Here are my top recent fitness articles that I think you’ll benefit from.
TONNES of top notch content this week.
These useful articles are organised into 5 different categories:
- General Health & Motivation
- Fat Loss
- Muscle Gain
- Athletic & Strength Training
- Nutrition
Enjoy!
Best Recent Articles
How to Create An Exercise Routine with ONLY Bodyweight Exercises – Miguel Aragoncillo, Fitocracy
I love this post from Miguel Aragoncillo. He takes an intelligent, structured approach to setting up your own equipment-free, do-it-anywhere-anytime training program. All you need is your body. AWESOME.
General Health & Motivation
16-AND-A-HALF TIPS FOR GETTING SH*T DONE – Mike Samuels
FIVE MOVEMENTS THAT WILL MAKE AN IMPACT OVERNIGHT – Dan John
Why Do My Knees Pop And Crack? – Ann Wendel, Girls Gone Strong
Resisting the Decline – Joe Giandonato, EliteFTS
Beating the CrossFit Drug Test – John Romano, T-Nation
5 Things Every Fitness Enthusiast Can Learn From Paleo (Even If You Don’t Favor the Diet) – Eirik Garnas, BretContreras.com
Bare Bones Physiology – Chad Waterbury
Training Programs: Are Health and Aesthetics Mutually Exclusive? – Eric Cressey
The Fitness Passion Test – Bryan Krahn
Think Critically and Don’t Believe Everything You Hear. Example: “Forks Over Knives” – Kelsey, SAPT
Fat Loss
The Ultimate but Practical Guide to Achieving Optimal Body Composition – Poliquin Group
Four Ways Women Can Get the MOST out of Sprint Workouts for Greater Fat Loss, Muscle & Performance – Poliquin Group
7 STEPS TO MASTERING MODERATION – Mike Samuels
Losing Fat without Losing Strength – Kyle Hunt, Healthy Living, Heavy Lifting
5 Habits that Keep You Fat – Ines Subashka
To everyone watching that 5 Foods to Never Eat video – Kelly Coffey
How to Lose Weight Without Going Hungry – Eirik Garnas
Five Natural Ways To Increase Testosterone & Other Fat Burning Hormones—For Both Men AND Women – Poliquin Group
Eleven Simple Ways To Make Fat Loss Easier – Poliquin Group
How to Burn More Fat With Lactic Acid Training – John Romaniello
Muscle Gain
Mechanical Advantage Drop Sets: The Smart Way to Build Muscle Fast – John Romaniello
6 Ways to Bring the Pain: Deadly Dynamic-Static Compound Sets –
Booty Specialization 101 – Alexandra Bernardin, PoliquinGroup.com
9 Training Concepts That Suck – Ben Bruno, T-Nation
13 Exercises That’ll Floor You – Bret Contreras, T-Nation
Seven Nutrition Muscle Building Mistakes – Eric Bach
How long to see results from lifting? – Kiki, EM2WL
4 Exercises to Get a Fighter’s Six Pack – Andrew Raposo, JMax Fitness
SAY YES TO BIGGER PECS – Bryan Krahn
Athletic & Strength Training
TEMPO RUNS + KETTLEBELL WORK = YOUR NEXT “RECOVERY” DAY – Jeremy Frisch, Strongfirst
How to Feel Your Lats and Use Them to Build a Stronger Squat, Bench Press, and Deadlift – Jordan Syatt, Fitocracy
MAKING SENSE OF STRENGTH – Greg Nuckols
Functional strength gains by leg pressing? – Chris Beardsley
Flexible Training Programs – Shaun Trainor, 70s Big
The Band Kneeling Hip Thrust – Bret Contreras
Box Squat Troubleshooting: Improve Your Raw Total – Martijn Koevoets
Squat Patterning 101: How to Clean Up Your Squat. Like a Boss – Tony Gentilcore
Let Your Spine Move A Little – Anthony Dexmier
Misconceptions About Lactic Acid – Jonathan Mike, EliteFTS
What it Takes to Break World Records – Greg Nuckols
Nutrition
Workout Nutrition Infographic – Brian St. Pierre
Five Unbeatable Ways to Use Coffee For Better Athletic Performance & Body Composition – Poliquin Group
“Carbohydrate tolerance: Is your ability to eat carbs determined by your genes?”– Helen Kollias, Precision Nutrition
CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid): A Detailed Review – Kris Gunnars
Avoid These 10 Foods That Increase Cortisol & Impede Optimal Body Composition – Poliquin Group
Cortisol: A Good Guy with a Bad Rap – Ben Hartman
Muscle Protein Synthesis and the Anabolic Window – Brandon Patterson
Does it Really Cost More to Eat Healthy? – Jonny Bowden
Protein Intake: Why 1g/lb is a Myth – Menno Henselmans, JMax Fitness
Clean Eating vs. IIFYM for Advanced Athletes – Nick Shaw, JTS Strength
How to Quit Needing to “Be on a Plan” Every Second – Jill Coleman
7 REASONS WHY THE GLYCEMIC INDEX = THE GARBAGE INDEX – Mike Samuels
12 Proven Benefits of Avocado – Kris Gunnars
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.
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