Here are some good reads from the past week in the strength and conditioning world:

Forget Calorie Counting – Brian St. Pierre and Ryan Andrews present a great perspective on portion control and meal planning for Precision Nutrition.

Left Out – I thought this was a really well written piece from Andrew McCutchen for The Players Tribune. While I don’t agree with the notion that you have to do the travel ball circuit and attend every tournament to get noticed as an up-and-coming player, I do think his message of improving baseball development opportunities in underprivileged areas is incredibly important.

Common Themes Between Out of Shape Clients and Pro Athletes – Dean Somerset pulled together this post that I don’t think anyone except Dean would even think to write – and it came out really well.