Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2019-11-11

Chris Williamson & Kelly Starrett: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #119

Getting Better At The Game Of Life - Kelly Starrett - #119

2 books · With Kelly Starrett · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Kelly Starrett is a CrossFit trainer, physical therapist, author and speaker. Expect to learn what Kelly thinks about the Game Changers documentary, his new brand The Ready State, what his most important principles are to focus on for fitness & wellbeing and much more.

Chris Williamson discussed The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray. Kelly Starrett discussed Low Back Disorders by Stuart McGill.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Madness of Crowds

    Douglas Murray · at 9:45 · mentioned 2 times

    The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity by Douglas Murray is a provocative contemporary commentary that investigates the cultural, social, and political shifts surrounding modern identity politics, intersectionality, and public discourse.

    Discussed
    “I recently did a podcast with Douglas Murray who wrote the madness of crowds and in that he identifies the fact that we've had this loss of grand narrative as he calls it”
    Where to get it
  2. Low Back Disorders

    Stuart McGill · at 27:58

    Low Back Disorders by Stuart McGill is an authoritative medical and biomechanical text focused on the assessment, rehabilitation, and prevention of spinal injuries.

    Discussed
    “and that was because that wasn't not based on thousands and thousands and thousands of hours of experience in grad school and lifetime being an athlete and all the coaches and McGill you know I had Stewart McGill's book in the loo when I was a physio student and I read it cover-to-cover 20 times”
    Where to get it
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