Resources
This page is a continuous work in progress so check back periodically to find new resources to aid your learning!
Books
Aiello L, Dean C. An introduction to human evolutionary anatomy. Amsterdam: : Elsevier 2002.
Comfort P, Abrahamson E. Sports rehabilitation and injury prevention. Oxford: : Wiley-Blackwell 2010.
Cook G. Movement. Santa Cruz, California: : On Target Publications 2010.
Darwin C. On the origin of species by means of natural selection or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life. 1859.
Darwin C. The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. 1871
Dawkins R. The Selfish Gene. Oxford: : Oxford University Press, UK 2006.
Diamond J. Collapse. London: : Penguin Books Ltd. 2011.
Diamond J. Guns, germs and steel: A history of everybody for the last 13,000 years. London: : Vintage 2005.
Diamond J. The Third chimpanzee: The evolution and future of the human animal. New York: : HarperPerennial 2006.
Dicharry J. Anatomy for runners: unlocking your athletic potential for health, speed and injury prevention. New York: : Skyhorse Pub. 2012.
Filler A. The upright ape: A new origin of species. Franklin Lakes, NJ: : New Page Books 2007.
Hagerman E, Ratey J. Spark: The revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain. New York: : Little, Brown and Co. 2010.
Harari Y. Sapiens a brief history of human kind. London: : Vintage 2014.
Hecker H. Color atlas of acupuncture. Stuttgart: : Thieme 2001.
Howard T, Butcher J. Blackwell's primary care essentials. Malden, MA: : Blackwell Science 2001.
Kahneman D. Thinking, fast and slow. New York: : Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2013.
Kerr A. Introductory biomechanics. Edinburgh: : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier 2012.
Kessler R, Hertling D. Management of common musculoskeletal disorders: Physical therapy principles and methods. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: : Lippincott 1996.
McDougall C. Born to run. London: : Profile 2010.
Miller G. Must-have. London: : Vintage Books 2010.
Moore K, Dalley A, Agur A. Clinically oriented anatomy. 6th ed. Philadelphia: : Wolters Kluver 2010.
Neumann D. Kinesiology of the musculoskeletal system: Foundations for rehabilitation. 2nd ed. St. Louis, Mo.: : Mosby/Elsevier 2010.
Palmer M, Epler M. Fundamentals of musculoskeletal assessment techniques. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Penn: : Lippincott 1998.
Prentice W, Voight M. Techniques in musculoskeletal rehabilitation. New York: : McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division 2001.
Starrett K, Cordoza G. Becoming a supple leopard: The ultimate guide to resolving pain, preventing injury and optimizing athletic performance. 2nd ed. Las Vegas: : Victory Belt Publishing Inc 2015.
Journal Articles
Costa P, Simão R, Perez A et al. A Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating the Effects of Undulatory, Staggered, and Linear Load Manipulations in Aerobic Training on Oxygen Supply, Muscle Injury, and Metabolism in Male Recreational Runners. Sports Medicine - Open 2019;5. doi:10.1186/s40798-019-0200-5. https://sportsmedicine-open.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40798-019-0200-5
Bergeron M, Mountjoy M, Armstrong N et al. International Olympic Committee consensus statement on youth athletic development. British Journal of Sports Medicine 2015;49:843-851. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2015-094962. https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/49/13/843
Hadders-Algra M. The Neuronal Group Selection Theory: a framework to explain variation in normal motor development. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 2000;42:566-572. doi:10.1017/s0012162200001067 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2000.tb00714.x
Plomp K, Viðarsdóttir U, Weston D et al. The ancestral shape hypothesis: an evolutionary explanation for the occurrence of intervertebral disc herniation in humans. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2015;15. doi:10.1186/s12862-015-0336-y. https://bmcevolbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-015-0336-y
Pollock N, James S, Lee J et al. British athletics muscle injury classification: a new grading system. British Journal of Sports Medicine 2014;48:1347-1351. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2013-093302. https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/48/18/1347
Zelazo P. The Oxford handbook of developmental psychology. New York: : Oxford University Press 2013. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264047522_The_road_to_walking_What_learning_to_walk_tells_us_about_development
Andy Galpin, PhD. Andy Galpin, PhD. http://www.andygalpin.com (accessed 26 May 2020). - From the website: "Enhance the human condition by providing the world with FREE & entertaining health, human performance, and nutrition education."
BMC, research in progress. Biomedcentral.com. https://www.biomedcentral.com (accessed 5 Jun 2020). - From the website: "BMC has an evolving portfolio of some 300 peer-reviewed journals, sharing discoveries from research communities in science, technology, engineering and medicine. In 1999 we made high quality research open to everyone who needed to access it – and in making the open access model sustainable, we changed the world of academic publishing."
ExRx.net : Home. Exrx.net. https://www.exrx.net (accessed 26 May 2020). - From the website: "ExRx.net began in 1999 as resource for exercise professionals, coaches, and fitness enthusiasts.
Our site features comprehensive exercise libraries (over 1800 exercises), fitness assessment calculators, and reference articles.
We have received an average of nearly 50,000 individual visitors per day from around the world."
FEDEC. FEDEC. http://www.fedec.eu/en/articles/?c=216¤t_page=1&nb_items_per_page=10 (accessed 26 May 2020). - From the website: "FEDEC is a European and international network of about 70 members (2/3 of secondary, vocational and higher education circus schools and training programmes, and 1/3 of organisations involved in information, research and circus arts advocacy) located in more than 20 countries in Europe and beyond." This link takes you to their resources library for loads of manuals on balance, handstands and other acrobatic disciplines.
Main Capoeira Moves - Capoeira-World.com. Capoeira-World.com. http://www.capoeira-world.com/capoeira-moves/main-capoeira-moves/ (accessed 26 May 2020). - From the website: "Capoeira-World.com is a website that gathers all topics related to Capoeira – history, moves, music, clothes, schools, news, capoeira events, images,videos and more. It is useful for every Capoeirista – from beginner to mestre."
Medina J. Brain Rules | Brain Rules |. Brainrules.net. http://brainrules.net/about-brain-rules (accessed 3 Apr 2020). - From his website:
"DR. JOHN J. MEDINA is a developmental molecular biologist focused on the genes involved in human brain development and the genetics of psychiatric disorders. He has spent most of his professional life as a private research consultant, working primarily in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries on research related to mental health. Medina is an affiliate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Medina (Meh-DEE-nuh) was the founding director of the Talaris Research Institute, a Seattle-based research center originally focused on how infants encode and process information at the cognitive, cellular, and molecular levels.Brain rules is "a provocative book that takes on the way our schools and work environments are designed"
Pace Calculator - Omni. Omnicalculator.com. https://www.omnicalculator.com/sports/pace#how-the-running-pace-calculator-works (accessed 25 May 2020). - A free more basic pace calculator giving predicted finishing times and comparisons to other populations
Running Calculator. Runworks.com. http://www.runworks.com/calculator.html (accessed 25 May 2020). - Free calculator including predicted finish times for other distances, affect of temperature, altitude, training paces. A really handy and accurate tool!
Stronger By Science. Stronger by Science. https://www.strongerbyscience.com (accessed 25 May 2020). - Website for all things strength and lifting.
Sports Science Resource | Science for Sport. Science for Sport. https://www.scienceforsport.com (accessed 26 May 2020). - From the website: "Science for Sport is an online learning resource for all things related to sports science."
Wolpert D. The real reason for brains. Ted.com. 2011.https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_wolpert_the_real_reason_for_brains?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare (accessed 5 Jun 2020). - Daniel Wolpert
100m USAIN BOLT SLOW MOTION ART OF SPRINTING FASTEST MAN. YouTube. 2012.https://youtu.be/4fjC1Oim0UQ (accessed 5 Jun 2020). - Video showing Usain Bolts wonderful running form in super slow motion.
Leach J. Human Food Project -. Human Food Project. 2020.http://humanfoodproject.com (accessed 25 May 2020). This blog looks primarily at diet and how it affects your gut microbiome. Of special interest is the amount of work they do with the Hadza, a true hunter gatherer tribe in Tanzania. The information provided in this blog is backed by research he and his colleagues conduct.
Ross Tucker T. Home | The Science of Sport. The Science of Sport. https://sportsscientists.com (accessed 25 May 2020). - From the website:
"Welcome to the Science of Sport where we bring you the second, third, and fourth level of analysis you will not find anywhere else.
Be it doping in sport, hot topics like Caster Semenya or Oscar Pistorius, or the dehydration myth, we try to translate the science behind sports and sports performance. Consider a donation if you like what you see here!" Ross Tucker has a PhD in Exercise Physiology and works regularly with world class and olympic athletes.
Bergeron M, Mountjoy M, Armstrong N et al. International Olympic Committee consensus statement on youth athletic development. British Journal of Sports Medicine 2015;49:843-851. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2015-094962. https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/49/13/843
Bril B, Brenière Y. Chapter 13 Posture and Independent Locomotion in Early Childhood: Learning to Walk or Learning Dynamic Postural Control?. Advances in Psychology1993;:337-358. doi:10.1016/s0166-4115(08)60959-0 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282958918_Chapter_13_Posture_and_Independent_Locomotion_in_Early_Childhood_Learning_to_Walk_or_Learning_Dynamic_Postural_Control
Hadders-Algra M. Development of Postural Control During the First 18 Months of Life. Neural Plasticity 2005;12:99-108. doi:10.1155/np.2005.99 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/7663961_Development_of_Postural_Control_During_the_First_18_Months_of_Life
Hadders-Algra M. General movements: a window for early identification of children at high risk for developmental disorders. The Journal of Pediatrics 2004;145:S12-S18. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.05.017
Hadders-Algra M. General movements: a window for early identification of children at high risk for developmental disorders. The Journal of Pediatrics 2004;145:S12-S18. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.05.017
Luna B, Velanova K, Geier C. Development of eye-movement control. Brain and Cognition2008;68:293-308. doi:10.1016/j.bandc.2008.08.019 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2731686/
Plomp K, Viðarsdóttir U, Weston D et al. The ancestral shape hypothesis: an evolutionary explanation for the occurrence of intervertebral disc herniation in humans. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2015;15. doi:10.1186/s12862-015-0336-y. https://bmcevolbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-015-0336-y
Pollock N, James S, Lee J et al. British athletics muscle injury classification: a new grading system. British Journal of Sports Medicine 2014;48:1347-1351. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2013-093302. https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/48/18/1347
Zelazo P. The Oxford handbook of developmental psychology. New York: : Oxford University Press 2013. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264047522_The_road_to_walking_What_learning_to_walk_tells_us_about_development
Websites
Andy Galpin, PhD. Andy Galpin, PhD. http://www.andygalpin.com (accessed 26 May 2020). - From the website: "Enhance the human condition by providing the world with FREE & entertaining health, human performance, and nutrition education."
BMC, research in progress. Biomedcentral.com. https://www.biomedcentral.com (accessed 5 Jun 2020). - From the website: "BMC has an evolving portfolio of some 300 peer-reviewed journals, sharing discoveries from research communities in science, technology, engineering and medicine. In 1999 we made high quality research open to everyone who needed to access it – and in making the open access model sustainable, we changed the world of academic publishing."
ExRx.net : Home. Exrx.net. https://www.exrx.net (accessed 26 May 2020). - From the website: "ExRx.net began in 1999 as resource for exercise professionals, coaches, and fitness enthusiasts.
Our site features comprehensive exercise libraries (over 1800 exercises), fitness assessment calculators, and reference articles.
We have received an average of nearly 50,000 individual visitors per day from around the world."
FEDEC. FEDEC. http://www.fedec.eu/en/articles/?c=216¤t_page=1&nb_items_per_page=10 (accessed 26 May 2020). - From the website: "FEDEC is a European and international network of about 70 members (2/3 of secondary, vocational and higher education circus schools and training programmes, and 1/3 of organisations involved in information, research and circus arts advocacy) located in more than 20 countries in Europe and beyond." This link takes you to their resources library for loads of manuals on balance, handstands and other acrobatic disciplines.
Main Capoeira Moves - Capoeira-World.com. Capoeira-World.com. http://www.capoeira-world.com/capoeira-moves/main-capoeira-moves/ (accessed 26 May 2020). - From the website: "Capoeira-World.com is a website that gathers all topics related to Capoeira – history, moves, music, clothes, schools, news, capoeira events, images,videos and more. It is useful for every Capoeirista – from beginner to mestre."
Medina J. Brain Rules | Brain Rules |. Brainrules.net. http://brainrules.net/about-brain-rules (accessed 3 Apr 2020). - From his website:
"DR. JOHN J. MEDINA is a developmental molecular biologist focused on the genes involved in human brain development and the genetics of psychiatric disorders. He has spent most of his professional life as a private research consultant, working primarily in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries on research related to mental health. Medina is an affiliate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Medina (Meh-DEE-nuh) was the founding director of the Talaris Research Institute, a Seattle-based research center originally focused on how infants encode and process information at the cognitive, cellular, and molecular levels.Brain rules is "a provocative book that takes on the way our schools and work environments are designed"
Pace Calculator - Omni. Omnicalculator.com. https://www.omnicalculator.com/sports/pace#how-the-running-pace-calculator-works (accessed 25 May 2020). - A free more basic pace calculator giving predicted finishing times and comparisons to other populations
Running Calculator. Runworks.com. http://www.runworks.com/calculator.html (accessed 25 May 2020). - Free calculator including predicted finish times for other distances, affect of temperature, altitude, training paces. A really handy and accurate tool!
Stronger By Science. Stronger by Science. https://www.strongerbyscience.com (accessed 25 May 2020). - Website for all things strength and lifting.
Sports Science Resource | Science for Sport. Science for Sport. https://www.scienceforsport.com (accessed 26 May 2020). - From the website: "Science for Sport is an online learning resource for all things related to sports science."
Videos
Follow my YouTube channel to see all my videos. I also continuously browse and add to my public playlists giving you access to videos I have reviewed and offer value to you.
Wolpert D. The real reason for brains. Ted.com. 2011.https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_wolpert_the_real_reason_for_brains?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare (accessed 5 Jun 2020). - Daniel Wolpert
100m USAIN BOLT SLOW MOTION ART OF SPRINTING FASTEST MAN. YouTube. 2012.https://youtu.be/4fjC1Oim0UQ (accessed 5 Jun 2020). - Video showing Usain Bolts wonderful running form in super slow motion.
Apps
Drug Free Sport. Drugfreesport.org.za.https://www.drugfreesport.org.za/app/ (accessed 25 May 2020). - Easy to use app for finding out about banned substances. Simply type in your medication and it will tell you whether it is PERMITTED, PROHIBITED (at all times), PROHIBITED (in-competition), PROHIBITED (certain sports), PROHIBITED (male athletes).Blogs
Leach J. Human Food Project -. Human Food Project. 2020.http://humanfoodproject.com (accessed 25 May 2020). This blog looks primarily at diet and how it affects your gut microbiome. Of special interest is the amount of work they do with the Hadza, a true hunter gatherer tribe in Tanzania. The information provided in this blog is backed by research he and his colleagues conduct.
Ross Tucker T. Home | The Science of Sport. The Science of Sport. https://sportsscientists.com (accessed 25 May 2020). - From the website:
"Welcome to the Science of Sport where we bring you the second, third, and fourth level of analysis you will not find anywhere else.
Be it doping in sport, hot topics like Caster Semenya or Oscar Pistorius, or the dehydration myth, we try to translate the science behind sports and sports performance. Consider a donation if you like what you see here!" Ross Tucker has a PhD in Exercise Physiology and works regularly with world class and olympic athletes.