Stronger

When I heard about Stronger, I was in heaven. The history, science, and practice of lifting weights, all in one place? That's my kind of book . . . Even if you've never picked up a weight - Stronger is for you -- Arnold Schwarzenegger At once a meditation on the relationship between soul and body and a practical guide to growing old. It is thoughtful, richly reported and totally compelling. The first thing I did after finishing it was buy a set of weights -- Elizabeth Kolbert * author of The Sixth Extinction * If history, anthropology, and lifting are down your alley, you will enjoy Stronger. Find out how our ancestors have shaped our views on muscle and strength in unexpected ways -- Pavel Tsatsouline * founder and CEO of StrongFirst.com and author of Kettlebell Simple & Sinister * The very definition of cutting-edge ... Stronger is an elegant, sophisticated, and substantial piece of work... It's absolutely enthralling, written with a masterly zip and zing - an eye for the arresting visual detail and an ear for the striking quotation * The American Spectator * I started lifting weights in 1956, when I was fourteen. When Stronger is in readers' hands, I'll be eighty-three - I'll still be lifting. From the Histories by Herodotus to Pumping Iron - from Ancient Greece to Arnold Schwarzenegger - this is the enlightening history of weight training. I'm a full-time writer. I spend every day sitting on my glutes. Do your glutes a favour - read Stronger -- John Irving * awardwinning author of The World According to Garp * A pioneering narrative - a fascinating exploration, years in the making, of a hugely important part of human life and culture. It raises the question that great books do: Why has this not been written before? -- William Langewiesche