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Our Choice for the Article of the Week

Why You Shouldn't Call Yourself a Trainer -- Dick Talens

What you call yourself matters. And as personal trainers, we can't be solely concerned with the actual 'training' our clients do. Client goals are multifaceted (even when our clients think all they're doing is trying to lose weight!), and our methods for meeting those client goals are multifaceted as well. We are part trainer, part coach, and part "designer," as Dick Talens calls it, and we have to help clients with not just exercise but with habit change, self-image, and appropriate goal-setting. It's not about simply telling a client what to do; it's about juggling our roles as needed, and only one of those roles is "trainer."

Fat Loss

How To Lose Weight: The Best Way To Lose Fat, and Avoid Fad Diets -- JC Deen

Dieting doesn't need to be complicated -- Anthony Dexmier

HEALTHY LIVING HEAVY LIFTING'S ULTIMATE GUIDE TO EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT IIFYM -- Mike Samuels

Fitness Myths that NEED to Die, Volume 01 of Infinity: SPOT REDUCTION -- Jordan Syatt

HERE'S THE POST WHERE I'LL PROBABLY BE ACCUSED OF FAT SHAMING -- Lee Boyce

 

General Health

How to Lose -- Jen Sinkler

Why You Don't Have What You Want of This Life -- Adrian Crowe

An Open Letter to Everyone Who Has Told Women "Don't Get Too Muscular" -- Sophia Herbst, TonyGentilcore.com

Do-It-Yourself Myofascial Release -- John Rusin, T-Nation

The Unbiased Truth about Marijuana -- Examine.com

 

Bodybuilding

The Philosophy of Muscle: Examinations of the Big Questions -- Brandon Patterson, Elitefts, with Dr. Melina Bell

9 Tips for Dedicated Lifters -- Dan John, T-Nation

Curls Get the Girls: How to Build a Better Arm Workout -- Andrew Read, Breaking Muscle

I'm Not Sad for Mike Matarazzo -- Skip Hill, Elitefts

 

Strength Training

How to Train For Power -- Tony Gentilcore, T-Nation

Bear Crawls Vs. Crab Walks -- Eric Cressey

DONT GET STAPLED: HOW TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE STICKING POINT OF A SQUAT -- Blaine Sumner, JTS Strength

10 STEPS TO GREAT SQUATTING TECHNIQUE -- Chad Wesley Smith, JTS Strength

Lower Back Pain? "Back Training" Could Be Doing You More Harm Than Good -- Eirik Garnas

 

Nutrition

A balanced look at gluten sensitivity -- Laurie Laforest, Science-Based Medicine

Making Sense Of Science: The Truth About Carbs - Part 2 and Part 3 -- Krista Rompolski, GGS

Ketogenic Diets for Bulking -- Ben Hartman, Elitefts

Fat Ain't Bad... So Why on Earth Would You Eat Lean Meat? -- Kris Gunnars