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Tom Venuto's Burn the Fat, Feed the
muscle ebook...it is excellent !!!

I'll take a look.

http://www.burnthefat.com/

Yikes! The price is a sticking point for me, but the author certainly
looks to have done his homework.

Beginners:

Bodybuilding for Everyone by Lou Ravelle
http://www.hardgainers-home-gym.com/books_on_line/bodybuilding_tit.htm

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0671540645/hardgashomegymho/103-5287634-8667041

During cardio:

Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0671027360/ref=lpr_g_2/103-5287634-8667041?v=glance&s=books

Dark Tower series by Stephen King
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/series/-/89/ref=pd_sr_ec_ser_b/103-5287634-8667041

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Curt
http://curtjames.com/

Pavel's "Power To The People!" should be on any strength- or
weight-training-related list.

http://www.kbnj.com/ptp.htm

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

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Suggested Books List:

Books on Principles of Sports:

Science of Sports Training: How to Plan and Control Training for Peak
Performance
Author: Thomas Kurz

Books on Stretching:

Stretching Scientifically: A Guide to Flexibility Training
Author: Thomas Kurz

Stretching: 20th Anniversary
Author: Bob Anderson, Jean Anderson

Books on Explosive Power and Speed:

Training for Speed, Agility, and Quickness
Author: Lee E. Brown

Jumping into Plyometrics
Author: Donald A. Chu

Explosive Power and Jumping Ability for All Sports
Author: Tadeusz Starzynski

Books on general Health, proper Nutrition and Weight Loss:

Burn The Fat (really a great ebook, Highly recommended)
Author: Tom Venuto

Health & Fitness Excellence: The Scientific Action Plan
Author: Robert K Cooper

Books on Sports Injuries, the Causes and Symptoms, Diagnosis, and
Treatment:

Sports Medicine Bible: Prevent, Detect, and Treat Your Sports Injuries
through the Latest Medical Techniques
Author: Lyle J. Micheli

Listen to Your Pain: The Active Person's Guide to Understanding,
Identifying, and Treating Pain and Injury
Author: Ben E. Benjamin

Books on Strength Training, Weightlifting:

Essentials of Weightlifting and Strength Training
Author: Mohamed F. El Hewie

if you are a starter and can't tell where your hamstrings is and you
have never been to gym---go for body for life....
and if u need honest tips go for
Tom Venuto's Burn the Fat, Feed the muscle ebook...it is excellent !!!

In article <[email hidden]>,

Steve Freides said:

Pavel's "Power To The People!" should be on any strength- or
weight-training-related list.

I have it, but I don't know if I agree with that.

Zatsiorsky's "Science and Practice of Strength Training" has far more
information of the same nature.

Siff and Verkhoshanskey 'Supertraining' - has pretty much every bit of
info you can imagine, but it is not an easy read. Also interesting to
get Siff's "Facts and Fallacies" book and read what he has to say abour
Chu's book on Plyometrics. Or a number of other books.

IMO PTTP is more like a good pamphlet on training for strength.
Interesting programs, fun read, but not much science in terms of 'why'
this works.

--
Keith

Hobbes said:

but not much science in terms of 'why' this works.

Another peer-review poooooBAH! God bless the scientists, but I wonder
what Vince Gironda would say to that? Or Bradley J. Steiner? How about
Stuart McRobert? Are those guys all about the science? Are they? Heck,
I don't know. But their writing always seemed common sensical to me.
Just writing from experience. /I'm/ all about the anectdote.

--
Curt
http://curtjames.com/

I scribbled:

Quoted message said:

all about the anectdote.

And I'm also all about the typo. D'OH!

a-n-e-c-d-o-t-e

--
Curt
http://curtjames.com/

In article <[email hidden]>,

Curt James said:

Hobbes said:

but not much science in terms of 'why' this works.

Another peer-review poooooBAH! God bless the scientists, but I wonder
what Vince Gironda would say to that? Or Bradley J. Steiner? How about
Stuart McRobert? Are those guys all about the science? Are they? Heck,
I don't know. But their writing always seemed common sensical to me.
Just writing from experience. /I'm/ all about the anectdote.

I'm not into bodybuilding at all - so I consider those three pretty much
useless. Much like I view bodybuilding.

--
Keith

On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 04:48:33 -0400, "Steve Freides"
<[email hidden]> wrote in misc.fitness.weights:

Quoted message said:

Pavel's "Power To The People!" should be on any strength- or
weight-training-related list.

I have it and consider it a big waste of money.

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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Steve Freides said:

Pavel's "Power To The People!" should be on any strength- or
weight-training-related list.

I have it, but I don't know if I agree with that.

Zatsiorsky's "Science and Practice of Strength Training" has far more
information of the same nature.

Siff and Verkhoshanskey 'Supertraining' - has pretty much every bit of
info you can imagine, but it is not an easy read. Also interesting to
get Siff's "Facts and Fallacies" book and read what he has to say abour
Chu's book on Plyometrics. Or a number of other books.

IMO PTTP is more like a good pamphlet on training for strength.
Interesting programs, fun read, but not much science in terms of 'why'
this works.

"Why" isn't the only measure of value of a text. I know you know that, but
a book's value is different to different people. I cannot think of a better
introduction to weight lifting than PTP - it provides enough "why" to
interest many non-lifters - that is but one among its many virtues.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

Quoted message said:

--
Keith

Hobbes wrote:

re Vince Gironda, Bradley J. Steiner, and Stuart McRobert

Quoted message said:

I'm not into bodybuilding at all - so I
consider those three pretty much useless.

I read your response, shrugged and went about my business.
Bodybuilding's not for everyone.

As a teen I was a dyed-in-the-wool fan, you just can't compare today's
monsters with the lines of a Robbie Robinson, Ed Corney, or Frank Zane.
Even Arnold looks /human/ in '75 compared to some of the guys competing
today.

Still, of the three authors I mentioned, Vince Gironda is the only one
who was truly about the pretty boy stuff. Steiner and McRobert both
promoted the big three of squat, bench, and deadlift.

--
Curt
http://curtjames.com/

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Steve Freides said:

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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Steve Freides said:

Pavel's "Power To The People!" should be on any strength- or
weight-training-related list.

I have it, but I don't know if I agree with that.

Zatsiorsky's "Science and Practice of Strength Training" has far more
information of the same nature.

Siff and Verkhoshanskey 'Supertraining' - has pretty much every bit of
info you can imagine, but it is not an easy read. Also interesting to
get Siff's "Facts and Fallacies" book and read what he has to say abour
Chu's book on Plyometrics. Or a number of other books.

IMO PTTP is more like a good pamphlet on training for strength.
Interesting programs, fun read, but not much science in terms of 'why'
this works.

"Why" isn't the only measure of value of a text. I know you know that, but
a book's value is different to different people. I cannot think of a better
introduction to weight lifting than PTP - it provides enough "why" to
interest many non-lifters - that is but one among its many virtues.

Zatsiosky's text has about 20 times the amount of information with far
more practical applications of weight training. Supertraining has almost
infinitely more info, but is a very daunting read.

--
Keith