Week in Review: August 30, 2019

The Internet is a treasure trove of information and content. Here’s a sampling of health and wellness related items that caught my eye this week. Enjoy!

My Favorite Articles

Strength training is perfectly safe for kids, provided we approach it smartly.

A great, detailed read on why calories in/calories out is an inescapable underpinning of weight loss, and the factors that dictate the equation.

Static stretching always has a place in my programs, but I tend to use it judiciously prior to working out. This approach to incorporating stretches pre-workout makes sense, and is well designed and thought out.

Best of Social Media

Challenging hip and core stability with the Half-kneeling Cable Lift:

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The 1/2 Kneeling Cable Lift is one of my favorite ways to train stability at the hips while working through an upper thoracic rotational movement. You don't need a ton of weight - these are sneaky hard. - 👉🏼𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩: 𝙄'𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙤𝙢. 𝙋𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙮 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙧❗️ - Aim for 3 sets of 5/side and tell me what you think below👇 #wednesday #howtoexercise #howtoexerciseseries #exercisetips #fitnesstips #exerciseoftheday #strengthtraining #stabilitytraining #vitalifit #vitalifittips

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Regardless of the challenge, it really does come down to mindset…

Seven years ago, Victor Assaf was a top Crossfit athlete. On the way home from a competition, he got in a horrible motorcycle accident. His body was changed forever. His mind was not. This is Victor Assaf today pic.twitter.com/MBZDOmk6Yx

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) August 27, 2019

Surround yourself with those who inspire you to be better…

Turn off anything and tune out anyone that makes you . . .

- Afraid of mistakes.

- Afraid of emotions.

- Afraid of offending.

- Afraid of criticism.

- Afraid of judgment.

- Afraid of failing.

- Afraid of intensity.

- Afraid of change.

. . . no room for these.

— Brian Kight (@TBrianKight) August 24, 2019