Anatomy books...etc

[COURTNEY STUBBS]

Recently purchased Foundation F1 and H1 series  and been doing it for about 7 months now. New to GST training but not new to training, as I come from a track and field sport background.

 

Have completed the RC, just one mobility drill I can't do with SLS, nearly finished FL.  My biggest challenage is HBP.

 

Other then that I am really enjoying the course.

 

Any way, I am looking to buy a anatomy book to complement my training in regards to  anatomical reference points, injury prevention, diagnostic purposes as well as understanding the biomechanics of the human body.

Any ideas Ladies and gentlemen ?

 

[George Launchbury]

For basic anatomy I've always found http://www.zygotebody.com to be very useful. More so than static 2d images. Click the '?' at the bottom of the controls to find out how to use the various sliders and filters, and how to show/hide muscles to get to different layers.

 

As for biomechanics, injury prevention/treatment, and diagnostics - I got most of my knowledge from 100s of different places, over the course of 10+ years both sorting out my own issues as they came up, getting them sorted out professionally, and (continued) training as a therapist myself. I think it's fair to say that if you end up going down this route, prepare for a lot of books, online research, strong opinions ...and satisfaction.

[Biren Patel]

This atlas is a standard amongst anatomy students specializing in sports training:

http://www.amazon.com/McMinns-Clinical-Atlas-Human-Anatomy/dp/0323036058/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415641975&sr=8-1&keywords=mcminn%27s+clinical+atlas+of+human+anatomy

It uses cadavers which are quite helpful for a proper visualization of the body.

For understanding biomechanics, depending on the depth, you can start with the internet. Just google what you are interested in and as you read you will find more and more topics to pique your interest. When you have a good base knowledge, I would suggest browsing around in the physiology and human biology departments of a nearby university library for more depth. Secondly, to do some basic physics (just mechanics is relevant to our anatomical discussion). You can learn physics for free in places like Khan Academy.

These 3 (practical anatomy, human biology, and mechanics physics) should take you quite far in your understanding