The Best Bodybuilding & Weight Training Books 2025

1. The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding: The Bible of Bodybuilding, Fully Updated and Revised, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

Pre-Owned - From elite bodybuilding competitors to gymnasts, from golfers to fitness gurus, anyone who works out with weights must own this book--a book that only Arnold Schwarzenegger could write, a book that has earned its reputation as the bible of bodybuilding. Inside, Arnold covers the very latest advances in both weight training and bodybuilding competition, with new sections on diet and nutrition, sports psychology, the treatment and prevention of injuries, and methods of training, each illustrated with detailed photos of some of bodybuilding's newest stars. Plus, all the features that have made this book a classic are here: -Arnold's tried-and-true tips for sculpting, strengthening, and defining each and every muscle to create the ultimate buff physique -The most effective methods of strength training to stilt your needs, whether you're an amateur athlete or a pro bodybuilder preparing for a competition -Comprehensive information on health, nutrition, and dietary supplements to help you build muscle, lose fat, and maintain optimum energy -Expert advice on the prevention and treatment of sports-related injuries -Strategies and tactics for competitive bodybuilders from selecting poses to handling publicity -The fascinating history and growth of bodybuilding as a sport, with a photographic Bodybuilding Hall of Fame -And, of course, Arnold's individual brand of inspiration and motivation throughout Covering every level of expertise and experience, The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding will help you achieve your personal best. With his unique perspective as a seven-time winner of the Mr. Olympia title and all international film star, Arnold shares his secrets to dedication, training, and commitment, and shows you how to take control of your body and realize your own potential for greatness.

The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding: The Bible of Bodybuilding, Fully Updated and Revised, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

2. Competitive Bodybuilding [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Competitive Bodybuilding by Bill Reynolds; Joe Weider

Competitive Bodybuilding, Used [Paperback]

3. The Nautilus Bodybuilding Book [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. The following is from the Forward by Mike Mentzer, Former Mr. America and Mr. Universe: "You don't have to understand why Nautilus equipment works. But I urge you to try it; try it exactly according to the guidelines in this book. You may not understand then, either, but that's not essential. Try the equipment with a tape measure in hand and see what happens. If you work 40 hours a week and attend a university full time and have only worked out for two 20-minute sessions a week for three weeks, would you settle for a 12-pound body weight increase? This is what is happening to trainees I know who are using Nautilus equipment properly. As could be expected, the Nautilus machines are being misused by some people. They do too many sets and reps and work out too many days per week. They don't understand or can't accept what a productive took they have to work with. In essence, they're hitching a team of horses to an automobile and letting the animals pull the car. The object of Nautilus equipment is to enable to user to activate muscles completely, intensely, severely, thoroughly, and quickly. It isn't easier, it's just finished sooner. I know that it is difficult to accept ideas that are new, especially if they happen to challenge that which is near and dear to you. But remember-if you want to lead the orchestra, you have to turn your back on the crowd."

The Nautilus Bodybuilding Book, Used [Paperback]

4. Super Squats: How to Gain 30 Pounds of Muscle in 6 Weeks [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. "For the optical engineer it is an indispensable work." Journal, Optical Society of America "As a practical guide this book has no rival." Transactions, Optical Society "A noteworthy contribution," Nature (London) This two-volume paperback republication of A. E. Conrady's classic work presents his complete system of optical design. The only work of its kind in English, this set leads the reader step by step from the fundamental concepts of geometrical and physical optics up to the point where he can design the simpler optical systems without aid. It remains the only detailed work on the subject written with the needs of the practical designer and the self-taught constantly in mind. For most of the text, no mathematics above trigonometry is needed; occasional sections require some calculus and analytical geometry. Part I covers all ordinary ray-tracing methods, together with the complete theory of primary aberrations and as much of higher aberration as is needed for the design of telescopes, low-power microscopes and simple optical systems. Chapters: Fundamental Equations, Spherical Aberration, Physical Aspect of Optical Images, Chromatic Aberration, Design of Achromatic Object-Glasses, Extra-Axial Image Points, The Optical Sine Theorem, Trigonometric Tracing of Oblique Pencils, General Theory of Perfect Optical Systems, and Ordinary Eyepieces. Part II extends the coverage to the systematic study and design of practically all types of optical systems, with special attention to high-power microscope objectives and anastigmatic photographic objectives. Edited and completed from the author's manuscript by Rudolf Kingslake, Director of Optical Design, Eastman Kodak Company. Chapters: Additional Solutions by the Thin-Lens Method, Optical Path Differences, Optical Path Differences at an Axial Image Point, Optical Tolerances, Chromatic Aberration as an Optical Path Difference, The Matching Principle and the Design of Microscope Objectives, Primary Aberrations of Oblique Pencils, Analytical Solutions for Simple Systems with Remote Stop, Symmetrical Photographic Objectives, and Unsymmetrical Photographic Objectives.

Super Squats: How to Gain 30 Pounds of Muscle in 6 Weeks [Paperback - Used]

5. Ironman's Home Gym Handbook: A Complete Guide to Training at Home, Used [Paperback]

Ironman's Home Gym Handbook: A Complete Guide to Training at Home

Ironman's Home Gym Handbook: A Complete Guide to Training at Home, Used [Paperback]

6. Gold's Gym Workout Journal, Used [Spiral-bound]

Gold's Gym, the world's leading bodybuilding authority, has put together the perfect take-it-to-the-gym training journal. Targeted at the average person interested in weightlifting and working out for health, this handy, spiral-bound book provides convenient daily work sheets for tracking sets and reps as they are completed. Also included are concise sections on general diet and exercise, an introduction to gym equipment and etiquette, and sample workouts at beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels.

Gold's Gym Workout Journal, Used [Spiral-bound]

7. Gold's Gym Mass Building Training and Nutrition System [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Recommends a program of diet, exercise, and psychological preparation for serious bodybuilders, and discusses the special concerns of women bodybuilders and other matters.

Gold's Gym Mass Building Training and Nutrition System, Used [Paperback]

8. Weight Training/Beginners, Used [Hardcover]

Weight Training/Beginners by Ruth Reynolds

Weight Training/Beginners, Used [Hardcover]

9. The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Golf Past 40, Used [Paperback]

A golf book that deals with weight training. It can helps the player increase strength, quickness, agility, and endurance.

The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Golf Past 40, Used [Paperback]

10. You Too Can Be A Fitness Model, Used [Paperback]

A professional fitness model offers advice on starting a career in fitness modeling, including tips on building a portfolio, entering contests, finding an agent, and mastering auditions.

You Too Can Be A Fitness Model, Used [Paperback]