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Coaching proper shoulder movement is a difficult task, especially overhead movements. Where do you even being to assess shoulder movement in clients? After all, there are "a lot of moving parts that create shoulder flexion to get the arm overhead," and drilling down the problem in the movement chain can be daunting.
This week, Dean Somerset takes on the question of how to systematically assess a faulty movement pattern -- and the starting point isn't the shoulder. Instead, Dean suggests we start with breath mobility, then move through thoracic positioning, into scapular mobility, and finally into glenohumeral motion. He also provides some drill options for helping your clients prime optimal movement patterns once you have found their issues.
General Health
Why You Should Make Your Bed Every Morning -- Steve Kamb
How Your Genes Affect Your Jean Size -- Molly Galbraith & Dr. Krista Rompolski, Girls Gone Strong
5 Reasons We Don't Ask Employees to Sign a Non-Compete Clause -- Pete Dupuis
The Importance of Eccentrics in Strength Training and Sports -- Jen Sinkler
10 Important Advances in the Fitness Industry Over the Last Decade -- Andrew Heming
Strength Training
How (and Why!) To Do Push-Ups? -- Lee Boyce, Bodybuilding.com
The Importance of Filming Your Lifts -- Mark Woods, Lift Big Eat Big
Muscle Fiber Types and Training -- Jozo Grgić, Elitefts
Speed Development -- Ryan Nie, Freak Strength
Tip: Do the Bridge Press for Pecs -- Bret Contreras, T-Nation
Nutrition
Dieting and Metabolism -- Brad Dieter
Saturated Fat: 7 Reasons Why It's Not as Harmless as the Low-Carb Movement Claims -- Eirik Garnas
3 Crucial (and Counterintuitive) Strategies for Getting Loved Ones to Support Your Healthy Lifestyle -- Alex Picot-Annand, Precision Nutrition
All Things Protein to Maximize Gainz -- David O'Connor
9 Healthy Foods That Are High in Vitamin D -- Taylor Jones, Authority Nutrition
Bodybuilding
Multi Angle Extended Sets to Maximize Aesthetic Muscle Gains -- Scott Tousignant
The 4 Most Effective Exercises for a Bigger, Stronger Chest -- Alex Mullan, JMax Fitness
4 Squat Variations That Are Hard as Hell -- Joey Percia
Tip: For Bigger Biceps, Do Mechanical Drop Sets -- Christian Thibaudeau, T-Nation
Tip: Build a Stronger, Harder Butt -- Travis Pollen, T-Nation
Fat Loss
Fat Loss Plateaus: 4 Reasons Why Your Progress Stopped -- Tom Venuto
7 Fat Loss Mistakes That Will Leave You Skinny and Weak -- Alain Gonzalez, Healthy Living Heavy Lifting
The New Body Mass Index and Fitness Professionals -- Karl Nadolsky, DeanSomerset.com
Are You Choosing Voluminous Foods While Dieting? -- Chris and Eric Martinez, BioLayne.com
