My Top 10 Reference Articles

[swanso5]

in no particular order:

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Program Design
A Unified Theory of Fitness Programming
by Alwyn Cosgrove
http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=766996

The High Frequency Secret
by Chad Waterbury
http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=755131

Get Your Butt In Gear! II
Because you've gotta train ass to haul ass
By Eric Cressey and Mike Robertson
http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=497495
* read link to part 1 first

Neanderthal No More, Part V
The complete guide to fixing your caveman posture!
By Eric Cressey and Mike Robertson
http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=535872
* read links to parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 first

Feel Better for 10 Bucks
Self-myofascial release: no doctor required!
by Eric Cressey and Mike Robertson
http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=475832

Core Training for Smart Folks
by Mike Robertson
http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=990092

Push-Ups, Face Pulls, and Shrugs
...for Strong and Healthy Shoulders!
by Bill Hartman and Mike Robertson
http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=1426252

Hips Don't Lie: Fixing Your Force Couples
by Mike Robertson
http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=1508256

Achieving Structural Balance
By Charles Poliquin
http://www.t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=459454

Chunky Syndrome
By Paul Chek, M.S.S., H.H.P., N.M.T
http://www.bodyessence.ca/Pages/Article ... drome.html

now some of these can get a little technical so read a few times and post any questions you have on them.

Also read up up everything that these strength coaches have written and you'll be set

[nitecrawler]

Thanks swanso, there are some really good articles..
I was currently reading the "Neanderthal No More" series and after reading through part 1 and 2 I felt that I have postural problem in almost every area.. LOL
This weekend I will take my photo and will look in more details. hoping things are not as bad as I imagine.

I am currently performing some exercise from a book called "Super joints" by pavel tsatsouline and trying to maintain a good posture while sitting/standing which I have completly screwed up in past 5-6 years..

[swanso5]

neanderthal is a pretty old article in fitness terms and they have revamped it on a dvd set i bought from them (eric and mike)...if you were wanting to do the program (i have the best thing i ever did almost), wait a little while until i get up to that disc and find out the changes that they would do if they released neanderthal again

[SarahPT]

Thanks for those links. Paul Chek is fantastic.

[benjamteal]

Excellent list!

[In2work]

I'd recommend Bruce Lee's "Tao of Jeet Kune Do" for any experienced marial artists out there. It's a very good book that can teach you how to effectively use all of that muscle. It's not for the beginer. Definately compulsary for any mixed martial artist.

[Stacey1]

Great articles Swans! Thanks!

[swanso5]

if you need any calrification on them just post stace

[FitMeReena]

A highly recommended article to gain muscle length and flexibility. 5 Reasons WHy Dynamic Is Better than Static Stretching