The following books are books that I have read or am currently reading and some I am still trying to find because they are highly recommended.
-Inernational Sports Science Association-"Complete Fitness Guide"(this book is 800 pages long-the longest book that I have ever read)
-American Council On Exercise-"Personal Trainer Manual"(I liked the psychology part of it)
-Vern Gambetta-"Athletic Development"(has some excellent functional progressions and testing for left/right imbalances also at what age certain training should begin for athletes)
-Gary Gray-"Athletic Body In Balance"(functional movement screens and exercise progressions to fix compensations)
- Andrew Neiltich-"Strength For The Streets"(unconventional training..sandbags,k-bells, sleds, etc)(this was a cec course for the ISSA, very interesting)
-Tudor O. Bompa-"Periodization: Theory and Methodology of Training" (still reading but so far it is the basis for almost all periodization schemes you read about, so if you want to understand periodization this IS the book)
-Tudor O. Bompa-"Periodization Training For Sports"( Still reading-Has pre planned periodizations for quite a few sports and also how to modify, not as indepth as the previous book but still excellent)
-Clair Davies-"Frozen Shoulder Workbook"(this book saved my shoulder and I highly recommend it to anyone that needs soft tissue work on your shoulder)
-Phil Page and Todd Ellenbecker-"Strength Band Training"(excellent book for the use of resistance tubing ideas)
- Frederic Delavier-"Strength Training Anatomy"(everyone should have this book with them incase a client wants to see a picture of what you are talking about)
-Lorne Goldenburg and Peter Twist-"Strength Ball Training 2nd ed."(lol this book made me feel like a fool with more than one exercise I highly recommend it)
- Jim Wharton-"The Wharton's Stretch Book" &; "The Wharton's Back Book"(this book has back pain specific strategies for strengthening and stretching depending on the type of pain)
- Bob Anderson-"Stretching"(Great basic book for static stretching routines)
-Arnold Swarzenneger-"Encyclopedia Of Modern Bodybuilding"(A classic-enough said)
-Kurt, Brent & Mike Brungardt "The Complete Book of Core Training"(I owe my core strength to this book very very good book)
-Stuart McGill "Low Back Disorders(haven't bought it yet but it is on my list and Dr. McGill is the leading authority on back disorders)
-Joe Friel "Total Heart Rate Training: Customize and Maximize Your Workout Using a Heart Rate Monitor" also the author of the Triathlete Training Bible(If you want to understand exactly what to do with a heart rate monitor this is the book-HINT it is not just for seeing your average HR during a workout)
-Mel Siff -"Supertraining"(still trying to find a copy but I am a part of the yahoo group and the book has made for some interesting discussions)
-Vladimir M. Zatsiorsky-"Science and Practice of Strength Training, Second Edition"(Just bought, but Siff and Zatsiorsky are the leading authorities on real strength training)
- Harvey Newton-"Explosive Lifting for Sports: Enhanced Edition"book and DVD(just bought because of its Olympic Lifting instruction)
- Tom Kelso-"The Interval Training Manual: 520+ Interval Running Workouts for All Sports And Abilities"(not so much as an educational read as it is pre calculated work/recovery times for different athletic events based on distance and fitness level-Excellent book for training athletes)
- Joseph T. Nitti-"The Interval Training Workout: Build Muscle and Burn Fat with Anaerobic Exercise"(this book was kind of a disappointment after reading Total Heart Rate Training but if you want to recommend a book to a client so they can do their own interval training without having to understand how to use a HR monitor this would be an OK choice)
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If a person wants something that they have never had, they have to do something that they have never done. - Shawn Fears, CPT
It was my workout bible when I first started training back in the late 80's. I read it cover to cover several times. I found out pretty quickly though that I didn't have the genetics to get "bodybuilder" big (and I mean even natural bodybuilder big) but I still enjoyed the process. :)
I lent it to one of my brother's and he must still have it (he's in N.Y. I'm in TN) so I bought another one several years ago when I bought my son his workout bench (this one is much safer than the bench which smashed my face :)).
The amazing thing is that as big as Arnold's chemically enhanced body was he almost looks natural compared to the current crop of guys who obviously use insane amounts of enhancement!
Those guys MUST have a serious death wish to do what they are doing!
also some of the books above are cec's I didn't know that before I bought and read them strength ball training strength band training strength training anatomy low back disorders also Gary Gray has a FMS(functional movement screen) seminar that you can ears cec with
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If a person wants something that they have never had, they have to do something that they have never done. - Shawn Fears, CPT
i just noticed a typo above...its Gray Cook that does the FMS and wrote the book Athletic Body In Balance
also I just ordered a bunch of new books including two from Alwyn Cosgrove 1)Professional Fitness Coach Program Design Manual 2)Real World Fat Loss Manual-Destroying the Dogma
I highly recommend both but for anybody who wants to read an in depth guide to programing (which the ACE cert lacks) read number 1 above. I started it 2 days ago and all though I know most of it as I am sure all of you will to, it is how he explains the manipulations of different programming parameters that makes the Manual hard to even put down....very interesting reading that should be required of all trainers before they write up their first workout for there clients.
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If a person wants something that they have never had, they have to do something that they have never done. - Shawn Fears, CPT
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