Just one and a half to two decades ago, you had to work hard to get a valuable copy of a quality book on “building” your body. And some rare versions could only be found in libraries and read under the watchful gaze of its employee. Today, such literature can be seen at every step. True, finding “the one” in the book rubble is a real problem.
No need to search anymore! Here are the best fitness books for proper training!
The New Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding
The book must be in your library in any case, because its author is Arnold Schwarzenegger. Despite the fact that it was written in 1985, it is still a guide for all fitness enthusiasts. Its 5 sections (volumes) describe in detail:
- history of bodybuilding;
- axioms of strength training;
- exercises to work different muscle groups;
- principles of drawing up training schemes;
- planning sports nutrition in bodybuilding.
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Ten Velikhan currently runs the World Class Almaty club. He is a former Asian powerlifting champion (WPC federation). He has the title of Master of Sports in Bench Press (bench press).
The language of presentation is simple and clear, the volume of descriptions is quite sufficient for beginners. In this “ABC” of fitness you will find the postulates of correct eating behavior with a specific “storyboard” of the weekly menu. The training cycle is scheduled for 12 months and includes 2 programs - for the gym and for the home. At the end there is popular information about the necessary vitamins, sports supplements and calorie content of foods.
Dangerous/safe fitness through the eyes of a doctor
The book was written by Igor Borshchenko in 2022. He is a renowned orthopedic neurosurgeon and specialist in exercise therapy and sports rehabilitation. In addition to describing safe strength training, here you will find detailed, easy-to-follow information about:
- different types of warm-ups;
- types of cardio training;
- various running techniques;
- isometric exercises and stretches;
- exercises with overcoming one’s own body weight (calisthenics);
- exercises harmful to joints and spine;
- features of fitness classes with children;
- tests to determine the health of the joints of the limbs, back and neck.
Fitness. Male and female gaze
Authors: V. and I. Turchinsky
One of the advantages of the book is its versatility. The issue of fitness is considered here from both the male and female sides.
In addition, the book is a guide to proper fitness nutrition, a training guide, and even recommendations for relaxation.
The essence of the book is to understand and accept fitness not only as a set of training for muscles, but as a culture of your life, including nutrition, exercise and recovery.
Muscle revolution
Today, American Bachelor of Anatomy Chad Waterbury leads the work on sports training for US special forces and at the same time writes articles and training programs for the T-Natio website. His audience is professionals and amateurs who are interested in developing strength and endurance, and not in the volume and shape of muscles.
The book describes in detail:
- principles of building training depending on the final goal - losing weight, developing endurance, strength or muscle volume, endurance, as well as their possible combinations;
- technique of performing exercises with bio-mechanical explanations, as well as precautions for the ligamentous-articular apparatus;
- safe cardio loads during cyclic training;
- features of sports nutrition;
- questions about recovery, rest and sleep;
- schematic training programs.
First published in 2007, the book is being published for the 4th time as it is a hit guide for fitness instructors. It is this that is the basis for drawing up individual training plans for beginners and intermediates in bodybuilding, powerlifting and those simply wanting to have a decent figure and physical condition.
Books on fitness and bodybuilding
The Best Strength Exercises and Workout Plans for Men
(edited by Adam Campbell) - contains illustrated descriptions of modern exercises, the best training programs for gaining weight, burning fat and improving physical fitness. Men's Health Publishing, 2011.
Bodybuilding, athleticism and kettlebell lifting (Kochetkov)
- a book from 2009, touches on basic issues of strength training, provides information on the construction of training in various types of strength sports: bodybuilding, kettlebell lifting, weightlifting, etc. Especially useful for beginners.
Maximum Strength (Eric Cressy)
is a guide for those who sincerely want to achieve significant results. Eric Cressy created a program that challenges everyone to reach a level that was previously difficult to even imagine.
Pumping up iron muscles (Kochetkov)
- this book contains information that will help you build muscle mass.
Bodybuilding modern approach (Khripach)
- this book is addressed primarily to beginners, and not to experienced athletes who have been training for more than one year. The book will save those who are only taking the first steps towards achieving good health and a great athletic figure from unnecessary tossing between different systems and methods.
Body-building. Book - trainer
(editor Usoltseva O.) - hundreds of exercises are described in detail, not only from the point of view of execution technique, but also anatomy. The basic principles of training for different levels of training and the basics of sports nutrition are given.
Minimum fat, maximum muscle!
- with the help of the information contained in this book, you will quickly get rid of excess fat, and you will also be able to build beautiful athletic muscles.
100 push-ups in 7 weeks
50 pull-ups in 7 weeks
Relief torso in 3 months (Dmitry Murzin)
. Author Dmitry Murzin Publisher Litres, 2014
Serious training for endurance athletes
. Author: Rob Sleemaker, Ray Browning. 2013
Heart rate, lactate and endurance training
Author: Peter Jansen. Publisher: Tuloma, 2006
Competition weight. How to Get Dry for Peak Performance
. Author: Mat Fitzgerald. Publisher: Tuloma; 2011
Fitness. Guide to life
. Author: Denis Semenikhin. 2013
Bodyflex. Breathe and lose weight
. Author: Marina Korpan. Publisher: Eksmo, 2012
Rock climbing
. Author: Malcolm Creasey Publisher: Eksmo, 2013
Titans of mass
. Author: Sergey Antonovich Publisher: AS Media Grand, 2012.
Anatomy of Fitness and Strength Exercises for Women (Vella)
- a manual containing training programs and more than 80 exercises of various profiles specifically designed for women, described in detail and illustrated.
Anatomy of Pilates (R. Isakovits, K. Clippinger)
— this book will serve as a tool to unite Pilates professionals and enthusiasts into an international community speaking one common language.
Anatomy of yoga
(by Leslie Kaminoff, Aimee Matthews) is a practical yoga manual containing detailed, multi-color analytical illustrations that make it possible to evaluate the role of each muscle and understand how even the slightest change in posture increases or decreases the efficiency of breathing, as well as trace the relationships between the spine , breathing mechanisms and body position.
Anatomy of exercise
This is a book for those for whom it is important to know how the body works during a particular strength exercise. Knowledge of biomechanics will help you quickly and without injury master the technique of performing exercises of any severity.
The author of this practical guide is Mikhail Ingerleib , a neurologist who has been involved in martial arts for a long time and quite successfully. We also recommend reading his other book in the field of a healthy lifestyle - code yourself to be slim.
Anatomy of Strength Exercises
Author - Frederic Delavier
This manual is a detailed guide with illustrations on the technique of any exercise - both for men and the fairer sex, beginners and professionals. A bestseller from a French sports doctor, translated into 30 languages and is the world's most popular book for creating your training program.
According to the book by Delavier, a very serious athlete and medalist of weightlifting championships, in order to become a true artist of your body, first of all, you should plunge into more detail into its anatomy.
Look in the book for the most effective methods for solving athletic problems, thorough analyzes of each exercise, warnings, illustrations with explanations, anatomical features, etc.
Delavier will help you avoid the most common mistakes and injuries, and also increase the effectiveness of your training.
Nutrition for athletes
In fact, Michael Aranson's is addressed to everyone who wants to learn the secrets of balanced and adequate nutrition systems. From it you will learn how the human body works. And based on this, the latest nutritional research presented, the author’s practical experience and an objective assessment of your health and training system, you will be able to create your own optimal diet.
Fitness. Guide to life
Author - Denis Semenikhin
Everything you ever wanted to know about fitness - in one book!
For your attention - a set of key rules for building an ideal figure, exercises, nutrition, proper motivation and, of course, changing your habits.
This book is intended for readers with any level of training - clear, intelligible, with simple instructions, exercise techniques, photographs, nutrition algorithm, and nothing superfluous! Draw on the author’s valuable experience, acquire the right habits, motivate yourself and others for a long and, most importantly, happy life.
In shape in 100 days
This “cheat sheet” was compiled by a duo - well-known fitness consultant Heinrich Bergmüller and sports journalist Knut Okresek . The publication is superbly translated into Russian. Not only training programs are presented, but also the basic principles of healthy nutrition for fitnessists are analyzed.
The book describes how to calculate and distribute training loads yourself, and create an individual training program to restore health and physical fitness using gentle methods. The authors do not promise quick results, but if you show diligence and adhere to the proposed methodology, success is guaranteed. This systematic approach pulled Bergmüller himself out of a pre-infarction state, and also led, after a severe injury, alpine skier Hermann Mayer to gold at the 2005 World Championships in giant slalom.
Anatomy of Fitness and Strength Exercises for Women
Posted by Mark Vella
According to recent studies, a woman’s body requires special training programs created taking into account not only gender and age, but the specific characteristics of the body and the organism as a whole.
This book, which is both a visual aid and a reference book, contains everything a woman needs to know about the process of muscle training and creating her own individual training program. You will find here special tests for yourself (determining your level of training), the most detailed photographs of exercises, as well as more than 90 exercises for all muscles of the body.
Model your figure easily and at home!
Ultra
Do you have a desire or need to get your body in order, but lack the willpower? This book is for you! Rich Roll (born 1966) will teach you how to change your habits and lifestyle A former Stanford-educated lawyer, today he is one of America's leading experts on healthy lifestyles and nutrition. He is not unfounded and shares his own experience.
According to sports literary critics, coaches and athletes, this book is a powerful motivator. It describes the biographical story of the transformation of a 40-year-old overweight alcoholic into an athlete who conquered 2 intense Ultraman triathlons and a unique Epic-five (5 triathlons in 7 days). In addition, Rich shares his feelings about switching to a completely vegan diet, excluding dairy products and eggs.
And to conclude the review, a small quote from Rich Roll - When you follow your heart, the universe does everything to help you.
Burn fat, speed up your metabolism
By Jillian Michaels
A book from a wonderful 38-year-old female trainer who once won the fight against her excess weight and today successfully motivates women to lose weight and strive for a sports lifestyle.
A set of exercises from Gillian is a unique formula for “an ideal figure in a short time.” You will find in this guide exactly those exercises that speed up your metabolism and help burn extra centimeters on your waist.
An effective program for beginners and advanced.
