Becoming A Supple Leopard: The Ultimate Guide To Resolving Pain, Preventing Injury, And Optimizing Athletic Performance (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
Not impressed. There appears to be a fairly new movement (market) for this sports rehab/pre-hab/'movement' material. Everything from rolling a foam roller over your muscles to 'functional movement' exercises. I am skeptical. It screams marketing and sales to me. I've received no real measurable benefit from this category of 'fitness' I'm a marathoner with 7 under my belt so far, to give you an idea of where I'm coming from.I'll stick to light jogging and dynamic stretching for 10-15 minutes before a hard workout to warm up. It's worked perfectly for me for the past 10 years, and I am still(knock on wood) injury free and healthy. If I need real physical rehab, I'll go see a real sports doc or therapist. Excellent resource for improving form on popular weight lifting, etc. exercises. There is also a large part of the book dedicated to improving mobility, increasing performance, and preventing/recovering from injury. I gleaned some great tips from the step by step instructions for each exercise. It really made a few things click into place. There is a strong emphasis on perfect form, the use of torque, and proper setup.The author's background is with Crossfit. This is pervasive throughout the book, and the exercises highlighted are all used by Crossfit and follow the Crossfit method. This is neither a positive or negative for me. If the advice worked for what I am doing, then it was of value.Not sure I would pay the hefty price tag to own the book--it is just about the size and price of a textbook, so I checked it out at the library--but it does have a wealth of information in it!
What do You think about Becoming A Supple Leopard: The Ultimate Guide To Resolving Pain, Preventing Injury, And Optimizing Athletic Performance (2013)?
Great reference for motor control and mobility issues. Will continue to reference it constantly.
—Page
Supple Leopard is basically the course notes to Kelly Starrett's Mobility and Movement seminar.
—archibacteria
I gave up on this book very complicated and too much detail for what I was looking for.
—Karawan
