The Poliquin Principles

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The Poliquin Principles:Successful Methods for Strength and Mass Development is a 1997 bodybuilding and strength training book by Charles Poliquin the former strength and conditioning coach of the Canadian Olympic team. The book contains a basic formatting of his training methods and regimens. Intended for the purpose of helping athletes to improve at their sport and non-athletes to gain muscle mass, it became a well-known work in its field.

The book was extremely well researched and contained references to studies done on several continents. In Amazon.com's editorial review they noted "From obscure European journals, he 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."[1] 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."[2]