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The Top 20 fitness blogs on the net…
#20 - Weight Ladder
Weight Ladder is a blog specifically written for people who want to lose weight. I’m not sure who writes the site, but they are putting out quality posts almost everyday.
It’s tough to keep posting everyday, so if a blog can do it while still putting out great content, then I applaud them.
# 19 - The IF life
The IF life is another cool blog written by Mike O Donnell that focuses on health and longevity. One of his I posts I just came across made fun of fitness magazines, so I give him kudos there!
The IF life posts pretty often, so you can be sure there is always new content popping up.
#18 - Women’s Diet and Fitness
Angie over at Women’s Diet and Fitness has some great posts specifically for women. Some of the things she touches on frequently are diets, goal setting and burning fat.
I think this is the only women’s specific blog I posted…hmmm
#17 - Eric Cressey
Eric Cressey is kind of like the wonder kid in the fitness world. At only 26 years old, he already has a book out and is one of the most respected trainers in the world. His work with elite baseball players and rehab athletes is nothing short of remarkable.
#16 - Fight Geek
Fight Geek is a video blog by Kira. He posts videos everyday which should help any type of fighter with their training. If you’re a video guy and like crazy training, Fight Geek is your site.
#15 - Fitness Black Book
Rusty at fitness black book has a cool blog which focuses on functional training. Like Gym Junkies, he’s trying to get people away from the bodybuilding workouts and into a more diverse workout.
His killer personality really shines through in his writing as well.
#14 - Zen to Fitness
Zen to Fitness is a blog written by Chris, which takes a “Zen” like approach to health and fitness. Chris makes posts on a number of topics including food, exercises and most importantly eliminating stress from your life.
#13 - Alwyn Cosgrove
Cosgrove is THE MAN when it comes to fat loss. If there’s one guy to follow if you want to learn about fat loss, it should be Alwyn. His facilities in California train hundreds of clients which means he has more hard data than any University study ever has about fat loss.
Alwyn’s also a 2x cancer survivor, great writer and really into helping people improve their lives in all areas. If Alwyn didnt pitch so many products in every post, he’d be rated even higher…
#12 - Ross Enamait
Who hasn’t seen the killer videos of Ross on YouTube? Ross writes training articles for fighters from all areas including wrestling, MMA and boxing. In addition to being a great guy, he’s a hell of a trainer.
Ross’s site is full of great content including sandbag training, wheelbarrows and anything else you can think of.
#11 - Nate Green
Nate is a young, up and coming trainer who just put out a new book that deals with working out and picking up girls (sounds good to me!)
Nate’s training regimen is more on the bodybuilding side, but he still uses very functional movements like front squats, deadlifts and pullups. On top of that, he’s a pretty cool guy too!
#10 - Stronglifts
Stronglifts is a blog written by Mehdi specifically about strength training. They have a great archive of posts and the forum is still active every day.
Hopefully Mehdi jumps back on the blogging bandwagon soon, he hasnt posted in a while.
#9 - The Diesel Crew
The Diesel Crew are some of the toughest guy’s you’ll ever see. They do a lot of strongman, powerlifting and grip training for athletes. They have pretty cool videos on their site as well as good content on the blog that gets updated pretty often.
#8 - Mark’s Daily Apple
Written by Mark Sisson, Mark’s Daily Apple is an awesome nutrition blog that focuses mainly on living a life like our ancestors did. This means eat real food, lift heavy things, run, play and get lots of sleep.
Cant say I can argue with that…
#7 - Zach Even Esh
The wild man Zach Even Esh has a great blog that he regularly posts on. Zach is known for his underground strength training style. A lot of his training methods are similar to ours at Gym Junkies.
Zach also posts videos on his blog usually 4-5 times per week, so you can see some great workout vids from him. As a bonus you get to hear his REAL Jersey accent everyday haha!
#6 - Modern Forager
Modern Forager is a food blog that cuts though all the BS and puts out some great nutrition content. With a tagline like “respect your food, respect yourself” how could you not like it?
Make sure you check out some of their best posts on the left hand side. They’re killer!
#5 - CrossFit
Should I have put Cultfit? Ahh J/K… The main page at Crossfit has a daily workout, along with comments posted by crossfitters from all over the nation. The workouts are tough, Ill warn you ahead of time
#4 - Fat Man Unleashed
Fat Man is a blog written by Israel Lagares. He’s on a quest to lose weight and get in shape through strength training and circuit workouts.
His blog has some great tips for losing weight and you can follow along with his weight loss journey each and every week.
#3 - Straight to the Bar
Straight to the bar is a fitness blog by Scott Bird that mostly posts videos about functional training workouts. He also finds some of the best videos from around the web and posts them daily. Some great content going on at Straight to the Bar.
#2 - Again Faster
Again Faster and it’s writer Jon Gilson have put together a great blog. Jon is a Crossfit affiliate and makes posts on functional training that really relate to life in all sorts of ways.
On top of that Jon has a knack for writing and he’s a great coach.
#1 - Steve Maxwell
Steve Maxwell might be in a world all by himself. Im not sure of his exact age, but I think he’s about 54 or so and somehow still has a body that is just flat out ripped.
Steve is a BJJ practicioner and one of the best strength coaches out there. His blog has some awesome posts about odd object training like kettlebells, sledgehammer and a few other fun things. He doesn’t post very often, but when he does it’s top notch.
What do you think?
Did I leave off a great blog? Is this the greatest list ever made? Or did I snub your blog from the rankings? Let me hear your comments. Come on I’m a big boy, I can take it !
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Great list!
I read 3-4 of those, but you picked out some good ones that I have never heard of.
Thanks for the mention man! I found some I hadn’t heard of here… cool stuff.
right said
i learned a lot as well!!!!
myeasyfatburn.blogspot.com
OH man, I am pumped to even be listed here! You guys rock for showin’ the love!
I have some crazy vids about to be unleashed, so stay tuned and thanks so much, I am seriously a bit speechless here!
Can’t thank you guys enough!
Kill it!
–Z–
Hi there,
That’s a great list - but since by your own admission you’ve only got one women-specific blog up there, let me add a couple more to the list
First, the ever-popular queen of women’s weight lifting, Stumptuous, has a blog at http://www.stumptuous.com/cms/stumptuousblog.php which is always entertaining.
And secondly, my own site http://gubernatrix.co.uk/ - yes, it’s an unashamed plug, sorry about that! It is not a women-specific site as such, but I do post articles that take women’s strength training seriously. I deal with all types of strength training from powerlifting to bodyweight - and a bit of conditioning too!
Check it out, I’d be interested to hear your opinion!
I can vouch for Zach, Mehdi, Rusty and Mark. Cool stuff!
@ Israel - thanks, glad you found some blogs you havent heard of
@ Zach - haha man thats awesome. Always fired up I love it!
@gubernatrix - Thanks so much for the comment. Stumptuous is a great blog that I have never seen before.
Pardon the language, but your blog is fuckin awesome as well. Seriously, some killer posts on there. Im adding it to our fitness directory page now.
Totally cool! Ive never seen half of these sites.
This totally rocks! What a freaking honor! Thanks so much Vic!
Thanks Vic, glad you like it. Likewise I will be adding this site to my links. The videos in particular are a great resource - nice one!
Thank you!
I’ve never been in a top twenty before … How bad-ass is that?
I don’t really think I deserve to be on this list, but I’ll take the honor anyway ;P
cheers
Hi Vic,
What a great surprise to see my blog at the top of your list. My blog is a labor of love and it’s so gratifying to know people are reading and appreciating! Thank you! Steve
Vic,
Thanks buddy. I haven’t heard of all of these sites…so I will make sure and drop on by each and every blog you have listed.
One thing is for certain. Your site is one of the most user-friendly blogs I have come across. Very clean and well organized with great content.
No doubt this site will become a huge success.
Cheers,
Rusty
Awesome list - I’m adding a few of these to my Reader now - Cressey, Cosgrove, Even-Esh, and Nate Green are a few of my favs as well -
I read some of them, too. Some that I miss:
Tony Gentilcores blog:
http://www.bostonherald.com/blogs/entertainment/step_up/
Sometimes Mike Robertsons Blog is interesting: http://robertsontrainingsystems.blogspot.com/
You can get an rss feed for Lyle McDonalds articles which than is somewhat like a blog.
I just found http://trainoutpain.blogspot.com/ and http://richruffing.blogspot.com/ which both seem to have some interesting stuff in them.
Wow, great list Vic! I’m honored to be placed on that list at all, much less above some others that I consider to be the best in the “business”.
A few new ones here that I need to start visiting.
Cheers
Scott Kustes
Modern Forager
Thanks for the add, guys.
I appreciate it.
-Nate
I’d have to vote for http://www.stumptuous.com/ especially for women!!! Krista is amazing!
where’s my MIZFITONLINE??
Great list man! Ima try my hardest to get my name up there. Lol, no really if you guys ever do this again.
But yeah, great blogs and I read about 75% of those!
This is the best compilation of health and fitness blogs. You can post this to our site http://www.toptentopten.com/ and then link back to your site. We are looking for content and in return our users will track back to your site. The coolest feature is you can let other people vote on the rankings of your list.
-Vince
That’s hilarious! I worked for Top Ten for a hot second. They fired me! Suckers
Best,
Jon Gilson
Again Faster
Great list of blogs, and I’ve visited every one of them! Hopefully, my blog will make the cut next time … Thanks for the list.
@ Scott - Thanks man, we love your blog as well, glad to feature it!
@ Nate - Your site is killin it man! I see it poppin up everywhere
@Parth - Thanks for the comment, Ill be sure to check out your site tonight!
@Muata - You definitely have a great blog, Im a big fan of bodyweight workouts as well.
Thanks to everyone else who has visited, emailed me or left a comment. Im still surprised how well this post has done.
-Vic
Vic - Thanks for the honor! Great list….all terrific people up there.
Maxwell is da Man!! Defineeetely #1!!!
Now go do some Hindu Pushups and have hot sex with your smokin’ girlefrieeend Bitchozes…and don’t fo’get to eat yo’ grass fed beef…
Vic!
Yo man, I got snubbed!
J/k, you can visit my site and see if I did, but I like your list anyways
Later!
Caleb
P.s. I see we’re both Taekwondo black belts… word
Wow that is an elite list of fitness blogs. Next year I hope to build my reputation high enough to be blessed with the honor
Congrats to the Blogs listed
Man, I keep checking on those sites and how you missed on some good ones. You need to expand this list or do another one!
@ Mike OD: Our pleasure. We love IF Life!
@ joe mama: I agree, Steve Maxwell is “da Man”.
@ Caleb: I got to live in Korea while in the military and got my TKD black belt at the Kukkiwon. It was crazy! And keep your eyes open for another list in the future. . .
@ Brian: I love the detail of your goal setting for your weight gain. “Goals we set are goals we get” might sound like a cheesy cliche but it’s true!
@ Israel: You are right on. I’ve already mentioned to Justin that we need to do another list. Stay tuned!
Hey Vic,
Just when I thought I had found all the good fitness related blogs I find your post that shows me quite a few more that I had not heard of before. A really good collection of blogs giving out some really good information. Without wanting to obviously self promote I would be honoured if you would check my blog out at beebleblog.com and let me know what you think.
Fantastic blog, keep up the good work!
Hugo
@ HGH: Thanks for the visit and the comment. Sorry I feel compelled to place this disclaimer. . . GymJunkies does not condone the use of HGH without approval of a physician. (I used to be a lawyer in my previous life
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@ Hugo: beebleblog.com is great! I particularly like your recent series on the health benefits of nuts - nutrition is an area that I’m always striving to expand my knowledge base.
Nice list.
The IF Life should have been given a better rank though; top 10-15 for sure.
Like Mike, I write a lot about intermittent fasting and you can check out my blog at http://www.leangains.com.
The list may be too good. I read many on the list already now I will have a few more to read instead of working or lifting.
Thanks for the inclusion… I a gald that you like the blog.
The tips just ROCK! way to beat the plateau and muscle memory!!! cross fitness is the way to go!
Thanks Vic. All these new articles are making my head spin but I’m loving it.
Nice list. I’m just getting started in the fit blog world, so thanks for the heads up!
A great women’s fitness blog is http://www.girlgetsitdone.blogpot.com - she dishes on all sorts of women/fitness stuff
Thanks everyone for the comments. And Martin and Susan, thanks for sharing the links to some blogs we missed. Who else has a good link?
Very cool articles at your blog
Hello do where i can find RSS entries?
I realize this post was done awhile ago. I have been working on a blog for awhile. Check it out and let me know what you think!
Great Blog BTW
Great post! I can’t wait to check out all the resources.
great post. Very useful list. I’ll share it with my team.
nice list for fitness training
I think that this is a good website and a good place to get info… so i mine, lol!
Love the list. The resources provided are excellent.
Damn, top 20 beats my top 5 lol. Nice list.