Best Training Books

[sc4596]

Has anybody read any training books they could recommend as a good read?
I am interested in all sorts of training, kickboxing, power lifting, plymetrics, running, medicine balls, etc etc.

Thanks

[koto_ryu]

Has anybody read any training books they could recommend as a good read?
I am interested in all sorts of training, kickboxing, power lifting, plymetrics, running, medicine balls, etc etc.
Thanks

Combat Conditioning
Combat Abs
Power to the People
Xtreme Kettlebell Challenge
Powerlifting Basics Texas-Style
Dinosaur Training
Mastery of Hand Strength

And read MILO magazine. There ya go.

[GeorgeK]

The free issue of "What is Fitness?" by Crossfit.com at:

http://www.crossfit.com/cf-download/CFJ-trial.pdf

and the free issue of "Fitness Foundations" by Crossfit.com at:

http://www.crossfit.com/cf-download/Foundations.pdf

[koto_ryu]

Crossfit isn't really anything new though, most of that can be learned in any other book on functional fitness and from what I did see it's too generalized.

[GeorgeK]

koto ryu,

You're right. There is nothing new about Crossfit. They don't claim to be new. What they claim to do is to forge elite fitness. This is exactly what they do. If you try some of the workouts for a while and give it 100%, you will see your general fitness sky rocket and not just cardiovascular, muscular systems or flexibility but all component of fitness. About being generalized, they don't claim to be specialists but a GPP program. If you mean this program is not too sport specific, I agree with them in that your strength and conditioning should be general and your sport specificity should be addressed within your sport. The program is a great compliment to any sport and can be practices a sport. Also, they are the first ones in this era to combine gymnastics, olympic lifting, Kettlebells, running, rowing, etc. for the general population to get faster, stronger, more agile and to acheive the best fitness possible. They are in away giving a rebirth to old school strength training where skills such as handbalancing were as important as being and looking strong. I praise them for that. Also, CF is a concept. You can make up your own workouts or add things to the CF workout. I do add things like neck bridges, jump rope, some floor drills, etc. I guess I am a bit bias but I am hooked on the program. I've found home as far as a fitness program after trying out different things. I advice everybody to look more into it.

[koto_ryu]

It just didn't impress me too much, it looks like your typical military workout combined with a few lifting exercises.

[Broadsword2004]

CrossFit provides a whole crapload of neato exercises in one website for people to learn, and veterns to remember (you can forget good exercises since there can be so many).

As for workouts, I always just look at the exercises and formulate my own workouts pretty much.

[fanman.]

Spartan Health regime.

https://www.spartanhealth.com

[koto_ryu]

Spartan Health regime.

www.spartanhealth.com

That actually looks pretty interesting, I might check that out.

[fanman.]

That actually looks pretty interesting, I might check that out.

Trust me, you won't regret it.