Here’s this week’s list of recommended strength and conditioning reading:

I Throw, Therefore I Am – Thisewas a great Boston Globe article on the evolution of throwing – and there was a similar piece written in the New York Times, as they both reported on the same study results.

Massage Tools: Gua Sha and The Like – This is an outstanding blog from Patrick Ward on the effects of various instrument-assisted soft tissue treatment approaches.

The Truth About Overhead Pressing – My business partner, Tony Gentilcore, authored this article on reevaluating your shoulder function and strength and conditioning programming over at T-Nation.