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The Top Article of the Week
What’s the Difference Between a Fitness Coach and a Personal Trainer? — Kevin Mullins, the PTDC
In this week’s top article, coach Kevin Mullins lays out the difference between two members of the fitness industry: the “personal trainer” and the “fitness coach.”
Which one are you?
General Health
What I Learned from Watching The Hot Zone: Get Your Flu Shot — Yvette D’Entremont, SciBabe
What Is Pain, and How Should We Manage It? — Fred Goldstein, Fitness Pollenator
Resistance and Adaptation: Is Your Environment Weakening You? — Shane Trotter, Breaking Muscle
Are You Ready to Change? — Lance Goyke, lancegoyke.com
Here’s Why Everyone Should Be Foam Rolling, Starting Right Now — Scott Deans, Food for Fitness
Fat Loss
Podcast: Dan John on the Mental Side of Losing Weight — Dan John, the Pat Flynn Show
How to Train and Diet for Your Body Type — Andrew Payne, NASM
Calories, Sex, and 100-Year-Old People — Brandon Mancine, brandonmancinefitness.com
Strength Training
Why Evening Training Is the Worst — Christian Thibaudeau, T Nation
Push/Pull/Legs Split for Muscle Size — Shelby Starnes, Elite FTS
3 Lessons from Bodybuilding Legend Bill Pearl — Scott Abel, T Nation
Top 4 Eccentric Training Techniques for Size and Strength — Jonathan Mike, drjohnrusin.com
The Case Against Creatine Loading: What the Science Says — Christian Finn, Muscle Evo
The Bulking Diet Q&A: Should You Do a Lean, Clean or Dirty Bulk? — Christian Finn, Muscle Evo
Career
A 3-Step Blueprint for a Brilliant Blog Launch — Brian Clark, Copyblogger