in articles started by rekless, oct 19, 2012. Eric spoto was born and raised in long island, new york. Team super training deadlifts with ed coan powerlifting training, lift. For powerlifter mark bell, using anabolic steroids to benchpress 600 pounds. But to make it a bit more convenient for lifters, weve put this high octane, energy driven preworkout into 1 serving stick packs. Honestly, i think both books should be the main texts of any exercise science student or anyone getting certified. Myself and four other coaches, including joel jamieson, spent 4 days sleeping on dr. Supertraining eric cressey high performance training. Eric spoto las vegas personal online personal trainer, online coach and bench press world champion.
Most people believe the only reason lesnar was cut is because he was a dirty player and a bad image for the team and the nfl. He recently set the all time world record raw bench press at an incredible 722 pounds. Along the x axis is time, and on the y axis is the count of editions published. How to bench press, with eric spoto 722 lb alltime raw world record. This book is dedicated to the memory of my friend ross shreves. As i noted in my post earlier this week, im doing the superhero workout for a nice little change of pace in my training program and simply because its nice to be able to outsource my training here and there to other qualified fitness professionals. For my money, the best one that puts across how to bench as a raw lifter is the super training video with eric spoto. This graph charts editions from this publisher over time. I stand there in silence, aware that the only people in the world who can bench twice as much as i can are eric spoto and kirill sarychev. Analysis of his bench press workout eric spoto is one of the few people in history to break the 700 pound barrier for a raw bench press with a meet lift of 722 pounds 327. How to bench press, with eric spoto 722 lb alltime raw world.
Eric spoto, owner of the raw bench press world record 722 lbs, joins us to talk about his assault on the record two years ago and his plans for. Download one of the free kindle apps to start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, and. Furthermore, he was able to accomplish this at only his third powerlifting competition. The most talked about bench presser on the web talks about his training style, and philosophy. Verkhoshansky, a true genius in the field of sports training. Eric spoto 722 lb world record raw bench press official video bench. Dec 07, 2009 buy supertraining by verkhoshansky, yuri v, siff, mel c, yessis, michael isbn. Supertraining camp in his home in denver, co before he passed away. When steroids are just a fact of life pacific standard. Buy supertraining book online at low prices in india. Oct 22, 2012 see how mark bell used dh protocols to lose 50 pounds of fat power project. Eric spoto online personal trainer is a world bench press record holder with over 25 years in strength training experience. I truly learned the value of kinetic energy leading to my own research about over speed eccentrics and optimal eccentrics plus mel finally got it through my head, the importance of training optimally.
Recorded around midnight the night before the 2012 olympia, super trainings juan laija jumps in with eric spoto and some of his training. The 20 most influential people in the fitness field in the. Burn the nsca cscs manual and read these two books. Brock lesnar is a weakling compared to spoto, and he walked on and made the team for the vikings with no football experienceto my knowledge, he only wrestled in college. Well, i have the book and its huge and full of overly complicated charts, graphs, and mere conjecture. The shock method the development of adaptation process during the long term sport activity the compensatory adaptation current adaptive reserve of the human organism the strategy to manage the adaptation in the training process the specificity of protein synthesis in the adaptation process the structural reconstructions during the adaptation process and the phenomenon of. Some sections were obviously more interesting than others, and some of the researches mentioned were at least 40 years old. Safest, strongest way to deadlift tired of trying to memorize a book of deadlift cues.
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