Article recommendations week #13 2021

The most interesting and valuable articles of week #13 2021.

Strength Training Articles

Fitness & Power discussed the exercises and benefits of a High Volume Arm Workout.

Jeremy Ethier asked How Many Exercises Do You Need To Maximize Muscle Growth? Looked at some research investigating the ideal number of exercises for gainz. Check it out

Box Rox explained How to Build Muscle and Strength and Transform your Body with The 5 x 5 Program, what the 5 x 5 program is and how to use it.

Fitness Volt released The Strength Sports Training Program, combining Powerlifting, Bodybuilding, Olympic Weightlifting, and Strongman training into one program.

T-Nation shared The Exercise Every Single Lifter Needs. Let’s take it away, it’s the Inverted Row, and the article lists 14 variations of it.

FitnessFAQs outlined the benefits of hollow holds, the common mistakes, and how to progress the hollow body position from beginner to advanced. Check it out

Elite FTS discussed

The Misuse of Post-Activation Potentiation and Pre-Exhaust in Powerlifting, why overdoing advanced techniques isn’t a great thing.
Train Like a Lineman | Lower Body Strength & Power, sharing some training progressions from their lower body training. Check it out

Men’s Health asked What Stability Means for Your Workouts, the benefits of unilateral training.

Sporting Ferret released Roger Federer’s Workout Routine.

Renaissance Periodization discussed

What Time of the Day is Best to Train, general considerations to choose the right time for your training, and recommendations how to choose your optimal training time. Check it out

A Method Has Strong Lifters That Means its Best For Me, busting a common myth of training heavy all the time Check it out

Youth Strength Training Articles

Stack outlined How to Inspire Kids to Exercise, 3 simple and straightforward tips.

Nutrition Articles

Men’s Health listed 8 Muscle-Building Foods That Aren’t Chicken Breast.

Stronger By Science discussed the Effect Of Vitamin C On Recovery, what Vitamin C can do, and cannot do for your recovery. Check it out

Elite FTS outlined the function and benefits of salt in the article The Benefits of Sodium.

Breaking Muscle asked Does Fish Oil Supplementation Impact Recovery? The role and fish oil in the recovery process.

Bodybuilding.com listed 5 Easy Rules to Lose Weight Fast, the importance of being physically active, intermittent fasting and the role of macronutrient and micronutrients. Check it out

Olympic Lifting Articles

The BoxRox listed 8 Challenging Snatch Workouts every CrossFit Athlete Must-Try, workouts from different Crossfitters explained.

Catalyst Athletics explained how to get Quicker Elbows in the Clean Turnover, the most common mistake that people do and how to avoid it. Check it out

Squat Articles

The Greatist discussed the Hindu Squat in the article Work Out Like a Squat Star: How to Do Hindu Squats.

Squat University explained the use of Offset Walks & Squats for Back Pain, the science behind it and how to execute the Offset Squat. Check it out

The BoxRox shared

5 Important Squat Variations To Build Mass, Strength, and Muscle for CrossFit Athletes, outlining the different variations and how to do them.
9 Power, Strength and Muscle Building Front Squat Workouts for CrossFit Athletes, the benefits of the Front Squats and different Front Squat workouts.

Elite FTS asked So You Think You Can Squat? 2 Exercises For Big Gains, outlining what they call MSM (mechanic similar movements) to improve your Squat. Check it out

Juggernaut Training Systems listed 5 Tips to Improve Your Squat, technical key points and specific exercises to improve each key point. Check it out

Deadlift Articles

T-Nation shared a Tip: Master the Classic Jefferson Deadlift, what the Jefferson Deadlift is and its’ benefits.

Tony Gentilcore explained the benefits of the Kickstand RDLin the article Exercises You Should Be Doing: Kickstand RDL W/ Banded Accentuated Eccentric. Are you wondering what a Kickstand RDL is, check it out here