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Bodies Book Summaries

The Body Electric
by Robert O. Becker • 1985
A hidden electrical current runs your body's healing and growth. Power lines may be shorting it out.
4.25
500+
The Body Electric Summary
Immersive
The Body Electric
A hidden electrical current runs your body's healing and growth. Power lines may be shorting it out.
by Robert O. Becker 1985 368 pages
4.25
500+ ratings
Tactical Barbell
by K. Black • 2014
For firefighters, soldiers, and cops: how to deadlift 500 while still finishing the run.
4.52
1k+
Tactical Barbell Summary
Immersive
Tactical Barbell
For firefighters, soldiers, and cops: how to deadlift 500 while still finishing the run.
by K. Black 2014 138 pages
4.52
1k+ ratings
Science of Running
by Chris Napier • 2020
Injury starts with your mechanics. The form, strength, and fueling fixes that keep runners moving.
4.22
500+
Science of Running Summary
Science of Running
Injury starts with your mechanics. The form, strength, and fueling fixes that keep runners moving.
by Chris Napier 2020 224 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
How to Heal Your Metabolism
by Kate Deering • 2015
Heal your metabolism with butter, fruit, and sugar, and stop choking down kale.
4.16
500+
How to Heal Your Metabolism Summary
How to Heal Your Metabolism
Heal your metabolism with butter, fruit, and sugar, and stop choking down kale.
by Kate Deering 2015 390 pages
4.16
500+ ratings
Science and Development of Muscle Hypertrophy
by Brad Schoenfeld • 2016
Three mechanisms build muscle. The research on training all three for maximum size.
4.44
390
Science and Development of Muscle Hypertrophy Summary
Science and Development of Muscle Hypertrophy
Three mechanisms build muscle. The research on training all three for maximum size.
by Brad Schoenfeld 2016 224 pages
4.44
390 ratings
Rebuilding Milo
by Aaron Horschig • 2021
Your MRI is probably wrong. Find what movement triggers your pain, then rebuild from there.
4.56
500+
Rebuilding Milo Summary
Rebuilding Milo
Your MRI is probably wrong. Find what movement triggers your pain, then rebuild from there.
by Aaron Horschig 2021 400 pages
4.56
500+ ratings
Becoming a Supple Leopard, 1st Edition
by Kelly Starrett • 2013
Your body didn't break. It's just out of position. Here's the manual for putting it back.
4.38
6k+
Becoming a Supple Leopard, 1st Edition Summary
Becoming a Supple Leopard, 1st Edition
Your body didn't break. It's just out of position. Here's the manual for putting it back.
by Kelly Starrett 2013 400 pages
4.38
6k+ ratings
The Naked Warrior
by Pavel Tsatsouline • 2003
Two bodyweight moves, ancient tension secrets, and a practice method that never exhausts you.
4.06
1k+
The Naked Warrior Summary
The Naked Warrior
Two bodyweight moves, ancient tension secrets, and a practice method that never exhausts you.
by Pavel Tsatsouline 2003 218 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Overcoming Gravity
by Steven Low • 2011
Build gymnastic strength through leverage, not just reps: a system as rigorous as barbell training.
4.46
1k+
Overcoming Gravity Summary
Overcoming Gravity
Build gymnastic strength through leverage, not just reps: a system as rigorous as barbell training.
by Steven Low 2011 598 pages
4.46
1k+ ratings
Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology
by Joseph H. Pilates • 1945
Modern life is stiffening your body. The 1945 antidote: controlled breath and a spine that bends.
4.22
500+
Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology Summary
Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology
Modern life is stiffening your body. The 1945 antidote: controlled breath and a spine that bends.
by Joseph H. Pilates 1945 93 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Healing Trauma
by Peter A. Levine • 2005
The wound isn't the event. It's the survival response the body never got to finish.
4.08
2k+
Healing Trauma Summary
Healing Trauma
The wound isn't the event. It's the survival response the body never got to finish.
by Peter A. Levine 2005 46 pages
4.08
2k+ ratings
The Quantum Doctor
by Amit Goswami • 2004
The quantum case for consciousness-first medicine: healing the vital body before the physical one.
4.10
362
The Quantum Doctor Summary
The Quantum Doctor
The quantum case for consciousness-first medicine: healing the vital body before the physical one.
by Amit Goswami 2004 320 pages
4.10
362 ratings
The Barbell Prescription
by Jonathon M. Sullivan • 2017
Why the barbell is the strongest weapon against aging, and the precise program to wield it.
4.35
500+
The Barbell Prescription Summary
The Barbell Prescription
Why the barbell is the strongest weapon against aging, and the precise program to wield it.
by Jonathon M. Sullivan 2017 736 pages
4.35
500+ ratings
Kettlebell - Simple and Sinister
by Pavel Tsatsouline • 2013
One weight, two drills, thirty minutes. The fitness program that strips away every excuse.
4.36
3k+
Kettlebell - Simple and Sinister Summary
Kettlebell - Simple and Sinister
One weight, two drills, thirty minutes. The fitness program that strips away every excuse.
by Pavel Tsatsouline 2013
4.36
3k+ ratings
Practical Programming for Strength Training
by Mark Rippetoe • 2006
Stop adding weight every workout. The programming that replaces linear progress, phase by phase.
4.33
2k+
Practical Programming for Strength Training Summary
Practical Programming for Strength Training
Stop adding weight every workout. The programming that replaces linear progress, phase by phase.
by Mark Rippetoe 2006 256 pages
4.33
2k+ ratings
Beyond Bigger Leaner Stronger
by Michael Matthews • 2014
Advanced periodized lifting and macro tracking to crush plateaus, get shredded, and stay that way.
4.17
1k+
Beyond Bigger Leaner Stronger Summary
Beyond Bigger Leaner Stronger
Advanced periodized lifting and macro tracking to crush plateaus, get shredded, and stay that way.
by Michael Matthews 2014 358 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy
by Susan McConnell • 2020
Your client's protectors manifest as tension and pain. The somatic tools to work with them directly.
3.95
426
Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy Summary
Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy
Your client's protectors manifest as tension and pain. The somatic tools to work with them directly.
by Susan McConnell 2020 278 pages
3.95
426 ratings
Somatics
by Thomas Hanna • 1988
Stiffness, pain, stooped posture: not aging but a reversible forgetting in the brain.
4.18
500+
Somatics Summary
Somatics
Stiffness, pain, stooped posture: not aging but a reversible forgetting in the brain.
by Thomas Hanna 1988 176 pages
4.18
500+ ratings
Stretching
by Bob Anderson • 1975
Fix your own body: simple holds for every muscle, every sport, and a lifetime of pain-free movement.
4.29
1k+
Stretching Summary
Stretching
Fix your own body: simple holds for every muscle, every sport, and a lifetime of pain-free movement.
by Bob Anderson 1975 196 pages
4.29
1k+ ratings
Complete Calisthenics - The Ultimate Guide To Bodyweight Exercise
by Ashley Kalym • 2014
Your body, a pull-up bar, and the progressions that go from push-up to planche.
4.15
500+
Complete Calisthenics - The Ultimate Guide To Bodyweight Exercise Summary
Complete Calisthenics - The Ultimate Guide To Bodyweight Exercise
Your body, a pull-up bar, and the progressions that go from push-up to planche.
by Ashley Kalym 2014 396 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Move Your DNA
by Katy Bowman • 2014
Your body starves for motion it no longer gets; exercise alone isn't the answer.
4.35
3k+
Move Your DNA Summary
Move Your DNA
Your body starves for motion it no longer gets; exercise alone isn't the answer.
by Katy Bowman 2014 301 pages
4.35
3k+ ratings
Glute Lab
by Bret Contreras • 2019
A program for the body's largest muscle, your key to strength, posture, and pain-free movement.
4.65
500+
Glute Lab Summary
Glute Lab
A program for the body's largest muscle, your key to strength, posture, and pain-free movement.
by Bret Contreras 2019 608 pages
4.65
500+ ratings
How To Eat, Move And Be Healthy!
by Paul Chek • 2004
Stop fighting your own biology at every meal. Find your metabolic type and eat accordingly.
4.29
500+
How To Eat, Move And Be Healthy! Summary
How To Eat, Move And Be Healthy!
Stop fighting your own biology at every meal. Find your metabolic type and eat accordingly.
by Paul Chek 2004 255 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
Overcoming Poor Posture
by Steven Low • 2017
A systematic plan for fixing your posture that trains your brain as much as your body.
3.91
249
Overcoming Poor Posture Summary
Overcoming Poor Posture
A systematic plan for fixing your posture that trains your brain as much as your body.
by Steven Low 2017 132 pages
3.91
249 ratings
The Body Image Workbook
by Thomas F. Cash • 2008
Unlearn negative body image by targeting the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that sustain it.
3.95
260
The Body Image Workbook Summary
The Body Image Workbook
Unlearn negative body image by targeting the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that sustain it.
by Thomas F. Cash 2008 232 pages
3.95
260 ratings
Younger You
by Kara N. Fitzgerald • 2022
An eight-week protocol reversed biological age by three years, grounded in epigenetics, not hype.
3.80
302
Younger You Summary
Younger You
An eight-week protocol reversed biological age by three years, grounded in epigenetics, not hype.
by Kara N. Fitzgerald 2022 512 pages
3.80
302 ratings
The Anatomy of Stretching
by Brad Walker • 2007
Anatomy-based stretching that targets the tight muscle, not just the area. No more guesswork.
4.21
500+
The Anatomy of Stretching Summary
The Anatomy of Stretching
Anatomy-based stretching that targets the tight muscle, not just the area. No more guesswork.
by Brad Walker 2007 200 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
Somatic Psychotherapy Toolbox
by Manuela Mischke-Reeds • 2018
125 exercises that finally bring the body into the therapy room, where trauma actually lives.
4.20
217
Somatic Psychotherapy Toolbox Summary
Somatic Psychotherapy Toolbox
125 exercises that finally bring the body into the therapy room, where trauma actually lives.
by Manuela Mischke-Reeds 2018 262 pages
4.20
217 ratings
You Are Your Own Gym
by Mark Lauren • 2010
How to build strength, burn fat, and move better without ever touching a weight.
3.99
3k+
You Are Your Own Gym Summary
You Are Your Own Gym
How to build strength, burn fat, and move better without ever touching a weight.
by Mark Lauren 2010 192 pages
3.99
3k+ ratings
Easy Strength
by Dan John • 2011
Lift heavy without wrecking yourself: a plan for sustainable strength that fits any life.
4.20
500+
Easy Strength Summary
Easy Strength
Lift heavy without wrecking yourself: a plan for sustainable strength that fits any life.
by Dan John 2011 524 pages
4.20
500+ ratings
The Resistance Training Revolution
by Sal Di Stefano • 2021
Cardio slows your resting metabolism. Lifting speeds it up. One hour a week, no treadmill.
4.2
1k+
The Resistance Training Revolution Summary
The Resistance Training Revolution
Cardio slows your resting metabolism. Lifting speeds it up. One hour a week, no treadmill.
by Sal Di Stefano 2021 304 pages
4.2
1k+ ratings
Ready to Run
by Kelly Starrett • 2014
Running injuries are optional. Diagnose them with movement standards; fix them in ten minutes a day.
4.23
2k+
Ready to Run Summary
Ready to Run
Running injuries are optional. Diagnose them with movement standards; fix them in ten minutes a day.
by Kelly Starrett 2014 288 pages
4.23
2k+ ratings
Skin Cleanse
by Adina Grigore • 2015
How to fix your skin with food, kitchen ingredients, and almost no products at all.
3.85
1k+
Skin Cleanse Summary
Skin Cleanse
How to fix your skin with food, kitchen ingredients, and almost no products at all.
by Adina Grigore 2015 256 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
The New Rules of Posture
by Mary Bond • 2006
Posture starts with breath and ground sense, not shoulder position. Here is how to rebuild yours.
4.20
270
The New Rules of Posture Summary
The New Rules of Posture
Posture starts with breath and ground sense, not shoulder position. Here is how to rebuild yours.
by Mary Bond 2006 242 pages
4.20
270 ratings
Alkaline Herbal Medicine
by Aqiyl Aniys • 2016
Restore the alkaline, disease-resistant state of the African genome with the right herbs and diet.
4.37
374
Alkaline Herbal Medicine Summary
Alkaline Herbal Medicine
Restore the alkaline, disease-resistant state of the African genome with the right herbs and diet.
by Aqiyl Aniys 2016 138 pages
4.37
374 ratings
Right Body For You
by Gary M. Douglas • 2012
What if food, aging, and pain aren't fixed realities? The consciousness tools that shift them.
4.41
134
Right Body For You Summary
Right Body For You
What if food, aging, and pain aren't fixed realities? The consciousness tools that shift them.
by Gary M. Douglas 2012 218 pages
4.41
134 ratings
The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion
by Pete Egoscue • 1992
Chronic pain usually signals misalignment, not injury. Fix your movement patterns and it fades.
4.22
458
The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion Summary
The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion
Chronic pain usually signals misalignment, not injury. Fix your movement patterns and it fades.
by Pete Egoscue 1992 198 pages
4.22
458 ratings
The Ketogenic Diet
by Kristen Mancinelli • 2014
Eat more fat, drop pounds: the carbohydrate threshold that shifts metabolism into fat-burning mode.
3.83
160
The Ketogenic Diet Summary
The Ketogenic Diet
Eat more fat, drop pounds: the carbohydrate threshold that shifts metabolism into fat-burning mode.
by Kristen Mancinelli 2014 224 pages
3.83
160 ratings
Body the Greatest Gadget
by Sadhguru • 2015
Suffering is self-made. The body, tuned right, is the way out.
4.44
500+
Body the Greatest Gadget Summary
Body the Greatest Gadget
Suffering is self-made. The body, tuned right, is the way out.
by Sadhguru 2015 73 pages
4.44
500+ ratings
The MELT Method
by Sue Hitzmann • 2013
A 10-minute fascia technique that releases chronic pain and restores youthful movement.
3.67
500+
The MELT Method Summary
The MELT Method
A 10-minute fascia technique that releases chronic pain and restores youthful movement.
by Sue Hitzmann 2013 304 pages
3.67
500+ ratings
Trauma Releasing Exercises
by David Berceli • 2005
Your body knows how to shake off trauma. A self-guided system that reactivates that lost reflex.
4.08
333
Trauma Releasing Exercises Summary
Trauma Releasing Exercises
Your body knows how to shake off trauma. A self-guided system that reactivates that lost reflex.
by David Berceli 2005 90 pages
4.08
333 ratings
Trauma and the Body
by Pat Ogden • 2006
To heal trauma, the body must finish the fight-or-flight actions that were interrupted long ago.
4.40
500+
Trauma and the Body Summary
Trauma and the Body
To heal trauma, the body must finish the fight-or-flight actions that were interrupted long ago.
by Pat Ogden 2006 384 pages
4.40
500+ ratings
Foundation
by Eric Goodman • 2011
You bend from your spine, not your hips. Fix that pattern and back pain stops.
4.17
500+
Foundation Summary
Foundation
You bend from your spine, not your hips. Fix that pattern and back pain stops.
by Eric Goodman 2011 288 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back
by Esther Gokhale • 2008
Back pain is a modern invention. The postures that kept your ancestors pain-free, step by step.
4.19
1k+
8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back Summary
8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back
Back pain is a modern invention. The postures that kept your ancestors pain-free, step by step.
by Esther Gokhale 2008 227 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Forever Painless
by Miranda Esmonde-White • 2016
Shut off chronic pain by rebalancing your body’s fascia and muscles with a half-hour daily practice.
3.74
276
Forever Painless Summary
Forever Painless
Shut off chronic pain by rebalancing your body’s fascia and muscles with a half-hour daily practice.
by Miranda Esmonde-White 2016 317 pages
3.74
276 ratings
Reclaiming Body Trust
by Hilary Kinavey • 2022
Diet culture taught you to distrust your body. Healing that relationship requires zero pounds lost.
4.37
500+
Reclaiming Body Trust Summary
Reclaiming Body Trust
Diet culture taught you to distrust your body. Healing that relationship requires zero pounds lost.
by Hilary Kinavey 2022 320 pages
4.37
500+ ratings
Scientific Principles of Strength Training
by Mike Israetel • 2015
The physiological laws that determine whether your training builds strength or just wears you down.
4.53
303
Scientific Principles of Strength Training Summary
Scientific Principles of Strength Training
The physiological laws that determine whether your training builds strength or just wears you down.
by Mike Israetel 2015 371 pages
4.53
303 ratings
Body Respect
by Linda Bacon • 2014
BMI standards were written by the weight-loss industry, and dieting trains your body to gain weight.
4.19
1k+
Body Respect Summary
Body Respect
BMI standards were written by the weight-loss industry, and dieting trains your body to gain weight.
by Linda Bacon 2014 232 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Deep Fitness
by Philip Shepherd • 2021
Thirty minutes a week, one set to failure: the science and the presence that change everything.
3.86
154
Deep Fitness Summary
Deep Fitness
Thirty minutes a week, one set to failure: the science and the presence that change everything.
by Philip Shepherd 2021 224 pages
3.86
154 ratings
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