Great Reading for Your Training

I spend a lot of time each week reading books about weight training, but there sure is a lot of great info online as well.

The good thing about the internet: Information is free

The bad thing about the internet: Good information takes forever to find.

I guess sometimes you get what you pay for. If you’re not paying the money, you usually have to pay with your time to find the good stuff online. Here are a few readings that I came across this last week.

Straight to the Bar: Mark Rippetoe coaches the Overhead Press. A great YouTube video featuring strength coach Mark Rippetoe coaching the overhead press. Take some pointers from the video and make sure you follow them.

Stronglifts: The stronglifts 5×5 e-book. Great free resource with in-depth info on the most important exercises you should be doing.

Eugenization: Cholesterol is necessary… For building muscle. I know that a lot of people have been saying that saturated fat and cholesterol actually have health benefits. This article says you’ll need cholesterol to build muscle. Is cholesterol really a pre-cursor to testosterone? I’ll have to read more on the subject.

Stronger & Fitter: Why you shouldn’t read women’s magazines. I know, most of you are thinking “I shouldn’t read women’s magazines because I’m not a woman”. This article applies just as much to men’s magazines though, because you’ll be fed a lot of the same crap in those magazines. This is a good read.

Home Calisthenics: What are Calisthenics? A website about how to do body weight exercises at home. Especially useful if you’re traveling and don’t have access to a gym.

The Muscle Building Blog: Resting for Growth. You’ve just started with weight training and you want to work as hard as possible for maximum growth. But is all that extra work really going to help you?

Bradley Simpson: What is More Important, Exercise or Nutrition? If you’ve read the e-book I recently wrote, you’ll agree with what this article has to say. A good diet with a bad training program isn’t as bad as a terrible diet with a great training program.

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