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The Bookshelf February 2026

Scientific Principles and Methods of Strength Fitness by John Patrick O’Shea

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Pat O’Shea was a professor at Oregon State, high level strength coach, and an all-around athlete. Dismayed by the teaching materials available to strength coaches, he put together this landmark book on 1969 and then updated it in 1976. He followed it with two even more influential books, Quantum Strength Fitness and Quantum Strength Fitness 2.

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