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 five 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 […]