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The Top Article of the Week
The Relationship Between Injury and Back Pain: Neutral Spine Vs. Flexion — Daniel DeBrocke, Breaking Muscle
Back pain is a frequent challenge you’ll encounter while working with the general population. In this week’s top article, Daniel DeBrocke explores how spinal flexion plays a role.
General Health
Heart Rate Training Is Beneficial for Everyone! — Harold Gibbons, haroldgibbons.com
What Those Controversial Meat Studies Really Found: Is Red and Processed Meat Healthy? — Abby Langer, abbylangernutrition.com
Spark a Chain Reaction of Change — Erin Murray, Pure Performance Training
Why I Hate the Term “Movement Quality” — Mike Robertson, Robertson Training Systems
Fat Loss
The Pros and Cons of Intuitive Eating and Body Composition — Daniel DeBrocke, Breaking Muscle
Beef Up Your Body Composition — Christian Thibaudeau, thibarmy.com
Metabolic Conditioning: Don’t Say It Unless You Understand It — Kevin Mullins, the PTDC
How To Help Clients Change Their Eating Habits — Brad Dieter, NASM
Strength Training
Managing Training Schedules and Economies — Nicholas Montoya, Elite FTS
5 Single-Arm Strength Exercises to Improve Imbalance — Emily Beers, Breaking Muscle
Oblique Slings: The Secret to Athletic Performance and Strength — Dr. Joel Seedman, Advanced Human Performance
The Best Squat You Haven’t Tried — Gareth Sapstead, T Nation
Career
The Tyranny of Procrastination: Lessons from Book Two — Jason Leenaarts, Revolution Fitness & Therapy