Functional Training and Beyond: Building the Ultimate Superfunctional Body and Mind
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- Author：Adam Sinicki
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Reviews
Glen Redpath
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Great book and has really inspired me to try other training methods and protocols to my arsenal。 I was very well written， I little bit dry and nerdy at times and while this is definitely my thing it might not be for everyone。 The breakdown of the pros and cons of the different training modes and the overarching philosophy of the book was very clear and the message was well received。 I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in fitness and in being more functional。
Tom McIlwain
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Interesting info。。。I enjoyed the book as I'm a fan of the YouTube channel。 Adam presents a lot of really interesting information and challenges standard beliefs about fitness。 Like I said， I enjoyed it， but I was a little disappointed that an actual template or example training plan or split wasn't reviewed。Fair play， his premise is how individual training is， and I believe he does have training routine examples on his website。 I just thought it would be a nice addition。 Again， I enjoyed and rec Interesting info。。。I enjoyed the book as I'm a fan of the YouTube channel。 Adam presents a lot of really interesting information and challenges standard beliefs about fitness。 Like I said， I enjoyed it， but I was a little disappointed that an actual template or example training plan or split wasn't reviewed。Fair play， his premise is how individual training is， and I believe he does have training routine examples on his website。 I just thought it would be a nice addition。 Again， I enjoyed and recommend the book， but it's a small critique。 。。。more
Niklas Wallis
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Good book， but not as practical and expectedThe book is a good summary of research and different styles of training， yet I was hoping for more practical tips when it comes to programming and considering exercises。 The authors website is recommended for that in the book， do I'll go there next then。。。 Good book， but not as practical and expectedThe book is a good summary of research and different styles of training， yet I was hoping for more practical tips when it comes to programming and considering exercises。 The authors website is recommended for that in the book， do I'll go there next then。。。 。。。more
Will
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A good survey-level book on a more holistic approach to training - beyond the confines of traditional "powerlifting" or "bodybuilding" training。 Adam dubs this style of training "functional training"。 The book is oozing with passion - the author clearly loves improving himself。 The best part of this book was the slew of name-drops of various schools of thoughts that can be further studied。 However， the coverage of said schools of thoughts can be limited。 While Adam passionately discusses the mer A good survey-level book on a more holistic approach to training - beyond the confines of traditional "powerlifting" or "bodybuilding" training。 Adam dubs this style of training "functional training"。 The book is oozing with passion - the author clearly loves improving himself。 The best part of this book was the slew of name-drops of various schools of thoughts that can be further studied。 However， the coverage of said schools of thoughts can be limited。 While Adam passionately discusses the merits of such training， he does not delve into details。 I am keen on exploring movement training such as the bear and lizard crawl， and slow SAMDAM training as a way of covering lesser-used muscles not utilized by typical gym movements。 Ido Portal's "flow" training was also interesting， it also looks beautiful。 Imagine being able to move in compromised positions， and do so beautifully！ Planches！ Handstands！ Front levers！ I found it somewhat ironic how Adam heckles "curling on BOSU balls" as an example of ridiculous "functional" training taken too far， while he encourages us to do "math while training"。 Several aspects of this book can be similarly amateurish - such as mentioning "wrestling a bear" in the penultimate chapter。 I thought it was also funny how he mentions successful artificial intelligence will likely be "trained" like humans and not hard-coded - this is what is done in practice！ 。。。more
Michael Malt-Cullen
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An excellent book on the variety of training methods and how to start incorporating them into your routine。
Mr J R R Gray
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An understanding！Good read， in-depth stuff but not to complicated。 Not so much of a "this is how you do it" but more of a " this is what you can do and why" type of read。Very motivational and now has me moving around more rather than just trying to get fit。 An understanding！Good read， in-depth stuff but not to complicated。 Not so much of a "this is how you do it" but more of a " this is what you can do and why" type of read。Very motivational and now has me moving around more rather than just trying to get fit。 。。。more
Joshua Graff
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Fabulously informative and written in a very engaging fashion。
Gentian Gashi
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Adam aka The Bioneer is legitimately a fitness YouTube gem。 The wholesome and holistic fitness message he promotes here is truly amazing。 This book is a summation of his philosophy on fitness， which basically revolves around training for exploring the capabilities of human bodies and minds， and it is nothing short of fascinating。
Mr Keith Barry
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If you know The Bioneer YouTube channel you'll know the author and the quality output he produces。 This book sets out his thinking on functional training and， unlike others of the ilk， delves into the cerebral side of the exercise， pun intended。One of the most genuinely likable and humble guys in the business， as well as most of the most knowledgeable and innovative。 This 'outing' is a great read， whatever level you're viewing it from。 If you know The Bioneer YouTube channel you'll know the author and the quality output he produces。 This book sets out his thinking on functional training and， unlike others of the ilk， delves into the cerebral side of the exercise， pun intended。One of the most genuinely likable and humble guys in the business， as well as most of the most knowledgeable and innovative。 This 'outing' is a great read， whatever level you're viewing it from。 。。。more
Ed Fonseca
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This book is a good introduction to various methods of training both your body and your mind。 The author does a good job of explaining the various processes involved and why you should incorporate them into your life。 The book is a great starting point for learning more about training， or diversifying your existing training， as the author does a good job of providing references for all the research。
Anton
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Very good and very complete overview of all areas of fitness and wellbeing。 Spelling errors and editing oversights aside， a very easy and enjoyable read。
Marin
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Very good book。 Explains a lot of things in simple manner。 It has a lot of information and this books gives good overview of mental training too which often is ignored。 I think some pictures are cringy and unnecessary or they don't look that professional and I disagree with protein intake。 I don't think it's really that beneficial to aim for 1 gram of protein per pound of body mass。 But everything else I agree and think it's well written and highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to lead Very good book。 Explains a lot of things in simple manner。 It has a lot of information and this books gives good overview of mental training too which often is ignored。 I think some pictures are cringy and unnecessary or they don't look that professional and I disagree with protein intake。 I don't think it's really that beneficial to aim for 1 gram of protein per pound of body mass。 But everything else I agree and think it's well written and highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to lead healthier life。 。。。more
Nikita Koshelev
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Great info， but provided programs are not impressive
Ravi Sinha
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Respect for compiling this compendium of fitness and physical exercise philosophies and disciplines from across various cultures and times。
PJ
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SO MUCH USEFUL INFORMATION ON TRAINING BODY AND MIND I'M GOING TO SUPERFUNCTIONALLY EXPLODE SO MUCH USEFUL INFORMATION ON TRAINING BODY AND MIND I'M GOING TO SUPERFUNCTIONALLY EXPLODE 。。。more
Stephen Antczak
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There is a lot of very interesting and actionable information here， but also a few things that are a bit 'out there' or at least quite speculative。 It culminates in a not very inspiring action plan。 With a little more effort， I think the action plan could be much more useful to people in different circumstances， although that will require a lot more effort。I get the impression that the author's concept is still under development， which is a good thing。 Parts of the book felt rushed， especially l There is a lot of very interesting and actionable information here， but also a few things that are a bit 'out there' or at least quite speculative。 It culminates in a not very inspiring action plan。 With a little more effort， I think the action plan could be much more useful to people in different circumstances， although that will require a lot more effort。I get the impression that the author's concept is still under development， which is a good thing。 Parts of the book felt rushed， especially later in the book， and I noticed a dozen or so typos （wish I had taken the time to note where they were， but I didn't， sorry）。 I did feel the strongest parts of the book were in presenting solid reasons for training holistically in different dimensions （i。e。 bodybuilding type training， calisthenics， low-intensity cardio， etc。） and incorporating what I consider nontraditional types of training for most people （hand-eye coordination training， martial arts type training， meditation， etc。）。 If new and expanded and corrected editions come out， I may be enticed to check them out to see how the ideas evolve。 。。。more
Victor Huynh
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A very interesting book on how the body should be viewed， and really changed my view on the potential of the human body。 Even starting off with the notion that your body is adapted and becomes more efficient at sitting around and watching tv makes a lot of sense as you progress through the book。 My biggest takeaway was to never forget that the human body is extremely impressive （almost godlike） at *adapting* due to the nature of our brain。 Meaning that the whole "fake it till you make it" actual A very interesting book on how the body should be viewed， and really changed my view on the potential of the human body。 Even starting off with the notion that your body is adapted and becomes more efficient at sitting around and watching tv makes a lot of sense as you progress through the book。 My biggest takeaway was to never forget that the human body is extremely impressive （almost godlike） at *adapting* due to the nature of our brain。 Meaning that the whole "fake it till you make it" actually makes sense on why it is so effective， since it can theoretically create the required connections required to eventually succeed at whatever task you throw at it。 And adding onto that， the whole notion of "the more you learn， the better your brain gets at learning" becomes this whole snowball effect sort of mantra， something I believe everyone should internalize。 。。。more
Taddow
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I've been a fan of the author's You Tube channel， "The Bioneer，" for some time and was excited to see what a book discussing some of the concepts he explores would look like。 I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was what I expected it to be- a grab bag of interesting theories on body and mind development backed by scientific studies。 The author does a great job of explaining how the brain learns and the body builds muscle and uses energy in an easy to understand format。 Of course this is n I've been a fan of the author's You Tube channel， "The Bioneer，" for some time and was excited to see what a book discussing some of the concepts he explores would look like。 I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was what I expected it to be- a grab bag of interesting theories on body and mind development backed by scientific studies。 The author does a great job of explaining how the brain learns and the body builds muscle and uses energy in an easy to understand format。 Of course this is not a comprehensive explanation of bodily functions， but rather directed at those aspects most relevant to people looking to become "Superfunctional" in mind and body。 This is part self-improvement guide， part nutrition guide， part sleep guide， and part a whole lot more （such as exploring meditation and learning just to name a few topics）。 The author also provides a fitness and nutrition plan （complete with exercises and food recipes） that goes from beginner level to advanced。While I have not yet tried the Superfunctional training plan outlined in the book （perhaps I will in the future）， I have used some of the author's suggestions from his You Tube channel in my fitness program， such as loaded carries and trying to do exercises （such as pull-up and push-ups） on uneven surfaces （I got that from his show on Green "Arrow" training）。 I would recommend Adam's You Tube channel and book to anyone that looking for a fitness book that is great but different than the norm， as well as anyone who likes comic superheroes and martial arts icons， such as Bruce Lee。 。。。more
Xavier
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Very motivating。 I like the idea of incorporating brain training and meditation into physical training。 If the goal is to be the best version of yourself， this framework seems to be a good starting place for someone who is completely at a loss for how to change their routine to meet their goals。 There were a number of spelling mistakes but other than that it was an easy read with lots of interesting concepts， backed with links to studies and an ounce of healthy skepticism， that I continued to wa Very motivating。 I like the idea of incorporating brain training and meditation into physical training。 If the goal is to be the best version of yourself， this framework seems to be a good starting place for someone who is completely at a loss for how to change their routine to meet their goals。 There were a number of spelling mistakes but other than that it was an easy read with lots of interesting concepts， backed with links to studies and an ounce of healthy skepticism， that I continued to want to absorb。 I'm going to give it a try。 I find that my workout routine now does not take into account brain training ， adequate sleep， or meditation。 If I incorporate those， maybe I can get over this plateau I've found myself in during this quarantine。 。。。more
Dan
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Expertly crafted， useful information about almost every aspect of fitness and the general augmentation of the body。
Nicholas Carter
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Useful info。 Some typos， but still useful， and insightful。
Arnold Nemeth
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