Strength • Mobility • Movement • Performance
FUNCTIONAL
TRAINING
ANATOMY
TRAINING
ANATOMY
Your illustrated guide to stronger, more efficient, multiplanar movement.
Understand how functional exercises work inside the body—and how to build strength, stability, mobility, and power that transfer beyond the gym.
Full-Colour Anatomy
Multiplanar Training
Real-World Application
Train Beyond the Gym
Don’t Just Build Strength.
Build Strength You Can Use.
Build Strength You Can Use.
Functional Training Anatomy cuts through the confusion surrounding functional training and shows how to create purposeful programs that support the way your body actually needs to move—in sport, training, and everyday life.
The Functional Performance Foundation
Move Better. Get Stronger. Perform Better.
01
MOBILITY
Move through usable ranges
02
STABILITY
Control the movement
03
STRENGTH
Produce force efficiently
04
POWER
Express force rapidly
01
Improve Movement Quality
Understand why mobility matters and how it influences movement, performance, and training quality.
02
Produce & Absorb Force
Use medicine ball work and plyometric exercises to develop dynamic force production and absorption.
03
Develop Athletic Power
Explore Olympic lifts, kettlebell swings, jumping exercises, and other power-development methods.
04
Build Total-Body Strength
Train hip-dominant, knee-dominant, pushing, pulling, and core movement patterns.
See What’s Working
Anatomy You Can See in Action
Full-colour illustrations reveal the primary and secondary muscles and connective tissues involved in each exercise.
PRIMARY
See the main muscles driving the movement.
SECONDARY
Understand supporting muscular involvement.
CONNECT
Connect anatomy directly to exercise execution.
A Complete Training Toolkit
From Warm-Up to Explosive Performance
Build training sessions around the movement qualities that matter instead of collecting random exercises.
01
Mobility Training
Develop movement quality and prepare the body for demanding activity.
02
Warm-Up Activities
Prepare the body before higher-intensity training and performance.
03
Medicine Ball Training
Develop force production through athletic, multiplanar movement.
04
Plyometrics
Learn to produce and absorb force during explosive movement.
05
Power Development
Use Olympic lifts, kettlebells, and jumping exercises to build power.
06
Functional Strength
Train the major lower-body, upper-body, and core movement patterns.
Train Beyond One Dimension
Multiplanar. Unilateral. Functional.
Sport and daily life rarely happen in one straight line. Learn exercises that challenge the body across multiple planes and through unilateral movement.
FORWARD
Sagittal movement
LATERAL
Frontal movement
ROTATIONAL
Transverse movement
Functional Focus
Understand Why the Exercise Matters
The book connects gym exercises to the demands they support outside the gym.
ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE
Train for Explosive Movement
Connect exercises to jumping, acceleration, change of direction, force production, and other athletic demands.
DAILY MOVEMENT
Train for Real Life
Understand how gym-based movement can support everyday tasks such as lifting, carrying, reaching, and moving objects.
Purpose Over Randomness
Don’t Collect Exercises.
Build Better Movement.
Build Better Movement.
Functional Training Anatomy helps you understand how to select and perform exercises with a clear purpose—so strength, mobility, stability, and power work together instead of existing in isolation.
Built for Better Movement
Who Is This Book For?
Strength & Conditioning Coaches
Build more purposeful movement and performance programs.
Build more purposeful movement and performance programs.
Personal Trainers
Understand how exercises transfer to client needs outside the gym.
Understand how exercises transfer to client needs outside the gym.
Athletes
Develop strength, mobility, stability, and power for performance.
Develop strength, mobility, stability, and power for performance.
Fitness Professionals
Expand your understanding of anatomy and functional movement.
Expand your understanding of anatomy and functional movement.
Train for What Matters
Move Better.
Perform Better.
Perform Better.
Discover how anatomy, mobility, strength, stability, and power come together to create movement that transfers to sport and everyday life.
✓ Full-Colour Anatomy
✓ Multiplanar Exercises
✓ Real-World Application
✓ Multiplanar Exercises
✓ Real-World Application
Eszter C. (verified owner) –
Great read for coaches and athletes who want to take functional training to a higher level, while keeping things simple.
Ed (verified owner) –
Love the illustrations of muscles involved in each exercise. Easy to read and full of good material to use in practice or on your own.
Cody Napaepae (verified owner) –
Simple,concise and to the point. Helps bring anatomy to life!
It is beautifully illustrated and written to help underatand the WHAT, the HOW, and the WHY of functional antatomy that
helps build a foundation for a solid training program.
Whether you are just starting out in the industry or a vet, this book is a must have in your aresenal.
Carl Ingram (verified owner) –
This book was awesome! Very straightforward explanations for how and why. The illustrations are great too for highlighting the muscles working in the exercises, and then with the sports application of each.
Isadora (verified owner) –
This book gives me hope that the fitness industry is finally evolving! Kevin and Mary Kate did a tremendous job. It’s for sure one of the best books on movement out there, and the content develops a framework for understanding movement learning. An essential read for ALL fitness professionals. Five stars for sure!
ALLME11 (verified owner) –
Perfect for trainers from beginners to advanced. I wish I had this when I started working with athletes! Kevin knows his stuff and this MBSC programming just works!
Raymond Tucker (verified owner) –
The book is a must for all coaches and personal trainers. This should be one of those books that you keep in your gym bag for a quick reference to answer any questions you might have concerning the proper way to perform an exercise and to understand the muscles that are being used. Kevin Carr and Dr. Mary Kate Feit did an awesome job. The book is easy to read and understand, the pictures are clear and incredibly detailed. This book should be a requirement in every course related to strength and condition or exercise physiology.
marty vaughn (verified owner) –
Excellent book that every personal trainer should have in their library.
Qazmklp (verified owner) –
A great book to help coaches looking for right warm up exercises for different types of sports.
Troy Lewis (verified owner) –
Great applicable training guide for athletes. Just what I was looking for to implement some science-based exercises for my athletes.
Kemuel Peters (verified owner) –
Great content ,love how transparent this book is and easy to understand, cant wait for the next book .kevin carr is amazing
Carlette (verified owner) –
Help me with joint pain by stretching every joint.
john j. fleming (verified owner) –
A nice book to add to your collection on exercise books and gym knowledge.