Top Fitness Articles of the Week — March 1, 2015

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The Top Article of the Week

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

The Author Dani Singer is a nationally certified personal trainer and nutrition coach based in Baltimore, Maryland. As CEO & Director of Fit2Go Personal Training, he specializes in helping busy professionals make fitness practical. Dani also serves as a fitness expert for national publications such as Reader's Digest, Muscle & Fitness, and SHAPE Magazine. Keep up with Dani and his team on Facebook and the Fit2Go website.Esther Avant is a certified personal trainer, nutrition coach, mom, and military wife who coaches women online. As the owner of Esther Avant Wellness Coaching and founder of the Gone For Good weight loss program, she specializes in helping do-it-all women lose weight and keep it off by making exercise and nutrition fit their lifestyles, not the other way around. You can find her at www.estheravant.com, on Instagram, and on Facebook.