Unlock your full athletic potential, extend your career, and keep aches, stiffness, and injuries at bay—all without constant visits to coaches, doctors, or therapists. In Becoming a Supple Leopard, Dr. Kelly Starrett reveals his groundbreaking approach to optimizing mobility and body maintenance. This book teaches you how to master your own movement, empowering you to live a healthier, more fulfilling life.
This revised edition of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller is even more user-friendly, providing a comprehensive guide to understanding and applying the principles of human movement. Whether you’re lifting in the gym or going about daily tasks like lifting groceries, this book offers hundreds of step-by-step photos demonstrating essential exercises such as squats, deadlifts, pushups, kettlebell swings, cleans, snatches, and muscle-ups. Starrett not only shows you how to perform these movements correctly but also how to identify and fix common faults.
If you’re struggling with range of motion restrictions or specific movement challenges, Starrett’s 14-area breakdown of the body introduces hundreds of mobilization techniques to help you overcome limitations and regain full mobility. The updated edition also includes tailored programs to address individual needs, from persistent injuries to exercise faults, plus a 14-day full-body mobility overhaul.
Performance is at the core of human ambition, yet poor movement patterns can derail even the best athletes. Becoming a Supple Leopard makes these hidden obstacles visible and provides clear strategies for overcoming them. Whether you’re an elite athlete, a fitness enthusiast, or someone seeking a pain-free lifestyle, this guide will teach you to maintain your body, unleash your potential, and move through life with ease and confidence.
Key Features:
- Learn to move safely and efficiently in any situation.
- Organize your spine and joints into optimal, stable positions.
- Restore normal function to your joints and tissues.
- Accelerate recovery after workouts and competitions.
- Master fundamental strength movements like squats, bench presses, pushups, deadlifts, cleans, and snatches.
- Build efficient movement patterns and progress from basic to advanced exercises.
- Diagnose and correct inefficient movement patterns.
- Treat common issues like low back pain, carpal tunnel, shoulder pain, and tennis elbow.
- Prevent and rehabilitate common injuries with targeted mobilization techniques for muscles, soft tissues, and joints.
- Create customized mobility routines to enhance movement efficiency.
Becoming a Supple Leopard is your step-by-step manual for self-maintenance, helping you perform at your best, live pain-free, and truly become a supple leopard.