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The best articles, demos, videos, blogs etc from around the web. This list is regularly updated with new and interesting material. Click on the category names below to jump to a list of links or scroll down to browse.

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Exercise demos	Thought and Opinion
Programming and Workouts	Equipment
Exercises	Anatomy and physiology
People and blogs	Links pages
Diet	Injury and illness

Exercise demos

• Catalyst Athletics – weightlifting, dumbbell, kettlebell, sandbag videos
• Clubbell exercises from Chikara
• Crossfit exercises and demos – weightlifting, olympic, gymnastic videos
• Elite FTS playlist – weightlifting videos
• Exercise Prescription Exercise and Muscle Directory
• From Dork to Diva – general weightlifting from stumptuous.com
• Gym Junkies Exercise Library
• Kettlebell Athletics playlist – kettlebell videos
• Kettlebell exercises from Chikara
• Kettlebell exercises from Mike Mahler
• Olympic lifting seminar video clip from Dan John (google video)
• Sandbag training videos
• Scrapper – bodyweight, sandbag, dumbbells, clubbells, resistance bands
• Squat RX playlist – squat videos
• Top 5 sandbag drills from Josh Henkin
• UWL Exercise Video Index – general weightlifting

Programming and workouts

Functional fitness

• 30 days without weights – progressive bodyweight training
• A theoretical template for Crossfit’s Programming by Greg Glassman – explanation of how Crossfit constructs workouts (pdf)
• Catalyst Athletics workout of the day
• Crossfit WOD (workout of the day)
• Integrating the Olympic lifts with Crossfit by Greg Everett
• Plandomization by Greg Everett – discussion on programming
• Scrapper’s workouts (kettlebell and bodyweight)
• Tabata Intervals from Ross Training

Powerlifting/bodybuilding

• A look at the classic 5×5 program by Lyle Macdonald
• Guidelines to designing your own routine from EliteFTS
• Interview with Jim Wendler on the 5/3/1 programme from T-Nation
• Mark Rippetoe Q&A – forum supporting Rippetoe’s 5×5 programme
• Powerlifting Westside Style – article from Wannabebig.com
• Rebuild yourself with complexes by Dan John
• Smolov squat cycle by Pavel Tsatsouline
• The 40 day programme – Dan John, beginners’ strength programme
• The New Testament — Conjugated Periodization by Dave Tate
• The Official Rippetoe – Starting Strength FAQ
• Westside barbell basic template – adapted from Dave Tate’s Periodisation Bible
• Westside for Skinny Bastards, Part III: The Final Chapter By Joe DeFranco – 4 x per week strength training programme for hard gainers

General programming

• How to design a damn good programme by Christian Thibaudeau: part 1, part 2
• Seven Principles for Better Programme Design by Charles Staley
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Program Design: A Unified Theory of Fitness Programming by Alwyn Cosgrove
• Workout for the Time Poor by Krista Scott-Dixon

Exercises

Core

• Abs: The Inconvenient Truths by Chip Conrad
• Handstand tutorial from Beast Skills
• Real Abs: Classical Core Conditioning by John Davies
• The Homemade Wheel – video and article by Ross Enamait

Deadlift

• 7 tips for a safer deadlift from Stronglifts.com
• Deadlift Anatomy: Mark Rippetoe seminar video excerpt (wmv file)
• Deadlift diagnosis by Eric Cressey
• Dissecting the deadlift: 10 variations by Christian Thibaudeau
• Don’t fear the deadlift by Chip Conrad
• Go Sumo! from EliteFTS
• How to deadlift with proper technique from Stronglifts.com
• How to improve the sumo deadlift by Mike Robertson
• How to pull 1,008 pounds and make it look easy by Andy Bolton & Elliot Newman
• Mastering the Deadlift: Part 1 by Eric Cressey
• Mastering the Deadlift: Part 2 by Eric Cressey
• Mastering the Deadlift: Part 3 by Eric Cressey
• The “no deadlift” deadlift programme by Kenny Croxdale

Squat

• 7 easy ways to improve your squat from Critical Bench
• Debunking the myths about squatting by Stumptuous.com
• Front squat by Dan John
• Goblet squat by Laree Draper
• How to box squat – video clip of Dave Tate
• Lurn 2 Squat Good from Stumptuous.com
• Olympic vs. Powerlifting Squats by Geoff Neupert and Mike Robertson
• One-legged squat (aka pistols) tutorial from Beast Skills
• Overhead Squat by Dan John
• The Overhead Squat by Dan John (a follow up to the article above)
• Six tips for the overhead squat by Kat Ricker
• Squat Training – Westside Style by Dave Tate
• Squatting from head to toe: introducing the box squat by DaveTate
• The Zercher Squat from Straight to the Bar

Bench press

• Long Live Your Bench by Ian King – how to negate the downsides of bench pressing
• The Floor Press – strengthen the midpoint of your bench from Critical Bench
• The power bench press by Tom McCullough – technique essentials for powerlifting

Olympic lifts

• A Beautiful Snatch: Getting Started With the Olympic Lifts by Sean Waxman
• From the Ground Up by Dan John(e-book)
• Sandbag cleans by Greg Everett
• The Snatch and Clean from Crossfit London

Pullups/chinups

• A-Z of Pull-up Training from Crossfit London
• Crystal West – female pull up champion
• Discussion about kipping pull-ups from the Crossfit boards
• Historical performances in chin-ups, pull-ups, levers and crosses by John Gill
• Mistressing the pull-up from Stumptuous.com
• One-arm chinning guide by JackArnow and Alexander Lechner
• One-arm pull-up tutorial from Beast Skills
• Pull-ups: A Matter of Function from Dragon Door

Gymnastic and bodyweight skills

• Developing the Iron Cross by Steven Low
• L-seat tutorial from Beast Skills
• Top 10 bodyweight exercises making you a real beast by Zach Even-Esh

Grip

• Grip training for the deadlift by Andy Bolton and Elliot Newman

Unusual exercises

• 29 things to do with a barbell in the corner
• Cool exercises you probably haven’t seen before from Stumptuous.com – includes db swing, side press, one-hand snatch
• How to Bent Press from Dragon Door
• How to train with odd objects
• Overhead lockouts from Brooks Kubik
• Turkish get up
• Weightlifting: the forgotten lifts – old time strongman and Olympic lifts

People

Who’s who

• Alwyn Cosgrove: the Science of Total Training
• Brooks Kubik – Dinosaur training, bodyweight and strongman
• Calisthenics Kingz – bodyweight
• Chip Conrad – Bodytribe, powerlifting, weightlifting, kettlebells, clubs
• Diesel Crew – grip, strongman, odd objects, weights
• EliteFTS – powerlifting, Dave Tate
• Gym Jones – functional fitness, Mark Twight
• Josh Henkin – sandbag, strongman
• Lyle Macdonald – nutrition, body recomposition
• Mike Mahler – kettlebell, clubbell, bodyweight and free weights
• Pavel Tsatsouline – kettlebell, bodyweight, flexibility, Dragon Door
• Ross Enamait – combat conditioning, bodyweight, dumbbells
• Sage Burgener – olympic weightlifter and coach
• Stumptuous – women’s weight training
• T-Nation: the authors – muscle building and strength
• Westside Barbell – powerlifting, Louie Simmons

E-books

• Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle by Tom Venuto
• From the Ground Up by Dan John – olympic lifting (pdf)
• Stronglifts 5 x 5

Blogs and communities

• Absolution – bodybuilder and functional fitness personal trainer
• Adam T Glass – strongman and grip master
• All Around Strength and Conditioning
• Begin 2 dig – kettlebells
• Beyond Strong
• Bodyweight Culture
• British Military Fitness – outdoor military-style training across the UK
• Classic gyms from Oldtime Strongman – great gyms of the past
• Crossfit main site
• Crossfit Central London
• Crossfit Central Scotland
• Crossfit NYC
• Dommebell – musings on the gym with a dash of kink
• Fitness Fail – fitness comment and musings
• Fizzycal Fitness – bodyweight and outdoor training
• Funckey – UK based functional fitness community
• Gym Junkies
• Hazard Training Systems – the blog of personal trainer Lee Hazard based in Glasgow
• Home Calisthenics
• Ice Chamber – functional fitness gym
• Informed Performance – strength, conditioning & fight gym in Dublin
• Iron Maven – olympic weightlifting, athletic development, thoughts and views
• Iron Tamer – kettlebells and strongman
• Jason Ferrugia – muscle building and underground fitness
• Jen’s Gym – female strength and Crossfitting
• Lift like a girl
• Lolfitness – femle nutrition and strength journey
• Luck is for rabbits - a blog about getting older, wiser and fitter
• Male Pattern Fitness – lighthearted musings on diet and fitness
• Mighty Kat – olympic lifting, bodybuilding, reviews
• Mike’s gym – the gym of olympic weightlifting coach Mike Burgener
• Military Athlete - new site from the makers of Mountain Athlete (see below)
• Mountain Athlete – functional fitness for climbers/mountaineers
• Neil Mctaggart – Men’s Health UK online fitness editor
• Oldtime Strongman
• SquatRX – lifting, kettlebells, philosophy
• Steven Rice Fitness – thoughts on fitness and bodywork
• Strength and Physique
• Stronglifts – 5×5 strength training
• Synergy Athletics
• The Bodyweight Files
• The Fit Blog
• The Box – functional training in Derby, UK
• The Tight Tan Slacks of Dezso Ban – oldtime strength stuff
• Underground Gym
• Weight for deb
• Wholesome options – Indian woman lifting weights, eating well and getting fit
• World Fitness Network – strength and muscle (focus on men over 35)
• World’s Strongest Librarian – strength, grip and inspiration
• Yoganator – powerlifting and kettlebells by Fawn Friday
• Zen to fitness – fitness and diet tips

Diet

• 5 damn good reasons to use functional fatty acids by Chris Shugart
• 9 ways to deal with hunger on a diet by Lyle Mcdonald
• 10 foods you probably think are healthy but aren’t
• A powerlifter’s guide to making weight from EliteFTS
• Bean Diet - vegan nutrition
• Crossfit dietary prescription
• Do This, Not That by Dan John and Chris Shugart
• G-Flux: Building the ultimate body by Dr John Berardi
• Interview with Gary Taubes, author of Good Calories, Bad Calories
• Interview with Marion Nestle, author of Food Politics
• Mark’s Daily Apple
• Mansized Six Pack Plan – good no-nonsense plan for fat loss
• NutritionData
• Online Conversion – weight to volume cooking converter
• Protein requirements for strength and power athletes by Lyle Macdonald
• Skwigg’s World – diet and meal tips
• The Essential Berardi: a stripped down overview of JB’s dietary wisdom
• The Soft Science of Dietary Fat by Gary Taubes
• The Zone Diet
• Top 30 T-Nation Diet Articles
• Weight of the Evidence – blog supporting carb restricted diets

Thought and Opinion

On strength training in general

• 15 Things I Thought I Knew by Mike Boyle
• A fresh look at strength by Fred Hatfield (Dr Squat)
• Athletic Skill Levels from Crossfit Seattle
• Basic Strength Standards (Rippetoe, Kilgore and Pendlay) – table of strength standards in the major lifts
• Beyond the Strength of Milo: a closer look at the beginnings of progressive resistance exercise by Charles Poliquin
• Crossfit: What is Fitness? (pdf)
• Define Strength by Chip Conrad
• Developing a training philosophy by Alwyn Cosgrove
• “Motivation” is overrated from SquatRX
• Natural Strength
• New Associations, New Muscle by Dan John
• Popular training systems: are they really “systems”? by Fred Hatfield
• Ritual vs Routine by Chip Conrad
• Self-Esteem and Lifting by Susan Finley
• Strong athlete, zero injuries by Mike Boyle
• The Iron by Henry Rollins
• The Muffin-Top Manifesto by Susan Finley
• The Philosophy of Physical Capital by Dan John

Different types of strength training

• Arthur Jones by Joseph Mullen
• History of Powerlifting, Weightlifting and Strength Training by Dr Ken Leistner
• Nautilus, Crossfit and “Hihi” by Dan John
• Olympic Weightlifting – history, rules, technique
• The Rise of Sandbag Training by Josh Henkin
• Your Body is a Barbell by Alwyn Cosgrove

Myth busting

• 10 Training Myths Exposed! by Joe DeFranco
• Don’t let the knees pass the toes and other squatting myths from Ironmind
• I may not know diddley…but I know squat! by Dr Squat
• Mythbusters, volume 1 – T-Nation busts common training myths
• Mythbusters, volume 2 – more light-bulb moments from T-Nation
• Should females train differently from males? by Joe DeFranco
• Ten reasons women should lift weights
• The six biggest reasons you must train your legs from Gym Junkies
• Weight training myths from British Weightlifting

Weaknesses, injury and illness

• 9 least effective exercises
• Dumbell Unilateral Training Alternatives from Performance Menu
• Exercise and back pain
• How to avoid and treat hand calluses
• Kyphosis by Robb Wolf
• Rehab muscle belly and orthopaedic injuries – post by Mark Rippetoe
• Removing calluses from Beastskills
• Shouldering through the pain
• Sick? Go Train! by Mike Mahler

Equipment

• Ab wheel – single hand
• Buying your first kettlebell - friendly introduction for those new to kettlebell training
• Footwear – why barefeet and Chuck Taylors win out over bouncy trainers, from Crossfit Delaware
• Glute-Ham Raise home set-up
• Grunt and Shen’s workshop – all kinds of homemade equipment
• Gymboss interval timer
• Home Gym Frontier by Ken O’Neill – comprehensive article about how to go about building a home gym for the long term
• Homemade parallette bars
• Iron Woody
• Jordan Free Weights – all kinds of weights including olympic lifting discs
• Make your own medicine ball (pdf)
• Newitts kettlebells
• Pullum Sports – weight training, strongman, martial arts
• Sandbag construction kit from Ross Training
• Wolverson Fitness – kettlebells, clubbells, gymnastic rings and functional fitness accessories
• York Fitness weights

Anatomy and Physiology

• Breathing – article by Dr Michael Colgan
• Interactive muscle tutorial
• Physiology of stretching by Brad Appleton

Links pages

• Deepsquatter archives
• Gymnastics links
• Johnny Mnemonic’s Forum
• Mike’s Gym olympic weightlifting links
• Mike Mahler’s Aggressive Strength article page – kettlebells, conventional weight training, conditioning and MMA
• The Bodyweight Guys from Straight to the Bar
• Thomas Kurz’ Column on Training – stretching, flexibility for martial arts
• T-Nation Authors list
• Westside Barbell article list