Articles That Stick Out In Your Mind

Bigger Stronger Leaner
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There are 8832 articles posted on this site.

From the most recent articles about coffee, sex supplements, or not needing to know your 1RM… all the way back to Deconstructing Paul Chek and even further… Charles Poliquin’s Question of Strength series. Some have more value than others, and there’s not enough time to read them all. Being around for only a year or so, the older articles are just ones I’ve stumbled upon rather than actively sought out or knew about.

I just thought it’d be cool to ask if any of you have any articles that stick out in your mind, or any that you go back to regularly. Maybe it gave a message or lesson that stuck with you that you still apply today, maybe it’s a simple program that you run now and again, maybe it’s some tips on form. Doesn’t matter. Throw them at us.

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There is a very old article and I think it was authored by @TC_Luoma ( an axe in the chest or hatchet in the back) that I enjoyed. I would like to read it again.
It was (an axe through Joe Weider’s chest) by TC. 2004 or 2005. But it won’t pull up for me,

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A couple favorites:

(Will try to update as I re-discover old, unsaved articles)

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Amazing @Andrewgen_Receptors. I just got done reading “Merry Christmas, Bob” and I already love this thread.

We all have Bobs in our life. It’s kinda weird how it works that they are the ones inspiring us into what we don’t want to be rather than us inspiring them. It shows that real change can only ever come from within.

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Literally one of the best articles T-Nation has ever produced.

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There was one article that went over lots of movements and what to do if you feel them in “wrong” place. Like DB flyes - “if you’re feeling them in your shoulders, try ___.” It wasn’t all information that one needed to know, but it was cool to try the different cues and see what helped.

I always felt like it was by CT, but I don’t know for sure, and I’ve never been able to find it again.

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The Paul Chek one has always stuck with me for some reason

Used to love this video as well

‘Swing that club!’

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Ideas for organizing strength training and years of only seeing body building stuff.

I remembered it because it was scary.

Helped me deal with elbow pain in my early 40s.

Helped me grow bigger arms in my early 30s.

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I read the Poliquin articles on an old before the old format.

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Hopefully people might be able to help in situations like these.

Looking forward to reading the articles that have already been posted.

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Still my favourite and I know the inner @T3hPwnisher loves it too,

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What an awesome thread idea!

CT:

John Meadows:

Dante Trudel (sorta)

Dan John

Jim Wendler

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The first four set the foundation for my training philosophy:

  • Keep it simple
  • Don’t have weak links
  • Rotate exercises as needed

The next taught me that expecting everyone to enjoy and respond well to the same thing is unreasonable. I don’t neurotype myself or athletes, but I appreciate the underlying idea:

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I forgot about neurotyping - I, too, am a fan of the concept.

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I always like this one from Dan John

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That’s a classic

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I read this years ago when I hadn’t been training long.

225 x 25 x 20

Am I reading that right? That’s actually insane.

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I think it may mean a set of 25 and then one of 20

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That’s what I assumed, I just don’t think I’ve ever seen sets/reps written like that to mean that. If I recall a couple of times in the Starting Strength book it might say something like 225 x 5 x 3 (3 sets of 5), hence my confusion.

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Ben Bruno is a very high inspiration for me :

This one, just because Martin Licis mentionned that he used it and to mention an other CT articles not mentionned above :

Also a lot of the “old” Paul Carter before all his biomechanics bs :

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