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Top 8 of May


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1. CrossFit: A Sport of Specifity by Chad Wesley Smith

Should competitive exercisers for time compartmentalize all their training and essentially become specialists across a number of disciplines?

2. The Scapula and Thoracic Spine: A Classic Love Story To Improve Your Overhead Position by Dr. Quinn Henoch

Dr. Quinn breaks down some helpful points and drills to improve critical movement/mobility patterns in the upper back to enhance your overhead position for pressing and snatching.

3. 5 Tips for Eating Huge by Brandon Lilly

His Royal Hugeness, Brandon Lilly, cuts through the BS and gives you real mass building tips. If you want to be massive muscular and strong, listen to someone who actually walks the walk!!

4. 5 Ways To Make Yourself A Better Lifter by Brandon Lilly

Originally posted in Strong360, Brandon Lilly gives you 5 philosophies to guide your development as a lifter.

5. 7 Habits of Highly Effective Movement Prep by Dr. Quinn Henoch

Improve your warmups with these 7 guidelines from Dr. Quinn, including some great videos.

6. Top 3 Strength Athlete Diet Mistakes by Nick Shaw

Renaissance Periodization CEO Nick Shaw helps you fix 3 common mistakes that are holding back your nutrition and physique progress as a strength athlete.

7. 2 Concepts Every Coach Needs Every Athlete To Understand by Greg Robins

Greg Robins of The Strength House, gives you 2 valuable assessment tools to help get any new clients training started right.

8. 5 Tips for Building a Big Raw Squat by Dr. Mike Israetel

Dr. Israetel, PhD in Sports Physiology, breaks down 5 valuable concepts to boost your squat.

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