Q&A – 21

PR Friday
Post your weekly training updates or PR’s to the comments.

Chat Room
This is the link to the chat room we’ve used in the past. Feel free to loiter and hang out in it during the various Arnold meets and competitions. Keep an eye on Facebook but mostly Twitter for updates.

Weekly Reading List
This is stuff that I read this past week that I think you will enjoy.
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John Welbourn weighs in on slow and fast twitch muscle fibers.

Rudy from Outlaw CrossFit talks about his CrossFit programming.

Interesting article by Eric Cressey on how the lats can be too tight and cause problems. It’s not relevant to everyone, but understanding what tight lats do is important. Also, hitting up MobilityWOD.com regularly can alleviate these systems, especially 5 Way Shoulder.

Good post by my homie Dr. Michael Hartman about overtraining and under-recovery (from the Pendlay forum).

Prilepins Chart can help you determine rep ranges in training if you’re unsure what to do.

Dave Tate Periodization Bible Part I

Dave Tate Periodization Bible Part 2
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