
Here are some recommendations for books that I have read over the past several years. Feel free to reach out with any recommendations!
Strength & Conditioning/Human Performance
CEO Strength Coach by Ron McKeefery
The Intent is to Grow by Jesse K. Wright
The Quadrant System: Navigating Team Stress in Sport by Daniel Bove
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers by Robert Sapolsky
Impostor Coach: Mental Health Strategies in Strength and Conditioning by Dave Downey
Reverse Engineering the Sport: The 8 Vector System by Nick DiMarco & Jordan Nieuwsma
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor
The Coach’s Guide to Optimizing Movement by Pat Davidson
Rants of a Strength and Conditioning Madman by Kurt Hester
Charlie Francis Training System by Charlie Francis
High-Low Sequences of Programming and Organizing Training by James Smith
Conscious Coaching by Brett Bartholomew
Isometrics for Performance by Max Schmarzo & Matt van Dyke
Force and Power: Maximizing Performance with VBT by Tony Guiliano & Ty Terrell
Athletes Heal Faster by Sean Light
The High Performance Coaching Blueprint by Lumin Sports
The Sports Gene by David Epstein
The Golden Age of Strength & Conditioning
Movement Over Maxes by Zach Dechant
Anatomy of an Illness by Norman Cousins
The Circadian Code by Dr. Satchin Panda
Leadership
W1NNING: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness by Tim Grover
Chosen Suffering: Becoming Elite in Life and Leadership by Tom Ryan
High Ten by Martin Rooney
Chop Wood Carry Water by Joshua Medcalf
Winning the Game of Belief: Cultivating the Cultural Grit That Defines America’s Greatest Coaches by Charlie Sullivan
The Power of Moments by Chip and Dan Heath
The Fred Factor by Mark Sanborn
Legacy by James Kerr
The Hard Hat by Jon Gordon
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon
Start With Why by Simon Sinek
Toughness: Developing True Strength On and Off the Court by Jay Bilas
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
Raise Your Game by Alan Stein Jr.
Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
Coach to Coach by Martin Rooney
Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior by Ori Brafman & Rom Brafman
Personal Development/Life
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter and How to Make the Most of Them Now by Meg Jay
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
Never Finished by David Goggins
Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig
Deep Work by Cal Newport
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson
The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida
Letters to Sam by Daniel Gottlieb
On Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins & Sandra Blakeslee
Make Your Bed by William McRaven
The Cost of These Dreams by Wright Thompson
The Power of Mental Wealth: Success Starts from Within
The 9 Ancestral Tenets by Liver King
The Mamba Mentality by Kobe Bryant
I’ll Show You by Derrick Rose
Uncertainty by Jonathan Fields
Elon Musk: Tesla, Space X, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance
You Are Not So Smart by David McRaney
Think Like a Freak by Stephen J. Dubner & Stephen Levitt
Becoming the Iceman by Justin Rosales & Wim Hof
Finance
Your Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship With Money by Joseph Dominguez
Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
The 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss
The Way of the Wolf by Jordan Belfort