Good books for exercises? Differnce between compound,isolation,best mass bldg.etc?

[Big G]

I've been reading a lot about nutrition, but haven't been happy with the exercise/training books I've picked up. Most tend to be about specific workouts (do this Monday, do that Tuesday...). I want something... well... more... kind-of... exercise-specific.

Like, this is a great mass building exercise, for best results do it like this. Or, explanations of different categories of exercises and what's most effective for what. Should I pull up quick and go back down slowly, or it doesn't matter, or... I dunno... that kind-of thing. Is that making any sense? Any ideas?

I read Arnold Schwatznegger's Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding but when I've mentioned that book on here in some previous threads it got slammed. I'm reading Extreme Muscle Enhancement by C.M. Colker at the moment and it has a section on exercises and training. I just haven't got to that bit yet.

Anyone any ideas? I'd rather have a book than a link to a sticky please too.

 

[MeatZatk]

I'm just finishing Arnolds book and I think it's great. Let me know how the Colker book is.

 

[P-funk]

Brawn- Stuart McRoberts is good.

Functional Training for Sports by Boyle is very good, as is his Designing strength training programs and facilities book.

The Christian Thibedeau books are good (Black book of Training Secrets).

Dinasour Training by Brooks Kubik is good.

Super Squats by Randell Strossen is good.

 

[Double D]

Anything by Boyle has to be good!

 

[juggernaut]

Brawn- Stuart McRoberts is good.

Super Squats by Randell Strossen is good.

HUGE fan of both of these books. I cant believe how much bigger I got when I went on the Super Squats routine.

 

[danzik17]

HUGE fan of both of these books. I cant believe how much bigger I got when I went on the Super Squats routine.

Excellent - those are the two books I just ordered

Next on the list is Dinosaur Training when it's republished - right now it's selling for 100$ on amazon which is a bit uh..much.

 

[Double D]

Excellent - those are the two books I just ordered

Next on the list is Dinosaur Training when it's republished - right now it's selling for 100$ on amazon which is a bit uh..much.

I wouldnt spend 100 bucks on a book!

 

[juggernaut]

I would. But it has to be along the lines of arnies book or the super squats book. I hear beyond bodybuilding (65.00!!) is well worth it.

 

[Double D]

I would. But it has to be along the lines of arnies book or the super squats book. I hear beyond bodybuilding (65.00!!) is well worth it.

Maybe when I get some money in the bank I would....its hard to tell that fart ahead, I have been broke for far to long!

 

[Gazhole]

'Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning' is a good book.

 

[P-funk]

Excellent - those are the two books I just ordered

Next on the list is Dinosaur Training when it's republished - right now it's selling for 100$ on amazon which is a bit uh..much.

$100...that isn't right. It should be like a $12 paper back book.

check kubik's website.

 

[juggernaut]

I saw dino training for 88 beans.
Dinosaur Training - Lost Secrets of Strength and Development
pretty fucked up.

 

[CowPimp]

The Christian Thib book mentioned by P sounds like what you are looking for. He goes into the different methods for gaining strength and hypertrophy pretty in depth in one of his books. I believe it's called Modern Methods of Strength Training or something along those lines. I forget the exact title.

Alwyn Cosgrove's New Rules of Lifting would probably be a good read too, though I admittedly haven't read that book before.

 

[Big G]

Geez. Popular thread. THANKS everyone. Very much appreciated.

Off to Amazon (again!)

 

[P-funk]

The Christian Thib book mentioned by P sounds like what you are looking for. He goes into the different methods for gaining strength and hypertrophy pretty in depth in one of his books. I believe it's called Modern Methods of Strength Training or something along those lines. I forget the exact title.

Alwyn Cosgrove's New Rules of Lifting would probably be a good read too, though I admittedly haven't read that book before.

New rules of lifting is good.

Core Performance (from Mark Verstegan) is very good too....talks about lots of mobility stuff and setting up balanced programs with cardiovascular work, strength training, flexibility training too.

Moder Methods of Strength Training is good too....Black Book of Training Secrets is good as well.

Polliquin's book "The Polliquin Principles" is a good one also.

 

[Big G]

OK. Well that should keep me busy for... like... the next year!

 

[juggernaut]

also the fred hatfield books on bodybuilding and power are phenomenal, although a bit outdated.

 

[CowPimp]

New rules of lifting is good.

Core Performance (from Mark Verstegan) is very good too....talks about lots of mobility stuff and setting up balanced programs with cardiovascular work, strength training, flexibility training too.

Moder Methods of Strength Training is good too....Black Book of Training Secrets is good as well.

Polliquin's book "The Polliquin Principles" is a good one also.

I actually have Core Performance sitting on my dresser, but I'm entrenched in Supertraining right now. That is a tough read. I'm also reading a Dostoyevsky book as well, so that can be a tough read at times too if you want full comprehension of why people are saying what they are. I will get there though. I've flipped through it. There is a lot of good mobility stuff in there for sure, which I use quite a bit of.

 

[P-funk]

Yea, supertraining has some good info.....i just find it very borning and long winded.

Zatsiorsky's Science and Principles of Strength Training is much better and more applicable IMO.

 

[CowPimp]

Yea, supertraining has some good info.....i just find it very borning and long winded.

Zatsiorsky's Science and Principles of Strength Training is much better and more applicable IMO.

I've read that too, but Supertraining still has a crapload of good information in it. I'm not regretting it thus far (Though I'm not that far into it). My main complaint is the organization of the book. I feel like the information could be organized better so that you don't find yourself flipping around the book quite as much. The topics seem to be somewhat haphazard too as they transition between one another, though maybe I just don't see the forest for the tress.

Either way, Siff was one smart mofo!