The 100 Best Strength Training Books

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"This is the book that I wish I'd had when I began my training" is a common opening sentiment
expressed by many authors of strength training books. This list, on the other hand, is the list of
books I wish I'd had when I began training. It would have saved me a lot of time. The list contains
the 100 best books for weightlifting. It's primarily aimed at beginners interested in sports based
strength training; but has more detailed and academic books for the more advanced lifter, has texts
on other subjects relevant to strength training, and contains some of the important works on
bodybuilding too.

If you are a beginner, you will want to get Starting Strength and Pavel's Power to the People. These
texts will help you make gains quickly, but, more importantly, Starting Strength will set you off on
the right path to continue making gains once you've progressed from being a beginner to being an
intermediate lifter.

Intermediate lifters should consider reading Practical Programming for Strength Training, The
Science and Practice of Strength Training, and Periodization Training for Sports. These will take
your understanding to the next level. Practical Programming is particularly good, combined with
Starting Strength, as it covers how workout routines should develop as you gain strength and
experience.

When considering which book to read it's worthwhile to do a little research into the author and text
yourself. For example, try reading comments on Amazon, especially the negative ones; and try
Googling for online reviews.

As strength training fits under the umbrella of Sports Science and has many other disciplines
relevant to it, such as nutrition, flexibility and mobility, there are many good books on these
subjects included too.

If you have an opinion on any of the books on this list, or if you've an opinion as to what books are
missing from the list, please express it in the comments section below.
1. Starting Strength
By Mark Rippetoe
Starting Strength has been called the best and most useful of fitness books. The second edition,
Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training, sold over 80,000 copies in a competitive global market
for fitness education. Along with Practical Programming for Strength Training 2nd Edition, they
form a simple, logical, and ... More

2. Practical Programming for Strength Training

By Mark Rippetoe; Lon Kilgore
There is a difference between Exercise and Training. Exercise is physical activity for its own sake, a
workout done for the effect it produces today, during the workout or right after you're through.
Training is physical activity done with a longer-term goal in mind, the constituent workouts of ...
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3. Science and Practice of Strength Training

By Vladimir Zatsiorsky; William J. Kraemer
This new second edition of Science and Practice of Strength Training comes with many additions
and changes. A new coauthor, Dr. William Kraemer, joins Dr. Vladimir Zatsiorsky in expanding on
the principles and concepts needed for training athletes. Among Dr. Kraemer's contributions are
three new ... More
4. Power to the People
By Pavel Tsatsouline | Used Price: 70% Off
How to get super strong without training to muscle failure or exhaustionHow to hack into your
'muscle software' and magnify your power and muscle definition How to get super strong without
putting on an ounce of weightOr how to build massive muscles with a classified Soviet Special
Forces ... More

5. Supertraining
By Mel C. Siff; Yuri Verkhoshansky
Supertraining 6th edition expanded version by Prof. Yuri Verkhoshansky and Dr. Mel Siff Dr.
Verkhoshansky has decided to self-publish this new expanded version and has asked UAC to be the
exclusive worldwide distributor. This new edition contains more than 70 pages of never before
published material from Dr. ... More
6. Fit
By Lon Kilgore; Michael Hartman; Justin Lascek
Fitness is hard. Very hard. Everyone knows it is, but everyone is also willing to risk time and money
on the mythology of easy fitness. If anyone, ANYONE, tells you that there is an EASY way to
fitness, they just want your money. FIT is a book ... More

7. Physiology of Sport and Exercise

By W. Larry Kenney; Jack Wilmore; David Costill
The leading textbook for undergraduate exercise physiology courses, Physiology of Sport and
Exercise, Fifth Edition With Web Study Guide, has been fully updated in both content and design.
The authors, all distinguished researchers and past presidents of the American College of Sports
Medicine, ... More
8. Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning
By Dan John
Coach Dan John breaks down the most complicated concepts of strength training and high-
performance athletics in his personal, no-nonsense, thought-provoking and motivating style.
Workout routines, Olympic lifting guidance, Highland Games, track and field and Strongman events
are all covered, in addition to weight training philosophy for the general ... More

9. Strength Training Anatomy

By Frederic Delavier | Used Price: 60% Off
With new exercises, additional stretches, and more of Frdric Delaviers signature illustrations,
youll gain a whole new understanding of how muscles perform during strength exercises. This one-
of-a-kind best-seller combines the visual detail of top anatomy texts with the best of strength
training advice. Many books explain what muscles ... More

10. Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning

By National Strength and Conditioning Association
Now in its third edition, Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning is the most
comprehensive reference available for strength and conditioning professionals. In this text, 30
expert contributors explore the scientific principles, concepts, and theories of strength training and
conditioning as well as their applications to athletic performance. ... More

11. 5/3/1: The Simplest and Most Effective Training System for
Raw Strength
By Jim Wendler
5/3/1: The Simplest and Most Effective Training System for Raw Strength, 2nd Edition The success
of the 5/3/1 Method has been nothing short of extraordinary. For the 3 years, the response towards
this simple but brutally effective training system has been overwhelming. This is because it ... More

12. The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding

By Arnold Schwarzenegger | 50% Off
From elite bodybuilding competitors to gymnasts, from golfers to fitness gurus, anyone who works
out with weights must own this book -- a book that only Arnold Schwarzenegger could write, a
book that has earned its reputation as "the bible of bodybuilding." Inside, Arnold covers the very ...
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13. Designing Resistance Training Programs

By William J. Kraemer; Steven Fleck | Under $1.00
In this updated, revised, and expanded third edition of Designing Resistance Training Programs,
two of the world's leading experts on strength training explore how to use scientific knowledge to
develop personalized training programs. With this text, you'll be able to- design scientifically sound
resistance ... More
14. Olympic Weightlifting for Sports
By Greg Everett
From the author of what has been called the best book on Olympic weightlifting, Olympic
Weightlifting: A Complete Guide for Athletes & Coaches, comes Olympic Weightlifting for Sports.
This book focuses on athletes and coaches outside of the competitive weightlifting world to present
a method of teaching the ... More

15. The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition

By Anita Bean
The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition is the definitive practical handbook for anyone wanting a
performance advantage. This fully updated and revised edition incorporates the latest cutting-edge
research. Written by one of the country's most respected sports nutritionists, it provides the latest
research ... More
16. Athletic Body in Balance
By Gray Cook | Used Price: 60% Off
Great athletes make difficult moves look effortless with a combination of skill, strength, and
balance. Traditional conditioning builds a fitness base, but modern sports training takes into account
athletic movement patterns. Athletic Body in Balance is the first guide of its kind to ... More

17. Becoming a Supple Leopard

By Kelly Starrett; Glen Cordoza
LEARN HOW TO HACK HUMAN MOVEMENTJoin the movement that has reached millions of
athletes and coaches; learn how to perform basic maintenance on your body, unlock your human
potential, live pain freeand become a Supple Leopard.Improve your athletic performance, extend
your athletic career, treat body stiffness and achy ... More
18. The MAX Muscle Plan
By Brad Schoenfeld | Used Price: 60% Off
Blast through training plateaus, add lean muscle, and achieve your best body ever with The M.A.X.
Muscle Plan. M.A.X. is an acronym for Mitogen Activated Xtreme training, a scientifically proven
program to help you maximize your muscle potential and transform your ... More

19. Periodization Training for Sports

By Tudor Bompa; Michael Carrera | Under $1.00
Sports conditioning has advanced tremendously since the era when a no pain, no gain philosophy
guided the training regimens of athletes. Dr. Tudor Bompa pioneered most of these breakthroughs,
proving long ago that it's not only how much and how hard an athlete works but ... More

20. Strength Training for Sport

By William J. Kraemer; Keijo Hakkinen | 90% Off
A high--quality complement to the handbooks on particular sports, the handbookon Strength
Training for Sport presents both the basic concepts and theoretical background for sports--specific
strength training as well as the practical consideration in designing the overall program. Separate
chapters deal with periodization, gender differences, detraining, and over ... More

21. Stretching Scientifically: A Guide to Flexibility Training

By Thomas Kurz | Used Price: 50% Off
Use our method to attain maximum height in your kicks and to be able to kick at that height with no
warm-up! Learn: * How to stretch safely and quickly to achieve and maintain your maximum
flexibility * How to make your muscles grow stronger and longer so ... More
22. Easy Strength: How to Get a Lot Stronger Than Your
Competition-And Dominate in Your Sport
By Pavel Tsatsouline; Dan John
How To Look Like Tarzan, Play Like Tarzan-And Win Like TarzanHeadline:What It Takes to Stack
the Strength-Deck in Your Favor "If football were played in the weight room or on the track, I could
guarantee that each year, the team that won the championship would NOT be the ... More

23. Acquisition and Performance of Sports Skills

By Terry McMorris
Acquisition and Performance of Sports Skills provides students with the theoretical and practical
background that is necessary for an understanding of the basics of skill acquisition and
performance. This understanding is founded on the studenta s existing knowledge of sport and leads
into the subject, using a student ... More
24. Beyond Brawn
By Stuart McRobert | Used Price: 50% Off
This is the third edition of one of the all-time finest bodybuilding books. BEYOND BRAWN is 512
pages and 23 chapters of information about every facet of bodybuilding, and strength training in
general. This book is not just for novices. It can save you years of wasted toil ... More

25. Holistic Strength Training For Triathlon

By Andrew Johnston | Used Price: 50% Off
Much more goes into a successful strength training program than reps and load. How one thinks,
breathes, eats, drinks, and sleeps has just as much impact on a person's vitality as how one moves.
Indeed, failing to get the biochemistry right dooms even the best exercise prescription to ... More

26. Weightlifting Programming: A Winning Coach's Guide

By Greg Everett; Bob Takano
This the most thorough English-language book available on the subject of program planning for
Olympic-style weightlifting. Takano covers the theoretical and practical issues, the biological and
mathematical underpinnings, and provides a straightforward process for developing training
programs with plentiful examples. Bob Takano s book, "Weightlifting Programming: A Winning ...
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27. Sculpting Her Body Perfect

By Brad Schoenfeld | Under $1.00
The best is now even better!Sculpting Her Body Perfect has helped hundreds of thousands of
readers improve muscle tone, sculpt their physiques, and tone up hard-to-reach and troublesome
body areas. This third edition of Sculpting Her Body Perfect not only provides the exercises you
need ... More

28. Charlie Francis Training System

By Charlie Francis
The Charlie Francis Training System was a project set out to teach coaches how to coach. Francis
was an Olympian in the 100 m in Munich in 1972 and once ranked number 5 in the world in the
100meters. His frustration as a frequently injured athlete fueled his ... More

29. Recovery for Performance in Sport

By Christophe Hausswirth; Inigo Mujika
In todays competitive sport environment, discovering effective methods of facilitating optimal
athletic performance is paramount to success. The recovery period is essential in maintaining
athletes physical and psychological well-being and crucial in the pursuit of intense physical
training and satisfying performances. Recovery for ... More
30. Athletic Development: The Art & Science of Functional
Sports Conditioning
By Vern Gambetta | Used Price: 60% Off
Athletic Development offers a rare opportunity to learn and apply a career full of knowledge from
the best. World-renowned strength and conditioning coach Vern Gambetta condenses the wisdom
he's gained through more than 40 years of experience of working with athletes across sports, age
groups, ... More

31. Every Day Is Game Day: The Proven System of Elite

Performance to Win All Day, Every Day
By Mark Verstegen | Used Price: 50% Off
Noted sports performance expert and bestselling author of Core Performance, Verstegen reveals the
training program he uses with elite athletes and U.S. Special Operations Forces. As founder and
president of EXOS, Mark Verstegen has trained the worlds top athletes in sports ... More
32. Olympic Weightlifting: A Complete Guide for Athletes &
Coaches
By Greg Everett
Companion DVD Also Available Now - Olympic Weightlifting: A DVD Guide to Learning &
Teaching the Olympic Lifts Olympic Weightlifting is a comprehensive guide to learning and
instructing the Olympic and related lifts. Includes sections on teaching progressions, lift analyses,
error correction, programming, competition, supplemental exercises, warm-up ... More

33. Build a Better Athlete: What's Wrong with American

Sports and How To Fix It
By Michael Yessis
Are great athletes born or does practice make perfect? Are science and technique just as important
as athletic ability? The truth is that anyone can improve their athletic performance. This book shows
you how in simple and easy-to-read format. Renowned biomechanist/kinesiologist Dr. Michael
Yessis dissects the current standards ... More
34. High-Performance Sports Conditioning
By Bill Foran | Under $1.00
Today's athletes are breaking records that many thought were untouchablein large part due to the
major advances in sports training. High-Performance Sports Conditioning combines these superior
modern methods with sample training programs, workouts, and drills to serve as the only
conditioning guide you'll ... More

35. Advances in Functional Training

By Mike Boyle
In the seven years since the publication of his first book, Functional Training for Sports, new
understanding of functional anatomy created a shift in strength coaching. With this new material,
Coach Boyle presents the continued evolution of functional training as seen by a leader in the
strength and ... More
36. Mass Made Simple: A Six-Week Journey into Bulking
By Dan John
What does it take to build solid power and size? Gaining lean body mass is the Holy Grail and the
Lost City of Gold and the Atlantis of bodybuilding. It gets talked about a lot, but few seem to
unlock the secrets. In the past few decades, Dan John, author ... More

37. Faster, Higher, Stronger: How Sports Science Is Creating a

New Generation of Superathletes
By Mark McClusky
The world of high-performance athletics is changing forever. Not so long ago, you could compete at
the top level with hard work and a good coach, but today, its impossible to separate the
achievements of athletes from the scientists who support them. In ... More

38. Enter The Kettlebell

By Pavel Tsatsouline
With Enter the Kettlebell! Pavel delivers a significant upgrade to his original landmark work, The
Russian Kettlebell Challenge. Drawing on five years of developing and leading the world's first and
premiere kettlebell instructor certification program, and after spending five years of additional
research into what really works for ... More

39. Strength Training for Young Athletes

By William J. Kraemer; Steven Fleck | 90% Off
Young superstar athletes have dispelled long-standing misconceptions that strength development
should start in the late teens. But much discussion has continued regarding what type of training is
most beneficial. Strength Training for Young Athletes provides all the answers as the authoritative
guide to strength development ... More

40. Cardio Strength Training

By Robert dos Remedios | Used Price: 70% Off
Cut workout time in half and get double the results! If youre a guy with little time to work out and
pounds of fat to burn, the thought of having to spend hours in the gym lifting weights and doing
cardio can be a daunting proposition. Now, Cardio Strength ... More

41. Strong Curves: A Woman's Guide to Building a Better Butt

and Body
By Bret Contreras
This is not your run-of-the-mill fitness book. Developed by world-renowned gluteal expert Bret
Contreras, Strong Curves offers an extensive fitness and nutrition guide for women seeking to
improve their physique, function, strength, and mobility.Contreras spent the last eighteen years
researching and field-testing the best methods for building better ... More
42. Essentials of Human Nutrition
By Jim Mann; Stewart Truswell
Nutrition is one of the most important determinants of individual and public health. An increasingly
informed public expects its health and food professionals to be able to offer clear, evidence-based
advice on diet and associated health implications, but how can established nutrition principles be
extracted from the extensive ... More

43. Sport and Exercise Science: An Introduction

By Dean Sewell; Philip Watkins; Murray Griffin
Sport and Exercise Science: An Introduction provides a broad-based foundation in the major areas
that underpin the scientific study of sport and exercise science, thus helping undergraduate students
to develop a sound understanding of human anatomy, physiology, nutrition, metabolism,
biomechanics and psychology related to sport, exercise and health. ... More
44. Exercise Physiology: Human Bioenergetics and Its
Applications
By George Brooks; Thomas Fahey; Kenneth Baldwin
Considered a standard in the eld, this text integrates Bioenergetics into every chapter and provides
a comprehensive survey of current data and research in exercise physiology. In-depth discussion of
all areas of exercise physiology makes this text an invaluable resource for students in exercise
science, kinesiology, sports medicine, ... More

45. Training for Speed, Agility, and Quickness

By Lee E. Brown; Vance A. Ferrigno | 70% Off
Not only are modern athletes larger and more muscular than their predecessors, but they also move
with a swiftness and power never seen before. Training for Speed, Agility, and Quickness is the
workout guide and DVD package you need in order to perform a step ahead of the ... More
46. Neuromechanics of Human Movement
By Roger Enoka | Used Price: 50% Off
Drawing on the disciplines of neurophysiology and physics, Neuromechanics of Human Movement,
Fourth Edition, explores how the nervous system controls the actions of muscles to produce human
motion in relation to biomechanical principles. This contemporary approach is much different from
the traditional approach, which focuses ... More

47. Power, Speed, Endurance

By Glen Cordoza; Brian MacKenzie | 50% Off
Power, Speed, ENDURANCE is a highly effective training system that has catapulted thousands of
endurance athletes to the next level. Developed by CrossFit Endurance founder Brian MacKenzie
and featuring instruction from some of the world's top endurance and CrossFit coaches, Power,
Speed, ENDURANCE unveils techniques, drills, and training ... More

48. Women's Strength Training Anatomy

By Frederic Delavier | Rock-bottom Price: $0.01
With information on strengthening and toning the legs, buttocks, abs, and back, Women's Strength
Training Anatomy provides full-color, detailed anatomical illustrations of exercises for these hard-
to-shape areas. What makes this book unique is that readers can see the muscles at work during
each ... More

49. Judo Training Methods

By Donn F. Draeger | Used Price: 50% Off
A product of over twenty years of exhaustive research, Judo Training Methods is a comprehensive
examination of the Japanese martial art of judo written by martial arts authority Donn Draeger and
judo champion and instructor Takahiko Ishikawa. Although the examples are geared toward judo,
the training and conditioning ... More

50. The Sport of Olympic-Style Weightlifting

By Carl Miller
This book consolidates Carl Miller's extensive knowledge gained while pursuing his life's work in
Olympic-style weightlifting. There are scientific principles behind Olympic-style weightlifting, and
Miller's 50 years of lifting, researching and coaching provide valuable insight into the process of
Olympic lifting. Whether you are an advanced lifter or ... More

51. Powerlifting
By Dan Austin; Bryan Mann
Powerlifting. The name says it allstrength, power, intensity, concentration, determination. The
sports physical and mental demands are unlike any other, as are its athletes who must always be
committed and focused on success. Now, hall of famer and nine-time world powerlifting ... More
52. Dynamic Stretching
By Mark Kovacs
RAISE YOUR GAME WITH THIS REVOLUTIONARY STRETCHING PROGRAMTodays
fitness experts have discovered that both stretching and how you stretch can affect how well you
perform on the field, court or track. That is why so many top trainers recommend dynamic
stretches.Dynamic Stretching teaches how to effectively prepare your ... More

53. Explosive Plyometrics

By Michael Yessis
Explosive Plyometrics can give you the speed and power you need for any sport. This is the
definitive book on what are real explosive plyometrics. Keep in mind that although explosive
plyometrics uses jumps, not all jump exercises are plyometric. This book gives you the true
explosive plyometric ... More
54. Bigger Leaner Stronger
By Michael Matthews
INTRODUCING MICHAEL MATTHEWS' #1 BESTSELLER WITH OVER 100,000 COPIES
SOLD!If you want to be muscular, lean, and strong as quickly as possible without steroids, good
genetics, or wasting ridiculous amounts of time in the gym and money on supplements...then you
want to read this book.Here's the deal: Getting ... More

55. Thinner Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building

the Ultimate Female Body
By Michael Matthews | Used Price: 50% Off
INTRODUCING MICHAEL MATTHEWS' #1 BESTSELLER WITH OVER 20,000 COPIES
SOLD!If you want to be toned, lean, and strong as quickly as possible without crash dieting, "good
genetics," or wasting ridiculous amounts of time in the gym and money on supplements...regardless
of your age... then you want to read ... More

56. Movement: Functional Movement Systems

By Gray Cook
Movement is a vivid discovery, a fundamental and explicit teaching in which the return to basics
takes on a whole new meaning. In it, author Gray Cook crosses the lines between rehabilitation,
conditioning and fitness, providing a clear model and a common language under which fitness and
rehabilitation ... More

57. Explosive Power and Jumping Ability for All Sports

By Thomas Kurz; Tadeusz Starzynski
"Explosive Power and Jumping Ability for All Sports" tells how to develop explosive power, special
endurance for explosive movements, speed, coordination, and flexibility. It shows ready-made
progressions of exercises for an amazing variety of major sports, including all track-and-field
events, ball games, and martial arts, and many more. ... More

58. Strength Training Past 50

By Wayne Westcott; Thomas R. Baechle | Under $1.00
Increase your strength to improve your health, your appearance, and your performancewith
Strength Training Past 50! Strength training has numerous advantages for the active adult, including
enhanced athletic performance and reduced risk of disease, including decreased symptoms of
arthritis, diabetes, and osteoporosis. Strength Training Past ... More

59. The New Rules of Lifting: Six Basic Moves for Maximum
Muscle
By Lou Schuler; Alwyn Cosgrove | Under $1.00
Ten unique programs for fat loss, muscle gain, and strength improvement for beginners and elite
lifters. Want to get more out of your workout and spend less time in the gym? Many guys devote so
many hours to lifting weight yet end up with so little to show ... More
60. Strength Training for Faster Swimming
By Blythe Lucero | Used Price: 50% Off
In order to enhance your performance, swimming alone is not enough. An effective strength training
is crucial if you want to improve your swimming times. This book shows you what types of strength
training benefit swimming and how to develop a winning routine. It includes swim-specific
strength-training and ... More

61. Stretching
By Bob Anderson | Used Price: 50% Off
This is the book that people tell their friends about, that trainers suggest for virtually every sport and
activity, and that medical professionals recommend to people just starting to get back in shape.
Stretching first appeared in 1980 as a new generation of Americans became committed to
running, ... More
62. The New Rules of Lifting for Women: Lift Like a Man,
Look Like a Goddess
By Lou Schuler; Cassandra Forsythe; Alwyn Cosgrove
A revolutionary fitness plan for women, focusing on weightlifting to create a lean, strong, feminine
physique In The New Rules of Lifting for Women, fitness experts and authors Lou Schuler and
Alwyn Cosgrove continue their wildly popular New Rules of Lifting series with a comprehensive
strength training, ... More

63. Scrawny to Brawny: The Complete Guide to Building

Muscle the Natural Way
By Michael Mejia; John Berardi | Price: $0.01
A state-of-the-art weight-lifting and nutritional blueprint for "skinny" guys who want to pack on
muscleLet's face it, naturally skinny guys are at a distinct genetic disadvantage when it comes to
building muscle mass. But with the proper advice, these "hardgainers" definitely can realize their
fitness goals. In Scrawny ... More
64. Convict Conditioning
By Paul Wade
How to Train As If Your VERY LIFE Depended on Your Degree of REAL Strength, Power and
ToughnessMost physical training systems are designed for the "domesticated" human animal. That
is to say, for us humans who live lives of such relative security that we cultivate our strength and ...
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65. Muscletown USA: Bob Hoffman and the Manly Culture of

York Barbell
By John D. Fair | Used Price: 60% Off
From the 1930s to the 1980s, the capital of weightlifting in America was York, Pennsylvania, the
home of the York Barbell Company. Bob Hoffman, the founder of York Barbell, propagated an
ideology of success for Americans seeking physical improvement. Often called the "Father of World
Weightlifting," Hoffman was ... More
66. Anatomy of Movement
By Blandine Calais-Germain
Anatomy of Movement presents a dynamic, integrated approach to the study of the physical
structures of the musculoskeletal system and their functional relationship to the movements of the
human body. In clear and concise text illustrated with more than a thousand graphic drawings, the
author guides the reader ... More

67. The Biochemical Basis of Sports Perfomance

By Robert J. Maughan; Michael Gleeson
Some understanding of the biochemistry of exercise is fundamental to any study of the factors that
contribute to sports performance. It is the physical, chemical and biochemical properties of cells and
tissues that determine the physiological responses to exercise, and yet the teaching of exercise
biochemistry is poorly ... More

68. The Olympic Textbook of Science in Sport

By Robert J. Maughan
This new volume in the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine series, published under the auspices of
the International Olympic Committee, delivers an up-to-date, state of the art presentation of the
scientific aspects of conditioning, injury prevention, and competition. The book covers the key
areas of scientific knowledge in sport ... More

69. The Navy SEAL Physical Fitness Guide

By Patricia A. Deuster
This up-to-date guide to physical fitness was researched and prepared by specialists to provide
information on attaining the physical strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular fitness demanded of
Navy SEALs.Anyone can benefit from the clearly written and well-illustrated instructions, which
cover cardiorespiratory conditioning, running and swimming, strength training, flexibility,
calisthenics, ... More

70. Practical Skills in Sport and Exercise Science

By Peter Reaburn; Ben Dascombe; Rob Reed
If you are studying exercise and sports science, or a related course, then this book will be an
indispensable companion throughout your entire degree programme. This 'one-stop' text will guide
you through the wide range of practical, analytical and data handling skills that you will need
during your ... More

71. Training for Warriors: The Ultimate Mixed Martial Arts

Workout
By Martin Rooney | Used Price: 70% Off
To be a warrior, you must train like a warriorDiscover the training secrets that have produced World
Champions in MMA, Submission Grappling, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and Judo. More than 750 color
photos will show you how to perform hundreds of exercises designed to specifically target each
area of ... More
72. The Biomechanics of Back Pain
By Michael A. Adams; Nikolai Bogduk; Kim Burton
Authored by experts of international renown, the new edition of The Biomechanics of Back Pain
forms a bridge between the latest research and the effective clinical management of patients with
back problems. Now published for the first time in full colour, this popular volume now has a bonus
... More

73. You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight

Exercises
By Mark Lauren; Joshua Clark | 50% Off
From an elite Special Operations physical trainer, an ingeniously simple, rapid-results, do-anywhere
program for getting into amazing shape. As the demand for Special Operations military forces has
grown over the last decade, elite trainer Mark Lauren has been at the front lines of preparing nearly
one ... More
74. Daniels' Running Formula
By Jack Daniels
Get in the best shape of your running career with the help of Daniels Running Formula, the book
that Runners World magazine calls the best training book. Premier running coach Jack Daniels
provides you with his legendary VDOT formula to guide you through training at exactly the ...
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75. Strength Training for Triathletes

By Patrick Hagerman | Used Price: 80% Off
Every triathlete wants to be faster, and most know that adding strength training to their program will
help them get there. In Strength Training for Triathletes, fitness phenom Patrick Hagerman explains
how small changes in muscle strength add up to big race results. For triathletes, the benefits of ...
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76. Dumbbell Training for Strength And Fitness
By Matt Brzycki | Used Price: 70% Off
This is not your conventional how-to book. With an emphasis on safety, it thoroughly covers all
aspects of proper strength training while simultaneously debunking certain myths and
misconceptions such as explosive training and sport-specific training. The book shows how to
perform nearly 50 exercises with dumbbells in a ... More

77. Handbook of Sports Performance Analysis

By Tim McGarry
Sport performance analysis techniques help coaches, athletes and sport scientists develop an
objective understanding of actual sport performance, as opposed to self-report, fitness tests or
laboratory based experiments. For example, contemporary performance analysis enables elite sports
people and coaches to obtain live feedback of match statistics and video ... More

78. Special Strength Training

By Yuri Verkhoshansky
From the leading scientist and expert in Sport Training, his last book: a milestone, the point of no
return in the Strength Training. The most complete and up to date book in Special Strength Training
(SST): Methodological foundations of special strength training, Guidelines for planning SST, SST
means ... More

79. Triphasic Training: A systematic approach to elite speed

and explosive strength performance
By Cal Dietz; Ben Peterson
Triphasic Training is the pinnacle of sports performance training. Thats not hype. Cal Dietz,
strength coach at the University of Minnesota, has the results to back up this claim a Hobey Baker
Award winner, two Big Ten Athletes of the Year, over 400 All-Americans, 28 Big Ten/WCHA ...
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80. Strength Training for Women

By Lori Incledon | Rock-bottom Price: $0.01
Ready for an individualized approach to working out that produces better results? Strength Training
for Women delivers with information tailored to the way your body works and responds to training,
and the specific tools you need to reach your goals.More than simple descriptions of exercises ...
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81. A Practical Approach To Strength Training

By Matt Brzycki
This fourth edition of A Practical Approach to Strength Training is a long-awaited update of the
classic book that has been a widely used resource in the fitness industry, selling nearly 35,000
copies. Many of the chapters have been overhauled with the latest information on strength and
fitness; new chapters ... More
82. Block Periodization
By Michael Yessis; Vladimir Issurin
The basis of contemporary training was founded several decades ago when scientific knowledge
was far from complete and athletes' workloads, results, and demands were much lower then they are
currently. At that time the traditional training periodization, as a division of the whole seasonal
program into smaller periods ... More

83. The New High Intensity Training

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Certain to become the bible of HIT-the training that revolutionized lifting with shorter, far-more-
intense workouts-New High Intensity Training by Ellington Darden is the last word on how to
achieve explosive growth safely, without steroids!For many dedicated bodybuilders, the weight-
lifting theories of Arthur Jones are gospel. It was Jones, ... More
84. Understanding Nutrition
By Eleanor Noss Whitney; Sharon Rady Rolfes
This best-selling introductory nutrition text is praised for its approachable narrative, engaging
presentation, and careful explanations. The new Thirteenth Edition of Whitney and Rolfes'
UNDERSTANDING NUTRITION takes the study of nutrition to a new level with an integrated
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85. High-Intensity Training the Mike Mentzer Way

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A PAPERBACK ORIGINAL High-intensity bodybuilding advice from the first man to win a
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86. Overcoming Gravity: A Systematic Approach to
Gymnastics and Bodyweight Strength
By Steven Low
Overcoming Gravity: A Systematic Approach to Gymnastics and Bodyweight Strength is a 542
page comprehensive guide to the most overlooked, yet most powerful elements of strength training.
In this book, Steven Low takes the reader on a journey through logically and systematically
constructing a strength oriented bodyweight workout ... More

87. Sport Stretch: 311 Stretches for 41 Sports

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" This new edition of Sport Stretch is a complete guide to flexibility for both weekend warriors and
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88. The Weightlifting Encyclopedia: A Guide to World Class

Performance
By Arthur Drechsler
The Weightlifting Encyclopedia Lifting weights is one of the most popular and fastest-growing
athletic activities in the world today. While millions lift weights, many more would do so if they
simply knew how to go about it. And those who know the most about weightlifting_serious
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89. Vander's Human Physiology

By Eric Widmaier; Hershel Raff; Kevin Strang
Eric Widmaier (Boston University), Hershel Raff (Medical College of Wisconsin), and Kevin
Strang (University of Wisconsin) have taken on the challenge of maintaining the strengths and
reputation of Vander's Human Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Function. Moving beyond the
listing of mere facts, it stresses the causal chains ... More

90. Biological Rhythms and Exercise

By T. Reilly; G. Atkinson; J. Waterhouse
The effects of circadian rhythms on human performance in general and on response to exercise in
particular are a well-known phenomenon. Often after a poor night's sleep or taking a "red-eye"
flight into a different time-zone, one just doesn't feel like "themselves." This book aims to provide a
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91. Functional Training Handbook

By Craig Liebenson
Reach a whole new level of physical training with Functional Training Handbook, whose big-
picture approach to movement fosters lifelong health, mobility, and athletic development. This
practical guide delivers clear, how-to- information, an array of sport-specific guidelines, and key
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92. Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance
By Stuart McGill
Get the latest scientific evidence on back exercise - what helps and what hurts, and why, from a
world renowned authority. Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance provides professionals with the
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description of a ... More

93. Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy, and Human

Performance
By William D. McArdle; Frank I. Katch; Victor L. Katch
Since publication of its First Edition in 1981, Exercise Physiology has helped more than 350,000
students build a solid foundation of the scientific principles underlying modern exercise physiology.
This Seventh Edition has been thoroughly updated with all the most recent findings, guiding you to
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94. The Art of Hojo Undo: Power Training for Traditional
Karate
By Michael Clarke | Used Price: 50% Off
Silver Winner 2010 IP'S Living Now Award1st Runner Up 2010 Eric Hoffer AwardEndorsement
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95. Periodization
By Tudor Bompa; G. Gregory Haff | 50% Off
Learn how to train for maximum gains with Periodization: Theory and Methodology of Training.
Guided by the expertise of Tudor O. Bompa, the pioneer of periodization training, and leading
periodization researcher G. Gregory Haff, you'll learn how to vary the intensity and volume of
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96. Ultimate MMA Conditioning
By Joel Jamieson
Ultimate MMA Conditioning is foremost authority on how to get in shape for combat sports.
Written by internationally renowned expert and strength and conditioning coach, Joel Jamieson, this
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97. Brother Iron, Sister Steel: A Bodybuilder's Book

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Brother Iron, Sister Steel is a private journey into bodybuilding as only Dave Draper, former Mr.
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98. Championship Weightlifting

By Tommy Kono
Tommy Kono has won Olympic gold medals, one silver, was eight times world champion, set 26
world records spread over 4 bodyweight classes, was not subsidized, did not have fancy training
quarters, coaches, or any of the things of today. How did he do it? How did he ... More

99. High Powered Plyometrics

By James C. Radcliffe; Robert C. Farentinos
Plyometrics is an essential part of strength and conditioning programs for the top athletes in nearly
every sport. High-Powered Plyometrics provides the most systematic, comprehensive, and practical
study of plyometrics available and can give you performance gains you never thought possible
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100. The Purposeful Primitive

By Marty Gallagher
Executed with the requisite tenacity, intensity and precision, Purposefully Primitive methods can
and will favorably alter the compositional makeup of the human body. Primitive tools and simple
modes are used to power sparse methods. We force the body to favorably reconfigure itself by
generating physical and psychological fierceness ... More