When you've earned a reputation as one of the most knowledgeable and accomplished strength coaches in the world, you're going to field a lot of questions. Just ask Charles Poliquin. During his certifications, seminars, workshops, personal coaching sessions and private phone consultations, it seems everyone has a question - or three - for Charles.

Because of the constant demand for his expertise, Charles has participated in countless Q&A columns for fitness magazines, websites and audio and video productions in the past two decades. Muscle Media, Muscular Development, Iron Man, Mind and Muscle Power, Muscle Insider, and Kingdom are just a few of the nationally and often internationally distributed newsstand magazines that have published his articles. Through his website, Charles reaches an even larger audience with his Q&A columns.

This tremendous body of work, amassed over more than 20 years, presents a problem: Much of it is no longer accessible. Some of the work has been published only once; often magazines do not offer back issues, and some of the websites Charles has contributed to are no longer available. Now, in this compilation you have convenient and economical access to all Charles's question and answer columns.

The columns were originally published in 2006 in two volumes, Ask Coach Poliquin: Volume I; and Ask Coach Poliquin: Volume II. This new paperback edition not only combines both of these books, it has been expanded to include useful new information.