Becoming a Supple Leopard
The Ultimate Guide to Resolving Pain, Preventing Injury, and Optimizing Athletic Performance
by Kelly Starrett, Glen Cordoza · first published 2013
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Why HN recommends it
Encyclopedic mobility reference with self-treatment routines for back pain, posture, neck issues and injury prevention; suited to lifters, athletes and desk workers wanting to move better and avoid injury.
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Based on the premise that dysfunctional movement patterns impede athletic performance, the author presents the construction and function of his own movement and mobility system, based on his midline stabilization and organization, one-joint rule and laws of torque movement principles, all to remedy body stiffness, prevent injuries and improve and extend athletic capabilities.
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All human movement is a skill and anything you "do wrong" over and over again will eventually cause injury. I'd recommend you take a look at Dr. Kelly Starrett's book "Becoming A Supple Leopard" the title may seem silly but the information inside is life changing. Here is the Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Supple-Leopard-Preventing-Per... I can also help if needed, contact should…
on “Apparently standing desks can hurt too” ↗…with pro athletes. If I don't adhere to a nightly, consistent stretching regiment before bed that includes a bit of yoga and a number of other key movements, I sleep like poo. Highly recommend the book; Becoming a Supple Leopard [1] [1] https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Supple-Leopard-2nd-Performan...
on “Squats can boost brain activity [video]” ↗For both goals (back pain and breathing exercises) I'd highly recommend the book "Becoming a Supple Leopard" by Dr. Kelly Starrett. http://www.roguefitness.com/becoming-a-supple-leopard Kind of an esoteric title, but the book is filled with outstanding information and actually specifically addresses the standard…
on “Ask HN: What are your health and fitness goals?” ↗…optimally sit and walk to improve posture: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/sit-better-live-better-excer... http://www.allthingsgym.com/kelly-starrett-on-posture/ I would highly recommend his book "Becoming a Supple Leopard" to all lifters and anyone generally interested in improving their posture.
on “Ask HN: What are you doing to look after your posture?” ↗favourites by category: - fitness: Becoming a supple leopard - fiction: Seveneves - non fiction: Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2016?” ↗I recommend Limber 11 to get started: https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/limber-11-the-only-lower-bo... Eventually you'll need to fine tune the program according to your needs. Becoming A Supple Leopard is basically the encyclopedia for mobility programs/exercises: https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Supple-Leopard-2nd-Performan...
on “Ask HN: Your most useful purchase of under $100 in 2018?” ↗…bouts coincide with heavy laptop and mobile phone use (neck angle forward and down). What fixed it for me was switching to a good desktop set-up whenever possible and self-treatment via Kelly Starrett’s Becoming A Supple Leopard (there is whole section in the second edition on neck and jaw). He has good general advice in this video as well - https://youtu.be/kfg_e6YG37U I haven’t used the mouthguard now in probably 5 or more…
on “Ask HN: Has anyone fixed their own bruxism?” ↗other useful books along these lines are Becoming a Supple Leopard, The Body Keeps The Score, anything by Joe Despina In my estimation, especially on the east coast, most people are more tense than they consciously realize I enjoyed that you pointed out avoiding caffeine…
on “Stopping the RSI pain that almost destroyed my programming career (2016)” ↗Bike, hard. Support that with Becoming a Supple Leopard, to avoid injury.
on “Ask HN: Any Tip ( without side effects ) for healthy life?” ↗It's a slow process, especially because of your age and height (6'4.5" here and I've always had trouble too). Start working on mobility a lot, check out the book "Becoming a supple leopard" - it's a great source of knowledge.
on “Ask HN: How do you gain weight?” ↗…hand. Either without the other is often what leads to injuries. Having been someone who lifted without working on flexibility and suffered a lot of injuries I can attest to that. For me yoga and the book "Becoming a supple leopard" by Kelly Starret helped a lot.
on “Ask HN: How do you gain weight?” ↗I had minor back pain and also pickup strength training including doing "starting strength". The biggest difference though was reading "Becoming a supple leopard" and focusing on getting mobility and flexibility back to my lower body. Getting your pelvis back into a neutral position will do wonders for your back but that requires focusing on short hamstrings…
on “Weight Training Is the Best Exercise for Bone Strength” ↗Consider reading the Mindbody Solution. It’s a seemingly absurd book which I found to be a helpful perspective on addressing unexplained pain. Also read Becoming a Supple Leopard. Also seems ridiculous but offers important perspective on referred pain and resolving issues all over the body through self massage, PT, and exercise.
on “Ask HN: Random upper back pain is ruining my life. At wits end. Anyone else?” ↗I had not heard of Deskbound, but his other book on stretching is an incredible resource (Becoming a supple leopard).
on “You are probably sitting down for too long” ↗…Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman - Working Effectively With Legacy Code by Michael Feathers - Smarter Faster Better by Charles Duhigg - Sprint by Jake Knapp - Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Taleb - Becoming a Supple Leopard by Kelly Starrett - Superforecasting by Philip Tetlock - The Inner Game Of Tennis by Timothy Gallwey - Design Sprint by Richard Banfield - The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhn -…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2016?” ↗