Training Education Books:
Training Section:
NSCA Essentials of Strength and Conditioning:
This is the main textbook and source of information for a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Ofcourse it is a great resource for anyone interested in athletic performance, whether or not you want to coach. From nutritional concepts, to training for a marathon, training a O-Lineman in football, a sprinter, and everything in between, you will find great information on all aspects of sport preparation. |
Becoming a Supple Leopard: Kelly Starrett
This is a fantastic resource about all things Mobility related. Dr Kelly Starrett is the mobility and self help wizard if there is one out there. This resource is a fantastic self help tool to unlock range of motion, improve mobility in all areas, and alleviate tightness. This is a key resource for those interested in weightlifting and are experiencing tightness or ROM problems. |
Movement: Functional Movement Screen: Gray Cook
This is the main text that Gray Cook made describing how to evaluate human movement and explaining the ideas behind the Functional Movement Screen. The movement screens are a great tool to stratify risk and provide excellent feedback for guiding programming decisions for each individual. Gray Cook is uniquely capable at taking extremely complex ideas and information about human movement, and explaining it in simple terms that everybody can understand. This is one of the top minds in the world in understanding human movement and development. |
Encyclopedia of Muscle and Strength: Jim Stoppani
This was the first book I ever bought about strength training. It teaches very practical and simple information about the gear you might find in a gym, and how to use it. It also has some sample structured programs, as well as some beginning information about exercise programming for bodybuilding. It describes some physiology about muscle growth and nutrition as well. A solid beginner's book. |
Block Periodization: Vladimir Issurin
Learn all you ever wanted to know about specialized for sport programming. Learn about the lifetime athletic development models used by coaches of Olympians. Specifically, learn about Block Periodization - full training cycles that are up to 4 years long, broken down to the day. There is some extremely valuable information about age / chronological development stages that everyone should know if they value reaching their max potential. Olympic Weightlifting: Greg Everett
Learn the basics of Olympic Weightlifting by one of the best Olympic Weightlifting coaches on the west coast, whose gym, Catalyst Athletics, is in Sunnyvale. This book is full of great information about the Olympic Lifts, whether it is instruction, mobility, gear, drills, problem solving, etc. Great starter. |
The Crossfit Level 1 Training Guide: Greg Glassman
This is an amazing collection of articles that illustrates the basic scientific concepts behind the modern strength and conditioning program that is CrossFit. This collection will give you insight that you can use to improve your strength and conditioning quickly. |