These are my favourite reads, not about how to train but more on their lives and bodybuilding as a whole Muscle - Jon Hotten http://www.amazon.co.uk/Muscle-Writ...0050209?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190292938&sr=8-1 A great insight into modern bodybuilding and the dark truths the magazines hide away from the young naieve bodybuilder. Muscle - Sam Fussell http://www.amazon.co.uk/Muscle-Conf...0050209?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190293074&sr=1-1 A walk through one mans transformation from gym rat to competing bodybuilder Gorilla Suit - Bob Paris http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gorilla-Sui...0050209?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190293157&sr=1-1 An insight as to why Bob Paris became so dissillusioned with a sport he grew to love as a kid. Some great insights into areas such as the attempted drug testing in the IBFF, WBF coup attempt, Mohammed Bennaziors death, internal politics and the Weider Brothers strangle hold on modern bodybuilding. Blood n Guts - Dorian Yates http://www.amazon.co.uk/Portrait-Do...0050209?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190293303&sr=1-1 Englands most successful bodybuilder writes about his training background and life, including Mentzer's principles that changed his training philosophy. Arnies Encyclopedia - Arnold http://www.amazon.co.uk/Encyclopedi...0050209?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190293414&sr=1-6 Nothing more that the great photos Arnold - Laurance Leemer http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fantastic-A...0050209?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190293464&sr=1-5 An insight to the whole of Arnold career as bodybuilder, actor and governor. Talks about his training, steroid usage, health problems, conflicts with Sly Stallone, his passion for power.
I was flicking through Arnie's encyclopedia in a bookshop yesterday. Seemed to contain quite a bit of information and hundreds of photos (some of the older physiques are very impressive). Was tempted to get it.
McG put together a thread with a bajillion descriptions of some other top books. You might want to check it out.
yeah, those are directly training related as in talking about 90% training, my books are more about their lives and careers.
