Here’s a selection of their articles:

1. How to deadlift: one of the key defining factors about the Diesel Crew is that their articles bend over backwards to be useful.  I defy you to read this compendium of deadlifting tips and tricks and not find something somewhere that is interesting or useful to you.  From basic form advice through checklists to assistance exercises and more, this article is where it’s at when it comes to getting the deadlift right.  The absolute star of the section, however, is Rick Walker’s piece at the end, complete with photos of his garage gym, so don’t click away until you’ve read that bit.
2. How to squat: and once you’ve read about how to deadlift, it’s natural that the next thing you’ll be thinking about is squatting.  So, here is the Diesel Crew official squat compendium!  It’s a mammoth piece of work but, once again, Rick Walker’s piece is at the end and you really won’t want to miss that so make sure you scroll all the way to the bottom…     
3. How to bench: and finally, now that you’ve read about deadlifting and squatting, we can complete the powerlifting trio by looking at the Diesel Crew bench compendium.  This is another great resource that has absolutely tons of information about both improving your bench and keeping your shoulders healthy for benching.  I don’t think I have seen many tips that aren’t covered here. 
4. How to do the farmers’ walk: this is another great little article about getting ahead on the farmers’ walk, an under-rated exercise if ever there was one.  Jedd takes us through a check list of the key things to remember, including set-up, grip and technique.  A good post to go back to if you haven’t done farmers’ walks for a while and you’re planning on picking them up again in the near future. 
5. How to train with odd objects: from sandbags and kegs to chains, water-filled slosh pipes and swiss balls, Diesel Crew take us through a huge variety of odd object training options, providing advice and sample training programmes along the way.  If you have a yard or garden with some space, this is a good place to look to find out how you could be putting it to good use. 
6. Doing the RKC (parts one, two, three and four): this nice, chatty little series of posts that takes us through Jedd and Jim’s preparation for doing the RKC and the snatch test and also gives their write-up afterwards.  Needless to say, it was a great experience for them and they have a few lessons to pass on as well.
7. 13 things you need for your first strongman contest (parts one, two and three): a little while ago, Jedd took his famous grip talent sideways to begin competing in strongman.  He learned a few lessons along the way and, in this series, he lists off 13 things you need to remember to take with you when you do your first competition.  He found some awesome pictures of Bill Kazmaier to illustrate his posts, too, which are well worth checking out.
8. Partial lifts: one of the other things you’ll notice about the Diesel Crew is that they are passionate about bringing great material to their readers and if someone has a great guest post, they publish it.  This great little guest post about partial lifts could have been written by a 21st century Anthony Ditillo of The Tight Tan Slacks of Deszo Ban.  Read it to find out why partials are such a great idea. 
9. Back training: this nicely put-together article has a complete approach to back training, mainly from a functional hypertrophy perspective.  However, it has a good focus on structural balance as well, which is good to see.
10. The Husafell stone challenge: Over the years of competing in grip competitions, Jedd has bumped into and made friends with a number of people.  In this post, he describes how Brent Barbe is preparing to take the Husafell stone challenge.

I hope you find this selection interesting and, having read though them, you become as big a fan of the Diesel Crew as I am if you’re not already…

Garage gym goers don’t spend time in their garage for the décor or the ambiance.  They can’t distract themselves from an unsuccessful workout by ogling girls on the treadmill, retreating to the sauna or floating in the pool.  The garage gym goer wants results.

Results can be measured in pounds or kilograms, by a measuring tape around the waist, or the more high-tech method of taking a photograph in front of a mirror.  Results can be hitting the deadlift PR you’ve been working towards for three years or finally getting your first one-arm press up.

Whatever result you want, there are articles on the internet that will tell you how to achieve it.  But how can you know which articles are trustworthy and which are not?

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The top 10 free strength and fitness websites

Here at The Garage Gym Online, I’ve been combing the internet for several years now for the best information on strength training, fat loss and fitness.  This is my top 10 list of the resources and writers that I have come to rely upon:

1. T-Nation must be at the top of any list of free resources for strength training.  T-Nation have gone out of their way to be the premier free source of the highest quality information in the field, attracting the best writers and the best coaches to share their insights.  The only caveat is that they are also a supplement company so beware the hype when it comes to articles about supplements.
2. Eric Cressey is probably the fastest rising star of the celebrity strength and conditioning coaches on the internet at the moment.  His material is always worth reading and his insights are wide-ranging.  He has particular expertise in baseball (and therefore shoulder injuries).  I benefited hugely from Eric’s writing (mostly published on T-Nation) two years ago when I overdid my pull-ups and dips and neglected my foam rolling.  A couple of weeks following some of Eric’s protocols in his shoulder savers series on T-Nation and I was back in the gym and have had no problems since.
3. Mike Robertson is another rising star who has done much to alter the face of the strength and conditioning market as it is seen on the internet.  Mike does a regular podcast where he interviews other strength coaches.  These are always worth listening to and Mike often brings other extremely knowledgeable people into the limelight who wouldn’t normally seek it.
4. Diesel Crew are the authority on the internet for grip training but they also have a number of great general “how to” articles, including the best “how to squat” article I have ever read.
5. Elite FTS are the authority on the internet for powerlifting.  I learned more from Dave Tate’s “how to bench” video than anything else I have ever seen.  The next time I was in the garage, lying on the bench, all I could hear was Dave’s voice in my head saying “you don’t know how to f**king bench, keep your traps tight and grip the bar tighter”.  I swear my bench went up 5kgs just by watching that video.  Curious?  Don’t miss my selection of Elite FTS articles.
6. Lyle McDonald is probably the one source of dietary information as regards cutting fat or gaining muscle that I trust on the internet (with the caveat that Alan Aragon is starting to win me over but that’s another story).  From his early appearances on T-Nation to his present status as fat-loss guru, Lyle has always won my respect.
7. Dragondoor, the vehicle for the remarkable human that is Pavel Tsatsouline, is a great source of articles about bodyweight and kettlebell training.  Not very frequently updated, I tend only to go there if I am looking for an article that I have already read before.
8. Beast Skills is the bodyweight exercise website I always dreamed of creating but have never been strong enough to do.  All I can say is, I want to be Jim when I grow up.  Wait… I’m already older than he is… Damn.
9. Strength Coach Podcasts is a free podcast that offers an insight into the world of Mike Boyle’s Strength Coach, a subscription-only site that boasts a roster of the most well-known sports and strength coaches in the US.
10. Superhuman Radio is another free podcast run by the extremely easy-going and likeable Carl Lanore.  Carl’s zest for life and sheer enjoyment at discussing strength and fitness, particularly as he embarks on his fifth decade, is a joy to listen to.  Miss this and your life will be poorer for it.

That’s it for the websites.  I hope you found it a useful list.  Did I miss any out that you would have put in?  Do you have any great websites to share?  I’m always on the lookout for new information that I can put to work in my garage and I’d appreciate any insights you may have.

Next week, I’m going to write about the top 10 strength and fitness blogs that I read regularly.