Article recommendations week #29 2017
We have searched the web for the most valuable and interesting articles of week #29 2017
Strength Training Articles
Broscience outlined Top 8 Exercises You Need To Master For Massive Muscle Growth not only the most basic strength lifts but also if you take a closer look at the exercise selection, you can see it’s basically covering all fundamental movements, bending, squatting, pushing, pulling and lunging.
- Also, check out the in-depth article about fundamental movements
If my article is too long to read through, you can also read the slimmed down version of T-Nation‘s article The 6 Foundational Movement Patterns
Want more about fundamental movements? Check out Buff Dudes entertaining video on what they call the ‘Big Five’, Deadlift, Squat, Bench Press, Pull Ups and Overhead Press. Check it out
Bodybuilding.com explained The One Thing You Need To Do To Boost Your Big Lifts having a plan, executing the plan and documenting the plan.
Train Heroic described Use Cluster Sets For Better Movement And A Fresh Training Stimulus what Cluster Sets are and the rationale behind Cluster Sets. Check out an applied example of Cluster Sets from our training last week, Track Cyclist Jeffrey Hoogland (Olympian 2016, Runner-up at World Champs 2016 & 2017, European Champ 2015) performing a Cluster Set of Power Cleans, 2 reps followed by 20 sec rest, followed by another 2 reps
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The Barbell Physio listed The 8 Best Drills To Unlock Your Hip Mobility for better Squats and Olympic Lifts.
EliteFTS outlined
- Priorities for the Powerlifter and Bodybuilder — Upper Body Mobility and Stability preventative mobility drills and stability drills for the upper body.
- How To Approach Warm-Up Weights a great article, explaining how to intentionally use the warm up sets, rather than just going through the motions.
- How to Keep Good Form for Every Rep, the importance of cues and checklists, check out the video
Fitness and Power explained the different variations of pyramids for your strength training program in the article Arnold Schwarzenegger: Power of the Pyramid.
Starting Strength discussed
- How to pick stuff up, simple, straightforward, common sense and a good understanding of biomechanics, check out the video
- Why being sore doesn’t mean you’re getting stronger (Audio Only) the underlying physiology of soreness and a great outline, why it is not necessarily a prerequisite for gaining strength or muscle mass, check out the video/audio only below
Do you want abs? PictureFit discussed Are Abs Made in the Kitchen? and outlining what you need to do to get your abs developed and visible, check out the video
The Strength Sensei shared Mass That Works – Build Some Functional Hypertrophy a great explanation what functional hypertrophy is and how to train for functional hypertrophy.
Speed Training Articles
Speed Endurance shared Sprinting: 10 Research Articles for Effective Sprint Training Robertson Training Systems outlined how Setting Up For Speed: Base, Balance And Angles a good step-by-step outline for an effective speed training, similar to the Exos progressions. Stack explained Why Squatting With Your Knees Past Your Toes is Safe when it’s safe, that the knees go past the toes and when not. The Bar Bend outlined Goblet Squat – Exercise Guide and Benefits as usual from the Bar Benders a solid, high-quality article. Complementary Training shared How To Squat? The Best Squat Tutorial On YouTube With Dr. Mike Zourdos, a very detailed tutorial with a lot of attention to detail (the only point for improvement, the technical execution of the different squat variations could have been a bit better), check it out Catalystathletics dissected the triple extension during the Olympic Lifts in the article Leg Drive: Elevation & Direction for the Snatch & Clean My athletes are enjoying great success at the European Championships Track Cycling (U-23), congrats to Kyra Lamberink and Hetty van der Wouw for taking the gold medal at the team sprint Harrie Lavreysen and Hetty van der Wouw European Champion in the Keirin event Harrie Lavreysen runner-up in the sprint Hetty van der Wouw for the bronze medal in the individual sprint Steffie van der Peet bronze medal in the sprint event Back Squat and Front Squat Articles
Olympic Lifting Articles
Highlights of the week