AthleanX's Train Like an Athlete: Intelligent Training to Build the Ultimate Body

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Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale, Mar 7, 2028 - Health & Fitness - 352 pages
The definitive bible of bodybuilding from the sought-after trainer behind YouTube's #1 fitness channel, featuring his signature science-based approach to functional training.

AthleanX puts the science into this unique strength training and conditioning program--including plans for nutrition and supplementation as well as step-by-step guides to the exercises--gives users the lean, muscular, functional bodies of professional athletes. Other fitness programs are based on a bodybuilding model, which can make you look stronger, but Jeff Cavaliere helps you become stronger with his sports medicine-based approach centered on injury prevention. He shows you how to hit the gym without falling into the common "bro" traps of poor posture and flexibility, which can lead to muscle imbalances, joint stiffness, pain, and injury.

In AthleanX's Train Like an Athlete, Cavaliere breaks down his philosophy of funtional training into attainable, comprehensive sections including:

  • 100 step-by-step photos of his demonstrating proper form for injury and pain prevention
  • Cavaliere's essential program for intelligent training
  • Nutritional and supplementation plans

Cavaliere's program is accessible and comprehensive, ideal for everyone from the fitness fanatic to the gym newbie.

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About the author (2028)

Jeff Cavaliere, MS PT CSCS, got his start as the physical therapist and strength/conditioning coach for the New York Mets for the team's 2006 National League championship season to 2008. From there, he became a highly sought-after personal trainer to elite athletes, wrestlers, and MMA fighters. Today he runs the wildly popular YouTube channel AthleanX (across platforms he has over 7 million followers; he posts three videos a week, with a number of videos that have over a million views), which brings intelligent training to the everyday gymgoer.

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