The Top 25 Strength and Conditioning Books to Read in 2022

Every year, coaches would like to get back in the saddle with reading, that’s why I made a list top 25

  1. New Functional Training for Sports Michael Boyle
  2. Principles and Practice of Resistance Training, Michael H. Stone, Meg E. Stone, William A. Sands
  3. High-Performance Training for Sports, David Joyce, Dan Lewindon
  4. Science and Development of Muscle Hypertrophy, Brad Schoenfeld
  5. Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)Å
  6. Supertraining by Yuri Verkoshanksky, Mel Siff
  7. Shock Method by Yuri Verkoshanksky
  8. Science and Practice of Strength Training by Vladimir Zatsiorsky
  9. Block Periodization – Breakthrough in Sport Training by Vladimir Issurin
  10. Strength Training Manual – The Agile Periodization Approach Volumes One & Two by Mladen Jovanović
  11. Triphasic Training: A Systematic Approach to Elite Speed and Explosive by Cal Dietz, Ben Peterson
  12. The Governing Dynamics of Coaching – A Unified Theory of Sports Preparation by James Smith
  13. Applied Principles of Optimal Power Development – Max Schmarzo, Matt Van Dyke
  14. Exercise Physiology 8th Edition – Nutrition, Energy and Human Performance by William McArdle
  15. Periodization – Theory and Methodology of Training by Tudor Bompa, Carlo Buzzichelli
  16. Practical Programming For Strength Training by Mark Rippetoe, Andy Baker
  17. Olympic Weightlifting For Sports by Greg Evertt
  18. Scientific Principles of Strength Training by Mike Israetel, Juggernaut Training Systems
  19. Ultimate MMA Conditioning by Joel Jamieson
  20. Training and Racing With A Power Meter by Huner Allen and Andrew Coggan
  21. The Hybrid Athlete by Alex Viada
  22. Conscious Coaching – by Brett Bartholomew
  23. Optimal Nutrition For Injury Recovery by Lyle McDonald
  24. Applied Nutrition for Mixed Sports by Lyle McDonald
  25. Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe

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