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Our Choice for the Article of the Week

Strength Without and Within -- Thom Lamb, JTS Strength

 

Not every client we coach will be "elite." They might not break records, they might not win meets, and they might not become the next great coach themselves. Our non-elite clients, though, might just be the ones in which we ought to be investing our time. Especially if they are anything like Thom Lamb's trainee, Ashley, whose "spark and the passion to pursue greatness, to overcome sickness and to choose a life of intention" makes her just as remarkable as as any "elite" lifter.

 

Fat Loss

Why You Need a Junk Food Budget -- Mike Samuels, JMax Fitness

How To Reset Your Metabolism With Diet Breaks -- Tim Berzins

Flexible Dieting Week 3: Stop Eating When You're Satisfied -- Armi Legge

Hacking Your Cravings: How To Use Taste & Bulk to Your Advantage -- Erika Nall, JillFit.com

What Bruce Springsteen can Teach Us about Fat Loss -- Mike Samuels

 

General Health

Not a Pretty Girl -- Kelly Coffey

The First Half of Your Life Doesn't Determine the Second Half -- James Fell

5 Mistakes I Made When Starting Personal Training -- Daniel Wallen, The PTDC

Why Smart Trainers Believe Stupid Things: (Part 3) Regression to the Mean -- Nick Tumminello

How to Raise a Lion Chaser! -- John O'Sullivan

 

Bodybuilding

How Many Reps Should I Do? -- Charles Staley, T-Nation

Full-Blown Trap Training -- Lee Boyce, T-Nation

Stabilizing the Scapulae for Overhead Pressing -- Pat Davidson, JTS Strength

 

Strength Training

10 Things All Beginning Lifters Should Know -- Bret Contreras

Avoid Newbie Pitfalls -- David Allen, Elitefts

CrossFitters Aren't Athletes - And Neither Are Bodybuilders -- Dan Blewett, T-Nation

Exercise Video of the Week: The Single-Leg RDL -- Jordan Syatt

 

Nutrition

Why you shouldn't worry about the glycemic index -- Anthony Dexmier

Myth: Paleo Diets Are Always High in Meat and Fat -- Eirik Garnas

The Green Smoothie Diet and Juice Fasting Craze! Healthy or Hype? -- Tom Venuto

Why Are Trans Fats Bad For You? The Disturbing Truth -- Kris Gunnars