Books

• A Coach’s Guide to Optimizing Movement: Rethinking the Big Patterns EBOOK by Dr. Pat Davidson $37.00

WHY: Davidson provides a framework for training with his systematized approach to training including foundational questions, foundational principles, training model, principles of progression, and his 7 patterns of movement. He will outline the fundamental principles that he uses as the backbone of his training model that will help you get client results through optimal physical training. Point blank- Pat Davidson wrote a book there is value in reading it.  

• Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual and Movement Therapists by Thomas Myers $81.48
• Movement System Impairment Syndromes of the Extremities, Cervical and Thoracic Spines by Shirley Sahrmann PT, PhD, FAPTA $90.12
• Atlas of Human Anatomy by Frank Netter MD $102.99
• The Pelvic Girdle: An Integration of Clinical Expertise and Research" by Diane Lee and Linda-Joy Lee. $98.58

WHY: “The first half of the book could replace any anatomy course on the pelvis. As well, Diane goes into how the entire pelvic girdle should operate during movements. The book has not only allowed me to look at movement screens in a much more efficient and thorough manner, but has changed why I do and do not use movements within exercise programs. Furthermore, it has allowed a differentiation in my priorities in certain clients; I am better able to pinpoint which muscles in which planes really need to work well for the client to move more efficiently and/or be in less pain. Diane also has these free online lectures, which are also excellent resources: https://learnwithdianelee.com/resources/.”- Declan Morrissey

• All Gain, No Pain: The over-40 Man’s Comeback Guide to Rebuild Your Body After Pain, Injury, or Physical Therapy by Bill Hartman FREE on Kindle Amazon

WHY: Bill Hartman is a god among men when it comes to movement and anatomy.

• Awareness Through Movement: Easy-to-Do health Exercises to Improve Your Posture, Vision, Imagination, and Personal Awareness by Moshe Feldenkrais $13.20

WHY: The book provides information and exercises about renewing health through increased sensory awareness. Body awareness is a valuable tool for yourself and your clients. Body awareness can also be a way into the mind.

• Body and Mature Behavior: A study of anxiety, sex, gravitation, and learning by Moshe Feldenkrais and Carl Ginsburg $12.99

WHY: Feldenkrais dives into neurology, prehistory, child development, reflexive vs learned behavior, effects of emotion, and the inseparability of body and mind.

• Mind in Motion: How Action Shapes Thought by Barbara Tversky $20.99

WHY: “In Mind in Motion, psychologist Barbara Tversky shows that spatial cognition isn't just a peripheral aspect of thought, but its very foundation, enabling us to draw meaning from our bodies and their actions in the world.”

• Bodymind by Ken Dychtwald $12.16
• The Human Strategy: An Evolutionary perspective on Human Anatomy by John Langdon $90.19

WHY: An evolutionary approach to the study of human anatomy from the disciplines of anthropology and biology.

• A Guide to Better Movement: The Science and Practice of Moving with More Skill and Less Pain by Todd Hargrove $14.69

WHY: A practical look at emerging science related to the brain’s role in movement and pain. Written for movement professionals, athletes, chronic pain sufferers, and more. “In it, you will learn: the essential qualities of movements that are healthy and efficient; why good movement requires healthy “maps” in the brain; why pain is sometimes more about self-perception than tissue damage or injury; the science behind mind-body practices; and general principles that can be used to improve any movement practice.”

• The Brain’s Sense of Movement (Perspectives in Cognitive Neuroscience) by Alain Berthoz, Giselle Weiss  $11.92

WHY: This book is also in the brain category as it will provide knowledge regarding both the brain and movement. The book describes how humans on earth perceive and control bodily movement.

• Recognizing & Treating Breathing Disorders by Leon Chaitow, Christopher Gilbert, & Dinah Bradley $54.64

WHY: “Breathing is truly the foundation of health and performance, impacting and being impacted by every system of the human organism body.  As physical preparation practitioners, it is a critical that we have an intimate understanding of respiration, and this book delivers that.” - Justin Moore

• Biomechanics of the Foot and Ankle by Dr. Robert A. Donatelli $32.33
• What the Foot?: A Game-Changing Philosophy in Human Movement to Eliminate Pain and Maximise Human Potential by Gary Ward $106.00
• The Thorax: An Integrated Approach by Diane Lee $79.95

WHY: Diane Lee presents a clinical textbooks that reviews anatomy, biomechanics, assessment, musculoskeletal conditionings, and treatment of the thorax in relation to the function of the whole body (Integrated Systems Model-ISM).

• Foundations in Craniosacral Biodynamics, Volume One: The Breath of Life and Fundamental Skills by Franklyn Sills et al. $23.96
• The Psychophysiology of Self-Awareness: Rediscovering the Lost Art of Body Sense by Alan Fogel $48.95

WHY: “Our ability to continue to develop and cultivate awareness of such body-based feelings and understanding is essential for learning how to successfully navigate in the physical and social world, as well as for avoiding injury and stress.”

Seminars, Online Courses & Education Subscriptions

• Postural Restoration Institute Courses (In person & online) $495-525

These courses will provide knowledge on the brain, autonomics, behavior, and stress. The primary Courses should be your first priority. Courses include, Postural Restoration Institute Visual Integration, Postural Restoration Institute Myokinematic Restoration (Primary Course), Postural Restoration Institute Postural Respiration (Primary Course), Postural Restoration Institute Impingement & Instability, Postural Restoration Institute Pelvis Restoration (Primary Course).

PRI Video for You (PRIVY) is a video subscription platform featuring presentations and videos from Ron Hruska and faculty. $37/month or $360/year

WHY: PRI has provided me with a different lens to look at movement and biomechanics. My understanding of anatomy and movement was flipped upside down from what I learned in the academic model and has made me a better coach.

• Rethinking the Big Patterns by Dr. Pat Davidson $225

WHY: Want to witness what a good coach is? Dr. Davidson is a game changer and always brings something new and thoughtful to the table. It is never boring, it is never recycled, and it is always thought provoking. Dr. Davidson presents a biomechanical model for training programs. He examines movement and categorizes individuals for maximum benefits and adaptations. He shows you how to do that same. My favorite and I think most valuable part of the seminar is listening to Dr. Davidson share his personal experience with clients and WATCHING HIM COACH. His seminar is one of the most encompassing and useful seminars I have attended. I cannot recommend it enough.

• Human Matrix: The Code for Maximal Health and Performance by Dr. Zac Cupples, PT, DPT, CSCS.

WHY: The Zac Cupples is an absolutely brilliant physical therapist and his knowledge of anatomy is unmatched. This event will be worth every penny. Cupples will show you how to assess and train for optimal results in health and performance.

• Human Matrix Foundations (FREE ONLINE)
• Movement Foundations Course: Education and application to make your therapy and training clients more Resilient by Resilient Performance Systems $297

WHY: “With our Movement Foundations Course, you'll learn our treatment & training system including...Guiding physiological principles for long term development, Biomechanics to solve movement problems and progress, Application of exercises for all movement categories, Scaling strategies to help all patients and clients, and much more.” Useful for any Physical Therapist, Strength & Conditioning Coach, or Fitness Professional.   

• R2Perform The Blueprints Course $125-495

 WHY: “Approaching performance and rehab from a methods only perspective limits our adaptability to variable situations. Improving the processes and principles encourages better reasoning and rationale behind decision making in the clinic. This is why we’ve created a 'Blueprint' at Rehab 2 Perform, to allow for the formation of reproducible procedures, individualized plans, and providing a framework for success. Blueprints allows you to deal with the complex and unpredictable reality of working with human beings, they help to protect from cognitive bias and emotion. They are shown to help improve the accuracy of decision making.”

• AMP Education: The AMP Blueprint by AMP Performance & Rehab

 WHY: Over a 12 week period, you will discover AMP’s full model of working with clients in a rehab a performance setting. The program combines both remote training and weekly education about using our assessment process and principles to make decisions for your clients in the gym or clinic. The program is a combo of one-on-one and group time to practice coaching and practical application of principles learned during recorded lectures, so you can feel confident putting everything into action.

• Position Principles $129

WHY: How do you choose between a Tall Kneeling Landmine Press and a Staggered Stance Landmine Press? What are demands are you putting on your client between those two positions? If you do not know, you need a helpful and concise guide on positions. In this course, you will learn what range of motions can be restored and are required within the several positions we use to progress and regress our exercises, allowing you to make more customized exercise selection decisions for your clients and athletes. The course provides clarity on positional biomechanics, clarity on terminology within the fitness industry for exercises, and easy steps to organize your program design. After this course, you will never question your exercise selection again.

Blog:

• Substack Context Driven by Mike Camporini and Mike Kay

Articles

• Part 2/2: Axial Skeleton Archetypes by Ryan Maron
• Part 1/2: The 5 Pillars of Health – Movement, Sleep, Nutrition, Stress-Management and Human Connection by Ryan Maron
• What’s All This Positional Breathing Stuff About? The Implementation of Training Principles by Michelle Boland
• Why We Must Reach By Justin Moore

WHY: “Most trainers (and clients) believe they need to row twice as many times and they press, which is a huge misconception that Justin does a great job at destroying.” -  Lucy Hendricks

• Position Defined: Part 1 and Position Defined: Part 2 by Michelle Boland and Justin Moore
• Trunk Rotation NOT T-Spine Rotation by Justin Moore
• Movement Deep Dive 90/90 By Zac Cupples 

WHY: “90/90 is a very popular breathing exercise that a lot of coaches struggle with. Here’s the complete guide to how to perform it and it’s rationale.” - Lucy Hendricks

• Movement Deep Dive Squatting Bar Reach By Zac Cupples

WHY: “Another popular activity that improves movement quality in your clients.” - Lucy Hendricks

• What Can Chimps Teach Us About Human Biomechanics by Pat Davidson
• Training Modifications Using the Infrasternal Angle by Lucy Hendricks April 16, 2018
• Respiration and Posture for Better Sprinting and Lifting with Zac Cupples
• Postural Restoration Institute Articles

Podcasts

• MORE TRAIN, LESS PAIN; ENGINEERING THE ADAPTABLE ATHLETE
• THE PINNACLE PERFORMANCE PODCAST
• PHYSICAL PREPARATION WITH MIKE ROBERTSON
• JUST FLY SPORTS PERFORMANCE

Products

1. The MBT Exercise Database $29-299

WHY: The database includes over 1200 exercises including speed & power, jumps, plyometric drills, medicine ball throws, change of direction drills, acceleration drills for small spaces, and full conditioning routines sections. The database is even perfect for your most complicated clients as your will never find the exercise variations anywhere else. Save yourself time! Your time is the most valuable thing you own. The videos are designed for scalability in which they serve as visual representations for your programming but provide you autonomy as a coach to give personalization for execution.

YouTube Pages

• Zac Cupples Debriefs, Zac Cupples Movement Debriefs – Youtube FREE
• Bill Hartman For the 16% – Youtube Subscription FREE

Social Media Resources

• Pat Davidson @dr.patdavidson

WHY: No one is changing the fitness industry game more right now then Dr. Pat Davidson. Your world is about to catch on fire. Visit his site, find him on facebook here and here. He posts great content frequently on facebook.

• Michael Mullin @mjmatc

WHY: Mike not only is the nicest person you will ever meet, he is amazing at his craft. Check out his website: Integrative Rehab Training.

• Resilient Performance Physical Therapy @resilientppt

WHY: Dr. Doug Kechijian, Dr. Greg Spatz, and Dr. Trevor Rappa are excellent sources for performance and rehabilitation content. Check out their site: Resilient Performance Physical Therapy

• Lucy Hendricks @lucy_hendricks

WHY: There are ONLY TWO females on this list (the other one made this ha), that's insane. Lucy is establishing herself as someone who is creating a paradigm shift in the fitness industry. She recently created a website to share information between practitioners and fields. She provides an enormous amount of free, high quality content. Check out her site: Holistic Fitness Connector

• Bill Hartman @billhartmanpt

WHY: You need to follow him, go to seminars with him, subscribe to his email list, everything. Check out his site: Bill Hartman

• Zac Cupples @zaccupples

WHY: Dr. Zac Cupples is a brilliant Physical Therapist who provides an unbelievable amount of free content relating to both rehab and performance. Check out his site: Zac Cupples

• Tim Richardt @tim_richardt_dpt

WHY: Great practitioner to learn from in regards to pain, the rehab process, moving better, and biomechanical considerations.

Other notables:

• Postural Restoration Institute @posturalrestoration
• Katie St. Clair @katie.stclair.fitness
• David Grey @davidgreyrehab
• Tim Richardt, DPT @tim_richardt_dpt
• Jill Zimmerman, DPT, CPT @jillzimmermanpt
• Gary Ward @garyward_aim