*_you were subbed to undead chronic._* No comment on that XD I supped to him at the time when his channel got cancelled every other day and he just kept making new channel by adding a Roman numeral to the name. I found that hilarious and subbed then... *_what are your top fitness books?_* I haven't found books very helpful at all. Every book has had maybe 2 things I still remember and use in my training. I would have been interested in a good book on strength training knowledge regarding the landscape (what type of methods are out there that top strength athletes use and what's the science behind the methods), but haven't found a book like that yet. It just seems like one needs to research what methods are out there and then look into each of them separately, which doesn't seem very ideal at all. That said however, books that I own are: (1) Science and Practice of Strength Training, by Vladimir M. Zatsiorsky (2) Powerlifting Foundations and Methods, by Boris Sheiko (3) Westside Barbell Bench Press Manual, by Louie Simmons Every one of these books have had something I still remember and use, but overall I have been a bit disappointed with books regarding strength training. If you watch my video titled *"Regarding my strength training program"* at the beginning of that video I list all the strength training programs I know, which might be a good place to start one's journey into trying to figure out which program might work best for them. So my strength training knowledge comes partially from books, but mostly from KZfaq watching videos and recordings of coaches and athletes themselves speaking.

@@T12J7 those are some juice books, do you perhaps read bodybuilding books from people like mike israetel, geoffrey verity schoffield. btw I prefer books usually because I noticed myself that I the yt algorythm is a really powerful 'convincer' and consists of mainly chaotic knowledge, while books on the other hand have it all neatly organized, so less chance for bs like greg doucette or athleanx.

@@38Fanda Yes, books are better organized - that's for sure true and usually go deeper than a KZfaq video, but books usually cost somewhat money, so I am not anymore just buying books just to see is it good or not. These days I do quite bit of research before buying a book. I do watch at times videos from Mike Israetel, but I haven't bought any of his books. I am mainly interested in strength straining and not that much about bodybuilding. I just assume that a stronger muscle is a bigger muscle and focus on strength and hope that the muscle will come with the strength. Sounds like you have read a lot of books on this topic, so if I may ask, do you have any book recommendations yourself?

matt wenning powerlifting training a developmental approach, basically westside but its main focus and strength is maximising longevity. stuart mcgill the back mechanic, tldr google mcgill big 3