The bibles according to Harre as some of my friends refer to
it. An outstanding basic book, not because it is East German, there are no
secrets just sound training concepts. I
am rereading this for the umpteenth time. I find it keeps me grounded in the
principles of training, no glitz, no glamor, no marketing, just basics. Every
time I read it I marvel at the simplicity of the concepts. In the midst of this
read it dawned on me how much influence the concepts taught in this book
influences me. Really nothing especially profound, in the content, just common
sense and sound pedagogy. It also serves to remind that training did exist before the internet, I know this will surprise many of the current generation of "internet experts." This book is a must for a coaches library, unfortunately
this book is now out of print. I think if you search on used book sites you can
still find it.
Laura Mac
Vern – Are there any used books sites you use frequently? There are always books I would like to find but they are frequently out of print or very hard to find. Just looking for more avenues to look down. Thanks! Laura Mac
Kristof
I own an updated copy of the German version edited by Schnabel/Harre/Borde and as Vern said it really is the ‘bible.’ I take a lot of my lecture material out of it, mainly because of it’s simplicity (besides the humongous German sentences).
Health and Fitness
Specialist second hand book shops should still have it.