Here are my top recent fitness articles that I think you’ll benefit from.
These useful articles are organised into 5 different categories:
- General Health & Motivation
- Fat Loss
- Muscle Gain
- Athletic & Strength Training
- Nutrition
Enjoy!
Best Recent Articles
A More Sophisticated Approach to Correcting Knee Dysfunction — Brent Brookbush, DeanSomerset.com
As someone who has recovered from full knee reconstructive surgery from a rugby injury in the past, I have a vested and serious passion for unearthing and giving back high quality information on how to ‘fix knees’. This article is a great resource for anyone with knee issues.
Weight Training Over Cardio for Fat Loss: The Intro and Part 2 — Nick Tumminello
There is nothing wrong with traditional long-duration, steady-state cardio. It definitely has a place in certain goal-specific programs. That said, it pains me to see the majority of well-intentioned, hard-working fitness enthusiasts that resort to ‘traditional cardio’ to get lean, rather than prioritising resistance training. In the first two parts of this series, Tumminello gives a great overview of why we should prioritise weight/strength/resistance training when trying to drop fat.
Without Moving A Muscle: A Brief Discussion of Isometrics for Fat Loss, Muscle Gain, and Performance — Eric and Ryan Johnson, RFS
Isometrics are one of the most under-rated and under-used training techniques around. Check out this great article from RFS; irrespective of your goal, isometric training may just be the missing link in your program.
Know Your Ratios, Destroy Weaknesses – Christian Thibaudeau
I’ve always been interested by and done lots of research into the ‘ideal ratios’ for strength training movements and how they should stack up comparatively. This is a brilliant overview with some very useful recommendations.
Top 50 Healthiest Foods on The Planet — Kris Gunnars, Authority Nutrition
Simple, easy to read list of a wealth of healthy foods and their merits. You could use this list to create an endless supply of tasty, nutritious meals to fuel your goals. If everyone used and learned how to enjoy these foods as the base for their diet (and plenty of other good stuff not on the list), the world would be a much healthier, happier and stronger place.
General Health & Motivation
No More Girly Fitness Bullshit! — Jessi Kneeland
Exercising During Pregnancy: Third Trimester — Jessie Mundell, Girls Gone Strong
Focus on the Process, Not the Outcome — Lisa Lewis, TonyGentilcore.com
The Most Intelligent Way to Warm Up — Dr. John Rusin, T-Nation
Captain America Teaches Us Why Old School is the Best School — Steve Kamp, Nerd Fitness
How to Get Your Sh!t Together — Dani Shugart
Patellofemoral Pain: Part 1 — Putting the Research into Your Rehab — Dr. Quinn Henoch, JTS Strength
Forming Fitness Habits — James Fell
From lower-back pain to badassery, part I: find the cause and breathe — Anthony Dexmier
Are Your Bowels Elite? — Tyler Kleinhuizen, Eat to Perform
Lifter’s Elbow: The Cause & The Cure – Dr John Rusin
Fat Loss
The Ultimate Fitness Goal — Dani Shugart
4 Biggest Lies of The Biggest Loser — Dani Shugart, T-Nation
Dropping Weight without Losing Strength — Tara Senic
4 Anabolic Metcon Workouts — Eric Bach, T-Nation
Are We “Destined to Be Fat?” — Krista Scott Dixon
Eat Less and Exercise More: Not Entirely Wrong, But Not Entirely Right Either! — Anthony Dexmier
Don’t Eat Your Keg Stand for Dinner – Josh Hillis
11 Principles For Rapid Fat Loss — Eric Bach
Leaning Out? You’re Doing It Wrong — Paul Nobles, Eat to Perform
Squat the Fat Off — Eric Bach, T-Nation
15 Tricks for Killing Hunger on a Diet – Part 1 — Tim Berzins
5 Ways To Lose Fat While Building Muscle – Mitch Calvert
Does Drinking Coffee Help You Lose Fat? How To Include Coffee In Your Diet When You Are Trying To Get Lean – PoliquinGroup
Top Ten Foods for Fat Loss & Body Composition – PoliquinGroup
Save Time & Get Fit Faster With Sprint Training: Try These 11 Super Sprint Protocols – PoliquinGroup
Muscle Gain
Ditch The Barbell Bench Press — Scott Abel, T-Nation
The Complete Guide To Shoulder Training — Clay Hyght, T-Nation
The Super Sexy Secret to Building an Awesome Body — Mitch Calvert, Bach Performance
How to Design an Optimal Glute Training Program — Bret Contreras
Is Being a Hardgainer a Myth? — Anthony Dexmier, Jmax Fitness
Adding Muscle At Any Age: Defying Genetics and Designing A Muscle Building Workout — Adam Bornstein
Delts on Fire — Dani Shugart
Why Is It So Tough To Take A Week Off From The Gym and Is It Necessary To Build Aesthetic Muscle? — Scott Tousignant
The Cure for Chicken Calves – John Paul Cantanzaro
The Best Way to Lift Weights – Joel Seedman
Athletic & Strength Training
How to Implement RPE in Your Training — Bryce Lewis, Propane Fitness
Thinking About Ditching Your Program? Read This First. — Mike Israetel, JTS Strength
How To Do A Pull-up: Everything You Need To Know — Karen Smith, Girls Gone Strong
Stop Doing Box Jumps Like a Jackass — Eric Bach, T-Nation
Powerlifters Should Train More Like Bodybuilders — Greg Nuckols
The Future of CrossFit Training — Christian Thibaudeau, T-Nation
3 Bench Press Set-Up Mistakes — Tony Bonvechio
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Deadlifters — Part 1 — Tony Gentilcore
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Deadlifters – Part 2 — Tony Gentilcore
The Kettlebell Clean: Leave Ed Grimley Out of It — Artemis Scantalides
High Performance Exercises You Should be Doing: Dumbbell Split Row — Eric Bach
High Bar and Low Bar Squatting 2.0 — Greg Nuckols
Core Confusion –Nick Tumminello, T-Nation
Simplify Your Deadlift — Adam Pine, BretContreras.com
Deadlift Mistakes You Don’t Even Know You’re Making — Julia Ladewski
Do Absolute Strength Athletes Need to Train for Power? — Justin Kompf, TonyGentilcore.com
Squat Jumps to Maximize Athletic Power — Greg Nuckols, JTS Strength
Strength and Conditioning Programs: Understanding Stress and Adaptation — James Cerbie, EricCressey.com
4 Push-Up Variations for Upper Body Strength — Tony Bonvechio
The 40-Workout Strength Challenge – Dan John
The 5 Best Ways to Get Stronger – Mike Robertson
9 Week Conjugate Strength Training Program Proven to Break Records – EliteFTS
Nutrition
The Proof About Strength Training — Sean Hyson
Dietary scapegoats you can probably eat after all — Anthony Dexmier
The Simple Diet for Athletes — Chris Shugart, T-Nation
Top 10 Biggest Myths in “Alternative” Nutrition — Kris Gunnars
What You Should Eat When Sick? (Infographic) — Dr. John Berardi, Precision Nutrition
Valentine’s Day is Coming: A look at supplements that could help rev the libido — Kamel Patel, Examine.com
Macronutrient ratios: master the game — Anthony Dexmier
Guest Post: Food Abstinence for Food Addicts: Deprivation or a New Freedom? — Dr. Vera Tarman, Dr. Sharma
17 Things Every Clean Eater Needs to Know — Mike Samuels
4 Mistakes That Ruin Your Diet — Ines Shubashka
Gluten Sensitivity is Real, and “Wheat-Free” is Not Just a Fad — Kris Gunnars, Authority Nutrition
Endurance Nutrition – Your questions answered Part 2 — Phil Paterson, Body Type Nutrition
Top 5 Nutrition Myths: Busted — Cassandra Forsythe, GGS
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Rich
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