Hey, you know what’s fun? Lifting weights and getting stronger and stuff! Here is a breakdown of the best weightlifting books for beginners to seasoned vets. Lesssgo! Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training by Mark Rippetoe One of the contemporary classics of strength training is Mark Rippetoe’s comprehensive Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training. The book provides […]
Book Summaries
Starting Strength: A Simple and Proven Blueprint for Strength (Book Review)
The formula for getting stronger isn’t that complicated: Pick up heavy things and eat like the beast that you are. Mark Rippetoe’s Starting Strength is the blueprint for massive strength. Here is my breakdown of why Starting Strength is such a killer book for weightlifters and those looking for strength gains. Included in this review are some […]
17 Lessons in Leadership from Above the Line by Urban Meyer
Urban Meyer is one of the winningest college football coaches in recent history. He won two national titles in Florida during the 2000s, and a third in 2014 at Ohio State. It’s the journey of that championship winning season with the Buckeyes that provides the backdrop for Meyer’s leadership philosophy, which he brilliantly distills in […]
36 Notes and Quotes from Relentless by Tim Grover (Book Summary)
Tim Grover is a strength and conditioning trainer, best known for his work with elite athletes, including Michael Jordan, Dwayne Wade, and Kobe Bryant. As a 25-year old trainer, Grover got his start with Michael Jordan in the early 1990s. Jordan’s Bulls had been dominated for the second year in a row in the playoffs […]
19 Lessons for Athletes from Mamba Mentality by Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant’s book The Mamba Mentality, is an auto-biography of sorts that details the legendary Lakers player’s killer mindset on the court. The late Bryant was fiercely competitive, did everything he could to outwork the competition, was relentlessly curious, and a deep student of the game. In The Mamba Mentality, Bryant outlines the mental approach […]
27 Key Lessons from The Mindful Athlete by George Mumford
The Mindful Athlete by George Mumford is a blueprint for mindfulness to improve athletic performance. Mumford has consulted with Phil Jackson during his coaching years, working with Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, the late Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neill, and more. I absolutely love The Mindful Athlete. I picked it up, expecting a quick intro and guide […]