"ONE of the most valuable things I can tell you is: stop wasting your time reading muscle magazines."
"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink."
"For over 10 solid years, I read everything I could get my hands on regarding training and diet. To say I was obsessed may be an understatement. I have done YOU a big favor by taking the time to list a few of the very best on this "BOOKLIST" page. Hopefully you will take my suggestions and start your own library. I will add to and revise this list periodically.
ONE of the most valuable things I can tell you is: stop wasting your time reading muscle magazines. At best, popular newstand muscle magazines are good for looking at pictures of top fitness models - Maybe you can use those images as motivation and/or inspiration, but please do yourself a favor and DO NOT accept the information in magazines as valuable, factual information. IT ISN'T. It's commercial, profit-driven drivel. Do you really want to learn how to control your body and the way it looks? Start by reading some of these books. You will be glad you did."-Paul Nutt, 2006
RECOMMENDED READING:
1.Arnold's Encyclopedia of Modern BodyBuilding: BIG name for a BIG book. Great reference text complete with full page photos of most free weight exercises. This book is meant for those of you who "kinda" know how to lift weights, but aren't familiar with many exercises, such as front squats, hammer curls, bent-over rows, or rear lateral raises.
2. Winning the Arms Race by Charles Poliquin. This book is a terrific resource for maximal strength loading concepts masquerading as a "get-huge-arms-now" program. Get this book, apply any of the maximal strength routines, and watch your strength skyrocket. NOW IN STOCK!! Or click on the image to the left to order online.
3. Modern Trends in Strength Training by Charles Poliquin, will provide you with a good scientific method on how to construct and perform basic, intermediate, and advanced workouts. NOW IN STOCK!! Or click on the image to the right to order online.
4. The Poliquin Principles
5.Body Opus by Dan Duchaine. I have said it once and I will say it again: if you read and UNDERSTAND this book, you will never lose control of your bodyweight again. The last book you will ever need to buy on dieting!!!
6. Brawn by Stuart McRobert. This is a great book written from the "hard-gainer" perspective. There are very simple, straight-forward workouts in this book that I recommend for beginners and/or people who have hardly any time for going to the gym.
7. Anatomy of Movement by Blandine Calais-Germain. This is a really cool book for helping you understand the human muscular system. It provides detailed hand drawing of every area of the body, allowing you to envision, in your mind's eye, the role of a given muscle in a specific exercise.
8. The Ketogenic Diet: A Complete Guide for the Dieter & the Practitioner by Lyle McDonald, Elzi Volk(Editor)
This book is a practical guide to cyclic ketogenic dieting. Cyclic Ketogenic Diets (CKDs) are, biochemically, superior to any other dieting venue when the short term goal is to lose as much fat as possible while, simultaneously, preserving or increasing muscle.
9. ENTER THE ZONE by Dr. Barry Sears. This is the book that started the original 30% protein - 30% fat - 40% carbohydrate diet plan.
10.Training for Speed** by Charlie Francis. If you are a sports coach at any level, this book should be required reading. In music, we had Mozart... in science, we had Einstein... in track and field we have Charlie Francis. **This book is VERY hard to find! For me, it was DEFINITELY worth looking for. If you can't get it at Amazon.com, try searching the web.
