I’ve got some good stuff for you to peruse
Jon Goodman (I got a bunch from him this go-round)
Should All Trainers Have 6 Pack Abs?
Personal Trainer Programming for Efficiency
Gym Etiquette: Teaching Respect for the No Lift Zone
Nobody Ever Got Fat Eating Fruit
JC Deen
The More I Learn the Less I Know
Ben Bruno
10 Exercises You’ve Never Tried: Backside Edition
Mark Rippetoe
Are You Ignorant When it Comes to the Deadlift?
Fit 2 Fat
(This guy’s story is pretty interesting. Long story short: he gained an absurd amount of fat in 6 months and is now embarking on a weight loss journey so he can relate to his clientele better.)
1st Workout in 7 Months
Tony Gentilcore
Exercises You Should Be Doing: Inchworm Complex
How Not Training Can Help You Make Progress
Productivity (Get Some!) – Part I & Part II
Bret Contreras
Lost Lifters
Sarah Walls
Women, “the Gym”, and Other Overheard Topics
Harold Gibbons
Hustla Da Rabbit
Fitness Lessons From the Notebook
Nia Shanks
Ode to Deadlifts
11 Beginner Strength Training Tips for Women (I would argue this is a good read for men & non-beginners as well. I think a lot of people consider themselves intermediate or advanced far before they should. I still consider myself very much a beginner.)
Jen Comas Keck
Lessons I Learned in 2011
Andy Bellatti
Big Food Crimes: Farmwashing, Ruining Oatmeal
Fooducate
Tell Me Where That Color Came From!
Teens, Sugary Drinks, and Exercise: Scare Tactic Works
Congress Loves Money, Not Kids
Will Emulin Allow You to Consume More Sugar?
John Romaniello
Intermittent Fasting 101
Mike Roussell
The BOLD Study – Defining the Role of Lean Beef in a Heart Healthy Diet
Marion Nestle
Update on Marketing to Kids
Good News! Childhood obesity rates declining in NYC
Eric Cressey
The 6 Characteristics of a Good Dynamic Warmup
Marc (?)
30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself
Christine Knight
“Most people are simply not designed to eat pasta”: evolutionary explanations for obesity in the low-carbohydrate diet movement
As a final word, if any of you are looking to build some grip strength, might I recommend rock wall climbing?
I did this for the first time yesterday. By the end my fingers and forearms were screaming but it was oh so much fun! I would do it again in a heartbeat and I think many of you would enjoy it as well.
