As a fitness guru wannabe, I spend alot of time reading books and websites on fitness. This article is going to be nothing but book recommendations and links. Enjoy!
Books to Read
The New High Intensity Training: The Best Muscle Building System You’ve Never Tried by Ellington Darden
Great book about High Intensity Training. Darden gives you the science behind it and some specifics regarding workouts.
A Flat Stomach ASAP by Ellington Darden
A plan for getting you to a flatter stomach. Incorporates some High Intensity Training principles.
Bigger Muscles in 42 Days by Ellington Darden
A 42 day plan for growth using High Intensity Training.
Massive Muscles in 10 Weeks by Ellington Darden
A case study in body part specialization using High Intensity Training principles.
Everything You Need to Know about Fat Loss by Chris Aceto
The Bible of Fat loss science. A must read if you are serious about understanding nutrition as it relates to fat loss.
Understanding Body Building Nutrition & Training: Practical, Quick Reference, Answers to Common Bodybuilding Challenges by Chris Aceto
A wonderful book on body building nutrition and training. Another must read if you are serious about this topic
Web Sites
A great forum site where people ask questions and get answers regarding many different body building topics.
Adam Waters’ blog site that launched accountability blogging to the forefront. Not much on information, but extremely high on inspiration.
A wealth of articles on the topic of bodybuilding.
The blog of my mentor, Carlos DeJesus. Carlos is a former World Champion Natural Bodybuilder.
The blog of my good friend and inspiration, Marc David.
This is something I will do monthly. I will post a list of books that I recommend along with websites that I recommend as well. All you fitness guru wannabes should take note!