List of reading Materials fro bodybuildign / training and AAS What do you Guys think?

[Neoprimitive]

Ok so we have stickies for your first cycle, a bit on diet, and training I think we should have a sticky on like the top 20 books you should read about AAS, training and diet. Now this is not going to be the end all be all of lists and I am sure that the mods and some of the other members will have a lot to contribute to this list and I hope you guys do. I know I am relatively new to posting on this forum but I hope that what I have posted has been of help. But I digress here is a list of what I think people should read or at least take a look at . Also I think adding a few philosophy books to the list would be a great for inspiration and help with the mindset.

1. Ananbolics -William Llewellyn
2. The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding - Arnold Schwarzenegger
3. Chemical Muscle Enhancement : A Bodybuilders Desk Reference - L. Rea
4. Supermen- Building Maximum Muscle for a Lifetime - Craig Cecil
5 The Greyskull training books - John Sheaffer
( As well as any of Sheaffers books)
6. Starting Strength - Mark Ripptoe
7. Building the Body - Frank Zane
8. The Zane Training Manual - Frank Zane
9. The Work Outs : Personal Training Diary - Frank Zane
10. The Book of Five Rings - Musashi Miyamoto
11.Tao of Jeet Kune Do- Bruce Lee
12. Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
13. Art of War - Sun Tzu
14. Strength Training Anatomy - Frederic Delavier
15. Atlas of Human Anatomy -Frank H. Netter

Ok so this is a list of what I think would be helpful, A list of books on the compounds we use training, books on different styles of training, books with different routines, basics of the sport of bodybuilding, bits on diet, books on philosophy ( specifically on a warriors philosophy, that touch on psychology of combat: which we are in with our selves when we dedicate our time to training our body and our minds.) And last but not least anatomy after all it is good to know how the body functions in order to help us train better. I hope you guys add to the list or at least let me know what you think of the idea of assembling a list of this type. From my stand point the more you know and in fact the wider the opinions and depth of knowledge you have available the more likely you are to make an informed decision that's based in some thing more then what some “bro” at the gym told you. Like I said let me know if you guys think this is a good idea or if its totally shite.
~ Cheers
~Neo

 

[Animal Mother]

Anabolics and encyclopedia of modern bodybuilding cover a whole godamn lot.

if you read both of those, you're working with some fairly decent startup knowledge. Plus, when you finish, theyre fucking big enough to wrist curl.

 

[Genetic Freak]

Anabolics and encyclopedia of modern bodybuilding cover a whole godamn lot.
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Have Anabolics by William Llewellyn 2009.. I found it a good general read, but I don't agree with everything.. I've found with Body-building, especially the fitness and supplement industry in general over the last 35 years, one thing you can be sure of is, you cant be sure of anything..!! The whole industry if full of contradictory advice on diet training and compound use.. Where studys are produced to plug a new product, someone will find ten others to negate them.. There seem too many people with new products to sell, who throw out baffling and dodgy science to back-up why their new training methodology, diet, new cycle or PCT product is the new best thing..!!

It can be quite confusing for the average joe-public...

Body-building is very competitive, achieving greater muscular definition, or loosing that extra % BF than a competitor can be the difference between a 1st & 2nd place podium position. Does anyone actually think they are going to give away their secrets in a book or on some web-site, their competitors can read and apply..?

Advancing your level of knowledge and applying that knowledge to independent research will give you a far greater unbiased insight into your diet and training methodology. Unfortunately acquiring that levels of knowledge goes far beyond the financial and intellectual constraints of the average body-builder...

 

[Genetic Freak]

Molecular Neuropharmacology, (a foundation for clinical neuroscience) - Nestler, Hyman, Malenka; 2009.
Human Physiology - Silverthorn; 2007.
Principals of Anatomy and Physiology - Totara, Derickson; 2009.
Pharmacology - Rang, Dale; 2009.
Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry - Nelson, Cox; 2005.
Pub-Med...
Friends at Massey and Otago uni...
My little black book..Lol

 

[Neoprimitive]

Ahh the list of the medical books comes to life lol. Yeah you have a point about the constraints of the average person and reading materials and or just the ability to obtain and understand material that would give most MDs and Phds strokes. GF you dont by chance have an advanced degree? in chemistry or perhaps some thing in the medical field? or are you just one of those genius autodidacts? I would hazard to say a basic introductory book on organic chemistry and endocrinology would be par for the reading course for the advanced minds in bodybuilding .

 

[flyhighk]

Talking about books, I think I will start reading cause I'd love to coach/train people.