COAN: The Man, The Myth, The Method: The Life, Times & Training of the Greatest Powerlifter of All-Time
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Marty Gallagher, a powerlifting coach who worked with Ed Coan at major meets, chronicles the Chicago lifter who set seventy-one world records and posted a total of 2,463 pounds. The book follows Coan's life and competitive career and details his training methods in detail: planned cycles of ten to fourteen weeks building toward a meet, progressive rep schemes, a four-day training week and serious attention to assistance work.
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