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Weightlifting Books
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Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.44 — 10,472 ratings — published 2005
Practical Programming for Strength Training (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,949 ratings — published 2006
Strength Training Anatomy (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,464 ratings — published 1998
5/3/1: The Simplest and Most Effective Training System for Raw Strength
by (shelved 5 times as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.22 — 3,354 ratings — published 2011
The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.46 — 5,232 ratings — published 1985
The New Rules of Lifting for Women: Lift Like a Man, Look Like a Goddess (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as weightlifting)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,492 ratings — published 2005
Bigger Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Male Body (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.22 — 10,762 ratings — published 2011
Science and Practice of Strength Training (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.31 — 504 ratings — published 1995
Olympic Weightlifting: A Complete Guide for Athletes & Coaches (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.50 — 640 ratings — published 2008
Becoming a Supple Leopard: The Ultimate Guide to Resolving Pain, Preventing Injury, and Optimizing Athletic Performance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.38 — 6,330 ratings — published 2013
Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,621 ratings — published 2009
Weightlifting Movement Assessment & Optimization: Mobility & Stability for the Snatch and Clean & Jerk (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.24 — 46 ratings — published
Beyond Bigger Leaner Stronger: The Advanced Guide to Building Muscle, Staying Lean, and Getting Strong (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,149 ratings — published 2014
You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises for Men and Women (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as weightlifting)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,952 ratings — published 2010
Olympic Weightlifting For Sports (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.11 — 167 ratings — published 2012
Book of Muscle: The World's Most Complete Guide to Building Your Body (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.04 — 369 ratings — published 2003
Sun & Steel (Paperback, Paper Dust Jacket)
by (shelved 2 times as weightlifting)
avg rating 3.84 — 8,758 ratings — published 1968
Strong Curves: A Woman's Guide to Building a Better Butt and Body (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,581 ratings — published 2012
The New Rules of Lifting: Six Basic Moves for Maximum Muscle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.01 — 929 ratings — published 2005
Weightlifting Programming A Winning Coach's Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.03 — 60 ratings — published 2012
Power to the People!: Russian Strength Training Secrets for Every American (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,026 ratings — published 1999
The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as weightlifting)
avg rating 3.81 — 12,519 ratings — published 2013
Mean Ol' Mr. Gravity (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as weightlifting)
avg rating 3.97 — 175 ratings — published 2009
Strong Enough? Thoughts from Thirty Years of Barbell Training (Perfect Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.05 — 671 ratings — published 2007
The Complete Keys to Progress (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.14 — 137 ratings — published 1993
Kettlebell Simple & Sinister (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.35 — 3,505 ratings — published 2013
Lift: How Women Can Reclaim Their Physical Power and Transform Their Lives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as weightlifting)
avg rating 3.49 — 365 ratings — published
Mass Made Simple (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.23 — 396 ratings — published 2011
Body by Science: A Research-Based Program for Strength Training, Body Building, and Complete Fitness in 12 Minutes a Week (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,487 ratings — published 2008
Bigger, Stronger Arms - the Poliquin Way (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.64 — 11 ratings — published
Cardio Sucks: The Simple Science of Losing Fat Fast...Not Muscle (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as weightlifting)
avg rating 3.80 — 792 ratings — published 2012
Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,068,349 ratings — published 2021
Heavy Duty (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.47 — 154 ratings — published 1993
High-Intensity Training the Mike Mentzer Way (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.24 — 842 ratings — published 2002
Lifting Heavy Things: Healing Trauma One Rep at a Time (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as weightlifting)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,188 ratings — published
Deskbound: Standing Up to a Sitting World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,348 ratings — published 2015
Thinner Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Female Body (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.00 — 4,984 ratings — published 2012
Infinite Intensity (Spiral-bound)
by (shelved 1 time as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.59 — 114 ratings — published 2005
Liftoff: Couch to Barbell (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.68 — 353 ratings — published 2021
Superior Deadlift - Technique, Principles, Programming ("Base Strength" Book #3)
by (shelved 1 time as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.55 — 29 ratings — published
Peak Strength: Competitive Performance Roadmap ("Base Strength" Book #2)
by (shelved 1 time as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.38 — 63 ratings — published
Base Strength: Program Design Blueprint (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.40 — 198 ratings — published
The Resistance Training Revolution: The No-Cardio Way to Burn Fat and Age-Proof Your Body―in Only 60 Minutes a Week (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.21 — 1,123 ratings — published
Beyond Brawn: The Insider's Encyclopedia on How to Build Muscle and Might (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.13 — 413 ratings — published 1998
The Naked Warrior: Master the Secrets of the Super-Strong - Using Bodyweight Exercises Only (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,580 ratings — published 2003
Triple H Making the Game: Triple H's Approach to a Better Body (WWE)
by (shelved 1 time as weightlifting)
avg rating 3.85 — 304 ratings — published 2004
Beyond 5/3/1: Simple Training for Extraordinary Results (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.24 — 897 ratings — published 2013
5/3/1 for Powerlifting: Simple and Effective Training for Maximal Strength (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.29 — 207 ratings — published 2011
Fortis: Strength Training for Weightlifters (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as weightlifting)
avg rating 3.00 — 3 ratings — published 2014
ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription (American College of Sports Medicine)
by (shelved 1 time as weightlifting)
avg rating 4.44 — 36 ratings — published
“Some are born strong and others are made strong.”
― Better to be able to love than to be loveable
― Better to be able to love than to be loveable
“The barbells and dumbbells you hold in your hands and the way you use them have stories to tell.”
― Bodybuilding: From Heavy Duty to SuperSlow
― Bodybuilding: From Heavy Duty to SuperSlow







