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Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.44 — 10,655 ratings — published 2005
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Becoming a Supple Leopard, 1st Edition: The Ultimate Guide To Resolving Pain Preventing Injury And Opti Becoming a Supple Leopard, 1st Edition: The Ultimate Guide To Resolving Pain Preventing Injury And Opti (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.38 — 6,461 ratings — published 2013
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Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as training)
avg rating 4.30 — 240,881 ratings — published 2009
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Practical Programming for Strength Training Practical Programming for Strength Training (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 2,989 ratings — published 2006
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Strength Training Anatomy Strength Training Anatomy (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as training)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,517 ratings — published 1998
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Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.11 — 21,475 ratings — published 2018
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Training from the Back of the Room!: 65 Ways to Step Aside and Let Them Learn Training from the Back of the Room!: 65 Ways to Step Aside and Let Them Learn (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 22 times as training)
avg rating 4.34 — 461 ratings — published 2008
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Overcoming Gravity Overcoming Gravity (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.46 — 1,340 ratings — published 2011
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80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster by Training Slower 80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster by Training Slower (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as training)
avg rating 3.94 — 7,232 ratings — published 2014
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Don't Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training Don't Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 6,918 ratings — published 1984
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The Triathlete's Training Bible The Triathlete's Training Bible (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 2,830 ratings — published 1998
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5/3/1: The Simplest and Most Effective Training System for Raw Strength 5/3/1: The Simplest and Most Effective Training System for Raw Strength
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avg rating 4.22 — 3,432 ratings — published 2011
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Bigger Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Male Body Bigger Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Male Body (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 11,088 ratings — published 2011
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Science and Practice of Strength Training Science and Practice of Strength Training (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 513 ratings — published 1995
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The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as training)
avg rating 4.46 — 5,319 ratings — published 1985
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Design for How People Learn Design for How People Learn (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 2,081 ratings — published 2011
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Convict Conditioning: How to Bust Free of All Weakness Using the Lost Secrets of Supreme Survival Strength Convict Conditioning: How to Bust Free of All Weakness Using the Lost Secrets of Supreme Survival Strength (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 3,603 ratings — published 2010
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Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 1,655 ratings — published 2009
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Daniels' Running Formula Daniels' Running Formula (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 5,312 ratings — published 1998
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Tactical Barbell: Definitive Strength Training for the Operational Athlete Tactical Barbell: Definitive Strength Training for the Operational Athlete (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.53 — 1,411 ratings — published 2014
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Telling Ain't Training Telling Ain't Training (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 475 ratings — published 2002
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The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 9,988 ratings — published 2002
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Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.55 — 1,660 ratings — published 2023
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The Muscle & Strength Pyramid - Training The Muscle & Strength Pyramid - Training (ebook)
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avg rating 4.56 — 764 ratings — published 2019
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Scientific Principles of Strength Training Scientific Principles of Strength Training (ebook)
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avg rating 4.47 — 361 ratings — published 2015
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Supertraining Supertraining (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as training)
avg rating 4.49 — 280 ratings — published 2000
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The Naked Warrior: Master the Secrets of the Super-Strong - Using Bodyweight Exercises Only The Naked Warrior: Master the Secrets of the Super-Strong - Using Bodyweight Exercises Only (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as training)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,618 ratings — published 2003
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Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3) Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
by (shelved 12 times as training)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,800,473 ratings — published 2014
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Good to Go: What the Athlete in All of Us Can Learn from the Strange Science of Recovery Good to Go: What the Athlete in All of Us Can Learn from the Strange Science of Recovery (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as training)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,042 ratings — published 2019
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How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind over Muscle (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as training)
avg rating 4.08 — 7,199 ratings — published 2015
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Power Speed Endurance: A Skill-Based Approach to Endurance Training Power Speed Endurance: A Skill-Based Approach to Endurance Training (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as training)
avg rating 3.91 — 652 ratings — published 2011
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Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as training)
avg rating 4.56 — 4,021,273 ratings — published 2023
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A ​Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #5) A ​Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #5)
by (shelved 11 times as training)
avg rating 4.45 — 2,332,553 ratings — published 2021
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Training for the Uphill Athlete: A Manual for Mountain Runners and Ski Mountaineers Training for the Uphill Athlete: A Manual for Mountain Runners and Ski Mountaineers (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as training)
avg rating 4.56 — 2,419 ratings — published 2019
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Training and Racing with a Power Meter Training and Racing with a Power Meter (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.13 — 811 ratings — published 2006
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Map It: The hands-on guide to strategic training design Map It: The hands-on guide to strategic training design (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.46 — 252 ratings — published
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Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 24,027 ratings — published 2014
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Kettlebell Simple & Sinister Kettlebell Simple & Sinister (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.36 — 3,609 ratings — published 2013
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Lore of Running Lore of Running (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 1,914 ratings — published 1987
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Racing Weight: How to Get Lean for Peak Performance Racing Weight: How to Get Lean for Peak Performance (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 3,780 ratings — published 2009
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You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises for Men and Women You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises for Men and Women (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as training)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,967 ratings — published 2010
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Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as training)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,733,281 ratings — published 2012
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Periodization Training for Sports Periodization Training for Sports (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as training)
avg rating 4.29 — 428 ratings — published 1999
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The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 17,616 ratings — published 2013
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Olympic Weightlifting: A Complete Guide for Athletes & Coaches Olympic Weightlifting: A Complete Guide for Athletes & Coaches (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as training)
avg rating 4.50 — 649 ratings — published 2008
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The Squat Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Mastering the Squat and Finding Your True Strength The Squat Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Mastering the Squat and Finding Your True Strength (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as training)
avg rating 4.42 — 711 ratings — published
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The Champion's Mind: How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive The Champion's Mind: How Great Athletes Think, Train, and Thrive (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 4,351 ratings — published
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Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as training)
avg rating 4.02 — 28,075 ratings — published 2012
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Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance, Health & Life Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance, Health & Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.82 — 1,335 ratings — published 2014
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“Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character.”
― T. Alan Armstrong

Mark Twain
“When we set about accounting for a Napoleon or a Shakespeare or a Raphael or a Wagner or an Edison or other extraordinary person, we understand that the measure of his talent will not explain the whole result, nor even the largest part of it; no, it is the atmosphere in which the talent was cradled that explains; it is the training it received while it grew, the nurture it got from reading, study, example, the encouragement it gathered from self-recognition and recognition from the outside at each stage of its development: when we know all these details, then we know why the man was ready when his opportunity came.”
― Mark Twain, How Nancy Jackson Married Kate Wilson and Other Tales of Rebellious Girls and Daring Young Women

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