Top Good Reads Weekly Breakdown: Oct 7 – Oct 13

My Blogs of the Week:
Top Good Reads Weekly Breakdown: Edition 1
My NKT Experience

Exercises:
The Best Single Leg Squat: Knee Tap Squats – Nick Tumminello
The 5 Worst Exercises for Your Shoulders & How to Fix Them – Rick Kaselj
Proper Kettlebell Swing Form – Bret Contreras
Wide Grip “Elbows Out” Inverted Rows – Ben Bruno

Program Design and Pre-Made Workouts:
Awesome 3 Minute Shoulder Warm-Up – Smitty
Core Stability for Soccer Athletes: Part 1 – Matt Siniscalchi
Bench More to Bench More – Christopher Smith
Split Routines & Deadlift Rep Ranges – Smitty
5 Ways to Improve KB Interval Workouts w/ Doing KB Swings – Troy Anderson
The 50/100/200 Solution For Better Rest Weeks – Bojan Kostevski

Training Questions Answered:
Volume Training is for the Weak and Lazy – Nate Palmer
6 Female Strength Training Myths That Won’t Die – Nia Shanks
Round Back Deadlifts – Mike Robertson
9 Hardgainer Training Myths – Jason Ferruggia
9 Hardgainer Training Myths Part 2 – Jason Ferruggia
9 Hardgainer Training Myths Part 3 – Jason Ferruggia
What Should I Do On My “Off” Days? – Erika Hurst
What is Special About These Ultimate Sandbag Exercises? – Josh Henkin
Training the Younger Generation of Athletes – Ray Zingler

Better Training Methods:
Ways to Feel and Move Better: Installment 21 – Greg Robins
7 Ways to Make Your Training Efficient – Charles Staley
The Westside Barbell Conjugate Method: A Guide to Variation – Jordan Syatt
The X Physique Part 2 – Do These Things, Not Those Things – Anthony Mychal
4 Great Techniques for Building Strength and Size – Ben Bruno
Mass Gain & Compound Exercises – Smitty
Get Your Grip Back – Amy Wattles
3 Ways to Get Rid of Muscle Imbalances? – Ines Subashka
11 Principles of Bodybuilding Training Part 2 – Clay Hyght
Dumbbells for Massive Legs – Allen Hedrick

Psychology, Kinesiology, A&P, etc… Posts:
Exercise Psychology: Is Losing Fat A Decision? – Josh Gould
Hip Biomechanics Part 1 – The Gait Guys
Hip Biomechanics Part 2 – The Gait Guys
Nerve and Muscle Activity Vary Across Menstrual Cycle – ScienceDaily
Emotional Attachments: Exercise, Identity, & Addiction – Dr. Mark Cheng
Simple Mindset – Eric Falstrault
I’m Perfect & Amazing at Everything I do – Paul Mihalescu
How to Fail At Your Fitness Goals – Andy Fossett
How to Motivate Yourself into an Exercise Routine – Alan Henry

Training Knowledge Bombs:
EC Talks Transfer of Training for Baseball Players – Eric Cressey
The Almighty Foot Tripod – The Gait Guys
Glutes Are the New Biceps – Tony Gentilcore
Everybody Poops – Andrea Thatcher
We Know Next to Nothing About Heart Disease – TC Luoma

Nutrition:
9 Things You Should Know Before Intermittent Fasting – Anthony Mychal
Dirty Secrets from Eating Clean Part 1 – Miss Skinny Genes
Dirty Secrets from Eating Clean Part 2 – Miss Skinny Genes
Dirty Secrets from Eating Clean Part 3 – Miss Skinny Genes
Tomatoes Lower Strike Risk – Medical News Today
Today’s Calorie Information May Be a Little “Nutty” – David Grotto
Mild Cognitive Impairment May Be Improved By Caffeine – Medical News Today
Bloody Aftermath of the Diet Wars – Dr. Jonny Bowden
My #1 Tip for Weight Loss Motivation – Dr. Jonny Bowden

Physical Therapy and Rehab:
What Your Bent Elbows Really Mean: Elbow Pain and Instability – Kelly Starrett
Reducing the Force & Amplitude needed for T-Spine Manipulation – Dr. Andreo Spina
Torchanteric Hip Bursitis Relief – Justin Check
TMJ Update – The Manual Therapist
Central Sensitization Recognition and Treatment – The Manual Therapist
Mob and Manip are Equally Effective in LBP – Forward Thinking PT
Got Hip Pain? Attention Runners and Athletes w/ Hip Pain – The Gait Guys
How to Tape Ankles for Athletes – Mike Stehle
I Broke My Back and Couldn’t Walk. Now I Can – Dean Somerset
High Ankle Sprains – Mike Reinold
Beyond the Corisone Shot: Iontophoretic Therapy – Brandon Patterson
Paradigm Shift – Dr. Andreo Spina

Be a Better Personal Trainer:
4 Magic Tricks to Help Get Personal Training Clients – Nate Palmer
Here’s Why I Let My Certification Expire Every Year! – Lee Boyce
Are You a Know-It-All, or a Learn-It-All? – Mike Boyle
Mastering the Basics and a Brief Update – Molly Galbraith
Create an Experience, Correct Movement, Get Stronger – Justin Rabinowitz
From 1879 to Today, Nothing has Changed – Chad Landers
The Daily Training Environment – Jeff Cubos

Recovery:
A Good Back Rub and Training Recovery – Patrick Ward
The Hips Pay the Price for Sitting – John Izzo
Foam Rolling Research (So Far) – John Erik Kawamoto
Soft Tissue Troubleshooting for Pitchers Part 2 – Chad Rodgers

Motivation:
The Power of a Coach – Martin Rooney
Can’t or Won’t – Mike Anderson
All I Know Is Grind – Ray Lewis

Misc…
Random Thoughts – Bret Contreras
Go Climb a Mountain – Todd Bumgardner
Magic Trick in Front of a Room Full of Strangers – Dean Somerset
Iron Evolution Reflections Part 2 – Dave Tate
Interview with Charlie Weingroff – Kevin Neeld
Where World Collide! IFAST Meets the Juggernaut – Molly Galbraith
5 Female Fitness Phenoms You Need to Know About – John Romaniello

 

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ines-Subashka/597090074 Ines Subashka

    Great list! I always love your good reads! I like how you categorize them! :) Thank you for including one of my posts! :)

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Brandon-LaVack/27803237 Brandon LaVack

      Always a pleasure to include you in this list :)

  • Nate Palmer

    Thanks for linking to one of my articles. I’m flattered to be anywhere near Martin Rooney, Dean Somerset, Dave Tate, Bret Contreras and 90% of the other people on this list.

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Brandon-LaVack/27803237 Brandon LaVack

      My pleasure! Both of the pieces were good reads!

  • Erika Hurst

    Thanks for the link, Brandon!!

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Brandon-LaVack/27803237 Brandon LaVack

      My pleasure! I updated your name as well, since I blindly couldn’t find your last name. :)