As I’ve mentioned before, I really like to read.
I can’t think of any other way to tap into the wisdom
of some really smart people for such a small investment.
I think I read around 60 books this year, but a couple
really stood out for me as being very applicable to
health and fitness.
One actually is a fitness book and the other is not.
The first book is one I’ve been talking about a lot
lately.
Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe.
This book literally changed the way I look at health,
by focusing on strength.
I also binge listened all of the Starting Strength
podcasts as well.
That really helped all the info come together.
But this book is essentially a textbook on how to
become stronger as fast as possible.
And it’s a textbook because it goes into to great
detail on how to perform the exercises properly
complete with physiological diagrams and
explanations to back it up.
Then it provides you with a solid plan that puts
you on what’s called a Linear Progression, which
is the best way to systematically increase your
strength.
There a literally thousands of workouts out there,
but this one makes the most sense to me based on
my journey so far.
Beyond that, I’m lifting more with better form (so
less pain) than at any time in the past.
I highly suggest you check it out.
Tomorrow I’ll talk about my other favorite from 2016.
What about you?
Let’s talk books in the Facebook Group.
Mattie Fuller
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