Previous Twitterchats

36 - Oct 21 2009 | Tim Hull (Knee Injuries)
35 - Oct 14 2009 | (Supplementation)
34 - Oct 7 2009 | Sandy Sommer (Advanced Kettlebell Training)
33 - Sep 30 2009 | Dave Lemanczyk (Training with a Keg)
32 - Sep 16 2009 | Sandy Sommer (Starting with Kettlebells)
31 - Sep 9 2009 | Fight Geek (Fitness for the Masses)
30 - Sep 16 2009 | Tim Hull (Manual Therapy Methods)
29 - Sep 2 2009 | (Recovery Methods : Sleep)
28 - Aug 26 2009 | (The Perfect Diet)
27 - Aug 19 2009 | Mike 'The Machine' Bruce (Neck Training)
26 - Aug 12 2009 | Tim Hull (Rehab)
25 - Aug 5 2009 | 'Unbreakable' Adam Glass (Hammer Lifting)
24 - Jul 29 2009 | Joe Hashey (Running a Garage Gym)
23 - Jul 22 2009 | Aaron Corcorran (Introduction to Bending)
22 - Jul 15 2009 | Chris Melton (Life as a Reformed Gymrat)
21 - Jul 8 2009 | Aaron Corcorran (Training with Grippers)
20 - Jul 1 2009 | Josh 'World's Strongest Librarian' Hanagarne (Benchmarks of Kettlebell Mastery)
19 - Jun 24 2009 | Fight Geek (Using Facebook to Enhance Your Fitness Lifestyle)
18 - Jun 17 2009 | Kat 'The Mighty Kat' Ricker (Olympic lifting II)
17 - Jun 10 2009 | Kat 'The Mighty Kat' Ricker (Olympic lifting)
16 - May 27 2009 | Chris Melton (shoulder injuries and rehab)
15 - May 20 2009 | Bill Long (pinch grip training)
14 - May 13 2009 | Chris Melton (shoulder injuries and rehabilitation)
13 - May 6 2009 | Gym Junkies (the Shredded for Summer campaign)
12 - Apr 29 2009 | Fight Geek (backyard training posse)
11 - Apr 22 2009 | Drew Kuespert (strongman training techniques and equipment)
10 - Apr 15 2009 | Rory Hickman (recovery methods)
9 - Apr 8 2009 | Josh Hanagarne (training in the workplace)
8 - Apr 1 2009 | Jedd 'Napalm' Johnson (Card Tearing)
7 - Mar 25 2009 | Rob 'Former Fat Guy' Cooper (Food)
6 - Mar 18 2009 | Jedd 'Napalm' Johnson (Card tearing)
5 - Mar 11 2009 | Girlwith Noname (Training at Home)
4 - Mar 4 2009 | Joe Hashey (Bull Strength)
3 - Feb 25 2009 | Bill Long (DIY grip tools)
2 - Feb 18 2009 | Ryan Pitts (Strongergrip)
1 - Sandbag Training (Feb 11 2009) | Josh Henkin

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