

These will take your understanding to the next level. Intermediate lifters should consider reading Practical Programming for Strength Training, The Science and Practice of Strength Training, and Periodization Training for Sports.

These texts will help you make gains quickly, but, more importantly, Starting Strength will set you off on the right path to continue making gains once you've progressed from being a beginner to being an intermediate lifter. If you are a beginner, you will want to get Starting Strength and Pavel's Power to the People. It's primarily aimed at beginners interested in sports based strength training but has more detailed and academic books for the more advanced lifter, has texts on other subjects relevant to strength training, and contains some of the important works on bodybuilding too. The list contains the 100 best books for weightlifting.

This list, on the other hand, is the list of books I wish I'd had when I began training. He is a journalist for Le Monde du Muscle and a contributor to Men's Health Germany and several other strength training publications."This is the book that I wish I'd had when I began my training" is a common opening sentiment expressed by many authors of strength training books. Author and illustrator Frederic Delavier is the former editor in chief of the French publication PowerMag. New pages show common strength training injuries in a fascinating light and offer precautions to help you exercise safely. Like having an X-ray for each exercise, the anatomical depictions show both superficial and deep layers and detail how various setup positions affect muscle recruitment and emphasize underlying structures. Over 600 full-color illustrations reveal the primary muscles worked along with all the relevant surrounding structures, including bones, ligaments, tendons, and connective tissue. Many books explain what muscles are used during exercise, but no other resource brings the anatomy to life like Strength Training Anatomy. This one-of-a-kind best-seller combines the visual detail of top anatomy texts with the best of strength training advice. Over 1 million copies sold! With new exercises, additional stretches, and more of Frederic Delavier's signature illustrations, you'll gain a whole new understanding of how muscles perform during strength exercises.
