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You, the thoughtful fitness pro, might know how to spot a scam artist trainer from a mile away. But can your clients? Would they be taken — and get their pockets cleaned — by a slick marketer or fancy list of “qualifications”? Bryan Krahn’s list of ways to detect a fraud might help them (and maybe you) see the wolves for what they truly are.
Strength Training
Simplify Your Deadlift — Adam Pine, BretContreras.com
Deadlift Mistakes You Don’t Even Know You’re Making — Julia Ladewski
Do Absolute Strength Athletes Need to Train for Power? — Justin Kompf, TonyGentilcore.com
Squat Jumps to Maximize Athletic Power — Greg Nuckols, JTS Strength
Strength and Conditioning Programs: Understanding Stress and Adaptation — James Cerbie, EricCressey.com
General Health
Patellofemoral Pain: Part 1 — Putting the Research into Your Rehab — Dr. Quinn Henoch, JTS Strength
Forming Fitness Habits — James Fell
From lower-back pain to badassery, part I: find the cause and breathe — Anthony Dexmier
Are Your Bowels Elite? — Tyler Kleinhuizen, Eat to Perform
Fat Loss
Leaning Out? You’re Doing It Wrong — Paul Nobles, Eat to Perform
Squat the Fat Off — Eric Bach, T-Nation
Weight Training Over Cardio for Fat Loss: Part 2 — Nick Tumminello, Spot Me Girl
15 Tricks for Killing Hunger on a Diet – Part 1 — Tim Berzins
The Exercise Myth — James Fell
Bodybuilding
Adding Muscle At Any Age: Defying Genetics and Designing A Muscle Building Workout — Adam Bornstein
4 Push-Up Variations for Upper Body Strength — Tony Bonvechio
Exercise You Could Probably Do Without: Backwards Facing Adductor Machine — Dean Somerset
Delts on Fire — Dani Shugart
Why Is It So Tough To Take A Week Off From The Gym and Is It Necessary To Build Aesthetic Muscle? — Scott Tousignant
Nutrition
Gluten Sensitivity is Real, and “Wheat-Free” is Not Just a Fad — Kris Gunnars, Authority Nutrition
Endurance Nutrition – Your questions answered Part 2 — Phil Paterson, Body Type Nutrition
Top 5 Nutrition Myths: Busted — Cassandra Forsythe, GGS