The new year is a fresh starting point for a lifestyle change. Whether you want to get a solid six pack or just get into better shape, this list will be the perfect starting point to gaining the information you need. Knowledge is power. Here are the top ten books for getting fit in 2017.
The Lose Your Belly Diet: Change Your Gut, Change Your Life
Want to get rid of that belly fat? Want to look better in a swimsuit? Just trying to feel better and fuller all the time? Let Dr. Travis Stork tell you the most effective way to accomplish your goals with The Lose Your Belly Diet: Change Your Gut, Change Your Life. With 188 reviews averaging 3.9 out of 5 stars, the verdict is in!
This book will not tell you to do 500 crunches a day to get that coveted 6-pack. Dr. Stork is no rookie when it comes to health; he has spent his career in the ER witnessing the effects of poor diet. This book will tell you the key to losing weight: eating more fiber. Fiber will keep you full, so you’ll have no desire to reach for those potato chips or cookies. Dr. Stork provides the easiest and most effective ways to take the foods you love and add fiber.
You may have heard this before, but how exactly to go about changing your diet can be daunting. The Lose Your Belly Diet explains how microbe diversity in your foods can positively impact the way your body functions. You may be surprised with what delicious meals can help you achieve a better gut. It doesn’t matter who you are, we can all afford to feel healthier.
With these simple changes, you’ll be on your way to looking great this summer and beyond!
Becoming a Supple Leopard
You don’t have to be a workout warrior to know that mobility is a common issue for many of us. Whether your problems stem from poor lifting form or simply sitting incorrectly in your office chair, Becoming a Supple Leopard by Dr. Kelly Starrett will solve your aches and pains. Dr. Starrett has helped legendary powerlifting champion Mark Bell fix his nagging elbow injury, and he’s ready to help you too! With a 4.8 out of 5 rating from 1,307 reviews, this book is your one-stop guide to improving your mobility.
There’s no reason to live with aching knees, a sore back, or stiff shoulders. The root of these problems often stems from immobility further up the kinematic chain. Dr. Starrett has years of experience to draw from, having taught members of the military as well as professional athletes. These men and women demand the kind of standard of care that only he can bring, and Dr. Starrett wants everyone to reap the same benefits.
So the question remains: Do you want to increase your performance in the gym? Do you want to improve your posture? Do you just want to live pain free so you can focus on more important matters? Becoming a Supple Leopard will have you accomplishing all of these goals!
The Four Hour Body
Sometimes, the best solution to a problem is the fastest. In The 4-Hour Body, Tim Ferris takes this notion to heart. Between work, school, family, friends, and fun, no one really has the time to spend hours upon hours in the gym. This book will reveal to you that you can cut down your hours in the gym to the bare minimum and still achieve the body of your dreams. Tim Ferris is the master of fast yet effect lifestyle changes that yield long term results. The critics agree, as the book received 4.3 out of 5 stars from 3,106 reviews.
A better diet doesn’t mean never indulging yourself. If you follow these guidelines, namely avoiding calories that won’t fill you up, you won’t WANT to overeat.
Tim Ferris also wants to improve the way you sleep. Sometimes it’s impossible to get a full 8 hours every night. The secret is to manipulate the way your body rests to maximize time spent in deep sleep, eliminating all of that tossing and turning.
Want to run a marathon, but never quite had the endurance? Tim Ferris will show you the steps to pushing your body to new levels of fitness.
Your entire body can change in only 4 hours. It doesn’t where you start; the 4-Hour Body is your guide to reaching the finish line in less time than ever before!
The Case Against Sugar
Take a look at the food in your kitchen. Whether it be cereal, sauce, soda, or even fruit juice, there is one ingredient that is common: added sugar. For years, added sugar has been causing weight gain, diabetes, and high blood pressure among Americans young and old. Gary Taubes takes aim at this epidemic in his book The Case Against Sugar. With 53 reviews lending a 4.3 out of 5 rating, clearly the case is strong.
This is not a simple diet book. Gary Taubes digs deeper into America’s obsession with added sugar. It didn’t happen overnight; it took years of food companies adding high fructose corn syrup and the like into even the simplest of meals to get where we are today. Chances are you’ve had a fruit juice you thought was healthy which contained this additive. The key to the sugar epidemic is its addictive property. Even cigarettes, a notoriously addictive substance, contain sugar. It will have you craving more regardless of how much you consume.
As much a book about health as it is history, The Case Against Sugar sheds light on the otherwise unknown world of the sugar industry. Gary Taubes has dedicated his career to finding the root causes of our health problems in an attempt to appeal to our better judgement. The answer may not be easy, but it’s much easier than the alternative.
The New Abs Diet: The 6-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life (The Abs Diet)
No crash diets here! The New Abs Diet is not about how to lose 10 pounds in 3 days by eating nothing but crackers and coffee; it’s about how to make simple changes to your diet that will having you losing weight the right way. So many people want a quick fix to a lifelong problem, but David Zinczenko and Ted Spiker want to show you how to stay healthy and strong for life! 539 people giving an average rating of 4.3 out of 5 have taken these tenants to heart to change their lives forever.
Have you ever started a crash diet with hopes of finally losing those 20-30 pounds? Maybe it worked, but once you started eating normally again, the weight just came back. Most diets highly restrict what you can and can not eat. The New Abs Diet aims to change your diet and workout plan in a way that can last DECADES. Health and fitness is about how you live on a day-to-day basis for your entire life, and this book will have you set on the correct path to achieve this.
The New Abs Diet is the gatekeeper to your new life. All you need to do is take the first step!
Strength Training Anatomy
What happens when you combine intricate knowledge of human anatomy along with years of weightlifting experience? Strength Training Anatomy seeks a crossroads of these ways of thinking to deliver the most comprehensive collection of wisdom in the industry. Frederic Delavier is no rookie when it comes to elite gym performance, and he wants you to reap the benefits. With 1,381 customer reviews giving a perfect 5 out of 5 rating, clearly his goal has been succeeding.
Have you even seen a person in the gym that is giving maximum effort, but failing to improve? Week after week they run into a wall. Maybe you’ve been this person. It’s not always about how hard you work, but rather how smart. It doesn’t matter how much energy you’re exerting; if it’s misguided, you will soon realize all of this time has been wasted. The key, therefore, is to increase your understanding of the way your muscles and tendons interact to move that weight.
Strength Training Anatomy is just that: a guide to understanding the biomechanics behind the perfect squat or record breaking deadlift. Powerlifting champions, intermediates hitting a wall, and beginners alike can all benefit from the kind of knowledge only Frederic Delavier can deliver.
Easy Strength
Champions are built off the field. Any coach or player will tell you that in order to run faster, jump higher, and hit harder, you need to put in the time before game day. For every championship performance, there is a lifetime of hard work behind it. In Easy Strength: How to Get a Lot Stronger Than Your Competition-And Dominate in Your Sport, authors Pavel Tsatsouline and Dan John aim to build the next champion one day at a time. They understand that it’s all about learning the basics of strength training while adapting your regime to your specific sport. There are 74 future champions lending 4.3 out of 5 stars who are ready to raise their games!
It’s not skill alone that breeds great athletes; strategic strength training will set you over the edge in route to becoming the best. The authors have seen this before; they know that athletes can easily forget about time in the gym in pursuit of honing their craft. But after reading this book, there can be no more excuses.
Easy Strength will not give a cookie cutter, one size fits all approach to domination. John and Pavel understand the need for winners to become hyper-specialized. In order to become the best at one thing, you need to leave the rest behind.
Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training
True experts in the field know the truth: the core of every workout regime should be based around 5 compound lifts. What exactly are these lifts? Mark Rippetoe goes deep on each movement in his critically acclaimed book Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training. He has spent his life training himself and athletes around the world to lift heavy, all while perfecting form to minimize injury and maximize performance. The reality is many lifters, young and old, simply do not possess the knowledge about these movements and have wasted years making subpar progress. With 1,159 reviews with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars, Starting Strength is the hallmark of the weightlifting training world.
Have you ever heard the expression, “Don’t major in the minors”? So many people in the gym focus far too much attention on accessory lifts when their primary movements are lacking. Mark Rippetoe understands that in order to get stronger, look better, and be healthier, the core lifts must be at the forefront of your focus.
Starting Strength is not just a book for starters; all lifters can benefit. The widespread effects this information can have on your training and life is unlimited. You’ll lift more, run faster, and make everyday tasks seem like a breeze!
Bigger Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Male Body
In the world of fitness, there are tons of myths revolving around how to achieve the ideal male body. Bodybuilders fueled by steroids and payed off by supplement companies will tell you only THEIR protein powder of choice will give you the body of your dreams. Coupled with hours of obscure exercises and exclusionary diets, the bodybuilding world would have you believe that being healthy and looking great is a full time job. Michael Matthews wants to dispel these myths in his book Bigger Leaner Stronger: The Simple Science of Building the Ultimate Male Body. And with 2,776 reviews averaging 4.7 out of 5 stars, it seems he is succeeding.
We’ve all been in the checkout aisle of the grocery store and seen the fitness magazines. It’s almost guaranteed they all have headlines telling you how eating an assortment of random foods you can’t even find in said grocery store will give you that six-pack. The fitness world is full of this kind of faulty advice. Michael Matthews wants save everyone the time and money wasted on unnecessary supplements and exotic foods.
Bigger Leaner Stronger is a book that seeks to get back to basics when it comes to building muscle and losing fat. In the end, couldn’t we all agree that the simplest solution is often times the best?
The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
Getting healthier is not only about hitting the gym. While working out is essential, you still need to eat properly in order to make great strides. While you may spend a few hours or more a week in the gym, the rest of your time must also be put towards achieving your goals. In The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy, author Michael Matthews details practical methods of food preparation that will have you well on your way to a better life. So far, 696 people with ratings averaging 4.6 out of 5 stars have done just that.
Michael Matthews has spent his career trying to dispel the myths of the fitness world. And now, he’s giving you a cup for cup, calorie for calorie guide that will make eating nothing but chicken and broccoli a part of the past. The truth is you can still eat all of the mislabeled “junk food” you want and still have a healthy diet! Stop listening to those telling you that the only way to lose weight is to eliminate carbs and eat “clean.”
The Shredded Chef picks up where his previous books left off in an attempt at giving you over 100 recipes that don’t require eating bland foods to get lean!
The Top Ten Books for Getting Shredded in 2017
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