Episode · Huberman Lab · 2024-12-09
Andrew Huberman & Kelly Starrett: books mentioned on Huberman Lab
How to Improve Your Mobility, Posture & Flexibility | Dr. Kelly Starrett
In this episode, my guest is Dr. Kelly Starrett, DPT, a world-renowned physical therapist, best-selling author, and expert on improving movement in fitness, sports, and daily life.
Kelly Starrett recommended Kinesiology and Applied Anatomy, the Science of Human Movement by Philip J. Rasch, Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales, and Eat Smarter by Shawn Stevenson, and discussed Normal Accidents by Charles Perrow and Anatomy Trains by Thomas W. Myers. Andrew Huberman discussed The Spinal Engine by Serge Gracovetsky.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Kinesiology and Applied Anatomy, the Science of Human Movement
Recommended“uh he wrote this book on functional embryology which I highly recommend called movement uh muscles and meridians”
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Deep Survival
Recommended“I read this great book called Deep survival which is Lawrence Gonzalez which is about why people end up in survival situations”
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Normal Accidents
Discussed“there was a footnote in there from a book called normal accidents by Charles pero who's recently passed on”
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The Spinal Engine
Discussed“a book that makes the rounds from time to time is a book called the spinal engine by Serge grovy and he really talks about the trunk as a driver of power”
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Anatomy Trains
Discussed“One of the things that we want to look at is... and this is a Philip Beach muscles meridian idea — there are contractual fields, and this goes along with if we look at Thomas Meyer's Anatomy trains of seeing the system as a system of systems. So we start to look at your back and your erectors, and then”
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Eat Smarter
Recommended“Sean Stevenson wrote a beautiful book about creating a table culture and a culture around eating for your family. For me, the functional unit of change is the household; that's where I want to invest my energy. That's how we'll transform society—one household at a time.”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Becoming a Supple Leopard
“Dr Kelly starett has authored several best-selling books some of which you may have heard of such as Supple Leopard”
Passing Becoming a Supple Leopard
“In today's episode, there's an immense amount of actionable information that I'm certain all of you will benefit from. Dr. Kelly Starrett has authored several best-selling books, some of which you may know, such as 'Supple Leopard.' He was actually one of the first people to become synonymous with the use of a lacrosse ball or foam roller.”
Plugged Protocols
“for those of you that haven't heard I have a new book coming out it's my very first book it's entitled protocols an operating manual for the human body”