First read list of the year.

On January 12, 2012 by Juliet

I linked most of these authors’ blogs on my Resources Page. Be sure to check it out! To continue my quality post strike, here’s some quality material from people who know more than I do about everything.

Erika Hurst
Writing Workouts vs. Writing Programs (she made me want to clap when I read this so it’s going first)

Dean Somerset
My Morning Cup of “What the Eff?” A Whole Lotta Face Palming Today 

Stevo Reed
One Exercise or Many Exercises? That is the Question. 

Yoni Freedhoff
Are You Doomed to Regain? Thoughts on Tara Parker Pope’s Fat Trap.
The Real Problem with those Controversial Atlanta Childhood Obesity Ads

Jason Seib
The Broken Fitness Industry

Nia Shanks
Focus on Performance in the Gym

Harold Gibbons
Dietary Fat and Cholesterol

Naomi Rotstein
My Warm-Up Routine

Tony Gentilcore
Is Juicing Worth It?
4 Things You Can Do Today to be More Awesome
Tony Takes a Yoga Class: Part I and Part II

Marion Nestle
Looking Ahead: Food Politics in 2012
USDA to close Hundreds of Offices. A Problem? 

Jim Reeves
The Front Squat vs. The Back Squat Debate Part I (this is kind of long but SO good. It has a lot of good coaching advice, IMO)

Neghar Fonooni
11 Ways I Made Myself Happier in 2011

Bret Contreras
Instructional Videos
Random Thoughts

Kellie Davis
Recognizing The Greatness That Surrounds You
Be a Part of the Gym In-Crowd (Mind Your Manners) 

Dave McGinn
What Your Trainer Wishes She Could Tell You

Rog Lawson
10+ Ways to Rock 2012′s Face Off

John Izzo
The Problem with Internet Trainers – Shielding Yourself From the Sea of Noise

Jen Comas Keck
How to Eat an Elephant 

JC Deen
How I Plan to Power Through 2012 Like a Boss

Andy Bellatti
The Ultimate Chocolate Shopping Guide

Jim Smith
3 Tips to Make it in the Fitness Industry

Jonathan Goodman
Help! My personal training clients won’t follow my nutrition advice (Question posted by Erika Hurst)

Jason Maxwell
The Top 40 Fitness Professionals That Will Impact 2012 in a BIG Way

Eric Cressey
Baseball Strength & Conditioning Programs: How Much Rotator Cuff Work is Too Much? Part I and Part II

Sarah Walls
Train the Glutes: Knee Health MUST #1

Fooducate Blog
Twinkies Are Going Bankrupt

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Good Reads
  • http://www.followingfit.com/ Kristen

    Comment #1 of the 428 you’ll get today:

    I love the piece on what trainers REALLY want to say to you. I already *want* to say this to people I know IRL and people I see regularly in the gym — and now that I have actual clients, I can only imagine that my urge to say them will get stronger.

  • http://pbanddeadlifts.wordpress.com/ Sarah

    Loving the ‘focus on preformance in the gym’! Actually all of them, thank you for posting such great articles to read up on. Perfect for todays snowy day :)

  • http://www.onefitfoodie.com/ Naomi(onefitfoodie)

    i made your list?! you ROCK and move to boston PLEASE :)