MAIN SOURCES:

• Strength and Conditioning Research – Chris Beardsley’s excellent resource on exercise science, biomechanics, and applied strength and conditioning

• PainScience – Paul Ingraham’s overview of modern research into pain pathology including massive guides on pain, trigger points, and more

• Body Recomposition – Lyle McDonald’s website and trusted source on nutrition and strength training

• Examine.com – resource on supplements and nutrition

• Bret Contreras – strength coach and researcher, well-written

• Myosynthesis.com – Matt Perryman’s musings on strength and powerlifting

• StrongerByScience – Greg Nuckols’ website for the thinking lifter

• PowerliftingTechnique – Avi Silverberg and a handful of other writers contribute in-depth work on powerlifting’s many facets

• MASS (Monthly Applications in Strength Sport) – two years in, Eric Helms, Mike Zourdos and Greg Nuckols’ joint effort at research reviews continues to get better and better

• LiftVault – a massive compiled list of available free programs for powerlifters, featuring yours truly!

BY TOPIC:

ATTEMPT SELECTION

• A Powerlifter’s Guide to Attempt Selection

• A case for sanity and powerlifting, part 1

• A case for sanity and powerlifting, part 2

• A case for sanity and powerlifting, part 3

BENCH PRESS

• Dezso Ban Bench Press Series Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6

• How to Bench Press

DEADLIFT

• Lockout Strength

• Thoughts for round back deadlifters

• Improving the deadlift: understanding biomechanical constraints and physiological adaptations to resistance exercise

• Coaching the sumo deadlift

DAILY UNDULATING PERIODIZATION (DUP)

• Dr Mike Zourdos: daily undulating periodization (VIDEO)

• In defense of program hoppers; DUP revisited

• Interview with Dr. Mike Zourdos on daily undulation periodization

EQUIPMENT

• Guide to lifting shoes

GENERAL PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS

• Relative Intensity (sheiko)

• All about autoregulation – Israel Narvaez

• Hypertrophy: a new summary of the research

• Strength: a new summary of the research

• Powerlifting programming: specificity, overload, fatigue management, individual differences

• Opportunity cost in training – Adam Palmer

• Effects of different volume-equated resistance training loading strategies on muscular adaptations in well-trained men

SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS

• Why speed work doesn’t work

MAKING WEIGHT

• A powerlifter’s guide to making weight

MOBILITY

• Quite a stretch: stretching science shows that a stretching habit isn’t doing much of what people hope

• The best damn squat mobility article. period.

NUTRITION

• The muscle and strength nutritional pyramid (VIDEO)

• Obesity system influence diagram

• EatThisMuch.com

• Methods of food analysis (how do we know how many calories are in foods?)

• The absence of genotoxicity of sucralose

• An overview of the safety of sucralose

• How to count macros (VIDEO)

PAIN

• Trigger points and myofascial pain syndrome

• A revolution in the understanding of pain and treatment of chronic pain

PERIODIZATION

• A programming comparison: the APRE vs. LP in short term periods

• APRE for strength & size

• A comparison of traditional and block periodized strength training programs in trained athletes

PHILOSOPHY, CRITICAL THINKING/OPEN-MINDEDNESS

• Open-mindedness (VIDEO)

• Critical Thinking (VIDEO)

• The Burden of Proof (VIDEO)

• Tribal Psychology (PODCAST)

• The Half Life of Facts (PODCAST)

POWERLIFTING

• The Belt Bible

SQUAT

• Beyond butt wink: hip shape, injuries, and individual ability part 1

• Beyond butt wink: part 2

• Butt wink is not about the hamstrings

• Squat biomechanics and “butt wink” (VIDEO)

• Untamed strength: “how to” squat – high bar/low bar (VIDEO)

• Squats part 1: fold-ability and proportions (VIDEO)

• Squats part 2: fold-ability and proportions (VIDEO)

• High bar squat vs low bar squat…fight! (VIDEO)

• Load ordering: the two squat squat (VIDEO)

• Why people HAVE to squat differently

SUPPLEMENTS

• Snake oil supplements: the scientific evidence for health supplements

STRESS

• Stress: the silent killer (of gains)

SERIES

PEELING BACK A LAYER (ERIC HELMS)

• Part 1: Can we train for size? (VIDEO)

• Part 2: Is a caloric deficit different than a surplus? (VIDEO)

• Part 3: caloric deficit and surplus follow up (VIDEO)

• Part 4: can I use research to guide diet and training? (VIDEO)

• Part 5: Is time under tension important? (VIDEO)

• Part 6: What have natural lifters achieved? (VIDEO)

POWERLIFTING PROGRAMS (Israel Narvaez)

• The four foundational principles of powerlifting (VIDEO)

• Undertraining and overtraining: intensity, volume, frequency (VIDEO)

• Am I a novice, intermediate, or advanced lifter? (VIDEO)

• See Izzy’s reviews of common powerlifting programs here

PODCASTS, AUDIO

• TED Radio Hour – The TED Radio Hour is a journey through fascinating ideas: astonishing inventions, fresh approaches to old problems, new ways to think and create. Based on Talks given by riveting speakers on the world-renowned TED stage, each show is centered on a common theme – such as the source of happiness, crowd-sourcing innovation, power shifts, or inexplicable connections. The TED Radio Hour is hosted by Guy Raz, and is a co-production of NPR & TED.

• RadioLab – On Radiolab, science meets culture and information sounds like music. Each episode of Radiolab® is an investigation — a patchwork of people, sounds, stories and experiences centered around One Big Idea. Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, Radiolab is produced by WNYC public radio.

• RTS Podcast with Mike Tuchscherer – Everything about RTS, auto-regulation, powerlifting, strength, and getting strong for coaches and athletes alike!