Curious George
01-11-2003, 10:12 PM
I read as much as I can on strength/mass and have come across a couple great books that some of you might want to check out.
"Supertraining" by Mel Siff....By far the best book ever written on strength and mass training. It's a hard read if you don't have a good foundation of knowledge, but what a great resource. Everything you need to know about strength and mass is in this book. I learn new stuff everyday from it.
"The Science and Practice of Strength Training" by Vladimir Zatsiorsky.....The WSB people love this book and for a reason. It is less extensive than "Supertraining" but it really is a great mass and strength book.
"The Poliquin Principals" by Charles Poliquin... I don't really like Charles as I find him arrogent. I attended a seminar of his and was impressed by his knowledge, but not his personality. Anyway, this book really took my training and made me think about it. There are many great ideas and theories about training that I hadn't discovered until reading this book. An easy read and very insightful, expecially for the newer bodybuilder.
"Serious Strength Training" by Tudor Bompa and Mario De Pasquale.... This is a good book on learning how to start periodization of your workouts. I don't agree with some of the theories, but they are interesting and can really help you in your training.
"Sports Stretch" by Michael J. Alter....A very good illustrated book on stretching for sports including weightlifting.
I also read anything by Dave Tate or Louis Simmons.
I hope these are added to your library as they have made my training better over the last year couple of years.
Take Good Care,
Cg
"Supertraining" by Mel Siff....By far the best book ever written on strength and mass training. It's a hard read if you don't have a good foundation of knowledge, but what a great resource. Everything you need to know about strength and mass is in this book. I learn new stuff everyday from it.
"The Science and Practice of Strength Training" by Vladimir Zatsiorsky.....The WSB people love this book and for a reason. It is less extensive than "Supertraining" but it really is a great mass and strength book.
"The Poliquin Principals" by Charles Poliquin... I don't really like Charles as I find him arrogent. I attended a seminar of his and was impressed by his knowledge, but not his personality. Anyway, this book really took my training and made me think about it. There are many great ideas and theories about training that I hadn't discovered until reading this book. An easy read and very insightful, expecially for the newer bodybuilder.
"Serious Strength Training" by Tudor Bompa and Mario De Pasquale.... This is a good book on learning how to start periodization of your workouts. I don't agree with some of the theories, but they are interesting and can really help you in your training.
"Sports Stretch" by Michael J. Alter....A very good illustrated book on stretching for sports including weightlifting.
I also read anything by Dave Tate or Louis Simmons.
I hope these are added to your library as they have made my training better over the last year couple of years.
Take Good Care,
Cg