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The Last Word on Lats

The fitness world is exceptionally prone to the overreaction/under-reaction phenomenon. That is, fitness-minded people often fall victim to an all-or-nothing view of certain foods, exercises or training methodologies. Remember how scary dietary fat was in the 80’s? How about evil carbs in the 2000’s? Spinal flexion sure was terrible 10 years ago, but now extension …

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Stop Saying These 4 Phrases If You Want to be Successful

Thoughts become things. What you think about, you bring about. Your thoughts will manifest your physical actions. – Brian Cain This past weekend I drove down to Pennsylvania to coach my good friend Dave through his first powerlifting meet. Dave’s been training hard and kicked ass on the platform, hitting PRs across the board. I was …

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Use Your Brain, Not Your Gut: Why the Evidence For and Against Gluten Sensitivity is Weak

“Too many people rely on abstracts and ignore methodology, data, and other important information. The Pubmed abstract is not the final word.” – Examine.com “I told you so!” has been the rallying cry on the internet the past few days as the anti-anti-gluten crowd (which is quickly becoming as annoying as the anti-gluten crowd) has …

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