Recommended Books

At the age of 45, I am in the best shape of my life. I am stronger and better toned than ever. I have managed to rehabilitate numerous joint injuries, acquired through years of improper training, with a daily routine of Super Joints and just 2 weight lifting exercises, using the high-tension techniques taught in Power To The People. I have five of Pavel Tsatsouline's books and his first Kettlebell video and I cannot rave enough about them.

The book that completely changed the way I look at weight training, Power To The People. If you want a super toned, rock hard body, with incredible strength, without bulk, then this book is for you. This isn't body building. This is strength training. Although there is a very effective body building routine included in the book, if that's what you are into. I have always wanted that Bruce Lee look, though. There are those who knew Bruce Lee that speculated that he may very well have been, pound for pound, the strongest man in the world. He was anything but bulky. Now, I finally know how to achieve it. Read about Hyperirradiation, Feed Forward Tension, effective cycling methods, proper form for the dead-lift, side-press and other exercises, and much, much more. This is not dry, abstract theory. This is very practical, useful information for very fast results.

Companion video also available.

Bruce Lee
1940-1973

	Learn how to smooth out and lubricate every joint in the body. Rehabilitate injured joints. Prevent deterioration of joints. I thought I was headed for knee replacement surgery until I started doing a daily routine of Super Joints. I had constant pain in both knees, especially my right knee. The pain got particularly intense descending stairs, would grind, feel and make noise like there was sand in the joint. I had pain in almost every major joint in my body including; knees, shoulders, elbows, hips and ankles. All healed. So, whether you want to rehabilitate injured joints or maintain joint health for life, see Super Joints. Companion video also available.	Knee Joint
	The Kettlebell, favorite of old-time strong men and for good reason. These very low- tech implements will build the greatest of strength, endurance and power. Also a favorite of Russian weight lifters and Special Forces. Now being used by U.S. military, including the Marines. The ballistic exercises such as the Snatch develop explosive power. The grinding exercises such as the bent press develop strength. Whether you make your own kettlebells or buy them you need to know how to use them. The Russian Kettlebell Challenge is the definitive source.	Lionel Strongfort 1878 -1970
	I highly recommend the companion video, also. It really helps to see the movements performed.
	A strong mid-section is vital for protecting the spine and for transferring power from the legs to the upper body. Not to mention protecting the internal organs if you are into any kind of contact sports. Strong abs just look good anyway. If the mid-section is weak everything will be. Bullet-Proof Abs will take care of that. You will torture your abs with Janda sit-ups and love it. So, again whether you make your own or buy the professionally made Janda sit-up device, the Ab Pavelizer, you will have to know how to use it. Bullet Proof Abs is loaded with exercises for the mid-section; abs and obliques. But, you will start with the Janda sit-ups and there is a good reason for this, total isolation of the abs (strengthens them while protecting the spine). You will then progress to exercises such as the Russian Ballet Leg Thrust to integrate the abs with the hip flexors, Full Contact Twists for the obliques and many more ab exercises. See the exercise that was used by Bruce Lee to develop his legendary abs; The Flag. (Called The Dragon Flag by Pavel Tsatsouline, in honor of Bruce Lee). Companion video Beyond Crunches also available.	Pavel doing Janda sit-ups
	As Pavel says, you will attain the flexibility of a mutant or what ever level of flexibility you want. Flexibility, like strength, is a vital quality for any athletic endeavor. Stretching also prevents tightening of muscles from weight lifting. Like his other books, Relax Into Stretch contains unique Russian methods. "While stretching tissues may take years, changes in the nervous system are immediate! Your muscles will start noticeably elongating from your first Relax into Stretch practice and within months you will have achieved a level of flexibility uncommon to our species." Pavel Tsatsouline Companion video also available.	Pavel the mutant.
	And just for the ladies, (not that the ladies can't use the other books and videos, they should actually) From Russia With Tough Love. I don't have this one, but I have seen great reviews from people who have it. Companion video also available.

Tudor Bompa is known to many as the man who single-handedly revolutionized Western training methods. After more than forty years of work in the arena of international sports, he's widely considered one of the world's leading specialists when it comes to periodization, planning, peaking, and strength and power lifting. Bompa has worked with athletes in eleven Olympic Games and World Championships, and has helped create four gold medals and 22 national champions.

Periodization Training, by Tudor Bompa, for Sports explains how to schedule and design workouts for optimal results, and it presents sport-specific programs to help athletes reach their conditioning goals.

Total Training for Young Champions, by Tudor Bompa, provides coaches, instructors, teachers, and parents of potential future sports stars the best conditioning advice and training programs for establishing an overall fitness base and maximizing athletic development from the ages of 6 to 18.

You'll never run out of ways to use Swiss (also called stability) balls and medicine balls with this book. Popular among athletes for conditioning, strength, flexibility, and balance. They provide an unstable platform, challenging balance and core stabilization and helping athletes train for unpredictable situations.

For a strong academic foundation in nutrition, energy transfer, and exercise training. Learn all the reactions in the body, when and why they take place and how they effect your training, learn what makes muscle grow.

The Warrior Diet presents a brilliant and far-reaching solution to our nutritional woes, based on a return to the primal power of our natural instincts. A new life of explosive vigor and vitality will be yours for the taking.

Get an inside view of the muscles in action during every exercise you perform. The illustrations graphically depict both the muscles and the bones.

The classic
1901 edition.

The updated
edition, for serious
students of
anatomy.

The classic text,
The Tao of Jeet Kune Do,
by Bruce Lee
I have owned a
copy for close to 30 years
and I am still learning from it.

Jun Fan/Jeet Kune Do
The Text Book
by Chris Kent and Tim Takett
illustrates many of the
techniques and training
methods described in
The Tao of Jeet Kune Do
with step by step photos.
I have had a copy for about
5 years and keep refering
to it as well.