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Another site to add to your daily reading list : Fred Fornicola's Premiere Personal Fitness Blog. Good stuff.

Via Run to Win : the IAAF has allowed South African runner Oscar Pistorius to compete against able-bodied runners; at least until they can determine whether or not he is at an advantage. As Blaine points out, a victory now will not only be great from Pistorius' standpoint, it'll ensure this issue stays in the headlines.

No matter what your views are on the matter, this is definitely a good thing.

Charley Allen points to a new kettlebell training blog - the training diary of Texas Tom Healy. A great read.

Chris Shugart chats with (currently natural) bodybuilder Kiyoshi Moody. Moody's views on many things - particularly steroid use - are intriguing.

Brian Carson posts part 18 of his excellent 20-part series on Old-Time Strength - this time looking at the inimitable John Grimek. Grimek was undoubtedly a man ahead of his time.

German powerlifter Rudi Küster in action.

Via Physical Strategies : It never ceases to amaze me just how many exercises Vince 'the Iron Guru' Gironda examined, tweaked and created. One of these is the Gironda Ab Squeeze (although I'm sure it also goes by many other names) and is the perfect example of how a simple change can greatly increase the effectiveness of a movement.

NB : the description is an excerpt from the book West Coast Bodybuilding Scene, a great read.

A brief video [streaming, 3.5mb .flv download] from Glasgow Parkour demonstrating several variations of the muscle-up. Superb.

Julia Ladewski's latest newsletter contains several interesting Plank variations, notably the Side plank with kettlebell (pictured). Looks like a good one.

John Brookfield's latest Grip Tip (on the Ironmind site) is definitely one of the better ones. Incredibly simple (just pick up a plate and go), and more difficult than you might imagine.

Good fun.