Here are my top recent fitness articles that I think you’ll benefit from.

These useful articles are organised into 5 different categories:

1. General Health & Motivation
2. Fat Loss
3. Muscle Gain
4. Athletic & Strength Training
5. Nutrition

Enjoy!

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Best Recent Articles

Training for Metabolic Improvement – EliteFTS

Despite the title…one for all the rugby players out there!

A belter of an article that digs into the details of setting up a successful pre-season strength & conditioning programme for rugby-specific performance.

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General Health & Motivation

Everything You Know About Corrective Exercise is Wrong — Tony Gentilcore, Bodybuilding.com

5 Exercises to Reduce Pregnancy Aches and Pains — Jessie Mundell (Girls Gone Strong)

Stress: It’s Bad for You! (But you already know that.) – Fitocracy

Why is it so hard to treat yourself with kindness? – Fitocracy

Why I Lift, and Why You Should Too – Bret Contreras

You Should Definitely Avoid this Movement – Bret Contreras

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Fat Loss

How Tabata Really Works: What the Research Says – Craig Marker, Breaking Muscle

11 Reasons People Think Calories Don’t Count — And Why They’re Wrong – Armi Legge, Jmax Fitness

5 Dumb Things Weight Loss Gurus Say — Jade Teta

What to Do When Fat Loss Slows — Christian Finn

Mike’s Rules for Staying Lean and Strong on the Road — Mike Samuels

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Muscle Gain

The 8 Most Effective Training Splits — Eric Bach, T-Nation

Muscle Matters — You’re a Bodybuilder — Bryan Krahn

Only Wimps Avoid Single-Leg Work — Ben Bruno, T-Nation

Stop Sucking at Pull-Ups — John Rusin, T-Nation

Practically Bodybuilding — Sean Hyson

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Athletic & Strength Training

Seven Things Women Should be Doing in Their Workouts But Aren’t – Poliquin Group

More is More — Greg Nuckols

Will Your Back Explode If You Flex Your Spine When You Deadlift? — Dean Somerset

5 Ways to Stop Being a Weakling — Christian Thibaudeau, T-Nation

Four Ways to Band Up Your Deadlift — Dave Dellanave

Get Stronger and Faster with the French Contrast Method — Miguel Aragoncillo, JTS Srength

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Nutrition

Flexible dieting: just how flexible should you be? — Anthony Dexmier

How Many Eggs are Safe to Eat? — Adam Bornstein

Shake Up Your Muscle Building Diet — Eric Bach

10 Evidence-Based Health Benefits of Cinnamon — Joe Leech

Top Ten Foods To Reduce Muscle Soreness & Speed Recovery After A Tough Workout – Poliquin Group

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Thanks for reading – share with anyone else you know will benefit!

Feel free to post some of your own favourite articles/ideas in the comments section below and on RHP’s Facebook or Twitter pages, too!

Rich

P.S. – If you missed any of the previous editions of my ‘Top Fitness Articles You Should Read’, click here to get them.

Here are my top recent fitness articles that I think you’ll benefit from.

These useful articles are organised into 5 different categories:

1. General Health & Motivation
2. Fat Loss
3. Muscle Gain
4. Athletic & Strength Training
5. Nutrition

Enjoy!

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Best Recent Articles

Muscle Specific Hypertrophy: The Guide to Targeted Muscle Building — Menno Henselmans, JMax Fitness

This terrific article does what it says on the tin.

For those looking to add size, check out this great overview of the best way to build each muscle – packed full of recommended exercises and training methods and backed up with the scientific evidence.

Now go and grow!

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General Health & Motivation

Struggling to Get Fit? Add Potions Before Your Boss Fight. — Steve Kamb

The Lessons of Peyton Manning — Scott Abel, T-Nation

What We’re Really Saying When We Discuss Breathing — Tony Gentilcore

What To Do When an Exercise is Causing Pain or Injury — Bret Contreras

Ask Ann: Exercise and Plantar Fasciitis – GirlsGoneStrong

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Fat Loss

Is “Starvation Mode” Real or Imaginary? A Critical Look — Kris Gunnars

Why You Shouldn’t Have (Fat Loss) Goals — Nia Shanks

Obesity Myths: Anyone Can Lose Weight and Success is Measured in Pounds Lost — Dr. Arya Sharma

The 3 Things that REALLY Drive Fat Loss? — Josh Hillis

Cycling Cardio for Fat Loss – EliteFTS

Fat Loss 101: The Only 2 Things You Need to Know – Fitocracy

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Muscle Gain

The Big Picture Approach to Muscle — Bryan Krahn

The 12 Habits of Big Lifters — Clay Hyght, T-Nation

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Athletic & Strength Training

Turkish Get Ups Make You Awesome — Dean Somerset, T-Nation

9 Best Deadlift Tips — Bret Contreras, T-Nation

The Complete Guide to Snatch Movement Prep — Ryan Brown, JTS Strength

How to Use Your Lats for the Squat, Bench Press, and Deadlift — Jordan Syatt

Build 360 Degree Strength – Max Shank, T-Nation

Kettlebell Leg Training – Mike Robertson

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Nutrition

Top 10 Foods that Help Balance Cortisol for Optimal Body Composition – PoliquinGroup

Hashimoto’s and Diet: What To Eat And What To Avoid — Brooke Larson, GGS

Chocolate and all of its benefits: More specifically cocoa extract — Sol Orwell, Examine

10 Laws of Meatball Mastery — Eric Cressey

Five of the Healthiest and Most Affordable Foods Available – Mercola

Bodybuilding.com’s 4 Ways to Banish Food Guilt for Good – Fitocracy

Healthier Holiday Alcoholic Drinks – Born Fitness

The Five Foods You Should NEVER Eat – PoliquinGroup

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Thanks for reading – share with anyone else you know will benefit!

Feel free to post some of your own favourite articles/ideas in the comments section below and on RHP’s Facebook or Twitter pages, too!

Rich

P.S. – If you missed any of the previous editions of my ‘Top Fitness Articles You Should Read’, click here to get them.