Stronger: The Untold Story of Muscle in Our Lives

“As I got deeper into the research, I found that progressive resistance weight training, which is practiced by only a small fraction of the population, is the type of exercise that could deliver the biggest benefits to the largest number of people in the smallest amount of time. One of the most compelling insights of strength training epidemiology, to me, is that the people who can benefit the most from lifting weights are the people least likely to do it: women, older people, and those with chronic diseases. That fact gave my work on this book a mission: to bring strength training out of the margins of our culture and place it where it belongs—at the center of all our lives.” Read more...

The Best Strength Books

Michael Joseph Gross, Journalist

“Stronger: The Untold Story of Muscle in Our Lives by journalist Michael Joseph Gross…argues that we need to revise our attitude to the tissue that makes up 30-40% of our bodies. He writes, ‘Think how the world could look different if every time you heard someone say muscle, the first person you thought of was not some big guy who had taken steriods, but your grandmother. Making that shift is one of the best things you can do for yourself and the people you love.'” Read more...

Notable Nonfiction Books of Early 2025

Sophie Roell, Journalist