Lift & Read. May Book Club, Part 2

Welp, I did it.

I finished the "Speed of Light Series."

Books 2 and 3 of the series were nearly as good as the first (but, they can't quite compare since the first book of the series set the stage for what was to come in the second 2 books).

I highly recommend this series. Excellent all around. Each book builds upon the last and they're all incredibly entertaining, funny, wholesome, and inspirational.

Meanwhile, on the physical culture front, I've got 2 new books I'm reading.

The first, is "Super Training," by Dr. Mel Sif. This is a dense text, and it's not one I'll read straight through. It's more of a thumb through and study. It's an absolute classic and remains the standard for all things strength and muscle building. It was expensive because it's a rare find and a highly valued resource in the industry. I'm enjoying reading through it while waiting between clients throughout the week. Loads of good information and knowledge to consume that helps me be better at my job – training clients – and improve the quality of my own training.

The second physical culture book is a relatively small book that I'm excited to read. It's called "Daily Effort Protocol," by Ben Powers. Ben is someone I've followed and interacted with on reddit and he's developed a really unique system of training that's resulted in his very impressive strength and endurance qualities. He's not a "fit pro," and that makes his book even more interesting to me.

It's cool to see people that have regular day jobs fool around in their backyard and bonus room with kettlebells, making great gains, and then sharing their success map with others. I'm excited to read it and will provide a little review after I'm done.

Finally, since I've finished the "Speed of Light" series, I need to begin a new fiction book. I've settled on an old, second-hand (judging by the condition, probably more 22nd-hand) copy of Graham Greene's "Our Man in Havana."

It's a satirical spin on cold war tensions.

Greene was apparently quite the comedic author. I never heard of him before buying this book for dirt cheap, but he was a British fellow born in 1904, and "Our Man in Havana" was published in 1958. If it's good I run the risk of needing to find some of his other books – which could get expensive because it seems like he wrote quite a few.

My lifting is going well and I trust yours is going well, as well.

Tomorrow I've got legs.

Have a great Sunday and don't forget to lift weights and read books.

Talk soon.