Carltons Guide to Essential Reading for the Personal Trainer Summer 2013

*This is simply a short list of some of my favorite and most referenced books. It is in no way a complete

list of essential reading for a fitness professional. However, with the wealth of material out there, it is

easy to become discouraged by the mere thought of the time it might take to read & absorb so much

material, that may or may not all be worth the time. Here i have tried to make things a little easier for

someone starting off in the business and wishing to simultaneously gain knowledge and perspective.

This list includes some classics as well as more modern reference material on various subjects. My

objective was to create as short a list as possible of some great reference material while also

implementing some reading for historic perspective and fun. Enjoy.

1. Dan John Intervention

2. Pavel Tsatsouline Power to the People.

3. Michael Boyle Advances in Functional Training

3. Paul Chek How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy

4. Mark Verstegen Core Performance

5. Pavel Tsatsouline Naked Warrior

6. Mark Rippetoe Starting Strength

7. Pavel Tsatsouline Enter the Kettlebell

8. Clair Davies Trigger Point Therapy Workbook

9. Gray Cook Athletic Body in Balance

10. Ross Enamait Infinite Intensity

11. Robert Dos Remedios Mens Health Power Training: Build Bigger, Stronger Muscles with through

Performance-based Conditioning

12. Bill Starr The Strongest Shall Survive

13. Shirley Sahrmann Diagnosis and Treatment of Movement Impairment Sndromes

14. Mark Rippetoe Practical Programming

15. Dr. Mehmet Oz You: The Owners Manual

16. Arthur Saxon The Development of Physical Power

17. Stuart McGill Low Back Disorders

18. Arnold Schwarzenegger The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding

19. Martin Rooney Training for Warriors

20. Martin Rooney Warrior Cardio

21. National Academy of Sports Medicine Optimum Performance Training for the Health and Fitness

Professional 2004 Second edition

22. Steven Low Overcoming Gravity

23. Joseph H. Pilates A Pilates Primer: The Millennium Edition

24. Alan Calvert Super-Strength

25. Steve Vickery and Marilyn Moffat The American Physical Therapy Association Book of Body

Maintenance and Repair

26. Bruce Lee and John Little The Art of Expressing the Human Body

27. Ross Enamait Never Gymless : An Excuse-free System for Total Fitness

28. Dan John Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning

29. Rachel Cosgrove The Female Body Breakthrough: The Revolutionary Strength-Training Plan for

Losing Fat and Getting the Body You Want

30. Andrew Weil Natural Health, Natural Medicine: The Complete Guide to Wellness and Self-Care for

Optimum Health

31. Kelly Starrett and Glen Cordoza Becoming a Supple Leopard: The Ultimate Guide to Resolving

Pain, Preventing Injury, and Optimizing Athletic Performance by Kelly Starrett and Glen Cordoza