With holiday travels and product sales, I skipped our recommended reading last week. Here is some good stuff to make up for it!

What awaits in negotiations for Major League Baseball’s next labor deal? – Jayson Stark wrote up this great piece about the various items that will be discussed by MLB owners and players in anticipation of the new collective bargaining agreement. If you train baseball players, a number of these issues – from roster size, to potentially shortening the season, to the outrageous travel scheduling – all can have a significant impact on how you prepare players and educate them on taking care of themselves during the season. And, this doesn’t even speak to how it might change the draft for amateur athletes with whom you interact. In short, if you want to understand the training of professional baseball players, you better understand the business of baseball!

6 Healthy Habits You’re Already Doing (and Don’t Even Know It) – The crew at Precision Nutrition wrote up this article on how many people who think they’re struggling with their fitness goals actually already have some great habits working on their side.

Poor Business Advice from Training and Business “Gurus” – David Allen wrote up a great article for EliteFTS on the bad business advice that’s out there in the strength and conditioning and personal training world. I absolutely loved the quote, “Try not to take too much business advice from people whose only business has been giving business advice.”