The Top 20 Most Popular Weightlifting Books

If you are interesting in starting weight training, or are a seasoned lifter that needs a new focus, then you need to look no further than this list of weight training books. Each one is an excellent resource on weight training. From the specifics, such as Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff to the more general Weight Training for Dummies or the classic New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding, there is something for every lifter. Read the reviews and judge for yourself which is most suitable for you.

1. Strength Training Anatomy by Frederic Delavier
2. Men’s Health: The Body You Want in the Time You Have (Mens Health) by Myatt Murphy
3. Muscle: The World’s Most Complete Guide to Building Your Body by Ian King
4. Weight Training for Dummies by Liz Neporent
5. The New Rules of Lifting: Six Basic Moves for Maximum Muscle by Lou Schuler
6. Science and Practice of Strength Training by Vladimir M. Zatsiorsky
7. Smart Girls Do Dumbells: Develop the Leanest, Healthiest, Sexiest Body You’ve Ever Had in 30 Minutes 30 Days 30 Ways by Judith Sherman-Wolin
8. The New High-Intensity Training by Ellington Darden
9. Sports Nutrition (Complete Guide to) (Complete Guides) by Anita Bean
10. Enter the Kettlebell!: Strength Secret of the Soviet Supermen by Pavel Tsatsouline
11. Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning 3rd Edition by Thomas Baechle and Roger Earle
12. High-Intensity Training the Mike Mentzer Way by Mike Mentzer
13. The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding by Arnold Schwarzenegger
14. Dumbbell Training for Strength and Fitness by Matt Brzycki
15. MENS HEALTH MUSCLE CHOW: More Than a 150 Meals to Feed Your Muscles and Fuel Your Workout by Gregg Avedon
16. Essential ABS (”Men’s Health” peak conditioning guides) by Kurt Brungardt
17. Women’s Strength Training Anatomy by Frederic Delavier
18. Maximum Strength: Get Your Strongest Body in 16 Weeks with the Ultimate Weight-training Program by Eric Cressey
19. Muscle Book: New Edition by Paul Blakey
20. Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff by Jim Johnson

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Recommended Reading

• Mike Mentzer’s High Intensity Weight Training
• 20 Beginners Weight Training Exercises
• Two Session HIT Weight Training Workout
• Split Routines for Bodybuilding and Weight Lifting
• The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding: The Bible of Bodybuilding by Arnold Schwarzenegger

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