Book Summaries

Pat Riley is one of the greatest coaches in NBA history. Here is what leaders, coaches, and players can learn about attaining greatness from Riley’s revered book on leadership, The Winner Within. Pat Riley is one of the coaching legends of professional basketball. He coached the Showtime era Los Angeles Lakers to four NBA titles […]

Ready to take your nutrition to the next level? Here are six killer cookbooks for meal prepping that will help you master your diet and nutrition. Meal prepping is one of my all-time favorite strategies for improving performance in the kitchen, and by extension, performance in the gym and playing field. But far too often, […]

Build your business, recruit more clients, and deepen your arsenal of programming and plans with this list of the best books for personal trainers. Personal training can sometimes feel like you are on an endless treadmill of building your business and refining your training programs. Finding the information to improve your personal training business is […]

Ready to take your bodyweight and home workouts to the next level? Here is a breakdown of the best home and bodyweight workouts for crushing your fitness goals. Even though it’s great to have all the toys to workout with at home—as laid it in our guide to the top home gym equipment for beginners—these […]

Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. – Zen Kōan Joshua Medcalf’s Chop Wood Carry Water: How to Fall in Love with the Process of Becoming Great is necessary reading for athletes, coaches, trainers, and everyone else with big goals. Medcalf’s book is laid out like a fable, with the […]

Ready to level up your game in the gym and in the kitchen? The following selections for best workout books for women were chosen specifically for the female lifter in mind.  The best fitness books are the ones that keep things simple. With all of the information (and misinformation) out there it can be easy […]

Stacy Sims, MSC, PhD, is an exercise physiologist, researcher, and author of Roar. Sims specializes in the differences between men and women when it comes to exercise, nutrition, and environment. Her book, Roar, is a science-backed look at female physiology and how to maximize female performance. Stims outlines how the woman’s body behaves—where women are […]

The Fitness Mindset: Eat for Energy, Train for Tension, Manage Your Mindset, Reap the Benefits is a book by former fitness model and personal trainer Brian Keane. With lessons distilled from nearly two decades in the fitness game, Keane provides a friendly and approachable intro to working out for men and women. His tone is […]

Peak Performance is a best-selling book written by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness. The book breaks down the process of performing at a high level. The main premise of the book, one of my favorite mental toughness books for athletes, is that stress + rest = growth. Seems simple enough, but it’s surprising how many […]

The devotion to routine, staying present in the midst of chaos, and a relentless work ethic are the same things all athletes and gymgoers need right now. You don’t need to be a fan of Georges St-Pierre to respect his accomplishments inside the ring or his mental toughness. He is one of a handful of […]