Need some inspiration for your next training book? Or even your first? Check out the list below. There are over 30 books here and although I know them all by reputation, I haven’t read them all. I am keen to hear opinions both of the books on the list and any other great titles I have left off. Let me know and I will add them to the list.
Training books A-Z
Tudor O. Bompa & Mike Carrera – Periodization Training for Sports (2005)
Tudor O. Bompa – Periodization: Theory and Methodology of Training (1999)
Tudor O. Bompa, Lorenzo J. Cornacchia, and Mauro G.Di Pasquale – Serious Strength Training (2002)
Mike Boyle – Functional Training for Sports: Superior Conditioning for Today’s Athlete (2003)
Donald A. Chu – Jumping into Plyometrics: 100 Exercises for Power and Strength (1998)
Donald A. Chu – Explosive Power and Strength: Complex Training for Maximum Results (1996)
Gray Cook – Athletic Body in Balance (2003)
Alwyn Cosgrove & Lou Schuler – The New Rules of Lifting (2008) – read my review
Alwyn Cosgrove, Lou Schuler & Cassandra Forsythe – The New Rules of Lifting for Women (2008)
Frederic Delavier – Strength Training Anatomy, 2nd edition (2006) – read my review
Frederic Delavier – Women’s Strength Training Anatomy (2002)
Arthur Drescheler – The Weightlifting Encyclopedia: A Guide to World Class Performance (1998)
Ross Enamait – Infinite Intensity – read my review
Ross Enamait – Never Gymless
Mohamed F. El-Hewie – Essentials of Weightlifting and Strength Training (2006)
Greg Everett – Olympic Weightlifting: A Complete Guide for Athletes & Coaches
Steven Fleck & William Kraemer – Designing Resistance Training Programmes (1998)
Steven Fleck, William Kraemer & and J. Steven – Periodization Breakthrough!: The Ultimate Training System (1996)
Dan John – Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning (2009)
Steve Justa – Rock, Iron, Steel: The Book of Strength (1998)
Brooks Kubik – Dinosaur Training: Lost Secrets of Strength and Development (1996)
Graeme Marsh – The Complete Guide to Training with Free Weights (2008) – read my review
Stuart McRobert – Build Muscle, Lose Fat, Look Great: Everything You Need to Know to Transform Your Body (2006)
Stuart McRobert – Insider’s Tell-All Handbook on Weight-training Technique (1999)
Mark Rippetoe – Starting Strength: Second Edition (2007) – read my review
Mark Rippetoe and Lon Kilgore – Practical Programming for Strength Training (2006)
Mark Rippetoe – Strong Enough? Thoughts from Thirty Years of Barbell Training (2007)
Mel C. Siff – Facts and Fallacies of Fitness
Mel C. Siff – Supertraining (2003)
Christopher Sommer – Building the Gymnastic Body (2008)
Bill Starr – The Strongest Shall Survive: Strength Training for Football (1976)
Jim Stoppani – Encyclopedia of Muscle and Strength (2006)
Randall J. Strossen – Super Squats: How to Gain 30 Pounds of Muscle in 6 Weeks (1989)
Christian Thibaudeau – Theory and Application of Modern Strength and Power Methods (2007)
Pavel Tsatsouline – Power to the People: Russian Strength Training Secrets for Every American (2000)
Vladimir M. Zatsiorsky – Science and Practice of Strength Training, Second Edition (2006)
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FYI: Dan John’s “Never Let Go” is out. I got my copy last week.
Olympic Weightlifting: A Complete Guide for Athletes & Coaches
http://www.cathletics.com/zen/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4&products_id=155
I tried to find a “general” comment area but didn’t. I just wanted to tell you that whatever changes have been done to the site, I can no longer read it directly using Firefox. Text is black on black background (with links showing in Red).
@ Fred: I have just ordered it. Really looking forward to it!
@ Petr: Cheers, thanks for the suggestion
@ Tracey: thanks very much for letting me know. I haven’t consciously changed anything so I’ll have to investigate!
Tracey, thanks again. It turned out to be the Amazon code but all should be well now.
Christopher Sommers book: Building the gymnastic body
Gymnastic strength training exercises and some additional info.
Info on the book: http://gymnasticbodies.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=52&osCsid=tasfk35dk5d7em63rrvilgbdu7
Website: http://gymnasticbodies.com/
His site, and especially the forum is good if you are looking bodyweight exercises.
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