Mark’s Daily Apple- Written by Mark Sisson, Mark’s Daily
Apple is all about living a vibrant and healthy life in the face of the modern
Western lifestyle. Mark subscribes to a
brand of Paleo living he calls Primal and has written several books on the
subject. If you don’t know anything
about Paleo it is a style of eating that attempts to mimic what our ancient
ancestors ate. So that means a lot of lean meats,
healthy fats, fruits, veggies, and some approved starchy carbs mostly in the
form of rice and potatoes. Mark’s Daily
Apple is also rich in information on being healthy through diet and exercise as
well as lifestyle changes. Reading Mr.
Sisson’s writing also gives you the sense that he may be one of the nicest
people you’ve never met.
Science Daily- Science Daily is basically the CNN of
research. They take recent research and
write articles and insights on what the research might mean for the lay person,
often quoting the authors of the study themselves. Science Daily has easily searchable
sub-categories on everything from different diseases to fat loss.
Conditioning Research- This blog is kept up by a Scot by
the name of Chris Highcock. Chris is
more of a hill climber (hailing from Scotland you’d expect nothing less) than a
hardcore fitness buff. He trains to be
able to climb the Scottish highlands whenever he pleases but still posts many
interesting studies and articles. What I
like most about Conditioning Research is that Mr. Highcock doesn’t comment much
on what he posts, instead letting the reader investigate and draw his own
conclusions.
Mobility WOD- If you are familiar with CrossFit
you’ll recognize the WOD (workout of the day) part of the title. Mobility WOD is done by Kelly Starrett who
works and trains at San Francisco CrossFit.
Feelings on CrossFit aside, Mr. Starrett might just be a genius when it
comes to helping people perform at their best.
If you have any types of limitations in range of motion in any joint
there is probably a Mobility WOD to help you.
The best part about the WODs is that they are all able to be done by
everyone as long as you have a few pieces of basic equipment (a few lacrosse
balls and a few bands).
Lean Gains- Written by Martin Berkhan, Lean
Gains has been quiet as of late but is a relative treasure trove of information
on Intermittent Fasting for those who train for strength and physique
enhancement. Mr. Berkhan is very thorough
in his research on the subject and even provides examples of the successes of
his past clients. If you are considering
trying IF definitely start here.
Chaos and Pain- If you are easily offended DO NOT
visit Chaos and Pain. Jamie Lewis is
vulgar to the max, usually funny, and most often very astute on matters that
pertain to strength training. Jamie is a
no bullshit type of trainee and writer who is not afraid to force his body to
do things others would consider impossible.
Jamie’s style of training is definitely not for everyone, but it has yielded
awesome results for him. Jamie doesn’t
really consider himself a powerlifter yet holds raw records for his weight
class.
His style of
writing is also not for everyone. Like I
said it’s extremely vulgar but often times funny as hell. He also occasionally posts pictures of naked
ladies just for the hell of it. So I’d
stay off it at work.
Lift-Run-Bang- This website is written by Paul
Carter who has been training for over 25 years and has gained some insight on
what it takes to train to be big and strong.
His posts attempt to leverage that knowledge into getting young guys to
cut out the extraneous stuff that isn’t needed to gain size and strength. Paul has tried just about every size and
strength protocol, training and nutrition alike, and has yet to find a magic
bullet. This is evident in just about
everything he writes and is valuable advice for those just getting into the
game. Train hard, eat smart, and give it
time is his mantra.
Twitter- I never thought I would say this,
but I love Twitter. It is an amazing
resource for the fitness, nutrition, and strength and conditioning
industries. Personalities abound that all
have their own way of doing things but still have the goal of educating and
motivating. For the most part you won’t
find small-minded coaches who attack those that disagree with them either. Some of my favorite follows are Adam
Bornstein (@bornfitness), Jason Ferruggia (@JasonFerruggia), Jim Wendler (@JWendler), Chris Shugart (@ChrisShugart), 70s Big (@70sBig), Jonny Bowden (@JonnyBowden),
and Jonathan Goodman (Jon_PTDC) among many others. There are also
some very funny comedians if you’re into that sort of thing.
PragueStepchild- Prague Stepchild is written by an expat by the name of xxxxx. He blogs mostly on Paleo lifestyle, current obesity research, libertarianism, and a host of topics in between. I don’t think xxx would label himself as super smart, just well-read and possessing a bit more common sense than most people, especially from this country. His blog is always fresh, always brings about thought on whatever subject, and is never just a regurgitation of the status quo.
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