Now that 2010 is come and gone—and now that a whole slew of people (some of you reading this) are in the midst of attempting to succeed at their New Year's resolution—I thought I would post my pick for the "Best Article of 2010." If you know me—or at least my writings—then you won't be surprised by my pick. I've selected Bill Starr's article that appeared in the March '10 issue of Iron Man magazine entitled "Make it Harder: There are No Shortcuts on the Road to Building Strength." And if you are truly interested in succeeding at your resolutions, then this article is a must read. Enjoy. (And maybe in the near future, I'll post my "honorable mentions" for 2010.) Make it Harder There are No Shortcuts on the Road to Building Strength Bill Starr The current trend in strength training and the fitness world is to come up with some new piece of equipment or a training system that isn’t demanding but that ...
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