 | Stretching Scientifically: A Guide to Flexibility Training by Thomas Kurz
Buy used from: £15.75 An essential text for anyone who is interested in any physical activity, debunks the myths of stretching with proven science, and tells you what you should be doing to improve flexibility &performance
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 | The Complete Book of Abs by Kurt Brungardt
Buy used from: £2.38 Excellent text on safe abdominal training with a huge variety of exercises and also general tips on nutrition, stretching and keeping your lower back strong.
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 | The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition (Complete Guides) by Anita Bean
Buy used from: £4.50 An informative and easy to digest book on fuelling your body for optimum performance. No myths or fad promotion, just good scientific nutritional sense. Very useful.
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 | Brawn: Bodybuilding for the Drug-free and Genetically Typical by Stuart McRobert
Buy used from: £6.97 Fairly well written but very revealing book on safe, conservative and productive weight training for ordinairy people, not the genetically blessed and/or drug enhanced.
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 | Insider's Tell-All Handbook on Weight-training Technique by Stuart McRobert
Buy used from: £14.27 Companion text to the above. Explains how to perform 34 exercises with perfect technique, and the pitfalls to watch out for. These exercises are all the majority of people need to make serious gains
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 | Beyond Brawn: The Insider's Encyclopedia on How to Build Muscle and Might by Stuart McRobert
Buy used from: £8.00 Another companion text to the two above, when used in conjunction will enable the ordinary person to design safe routines suitable for them to gain muscle/strength/size.
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 | Super Squats: How to Gain 30 Pounds of Muscle in 6 Weeks by Randall J. Strossen
Buy used from: £18.40 Sold by very few, but an incredible text. The claim is true for some, another great text for the ordinary hard gaining strength trainee. The real deal.
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 | Survival of the Fittest: Understanding Health And Peak Physical Performance by Mike Stroud
Buy used from: £9.93 There is an update to this which I haven't read. This earlier edition details the incredible physical endurance achievements of Dr. Mike Stroud, very inspirational and informative.
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 | Serious Training for Endurance Athletes by Rob Sleamaker
Buy new: £10.19 / Used from: £3.64 Amazing training methods, utilise the methods in this book to the fullest extent possible for you, and you will make massive endurance gains.
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 | Polar S520 Heartrate Monitor
If you're serious about getting fitter (e.g. by running), then get one of these or a cheaper model, and the above text. Essential stuff IF you're serious.
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