I don’t normally post stuff on Saturdays, but I thought given the fact that the Examine Research Digest was on launch sale for this week only it would be a necessary thing to let everyone know about it before the price goes up.
The Examine Research Digest is an awesome resource for those looking for actual information from the research world, written for the average Joe and Jane in mind, and without the spin of common marketing. Every article is reviewed by actual researchers and professionals who specialize in these aspects of information to ensure the work is accurate, but also shows how you can utilize the information in your own life. No more multiple studies showing that chocolate is simultaneously good and bad for you.
It’s also on sale until November 9th, so act quickly.
Tony Gentilcore and I are hosting our Awesome High Five workshop in Orange, California on November 22-23, which is less that 2 weeks away now. We still have some spaces left, so if you’re able to make it out, we’d love to have you. We’ll talk about fitness, assessments, deadlifts, high fives, and how the Predator Handshake is one of the best moments in cinematic history.
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There’s even continuing education credits available for the NSCA and ACE for all you certified trainers who want to maintain your credentials.
Having kids lift weights is always a bit of a contentious issue. People claim that it will stunt their growth, create injuries, and maybe even make them develop ebola. The funny thing is in my experiences with training kids and coaching different sports, playing is a form of resistance training that uses body weight. Teaching them how to use a barbell or dumbbell properly is rarely going to cause a growth stunting that wasn’t already genetically predisposed to occur, as long as there isn’t a fracture that crosses an epiphyseal plate. It also means somewhere there’s a 5 year old rocking out olympic weightlifting like a boss, just like there’s a 5 year old learning how to skate and throw a body check.
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Along these lines, Joy Victoria wrote the first part of a series all about whether children should lift weights or train in weight lifting. The first article, featured here, points to what the current body of research and scientific strata says, and the answer seems to be yes.
Everyone wants to shoulder press, but not everyone is built to do it without the joint getting pissy. James Harris, a trainer who works with me and is starting to absolutely crush it, wrote a great piece on how to solve shoulder pressing issues, plus gives some great actionable videos you could do on your own to help improve your odds of pressing without problems.