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The Top Article of the Week
The Game Changers Documentary Scientific Review — Menno Henselsmans, mennohenselsmans.com
With yet another nutrition-centric documentary—Game Changers—going viral, you’ll likely start getting questions from clients about whether they should start eating a vegan or vegetarian diet.
In this week’s top article, Menno Henselsmans looks at the objective data behind whether plant-based protein is actually best for our health and performance.
General Health
Should You Quit Drinking Diet Soda? — Clint Carter, Precision Nutrition
How to Make Life More Pleasurable — David Cain, Raptitude
What You Need to Know to Start Working Out After 50 — Mindith Rahmat, Breaking Muscle
Early Movers: Can an Active Pregnancy Influence Baby’s Neuromuscular Development? — Linda May, ACSM
The Effect of Social Media on Kids’ Snack Choices — Alexandra Williams, NASM
Fat Loss
Self-Talk and Fat Loss: 25 Ways to Reframe for Results — Mike Howard, Lean Minded
I’m Really Sorry About Your Calories — Jason Leenaarts, Revolution Fitness and Therapy
Why You Can’t Out Train a Poor Diet: A Simple Explanation — Patrick Jennings, tonygentilcore.com
5 Tips to Avoid Screwing Up Your Bulking Plans — Bryan Krahn, bryankrahn.com
Nutrition for Travel: What You Need to Know — James Morehen, Science for Sport
Strength Training
Strength Training vs. The Menstrual Cycle: What Do We Know? — Angie Hurley, JK Conditioning
Tip: A Great Reason to Do Whole-Body Workouts — TC Luoma, T Nation
Top 5 Exercises to Keep Your Spine Healthy — Tyrel Detweiler, Elite FTS
6 Ways to Upgrade Your Back Workout — Lee Boyce, T Nation
How to Set Up the Landmine Press Effectively — Mike Robertson, Robertson Training Systems
Career
Seven Tips to Improve Your Personal Trainer Bio (with Examples) — Karen Laing, the PTDC
The Biggest Mistake in Program Design — Kevin Neeld, ericcressey.com
The NASM-CPT Podcast: Exercise Programming and Periodization — Rick Richey, NASM
Do You Know What You Really Want — Carmen Ohling, carmenohling.com
How to Be Patient in an Impatient World — Mark Manson, markmanson.net
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