Supertraining by Mel Siff
The late Mel Siff was a titan in the exercise and sports performance field. He was a scientist who demanded proof that athletic training methods worked. He helped bring Russian training methods such as the periodized model to the West. Like many good teachers, he asked more questions as opposed to giving lots of answers. If you’re a serious exercise professional with an inquisitive mind then Supertraining belongs in your library.
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Facts and Fallacies of Fitness by Mel Siff
Siff’s Facts and Fallacies of Fitness is a tremendous resource for fitness professionals as well as the general exercise enthusiast. Siff was a contrarian who never shied away from challenging assumptions. In this text he dissects much of the so-called conventional wisdom of exercise and athletic conditioning. Fascinating stuff. Where Supertraining is quite scientific, Facts and Fallacies of Fitness is less technical and easier to digest.
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Lore of Running
Lore of Running gives you unparalleled detail on physiology, training, racing, injuries, and world-class athletes and races. This book will serve as your comprehensive and authoritative resource on almost every topic for understanding, enjoying, and improving your performance in the sport. It’s the one book every runner should own.
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Science and Practice of Strength Training
Drs. Vladimir Zatsiorsky and William Kramer have combined to train over 1,000 elite athletes, including Olympic, world, continental, and national champions and record holders. The concepts they divulge are influenced by both Eastern European and North American perspectives. The authors integrate those concepts in solid principles, practical insights, coaching experiences, and directions based on scientific findings. This edition is much more practical than its predecessor; to this end, the book provides the practitioner with the understanding to craft strength training programs based on individuals’ needs.
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In Defense of Food
Michael Pollan’s last book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, launched a national conversation about the American way of eating; now In Defense of Food shows us how to change it, one meal at a time. Pollan proposes a new answer to the question of what we should eat that comes down to seven simple but liberating words, “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” Pollan’s bracing and eloquent manifesto shows us how we can start making thoughtful food choices that will enrich our lives, enlarge our sense of what it means to be healthy, and bring pleasure back to eating.
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The Omnivore’s Dilemma
A New York Times bestseller that has changed the way readers view the ecology of eating, this revolutionary book by award winner Michael Pollan asks the seemingly simple question: What should we have for dinner? Tracing from source to table each of the food chains that sustain us—whether industrial or organic, alternative or processed—he develops a portrait of the American way of eating. The result is a sweeping, surprising exploration of the hungers that have shaped our evolution, and of the profound implications our food choices have for the health of our species and the future of our planet.
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Enter the Kettlebell
Kettlebells are among the most effective strength and conditioning tools ever developed and Pavel Tsatsouline is the modern master of the kettlebell. With Enter the Kettlebell! Pavel delivers a significant upgrade to his original landmark work, The Russian Kettlebell Challenge. Drawing on five years of developing and leading the world’s first and premiere kettlebell instructor certification program, and after spending five years of additional research into what really works for dramatic results with the kettlebell-we have Enter theKettlebell!
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Power to the People
Pavel again brings his brutal bare bones Russian style in teaching the core elements of the deadlift and side press. Think you’ve got these exercises down? Think again. If you are searching for strength then you must pick up this book. Key points include: maximum strength using minimum exercise and training time, never training to failure, breathing patterns for safety and power.
Trail Guide to the Body
Before you can assess or treat a muscle you must first be able to locate it on the body. This acclaimed book is designed as a hands-on tour to teach you to palpate the body’s structures with ease and precision. With 420 pages and 1,100 illustrations covering 144 muscles, 206 bones, 30 ligaments and 110 bony landmarks, this text provides an invaluable map of the body. Whether you are a massage therapist, physical therapist, sports trainer or student in any bodywork modality, Trail Guide to the Body is a massively valuable tool.
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The Brain That Changes Itself
The discovery that our thoughts can change the structure and function of our brains – even into old age – is the most important breakthrough in neuroscience in four centuries. In this revolutionary look at the brain, bestselling author, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst Norman Doidge, M.D., introduces both the brilliant scientists championing this new science of neuroplasticity and the astonishing progress of the people whose lives they’ve transformed. The work discussed in this book has enormous implications for anyone involved in exercise, injury rehabilitation or pain management.
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Talent Code
What is the secret of talent? How do we unlock it? In this groundbreaking work, journalist and New York Times bestselling author Daniel Coyle provides parents, teachers, coaches, businesspeople—and everyone else—with tools they can use to maximize potential in themselves and others.
Whether you’re coaching soccer or teaching a child to play the piano, writing a novel or trying to improve your golf swing, this revolutionary book shows you how to grow talent by tapping into a newly discovered brain mechanism.
Drawing on cutting-edge neurology and firsthand research gathered on journeys to nine of the world’s talent hotbeds—from the baseball fields of the Caribbean to a classical-music academy in upstate New York—Coyle identifies the three key elements that will allow you to develop your gifts and optimize your performance in sports, art, music, math, or just about anything.
Motivational Interviewing
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As a fitness coach, my job is to help guide people to a healthier life. Behavior change is the lynchpin for both coach and client alike. This book cuts to the core of how to help others change their behavior for the better. This is an instructional manual that presents powerful tools to enhance communication with patients and guide them in making choices to improve their health, from weight loss, exercise, and smoking cessation, to medication adherence and safer sex practices. It’s a must-own book for any fitness professional.
