The Top Article of the Week
When and How Static Stretching Can Actually Work -- Dean Somerset, deansomerset.com
Does static stretching produce any significant results for our muscles and joints? Are any of these results beneficial? When and how should static stretching be included in a client's fitness program?
Get the answers in this week's top article, by Dean Somerset.
General Health
Wishes vs. Goals: One Neat Trick Your Doctor Does Want You to Know -- Blake Metcalf, A Workout Routine
Five Reasons You Aren't Getting the Results You Want in the Gym -- Ricky Kompf, tonygentilcore.com
Creating an Unreasonable Family -- Mikki Martin, The Ready State
The Sorry Experiment -- Carmen Ohling, carmenohling.com
Fat Loss
How Much Do You Like Your Diet? Since Adherence Depends on Enjoyment, We Tried to Quantify It -- Yoni Freedhoff, Weighty Matters
Five Simple Ways to Start Losing Fat -- Shane McLean, Balance Guy Training
Why Diets Work, Until They Don't -- Josh Hillis, GMB
Three Diet Experiments that Can Change Your Eating Habits and Transform Your Body (Even if They Seem Way too Easy to Work) -- Julia Malacoff, Precision Nutrition
Four Big Protein Mysteries Finally Solved -- TC Luoma, T Nation
Strength Training
Returning to Deadlifts After Back Pain -- Zach Long, The Barbell Physio
Band Face Pulls Are Dangerous! -- Nick Tumminello, nicktumminello.com
A Five-Minute Quad Workout that Might Kill You -- Ellington Darden, T Nation
Squat, Bench Press, and Deadlift Tips – Best of 2019 -- Tony Bonvechio, bonvecstrength.com
Career
Four Fitness Career Lessons from Reading Harry Potter -- Andrew Coates, andrewcoatesfitness.com
The Complete Personal Trainer -- April Durrett, NASM
How to Be More Decisive in Three Steps -- Darius Foroux, dariusforoux.com
How to Turn a Complimentary Personal Training Session into a Long-Term Client -- James McDonald, the PTDC