The Strongest Shall Survive: Strength Training for Football

First printed in 1976, Starr's book remains a timeless classic, a work chalked full of insightful training and nutritional advice. The training methodology Starr advocates for in this book relies heavily, and in some cases exclusively, on the "Big Three," i.e. the back squat, bench press, and power clean. In order to further simplify the program, Starr prescribes a formulaic five sets of five repetitions for each exercise, ideally increasing the load with each set.