“It’s not easy to write precisely and engagingly about movement. It’s even harder to write about movement in a way that makes someone who is comfortably sitting — say, while reading an engrossing book — want to get up and move. But Henry Abbott has done it brilliantly. Ballistic has changed the way I think about sports, bodies, and movement — which is to say, it’s changed my life.”

— Louisa Thomas of the New Yorker

“Ballistic is a fascinating, narrative tour of a new science of human movement that has the capacity to predict — and prevent — injuries before they happen. You will never think about your hips the same way again.”

— David Epstein, author of Range

“What if we could unlock peak performance without sacrificing our long-term health and well-being? In Ballistic, Henry Abbott takes us on a journey to explore how to do just that. Abbott shows us that our bodies are not machines to be pushed, but intelligent systems designed for joyful, powerful movement. A must-read for anyone interested in sport or exercise. Ballistic rewrites the rules of athleticism, showing a path towards moving, feeling, and living better.”

— Steve Magness, Author of Do Hard Things and Win the Inside Game

“Data has unlocked so many sports insights. Henry Abbott’s Ballistic alerts us to the power of granular movement data, which has already begun improving the health and performance of elite professional athletes, and unlocks promising solutions to the aches, pains, and limitations that keep so many of us from moving with joy.”

— Jessica Gelman, CEO Kraft Analytics Group and Co-Founder MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

“Henry Abbott’s deep dive into the murky science of sports injuries features great storytelling, clear explanations, and a welcome embrace of complexity over quick fixes. Best of all, you’ll come away believing that injuries aren’t inevitable after all.”

— Alex Hutchinson, author of Endure

“How can we find our way to a lifetime of joyful, pain-free movement? It’s a deep and longstanding mystery, but Ballistic is like a modern-day Rosetta Stone. And this page-turner of a book holds a surprising key. Gifted story-teller Henry Abbott inspires us with stories of transformation and healing, in elite athletes and weekend warriors alike. In a book brimming with scientific insights, he shines the brightest spotlight on the cutting-edge work of Dr. Marcus Elliott, the sports science guru who has revolutionized our understanding of how we can safely go ballistic – airborne! – and enjoy the thrill of explosive movement at any age.”

— Stephen Ilardi, Ph.D., Kansas University professor and author of The Depression Cure

“If you have hips, buy this book.”

— Pablo Torre, host of Pablo Torre Finds Out and ESPN commentator