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Fitness Science Library - 5000 pages... 9 volumes... 50 authors... hundreds of scientific references, charts, tables, and more. Click here for details.

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Below is a list of our fitness and exercise books that comprise the Fitness Science Library (although the latter has been updated and expanded); click the appropriate link for details, pricing, & free excerpts. FREE excerpts with most titles. Click Here for Important Shipping and Billing Instructions for hardcover book purchases located in this section.

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IART STATS Journal: Available in hardcover is the Strategic Analysis Tracking System, the most complete and detailed training journal you can use. Click here for details.

Apex. Optimizing physical conditioning & mental peak performance; learn to cycle training demands, why they need to be cycled for optimum results, etc.

Arthur Jones Collection. Dual hardcover book set in slip case still available!

Charting for Success. Quick reference containing over 70 charts on a variety of topics, e.g., nutrition analysis steps to teaching proper technique.

DI-Chi: Progressive Martial Arts. Latest in martial arts conditioning; teaches the fundamentals of integrating weapon mimickry; duplication of martial arts katas but with resistance, unique muscular challenges that are low impact yet highly demanding.

Exercise Science: Theory & Practice. Ultimate 1,000 page resource for personal trainers & enthusiasts. Our key book for the Master Clinician certification.

Fit Marketing. A book for the Master Fitness Clinician course, learn about establishing a business plan, developing a niche, promoting 'benefits,' closing a sale, & more.

Fitness Fraud. Discover the incompetence/fraud in the fitness industry, including the food guide, certification, magazine advertisements, rehabilitation, more.

NEW Fitness Science Annual 2008. FREE articles from our annual.

Full Range of Motive. Psychology of life-long lifting. Unique treatment of sport psychology that addresses the reasons why we lift weights + several case study examples.

Health Club & Personal Trainer Workbooks. Hands-on development workbooks with dozens of checklists, templates, and forms to increase your productivity, professionalism, standards, and accountability.

Higher Intelligence Training. Historical perspectives, fundamental reasoning and principles, application, famous case studies, and supporting research of high-intensity training are presented in this 250-page volume. An excellent resource, learning, and debating tool that demonstrates brief, intense exercise is the most productive form of training.

IART Journals. Compilation of IART articles that appeared in our quarterly newsletter & newsstand magazine from 1995 to 2001.

Individualism. Discusses genetic & environmental markers in exercise & nutrition prescription, including biological clocks... how they govern our training directions/abilities.

Johnston Rep Method. A new method/style to perform exercise that will optimize muscle pump and fiber inroading in a minimum number of sets. This highly productive methodology will have you thinking differently about proper exercise from the very first workout experience.

Johnston Rep Method 2 (Zone Training: JReps Exploded View). Advanced applications and discussions on training in zones, to further maximize your genetic potential in muscular hypertrophy.

Johnston Rep Method 3 (Z3-Revelations). The third book in the JReps (Zone Training) Trilogy, with more advanced applications and discussions on training in zones; this volume merges the science with bodybuilding culture like no other book.

Logos. Hone critical thinking skills as you delve into deductive & inductive reasoning, spotting fallacies, working with analogies, etc, all within an exercise framework.

Making of a Champion. A detailed case study with DVD on the strength and conditioning training of a World Heavy-weight Boxer.

Muscleaneous. A-to-Z reference of various terms within other disciplines (e.g., economics), integrated into strength training science, to provide greater scope & philosophical discussions.

No Turning Back. Autobiography from IART President, Brian D. Johnston; his experiences in the iron game, together with his latest thoughts on strength training at the time of publication.

Nutrition Protocol. A text for our Fitness Clinician Certifications. Contains basic nutrition theory, but also challenges the dogma, including the value of 'milk' & 'wheat' products. Detailed methodology on nutrition analysis procedures.

Origins. How strength training is linked to the sciences, from philosophy, physics, chemistry, biology, genetics, mathematics, numbers, anatomy & physiology.

Prescribed Exercise. Certification book for Fitness Clinician, with topics ranging from theoretical to practical and how we need to think and problem solve about strength training.

Problem Solving. Critical thinking techniques for active minds & bodies; manual (download only) addresses host of topics, including making the right choices, interpreting data correctly, how to make continuous improvement, etc.

Rational Strength Training. Principles & casebook of sensible training, what it means to be rational when lifting weights, a look at some irrational practices, fundamental guidelines that need to be followed to be successful, + casebook section on over twenty individuals who employ "rationality."

Scientific Inquiry for Fitness Clinicians. This text is part of our Fitness Clinician Certifications; explores the concepts of inquiry & scientific investigation in personal training.

Soma. Weight training injuries and rehabilitation, with an extensive section on special populations.

STATS Journal. The Strategic Analysis Tracking System; the most comprehensive training journal. Collect data for tracking & analysis purposes.

Stress of Life. Landmark book by the 'father' of stress research, Hans Selye. Discussions on the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) & the Localized Adaptation Syndrome (LAS); vital information for strength training application/research.

Synergy 2002. Annual book with 36 articles & reviews.

Synergy 2003. Annual book with 30 articles & reviews.

Synergy 2004. Annual book with 40 articles & reviews.

Synergy 2005. (10th Anniversary Edition) Annual book with 31 articles, reviews, and research reports, and over 300 pages.

Synergy 2006. Annual book with 35 articles, reviews, and research reports, and 340 pages.

Synergy 2007. Annual book over 300 pages with articles, reviews, and research reports.

System Analysis. Critiquing problematic strength training methods, how to do so, with four extensive examples: The Weider System, Heavy Duty, Functional Training, & Western Periodization.

Tactical Fitness: Rules of Advanced Gym Warfare. Declare war on your muscles; stay in command; fight with chaos; avoid frontal attacks; and know when to retreat. These are only some of the rules of warfare that must be understood in the gym for optimum success.

Technical Excellence. Softcover manual; 30 key exercises in spectacular detail with bullet point notes surrounding each photo for quick reference.

Zone Training: JReps Exploded View. Advanced applications and discussions on training in zones (The Johnston Rep Method), to further maximize your genetic potential in muscular hypertrophy.

Z3-Revelations. The third book in the JReps (Zone Training) Trilogy, with more advanced applications and discussions on training in zones; this volume merges the science with bodybuilding culture like no other book.

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