Drew’s Review: “The justifications for eating animals and for not eating them are often identical: we are not them.” – J. S. Foer When I first started reading Eating Animals I was warned that it “makes you think”, “could change your attitude towards meat”, and “dude, it’s scary”. All of these statements were true and…
Drew’s Review: “…you want to be Wolverine, not the Hulk” – K. Black Before reading this book I have never thought about training the “tactical athlete”. It has always been a perception of mine that the military utilizes a host of bodyweight exercises and neglects the use of any barbell training. From reading this book,…
Drew’s Review: “The training of endurance athletes is a complex process that is not entirely understood.” – S. Magness The quote I chose above perfectly characterizes this book, because The Science of Running read part text book part memoir for me, which partly made the process of reading it difficult and thoroughly enjoying. Difficult, in…
Drew’s Review: “Purposeful practice has several characteristics that set it apart from what we might call “naïve practice,” which is essentially just doing something repeatedly, and expecting that the repetition alone will improve one’s performance. “ – A. Ericsson After reading Peak, I felt a great desire to look at my own practices and programming…
Drew’s Review: “What a book can do, however, and what this one will try to accomplish, is to present examples of how life can be made more enjoyable, ordered in the framework of a theory, for reader to reflect upon and from which they may then draw their own conclusions.” – M. Csiksgentmihalyi I know…
Drew’s Review: “The ability to learn faster than your competitors may be the only sustainable competitive advantage.” – M. Mccluskey This book is absolutely incredible and just plain fun to read. To give a brief description of this book does not do the book or anyone that wants to read it justice. Although, I would…
Drew’s Review: Title & Author: How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie Publisher & Year: Simon & Schuster; Revised Copy-1981 REVIEW: “When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudices and motivated by pride and…
Drew’s Review: “In training, everything affects everything, and strength and conditioning coaches must carefully weigh the physiological coast and benefit of each component they intend to implement” –M. Thome The last chapter of The Manual (CVASP, 2016), written by Matt Thome (Head Strength and Conditioning Coach/ Michigan Tech University) enlightens its readers with the use…
