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Hair ties. Sports bras. Deadlifts. No lie — these things could be the unspoken cause for your female client’s sudden discomfort during workouts. This week, Elsbeth Vaino has concrete, tested tips to help you improve your training — and coaching relationships — with female clients.
Strength Training
Powerlifters Should Train More Like Bodybuilders — Greg Nuckols
The Future of CrossFit Training — Christian Thibaudeau, T-Nation
3 Bench Press Set-Up Mistakes — Tony Bonvechio
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Deadlifters — Part 1 — Tony Gentilcore
The Kettlebell Clean: Leave Ed Grimley Out of It — Artemis Scantalides
General Health
The Positivity Trap: How upbeat coaches can kill client results. — Krista Scott-Dixon, Precision Nutrition
The Most Intelligent Way to Warm Up — Dr. John Rusin, T-Nation
Captain America Teaches Us Why Old School is the Best School — Steve Kamp, Nerd Fitness
10 Things to Consider When Choosing To Hire The Best Personal Trainer For You — Jonathan Goodman, The PTDC
3 Skills for Building Personal and Client Success — Doug Chapman, JTS Strength
Fat Loss
Weight Training Over Cardio for Fat Loss: The Intro — Nick Tumminello
Running Backwards — Jeff Kuh
How to Get Your Sh!t Together — Dani Shugart
Bodybuilding
High Performance Exercises You Should be Doing: Dumbbell Split Row — Eric Bach
How to Design an Optimal Glute Training Program — Bret Contreras
4 Anabolic Metcon Workouts — Eric Bach, T-Nation
Without Moving A Muscle: A Brief Discussion of Isometrics for Fat Loss, Muscle Gain, and Performance — Eric and Ryan Johnson, RFS
Nutrition
Top 10 Biggest Myths in “Alternative” Nutrition — Kris Gunnars
What You Should Eat When Sick? (Infographic) — Dr. John Berardi, Precision Nutrition
Valentine’s Day is Coming: A look at supplements that could help rev the libido — Kamel Patel, Examine.com
Macronutrient ratios: master the game — Anthony Dexmier