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Our Choice for the Article of the Week

 

 

More strength = more awesome, yes? Maybe. More isn't better if that more comes at the expense of something else, and that applies in the gym, to your body, and to your life. Bryan Krahn explores 3 areas of life where strength -- and, more importantly, a balance of strength across those areas -- is paramount: happiness, honesty, and humility.

Bodybuilding

The Toughest Way to Do a Set -- Ben Bruno, T-Nation

Planned Brutality: Periodizing High-Intensity Techniques -- John Meadows, T-Nation

General Health

Running Doesn't Suck -- Max Shank, T-Nation

If You Stopped Relying on Motivation and Tried This Instead Would You Be More Consistent? -- James Clear

#LIKEAGIRL: WHAT YOUNG GIRLS TEACH ME ABOUT THE WOMAN I WANT TO BE -- Caitlin Constantine

Trusting The Process: 9 Ways Wise People Approach Life -- Jill Coleman

Recovery Tips -- Tara Senic

Fat Loss

Taming the Scale -- Dick Talens

Q&A: Fat Loss and Food Fear -- Dani Shugart

THE LAWS OF OPTIMIZING BODY COMPOSITION -- MICHAEL ISRAETEL, JTS Strength

Strength Training

Your Own Personal World Records Are The Only Thing That Matter -- Charles Staley, BretContreras.com

The squat: is there a need for a controversy? -- Anthony Dexmier

Role of Ego in the Weightroom -- Chaz Franke, Elitefts

Mastering the Pull Up -- James Cerbie

OPTIMIZING THE FEMALE ATHLETE - RIB POSITION -- Stacey Schaedler, JTS Strength

Nutrition

The Not-So Ugly Truth About Gluten -- TC, T-Nation

7 Recent Food Epiphanies that Set Me Free -- Molly Galbraith

Bonus List

ThePTDC list of best personal trainer books - I've finally updated my list of recommendations. Featured are 10 books on business / marketing and 10 on fitness that I believe all trainers should own.