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Five Unexpected Side Effects of My Love Affair With Iron -- Neghar Fonooni, Girls Gone Strong

 

For some people, strength training is nothing more than a chore. Many others neglect strength training all together. However, for a large number of people, lifting weights has absolutely transformed their lives, and continues to do so on a daily basis, not only physically, but especially mentally. The monogamous relationship that many people have with the iron has boosted their confidence, sense of self-worth, self-esteem, and feelings of empowerment.  In this article, Neghar Fonooni describes how her relationship with strength training has improved her life in many different ways.

General Health

4 Ways to Fire Up Your Belly -- Gavin McHale via Tony Gentilcore

Why Back Surgery Isn’t The Quick Fix You Think It Is -- Scott Hoar via Dr John Rusin

The 3 Biggest Mistakes That Trainers Make With Assessments -- Tony Gentilcore via Dr John Rusin

Why “Conscious Coaching” Beats a Systems Based Approach -- Brett Bartholomew

Prevent Shoulder Injuries With 5 TRX Shoulder Exercises -- Chris Cooper, Stack.com

Strength Training

Hip Variations and Why My Squat Isn’t Your Squat  -- Dean Somerset via Mike Reinold 

The Best Drills for Healthy Shoulders and a Big Bench -- Greg Nuckols

Maximizing Squat Gains With Bar And Squat Load Variations -- Zach Long

5 Common Hip Training Mistakes -- Dean Somerset via Eric Cressey

Are Your Shoulders Ready to Overhead Press? -- Tony Bonvechio

Nutrition

3 Fitness Mindset Mistakes And How To Fix Them -- Gavin McHale

10 Bullsh*t Arguments Against GMOs -- Yvette d'Entremont, Cosmopolitan Magazine

The Western Diet and Inflammation: We’re Eating Ourselves to an Early Grave -- Eirik Garnas

Bodybuilding

How To Fix A Wimpy Chest -- Eric Bach, T-Nation

Kettlebells Beat Dumbbells for Biceps -- Joel Seedman, T-Nation

How Much Cardio Should Hardgainers Do? -- Eric Bach

6 Ways to Build Muscle Under 20 Minutes -- Travis Pollen, T-Nation

Three Hardgainer Mistakes and How to Avoid Them -- Eric Bach

Fat Loss

The Only Diet That Works -- Shane Trotter, Breakingmuscle.com

Tip: Lose the Fat, Keep the Muscle -- Christian Thibaudeau, T-Nation

Sleep as a Catalyst for Fat Loss -- Marc Halpern, Breakingmusle.com

Counterpoint: We Fail Our Patients If We Don't Try To Treat Obesity -- Dr. W. Scott Butsch