Any good Book Reccommendations?

[Frostbite]

I'm looking for books to expand my knowledge of health/fitness/nutrition. The following are books I own:

-NSCA Guide to Sport and Exercise Nutrtion
-NSCA Essentials of Personal Training 2nd Edition
-NSCA Essentials of Strength and Conditioning 3rd Edition
-Amino Acids and Proteins for the Athlete 2nd Edition
-The U.S. Navy SEAL Guide to Fitness and Nutrition
-Canfitpro Foundations of Professional Personal Training

Magazine subsciptions:
-Mens Health
-Muscle and Fitness

Books I have on order:
-NSCA Guide to Tests and Assesments
-NSCA Guide to Program Design
-ACSM Exercise Management for Persons with Chronic Diseases and Disabilities.
-Atlus of Human Anatomy 5 Edition

I'm looking to get into personal training. I'm already set to go to college in the winter but I want to get a head start on it and make sure I succeed. I've been reading these books over the past 1-1 1/2 years. So if anyone is currently taking a personal trainer course for school could you let me know the textbooks they reccommend you buy. Also any personal trainers or experts in the field that have some great books please let me and the board members know so we can all expand our knowledge. Thanks.

Looking especially for a good bioenergetics book. Thanks Again.

[YYZgeddylee]

That Di Pasquale Amino/Protein book is fantastic !

CRC Desk Reference of Nutrition: I refer to back to this all the time.
I can email you a copy.

Weston Price's Nutrition and Physical Degeneration is good reading.

only bioenergetics book i know is Infinite Mind by Valerie Hunt. its good.

i'll probably think of some more

[#8]

The Poliquin Principles

Is available for free download in pdf format if you do a quick google search.

[natenator]

All good books:

Biochemistry for sport and exercise metabolism
Nutrition and metabolism
Metabolic basis of obesity
Advanced nutrition : macronutrients, micronutrients, and metabolism
Sport and exercise nutrition
Medical and psychological aspects of sport and exercise

[Frostbite]

Weston Price's Nutrition and Physical Degeneration found that last night online and started reading it. It's extremely interesting. Thanks
The Poliquin Principles - found it to purchase online - sounds like a great book. I look forward to reading. I'm am definitely going to download as its only 154 pages and around $350 for the actual book. Thanks

Biochemistry for sport and exercise metabolism - good reviews. Seems like a good read added it to my amazon wishlist.
Nutrition and metabolism- A deitician reviewed it and gave it a great review. added to the list.
Metabolic basis of obesity - good reviews. suggested for clinicians and researchers also high price tag. $140 added to my list but will probably be awhile before I get to it.
Advanced nutrition : macronutrients, micronutrients, and metabolism -saw this in a review instantly added it to my list "focuses on how vitamins and minerals operate at the genomic level."
Sport and exercise nutrition - seems interesting. I've read alot of material like this so its a purchase but very low on my list.
Medical and psychological aspects of sport and exercise - still looking for further info on this one. Thanks

Thanks this has been very useful. I look forward to reading these books.

[Praetorian]

Here are a few:

Why we get Fat, Gary Taubes
Fat Wars, Brad King
Fats that heal, fats that kill, Udo Erasmus
The truth about weight loss, Dr Johnny Bowden
What the Dr may NOT tell you about heart disease, Dr Mark C. Houston
The documentary Fat Head
Weston A Price website journals, http://www.westonaprice.org/journal
Protein Power, Dr Micheal Eades, http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/
Beyond Paleo, Chris Kresser, L. Ac

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[Nirus]

currently reading rippetoe's starting strength seems to be a tone of good info so far. gets into some crazy detail for proper form and why form is so important and has illustrations of what you may hurt( for some of us picture orientated people) I would say it's the practical part that should be handed out with the canfit theory book... I just passed my canfit and found it had a tone of theory and little actual training and technique info.

[Praetorian]

In the entire education of a PT I would consider the Canfit course kindergarten...just brushing the surface.
P

[Frostbite]

All the books you recommended Praetorian I have added since they came at your reccommendation and they were all under $30 each.
Nirus that book looks awesome has a lot of proper form stuff which is great. I added that to my list as well.

I agree with you Praetorian that canfitpro is an intro to personal training. I'm interested in personal training and I have my canfitpro cert but I wont take anyones money to train them. I took as a test for myself. Figured if I can't pass the canfitpro cert I should nt be signing myself up for college in personal trainer field. I'm enrolled now to start school in the winter. Hopefully I'll be successful as a PT.

[Praetorian]

If you want to be successful as a PT I would suggest doing Charles Poliquin PCIP courses and Biosig course as a start. Poliquin Trainers are one of the most sought after trainers in NA...the education is bar far better than you will get in most Kin programs.
P

[TT Eric]

I agree, I've learned a lot about training in PICP courses, every program I write now are influenced by it. You don't learn how to do a program, but you learn the principles behind training, it help you think in the right direction.

Eric

[K-Max]

currently reading rippetoe's starting strength seems to be a tone of good info so far. gets into some crazy detail for proper form and why form is so important and has illustrations of what you may hurt( for some of us picture orientated people) I would say it's the practical part that should be handed out with the canfit theory book... I just passed my canfit and found it had a tone of theory and little actual training and technique info.

+10

This is a must have book.

[Frostbite]

Thanks for the advice Praetorian. I've been looking into since last night. Seems good the biosig is a bit pricey for a 5 day lecture. The rest seem like resonable prices though. I also noticed they have a recommended reading list. I'll be reading those buying those and reading up before starting the courses. Perhaps after I'm finished with school I'll grab them. Or before if there is an opening. I have to research more to be sure though.

[natenator]

If you want to be successful as a PT I would suggest doing Charles Poliquin PCIP courses and Biosig course as a start. Poliquin Trainers are one of the most sought after trainers in NA...the education is bar far better than you will get in most Kin programs.
P

This is true if all you want to be in life is a personal trainer...

[TT Eric]

This is true if all you want to be in life is a personal trainer...

Well I did it for personal knowledge.

Eric

[natenator]

Well I did it for personal knowledge.

Eric

The point was that P was making a comparison between PCIP and University level Kinesiology program which is an apples to oranges comparison at best.

[Frostbite]

The overall plan is to open a small personal training studio, but thats long term. Right now my plan is school certifications, experience, knowledge. Studio is 5 year plan and depends on the outcome of my personal training career.
What would you guys recommend for that. The school awith kinesiology route, the PCIP or both. I'm thinking both would nt hurt at all.

[YYZgeddylee]

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Enjoy !

[Frostbite]

I just watched Fat Head last night on Netflix it was very good. Got oring near the end like the last 10 mins but other than that it was amazing. It keeps you interested with facts and the odd joke here and there.

[YYZgeddylee]

Added some more books and texts,
found some other russian gems on an old hard drive
total of 150+ books now.

[YYZgeddylee]

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[YYZgeddylee]

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