I hope everyone had a great 4th of July with friends and family. In light of the holiday, we’re a day late with this recommended reading collection, but the content is top notch to make up for the delay. Enjoy!

Spark – This book is a few years old, but that doesn’t make it out-of-date by any stretch of the imagination. This an absolutely fantastic look at how exercise impacts the brain and our overall health, with respect to everything from learning, to depression, to menstrual symptoms, to ADHD. If you work in the world of health and human performance, it’s must-read material.

RTS Coaching: Thorax Rotation – Mike Robertson posted this coaching video, and I love the “laser” cue he utilizes to help athletes differentiate between movement of the thorax and that of the shoulders.

The Cressey Sports Performance Difference: Individualization – Here’s a new promotional video we filmed this past offseason for our Elite Baseball Development program.

Top Tweet of the Week: My Twitter game was lame over the past week, so I’ll just plug in a friendly reminder that I’m now on Snapchat.

Top Instagram Post of the Week:

Speed #deadlifts this morning. Approximately 445lbs at the bottom, and approximately 5,000lbs at the top. #NotSoSpeedy #TooMuchGravity #OutkickedMyCoverage #cspfamily #powerlifting

A photo posted by Eric Cressey (@ericcressey) on Jun 26, 2016 at 6:16am PDT