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The Top Article of the Week
Sure, you can get certified in personal training. You can get a degree in Exercise Science, or Athletic Training, or Nutrition, and you can take a million classes in biology, anatomy, or physiology. But there are skills in the practice of personal training that aren't taught in books, that aren't tested on certification exams, and that you can only really learn by interacting with real, live clients.
Kevin Mullins sees these skills as an art, as something that takes nuance and practice to learn and put into action. The art of personal training includes everything from listening to individual client needs, programming for individual client experiences, projecting professionalism, and balancing the personal details you allow your clients to see. This week's top article gives you practical ways to practice the art of personal training.
General Health
Progressions And Pregressions - An Under-Rated Tool in the PT Toolbox -- Rob Zand, Shredded by Science
Tip: How Lifters Should Read Lab Results -- Ryan Bergren, T-Nation
Over 40 Training is a Scam -- Bryan Krahn
7 Ways to Fix Anterior Pelvic Tilt -- Kasey Esser, T-Nation
15 Things I Wish I Had Known When I Qualified as a Personal Trainer -- Stuart Aitken, Shredded By Science
Strength Training
7 Simple Cues to Improve Your Squat Form -- Tony Bonvechio
Re-Thinking the Deadlift From the Floor -- Dean Somerset
Improving Power Without the Olympic Lifts -- Eric Bach, DrJohnRusin.com
The 4 Paths to Strength -- Christian Thibaudeau, T-Nation
5 Simple Cues You Need to Know for a Bigger Deadlift -- Adam Pine
Nutrition
The New Rules of Carbs -- Andrew Heming
Nutrition Non-Negotiables: How to Have Your Cake and Be Healthy, Too -- Jen Comas, Girls Gone Strong
3 Things You Need to Know About Protein -- Kia Khadem, Science Driven Nutrition
Is Creatine Safe, and Does it Have Side Effects? -- Rudy Mawer, Authority Nutrition
Where Sweets and Satan Collide -- Michael Blevins, Breaking Muscle
Bodybuilding
10 Rules for Building Size -- Nick Smoot
Lunge Exercise: 2 Ways to Maximize Glute Recruitment -- Nick Tumminello
6 Lifting Strategies That Always Work -- Mike Sheridan, T-Nation
Tip: Do Partner Flyes for Bigger Pecs -- John Meadows, T-Nation
The Natty Witch-Hunt -- Cliff Wilson, BioLayne.com
Fat Loss
Adam Answers #2 - Adjusting Calories, Lean To Shredded & Metabolic Adaptation -- Adam Ali
Strength Training is Fat Loss Training -- Bret Contreras
How To Create A "No-Calorie Counting" Diet Plan -- Jason Helmes
The Secret of Weight Loss Wrap "It Works!" is that it Fucking Doesn't -- James Fell
Bodyweight Training For Fat Loss + The Best Damn Bodyweight Circuit The Internet Has Ever Seen -- Tanner Baze
