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Bodybuilding books - The BEST! (updated for 2008)
Muscle: The World's Most Complete Guide to Building Your BodyMuscle: The World's Most Complete Guide to Building Your Body by Ian King
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £12.50
Intro book for the completely ignorant on the subject. Good base to learn from.
Joe Weider's Ultimate BodybuildingJoe Weider's Ultimate Bodybuilding by Joe Weider
Buy new: £10.99 / Used from: £7.59
A well priced begginer's book into the world of bodybuilding. Weider started it but what he has is not enough but still enough for those starting out. Good author/man/trainer
The New High-Intensity TrainingThe New High-Intensity Training by Ellington Darden
Buy new: £9.09 / Used from: £5.80
One of the most interesting, truthful and baseball bat to the head type training books you'll read. Keep a VERY open mind.
Nutrient TimingNutrient Timing by Robert Portman
Buy new: £10.44 / Used from: £8.22
Best diet book hands down. diet is about hormones in the end. These two guys have their heads screwed on tight.
Power EatingPower Eating by Susan M. Kleiner
Buy used from: £5.44
More generalised book on eating e.t.c sports nutrition
Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition and Human PerformanceExercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition and Human Performance by William D. McArdle
Buy used from: £15.00
Very in depth text on exercise physiology.. It's worth the buyeven if you do not understand certain things straight away. You will in time, youll be glad you bought it in years to come too.
Principles of Anatomy and Physiology: Volume 1, 10th EditionPrinciples of Anatomy and Physiology: Volume 1, 10th Edition by GJ Tortora
Buy used from: £32.00
The more you know about the body, the more you gain ;) hint hint, this book is like an aladins cave of information. its the unofficial users guide to your own body.
Sport Stretch: 311 Stretches for 41 SportsSport Stretch: 311 Stretches for 41 Sports by Michael J. Alter
Buy new: £10.49 / Used from: £5.00
The science of flexibility and good stretches for all sports
Static Contraction TrainingStatic Contraction Training by Peter Sisco
Buy new: £10.99 / Used from: £2.99
Another great book on training. A different method but sisco does have a piece of THE puzzle. i wont give it all away.
Anabolics 2007: Anabolic Steroids Reference ManualAnabolics 2007: Anabolic Steroids Reference Manual by William Llewellyn
Buy used from: £97.00
Complete guide to recognised Anabolic/Androgenic substances by very reputable author who writes for Muscular Development and has own magazine Body Of Science. IMPORTANT UPDATES!
Legal Muscle: Anabolics in AmericaLegal Muscle: Anabolics in America by Rick Collins
Buy new: £22.49 / Used from: £44.20
Concerning law on steroids (USA) by one of the top lawyers in the field.
Strength Training AnatomyStrength Training Anatomy by Frederic Delavier
Buy new: £9.49 / Used from: £9.98
dteailed anatomical drawings of exercises. 2nd edition.
Women's Strength Training AnatomyWomen's Strength Training Anatomy by Frederic Delavier
Buy new: £10.49 / Used from: £8.46
Title is self explanitory
The New Rules of Lifting: Six Basic Moves for Maximum MuscleThe New Rules of Lifting: Six Basic Moves for Maximum Muscle by Lou Schuler
Buy new: £14.99 / Used from: £10.75
NO BS approach to weight training. Great stuff :)
Mind and MuscleMind and Muscle by Blair Whitmarsh
Buy used from: £6.00
Conquer the mind, conquer the body. most people fail before they even enter the gym. This is a good mental start.
Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition, and Human Performance (Exercise Physiology ( MC Ardle))Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition, and Human Performance (Exercise Physiology ( MC Ardle)) by William D. McArdle
Buy new: £28.79 / Used from: £29.00
You dont get better than this. Exercise physiology - everything you need to know about eercie and all energy systems and physiological responses short term and long term, new sections on diabetes etc
Physiology of Sport and ExercisePhysiology of Sport and Exercise by Jack H. Wilmore
Buy used from: £69.54
Not as good as McArdles book but still amazing
"Musclemag International's" Anabolic Primer: An Information-packed Reference Guide to Ergogenic Aids for Hardcore Body Builders"Musclemag International's" Anabolic Primer: An Information-packed Reference Guide to Ergogenic Aids for Hardcore Body Builders by Phil Embleton
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £3.83
Massive book on Ergogenic aids and drugs in bodybuilding. Well worth the price paid!