In this day and age of accessibility for everything from strength training and nutrition, to mobility and recovery, I find myself wondering where the simplicity has gone. If you are reading this you are ... Continue Reading
CrossFit, Sponsorships, and the Ugly Truth About Gender Inequality
The CrossFit Journal recently published a piece about female athletes entitled “Frailty, Thy Name Is Woman?” The article challenged the idea that women are the weaker sex. In the article, Elisabeth ... Continue Reading
Got Neck Pain? The Ultimate Head and Neck Workout
You can probably remember the last time you worked your core or targeted your glutes with squats and lunges, but when was your last head and neck workout? It may not be an area we think about often (or ... Continue Reading
Obstacle Course Racing: Which One Is Best for You?
There are now hundreds of obstacle races taking place in the UK every year. Many are packed with innovative obstacles, challenging terrain and, importantly, excellent post-race refreshment options. Others ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilding Basics: Navigating the Federation Puzzle
The popularity of physique sports continues to grow, largely as a result of the introduction of more attainable, less muscle-bound physiques reflected in the newer divisions of women’s bikini and men’s ... Continue Reading
Busy, Tired, or Hurt? 3 Excellent Workout Solutions
Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below ... Continue Reading
Gender Inequality: The Ugly Truth About Female Sponsorships
The CrossFit Journal recently published a piece about female athletes entitled “Frailty, Thy Name Is Woman?” The article challenged the idea that women are the weaker sex. In the article, Elisabeth ... Continue Reading
What Is the Secret to Success?
I’ve been at this game for a long time, and I am still amused when people want the secret. What often happens is two people start training at roughly the same time. One of them works often and hard, both ... Continue Reading
Athletes: How to Build Your Brand and Get Sponsored
If you are an athlete, you are your own brand. Actually, according to entrepreneur and public speaker Gary Vaynerchuk, everyone who owns a Facebook or Twitter account represents his or her own brand. These ... Continue Reading
Be a Team Player: Understand Your BJJ Teammates
I cannot think of a sport besides Brazilian jiu jitsu that brings so many different people together for the same reason. I’ve seen lawyers, doctors, teachers, men, and women all training on the mats. Look ... Continue Reading
Strength Training for Yogis: Dips for Upper Body Stability
Ring and bar dips are the next topic in our discussion on how to strengthen your yoga practice off the mat. These gymnastic movements strengthen almost every upper body muscle, from the triceps to the ... Continue Reading
Feats of Strength: How to Tear a Deck of Cards in Two
In my previous article I covered how to rip a phonebook in half. Now we move on to a related feat of strength: tearing a deck of cards in two. Anyone who has handled playing cards before knows this is a ... Continue Reading
Kettlebell Sport: 5 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started
Over the years, I’ve made a lot of mistakes with my kettlebell sport training. Every experienced athlete wishes they could go back in time to help their younger self avoid pitfalls and become even better, ... Continue Reading
Swim Basics: A Beginner’s Guide to the Butterfly
The butterfly. It is arguably the most beautiful stroke, and the most difficult to learn of the bunch. In previous articles we looked at the basics of learning to freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke. ... Continue Reading
The Ultimate Guide to Rows for Every Athlete
Bro, do you row? Almost every type of athlete, from elite weightlifter to weekend warrior, could greatly benefit from more pulling. Here are a few reasons: Improved Scapular Retraction: Due to the ... Continue Reading
Swim Basics: A Beginner’s Guide to the Breaststroke
In part one of my swim basics series, I wrote about the benefits of including different strokes into your routine. Doing so helps minimize overuse injuries and spices up your regular dip in the pool. ... Continue Reading
3 of the Best: This Week’s Top Articles, Vol. 4
Welcome to our brand new weekend roundup, Three of the Best! Every Sunday, we'll post up Breaking Muscle's top three articles of the week. These pieces have caught your attention throughout the last seven ... Continue Reading
Get Sponsored: How to Build a Brand as an Athlete
If you are an athlete, you are your own brand. Actually, according to entrepreneur and public speaker Gary Vaynerchuk, everyone who owns a Facebook or Twitter account represents his or her own brand. These ... Continue Reading
Kinesiology Tape: Friend or Dangerous Foe?
Have you ever seen the best athletes in the world strapped up with colorful tape? Have you ever used kinesio tape yourself or cruised down the aisles of your local pharmacy and wondered what it actually ... Continue Reading
How to Deal With Confusing Science
We are constantly bombarded with the latest scientific discoveries. One article describes a set of scientific results. Then three months later, another article gives opposite results. What do you ... Continue Reading
7 Plyometric Exercises to Build Power Quickly
Whether you’re a serious athlete or just want to add some cool new tricks to your repertoire, plyometric exercises are the key to increasing your power, improving your reaction time, and taking your ... Continue Reading
There Is No Try: Believe in Yourself
Do or do not. There is no try. It’s cliché, and yes, Yoda said it, but if you remember anything I ever tell you, remember that. Better yet, don’t just remember it. Believe it. In my time as a coach, ... Continue Reading
Fast Food and Obesity: Who Is to Blame?
Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below ... Continue Reading
Dear Wodapalooza: Stop Insulting Masters Athletes
The Wodapalooza got it wrong. Seriously. It seems the organizers think it’s 2008 and no one over 28 can perform muscle ups. A Little Background The Wodapalooza (hereafter “WZA”) is one of the “Big ... Continue Reading
