Body by Science: A Research Based Program to Get the Results You Want in 12 Minutes a Week

This is a very well written book, and its science is solid. My one problem with it is the fact that training to failure can be very effective, it also causes neural inroads as well. This is not particularly bad, but by the time the nervous system has recovered, the muscle has already been sitting and waiting for a few days. The section on metabolic conditioning is spot on, and I am sorry to all the runners out there, there is no way you can ignore the fact that "Cardio" training leads to significantly more injuries. I suggest this book to anybodies library.

Much of the literature is very contradictory and misinformed. Following the guidelines of this book will give you minimal benefits and probably just serve to greatly frustrate your lack of progress.

The fitness bible. By far the best framework I've ever found for overall general purpose fitness for regular life. Today is my two year anniversary of starting High Intensity Training. It continues to get better, my overall fitness has improved, I haven't gotten hurt or burned out. I train once a week and I look forward to the weekend so I can do my HIT workout. Regardless of your outlook on fitness, this book should be read by everyone, even if you don't plan on doing it.