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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- I consider the following books my "Must Read" list: I have separated the books into 4 different categories:
Please comment below with YOUR suggested books!
Training:
#1) Starting Strength 3rd Edition - Mark Rippetoe
#2) Practical Programming for Strength Training 3rd Edition - Mark Rippetoe
#3) Advances In Functional Training - Michael Boyle
#4) Easy Strength - Dan John and Pavel
#5) Purposeful Primitive - Marty Gallagher
#6) Strong Enough? - Mark Rippetoe
#7) Never Let Go - Dan John
#8) Olympic Weightlifting - Greg Everett
Nutrition
#9) Better Than Steroids - Dr. Warren Willy
#10) How To Eat. Move, And Be Healthy - Paul Chek
#11) Nourishing Traditions - Sally Fallon
Motivation
#12) Ironmind: Stronger Minds, Stronger Bodies - Randall Strossen
#13) Thick Face, Black Heart - Ching-Ning Chu
#14) Man's Search For Meaning - Viktor E. Frankl
#15) The Way Of Te Superior Man - David Deida
#16) Live Your Dreams - Les Brown
Business
#17) The Ultimate Marketing Plan - Dan S. Kennedy
#18) The E Myth Revisited - Michael E. Gerber
#19) The Purple Cow - Seth Godin
I havent heard of these supplements called books before, can I take them with hydro 20?
Only bioavailable if paired with protein butta
Most precious video of yours
There are a lot of good suggestions here that I really need to read, but I wanted to say that this video introduced me to Les Brown. I've no idea why, but the way you spoke about him intrigued me. I wanted to know what the big deal about him was, so I looked up a short video, like 12 minutes or something, and by the time I was doing with his video, I ended up watching a 30 minute one, and then an hour one. As of now, I've been listening to his stuff religiously for the past few weeks for hours at a time, in the car, in the shower, when I'm meal prepping, just over and over, because I keep finding new things in what he's saying, or pulling new meanings from it! Incredibly inspiring dude, and his stuff helped me branch off into other motivational speakers who are offering a ton of insight to better my life. I feel like I've actually ended a chapter and began a new one after a decade-long drought. Thanks for this video.
+ChicagoPaul2010 That's great, man. What are some of the other speakers you've branched out into, after starting with Les? Some of your favorites, I mean.
You could post Amazon kickback url so when we buy the books you get some portion of it
how does this work?
I read starting strength becoz of you. It has changed my ENTIRE scope of thinking regarding training. Thank you soo much
Mental Strength: Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins
Goggins’ a quack
@@hurhurhurhurhruhrurh what do you mean? He's fucking crazy, yeah but he's a massive inspiration to me about not giving up. About going that extra mile until literally every fiber of your being is worn to the point of immobility
HAHAHA the beginning is awesome! Hated that ad that popped up before RUclips videos before & always skipped it at 5 seconds exactly where you stopped 😂😂😂
Suggested book:
[Business/Motivation Category]
So Good They Can't Ignore You - Cal Newport
Breaks down why blinding flowing your passion might lead you to constantly changing jobs and then goes into a pretty detailed rundown of what you should be doing instead.
I'm almost done with it and it's one of those books that will stick with me and motivate me for years to come.
You should do an updated version of this. If there is any updates that is.
Alan's Book Club
Bro, do you even read?
He doesnt read them, he probably used them for blocks or door stops
This was the very first video of alan I saw , since then I am a big fan . Happy to have seen this as recommendation . Such an awsome thing finding alan is , he actually changed my bench and deadlifts .
Science and Practice of Strength Training by Zatsiorsky is a classic. And for those who wanna go even more in depth, Biomechanics of Skeletal Muscles by the same author.
That's a hard read!!
Indeed is a very good book. Sadly the formatting and writing style gave me nausea remembering me the traumatic uni days
NAWLEDGE
Ahahahah that shitty Ad
Here on my deadlift platform...it's fun to clean and press up here in the Hollywood hills.
Most underrated YT channel 100%.Thanks Alan for info.
SO much respect when I saw Mike Boyle!
I think this is one of your best videos. Knowledge is power.
This was the very first video I saw about Alan .. I had no Idea what I was getting into .. I still remember watching this video just to buy some books from youtubers recommendations and all I did was writing down book list . I though Alan was some random arm chair advisor or some gym goer turned youtuber as I had no clue that I was going to only follow his advice since then . I just open this video now and then not because of the books nor I bought any but to enjoy my nostalgia with this vid which I can proudly say changed my life if not atleast my leg/thighs .
Psychology: Predictably Irrational - Dan Ariely.... Highlights some regular behavior patterns of human beings and identifies the irrational impulses of those behaviors.
And I've never said thank you for homework before...but thank you, Alan! Looking forward to reading all of these!
what about "big and strong without steroids"???
definitely should be on this list
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Downloaded a few audiobooks thanks to your suggestions now! Love it! I am a young gymowner myself and love all the input from these kinds of videos. Keep it up, champ!
Epic intro! Great content and solid video all around. Thanks for making these videos - I have better workouts because of them.
Toppenbra Alan! Kommer och tränar med dig i USA om något år om det är okej, tack så mycket för bra videos.
THis video opened a new door for my exploration in strength.. thank you brother..
Programming and Calisthenics: Overcoming Gravity by Steve Low
Even though I‘m not a calisthenics athlete myself, this book has a lot of knowledge about programming and smashing plateaus. Great book!
I, also, like NASM Essentials of Corrective Exercise Training. It's more of a textbook, but is an excellent guide on injury prevention and corrective exercises and techniques to keep you healthy and performing optimally.
Training / Recovery:
Becoming a Supple Leopard 2nd Edition: The Ultimate Guide to Resolving Pain, Preventing Injury, and Optimizing Athletic Performance - Kelly Starrett
I'm 45 so this is right up my alley. Good biomechanics and recovery physiology information.. just a little heavy on crossfit though
Purposeful primitive is one of the greatest books I've ever read hands down
Just want to say thanks for the videos man. Even in the past week you've helped my lifts a ton. Will recommend your channel to everyone I know that lifts. Appreciate all the knowledge!!!
Ah man, you got me with that intro, I was just listening, not watching and I could have sworn RUclips was hitting me with a second consecutive ad! lol
muscles testing and function with posture and pain - kendall 5th edition (posture fixes)
muscle gainining secrets - jason ferruggia (volume, excersises tips)
renegate fiet - jason ferrugia (diet plan)
advances in funtional training - mike boyle ( you have read it)
anabolic men blog (raise testo naturally)
strength training, dinosaur training by brooks kubik, talks about old school training methods with dumbbells, barbels and odd implements, and all kinds other iron game related things
Love dinosaur training
Thank you for your wisdom master Alan
I just discovered Gray Cook - "Athletic Body in Balance" and "Movement: Functional Movement Systems" plus DVDs/videos on the subject. Real eye-opener for me. Not sure how close Becoming a Supple Leaopard is to them, but I'm considering reading that one.
Nowadays people need to relearn how to move before you can even train them.
Awesome collection of books man!
I highly recommend Fitness or Fiction by Brent Brookbush. As the name suggests he covers just about any fitness myth you can imagine using his 13 years of experience in the fitness industry.
I think this is the most motivated I've been to read in years.
Hey thanks Alan, I ordered Starting Strength and Practical Programming (Kindle) today. I am about 100 pages into Practical Programming and I am amazed at how many things I got wrong.. well the internet is always true right?
This just makes sense...
"High-rep training may seem more applicable to a sport that requires sustained effort, but it is an inferior way to develop strength, and for an athlete who is not very strong, strength is the limiting factor in the ability to sustain an effort. High-rep exercise by definition entails the use of light weight, and light weights cannot drive an increased force production adaptation because it doesn’t require high force production to lift light weights. This seems astonishingly simple, perhaps even simplistic, but no more complicated analysis can be applied. Strength is developed by lifting heavier weights, and weights that can be lifted for 20 reps are not heavy."
This really stuck with me... after reading this and thinking about the 5x5 training program I have been on for the last 2 months it's right. Just lift heavy.
Your videos are fun, informational and entertaining, keep up the great work.
Thanks, Alan. Put them all on my Amazon wish list. Will begin collecting this week.
Thank you for this video Alan, I like your no non-sense approach. Your videos are worth watching unlike some of the other channels on here that just record everyday life and give useless information.
I just got Rip's book last week; solid score for the new lifter like me. Also subscribed to your channel, thanks for all of your help and direction with lifting mechanics Alan!!
This is a very useful video Alan! This video may not get a lot of views but will surely help those, such as myself, who choose to watch it.
the supple leopard - mobility and foam rolling 101 basically
special strength training: a manual for coaches - the og soviet power, speed, strength coach who invented the shock method lays out training and programming principles for weightlifting, powerlifting and track & field
Hey man this is awesome!!! I never comment on videos and I finally broke my silence with Brian at neverstate. I told Brian I found him through you and your one of the top RUclips guys I listen to. I enjoy your open a gym series because I would like to open a gym. Right now I'm renting a shed at a storage unit and I'm training 1 guy. It's a start but I can see I have so far to go! lol
Alan, another great video. Glad to see that you do reference your sources and inspirations unlike some of the "messiahs" of fitness that you normally see on RUclips. Keep up the great work!
Strength Training/Motivation
Fitness Confidential
I listened to this book on Audible and it is narrated by the author, Vinny Tortorich. I thought it was fantastic. His voice is a bit annoying at first but you get used to it. He does a lot of little side bits that aren't in the book either which are all entertaining and informative. He covers his career as a trainer, nutrition, and how to work around today's gimmick driven fitness system. Following his suggestions on nutrition, my deadlift and squat went through the roof that year. A lot was due to my commitment to getting in the gym, but when I stopped trying to avoid certain foods and kept it simple my strength really went up. I highly recommend the audible version read by him.
Heavy Duty by Mike Mentzer and Keys to the Inner Universe by Bill Pearl are some gems
Purchased "Never Let Go" on Audible thanks to your recommendation. Listening to it now.
Thanks Alan. I get so much from your channel!
I will eventually read all or most of those suggested books thanks
can't watch enough of your videos! thanks for all the KNOOOWWLLLEEDDDGGEEEE!
I recommend Deep Nutrition, by Dr. Cate Shanahan. She gets pretty deep on gene expression, DNA, and how the toxic food (and especially refined vegetable oils) we are eating is really affecting us.
I really enjoyed reading:
The Complete Keys to Progress by John McCallum
It's about (old school) training and nutrition.
Keys, Super Squats and Starting strength are my openers to educating just about anybody. I added IronMind once I got my hands on it.
Anatomy: Trail Guide to the Body, 5th edition by Andrew Biel. Wonderfully illustrated guide to bones and muscles (and some nerves). 5th edition includes trigger points for massage. I find it extremely useful.
This is my favorite of your videos!!! I wish other people would put out these vids.
The Strength Training books I have laying around that I've read are:
-Muscle Logic: Escalating Density Training by Charles Stanley
-Strength Training by Lee E. Brown and the NSCA
-Essentials of Strength and Conditioning by the NSCA
Thanks man, this video is pure gold for a beginner
Thank you Alan
Business/Motivation/Fitness: "The Way of the Seal" by Mark Divine.
I find it has been a really great resource for planning, goal setting and a creating a strong mindset for encountering obstacles across the board.
Great channel Alan, keep it up!
I'm starting with starting strength thanks
The "Ironmind" sounds interesting! going to buy thanks Mr Thrall
Thank you so much for the Tai Lopez impersonation. I laughed out loud at work.
I will read all of them, cheers from Argentina Alan, keep it up!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge bro I brought few of the book straight away.
The most holistic book I have read about fitness is "Overcoming Gravity" by Stephen Low. It is mostly for rehabilitation and body weight exercises but the basic principles can be applied to barbell training as well.
One more to think about is "Born to Run" by Christopher McDougall which is a must read for anyone interested in the whole minimalist movement that has been sweeping running.
Also read "The Dorito Effect" by Mark, Schatzker for nutrition and now I am done.
Another book for the strength category would be the encyclopedia of body building second edition from Arnold Schwarzenegger. It really has alot of information in it about strength in general and he was ahead of the curve with his knowledge.
Good video, I've got a few of these books and I'll be sure to check out the others you mention here. Really looking forward to reading Purposeful Primitive after seeing Rippetoes interviews with Marty.
I would add "Squat everyday" by Matt Perryman (for his really unorthodox but intriguing ideas about training your recovery capacities and your will in a bulgarian method-like environment) and "Scientific principles of strength training" by Mike Israetel, James Hoffmann and Chad Wesley Smith to your already excellent list!
That's awesome, I knew I recognized those names. Mark Rippetoe and Dan John are also pretty active on TNation writing articles, too.
Also would recommend The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand for learning about an integrated and flourishing overall life.
Love the beginning, hilarious parody. Great recommendations. Thanks
Great, great, great, especially the tips on business. Yes , read!
Thanks a lot!
Oscar from Switzerland
"A guide to the good life" - William B. Irvine
"A guide to rational living" - Albert Ellis, Rober A. Harper
"The rational male" - Rollo Tomassi
"How to win friends & influence people" - Dale Carnegie
"Zig Ziglars secrets of closing the sale" - Zig Ziglar
channel is growing super fast. keep up the great videos Allan. your tips have really helped with powerlifting progression.
Really appreciate the video Alan, as much as I love reading when it is serious, factual information I'm looking for I like to know that the information is solid and reputable, will definitely be picking some of these up!
Self Improvement: King, Warrior, Magician, Lover by Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette
Motivation / Self Improvement: The One Thing by Gary Keller
Mastery by Robert Greene...... about finding your life's purpose and mastering that purpose through deliberate practice, doing an apprenticeship etc etc
Thanks!
Intro was spot on. KNOWLEDGE
awesome list, I have read some of these and others are now on my list, there is only one book I would add,
Training
Becoming a supple Leopard by Dr. Kelly Starett
it is an amazing read and the mobility drills have helped me tremendously.
Motivation: The Alchemist. One of my favorite books. Awesome vid Alan!
Outlier is my fav.book
Self improvement must reads:
1) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen R. Covey
2) The Art of Power - Thich Nhat Hanh
3) The Power of Now - by Eckhart Tolle
4) Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill
5) How to Stop Worrying and Start Living - Dale Carnegie
especially 4 openend up a whole different outline for me. Great list!
To complement Frankl, I recommend Scott M. Peck´s first book "The Road
Less Traveled". The part on love, is one of the single most important things you can ever read.
Thank you for sharing! Stay strong 💪
Thanks for sharing! For the "Spiritual development" category: The 4 Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. and The Disappearance of the Universe by Gary Renard. They may seem a little out there for some people but were helpful for me.
Awesome thanks for sharing this with us. Time to order some books.
Yeah 'Think and Grow Rich' - Napoleon Hill
I would love to see more of the business side of your gym and how you opened it. there is high demand in my city for a strength gym and as a strength athlete would like to see one open even if I have to invest myself in it also. thanks Alan!
As always, great video Alan, much appreciated!
recommend the "Strength Anatomy" books by Frédéric Delavier... great illustrations of the specific musculature for each exercise and he gets into a lot of detail about different exercise variations and potential anatomical restrictions etc.
I like it!!! If you can ever get your hands on a Gym Jones Manual I think you would like it.
jesus christ,Alan !you read so many books!!!!!that's impressive
This is my favorite video yet. Awesome idea man!
if i ever go to sac ill be coming to your gym , i feel your the best youtuber on here , your advice is bias and is battle tested.
Hey man, thanks for these suggestions. I've read "The way of the Superior Man" already, I have "How to Eat..." and I have to study that too. I'm looking forward to reading some of the books you mentioned. As far as my suggestions:
Business/personal development: "How to win friends and influence people" by Dale Carnegie, anything by Napoleon Hill (try "Think and Grow Rich" and "Outwitting the devil")
Motivation: "How to start worrying and start living" by Dale Carnegie. "The Power of Now" by Eckhart Tolle, that someone mentioned before is really worth reading as well.
Alan thanks for sharing this
''Easy strength'' by Dan John and Pavel Tsatsouline really is a great book Deadlift benefit info from the greatest coaches
I would recommend also ''warrior diet'' Ori Hoffmekler (you showed his pic on this video).
Solid resource Alan, cheers for this.
great suggestions, but i missed "become a supple leopard" by kelly starrett :)
+Liam Totten i appreciate your answer, but could you tell me why?
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well, i forgot to point out the mobility part of the book, which i think is pretty helpfull.
I didnt thought you talk about the strength part, which im pretty dubious about as well
+Liam Totten Seem like some strong points I want to look into. Anyone else besides Kelly Starrett that is legitimate?
+Liam Totten You may have some points, But for a powerlifter (or anyone) with poor mobility wanting to learn olympic lifting, there is some very helpful stuff in supple leopard. Personally I was no where near being able to do an over head squat, and now i can, due to rolling, stretching, smashing, flossing, techniques in the book.
lol I haven't reed the book yet but as a trainer I can tell you that everyone that lifts weights and most athletes need a good mobility. lol you can't compete in powerlifting if you are so tight in hips that you can't complete a proper squat
My favourite part of the intro, is the clip where you wear the pylon and have the dumbell and sledge hammer. It has the lols
Hey dude,
A couple book recos, some may have been mentioned in previous comments. Also, thanks for putting this video together - always dig increasing the library.
Strength Training:
Power: A Scientific Approach, by Dr. Frederick C. Hatfield
A little off-topic, but: Training Lactate Pulse Rate, by Dr. Peter M. Jannsen
And along those lines, Training for the New Alpinism, by Steve House and Scott Johnston. It is specific to alpine climbing, but deals mostly with (admittedly basic) training concepts for overall fitness.
Motivational:
Kiss or Kill, by Mark Twight. This dude now runs Gym Jones, but for almost two decades he was one of the best alpine climbers America's ever put forward.
Mental Training
The Way of the Sword: The Tengu-Geijitsu Ron of Chozan Shissai, translated by Reinhard Kammer. I know... but give it a shot. An account of Japanese sword-master mountain demons discoursing on their Art (capital 'A'), and talking about mastery.
Mental Training: The Pursuit of Peak Performance, by Michael K Livingston. A really brilliant melding of Western science and Eastern philosophy, done so in a way that we can apply to day-to-day training in the pursuit of excellence.
Hi Alan, I got "dinosaur training" in e-book format and browsed through it (reading chapters a little at random) - I found it more motivational than instructional for weight training, but liked it nonetheless
Must admit I was a bit disappointed with "dinosaur." "Brawn" and "big and strong without steroids" are lightyears ahead
Just placed an order on amazon for Iron Mind and Man's Search for Meaning, can't wait!
This is awesome. I will definitely be looking into a few of these books. Thank you