Andrew Heffernan

I don't do this often, but I'm going to link my sister's piece from The Lookout on Yahoo today. She's responding to a cover story in Time last week about "attachment parenting," a system whereby you essentially wait on your child's every whimsical need, 24-7, for his or her entire life. I ...
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Mike Boyle has an interesting piece in t-nation this week. Essentially he argues convincingly that the difference between squatting and deadlifting is not as stark as most trainers usually believe. Worth checking out. It got me thinking about the "movement categorization" thing that traine...
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A great writer, I've come to believe, is a great writer. Journalists--and writers of all kinds of books--get pigeonholed. It's all part of the general conspiracy amongst otherwise intelligent folks to smack labels on things so that their true scale and scope aren't so overwhelming. I knew a guy who ...
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I'm not a basketball fan, though I became at least slightly interested in the sport while writing this article. What I discovered upon talking to twenty top collegiate strength and conditioning coaches was this Strength and conditioning is equal parts science and religion. There are the science type...
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I'm not a doctor, although I play one in some people's misguided imaginations. As a trainer, I get asked about the most bizarre, and often hilariously specific ailments When I step on the outside of my left foot while getting out of my car--not the '77 Pinto, mind you, only the 2010 Miata--I get a s...
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