Have you ever been to a physical therapist and been told you have something going on with your shoulder? Maybe the therapist calls it impingement, maybe tendinosis, or maybe he or she says it’s postural. ... Continue Reading
Be a Thinking Athlete: A User’s Guide to the Brain
Today, we have access to more training options than ever before. Within the click of a few buttons, we can engage with world-class coaches and pre-made programs for any performance area we choose. If ... Continue Reading
How to Be a Thinking Athlete: A User’s Guide to the Brain
Today, we have access to more training options than ever before. Within the click of a few buttons, we can engage with world-class coaches and pre-made programs for any performance area we ... Continue Reading
Skipping Leg Day: Smart Strength With Charles Staley
Note: Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get to the bottom of the biggest questions in health and training. Post your questions directly to Charles in the comments below ... Continue Reading
Why Local Functional Fitness Competitions Are a Good Thing
In nearly every sport, you have your pinnacle event - and then you have your grassroots version of that event. For every Boston Marathon, there are a thousand “Mid-River 5K” races. For every Masters Golf ... Continue Reading
The V-Sit: The Ultimate Movement for Posture, Power, and Strength
On the path to developing a solid foundation for movement, practicing the V-sit can help address issues in several parts of the body. The V-sit is achieved by maintaining a straight-arm support position ... Continue Reading
The Most Memorable Fitness Swindles of the Last 30 Years
As P.T. Barnum once said, “There’s a sucker born every minute.” Nowhere is this truer than in the fitness world. Why people allow themselves to be suckered so easily is simple - working out is ... Continue Reading
My Transition From Professional Baseball to Competitive CrossFit
I flunked out. The past four years of pursuing professional baseball at all costs was valiant in effort, against the odds, but I fell short of my ultimate goal. Much like my collegiate clock ran out in ... Continue Reading
Master the V-Sit to Develop Athleticism and Injury-Proof Shoulders
On the path to developing a solid foundation for movement, practicing the V-sit can help address issues in several parts of the body. The V-sit is achieved by maintaining a straight-arm support position ... Continue Reading
Keep (Sumo) Deadlifting: Unorthodox Rehab for Lumbar Injuries
One of the obvious questions I get from readers and athletes is why and how I use deadlifting as a lumbar rehab exercise when most health professionals avoid it. The start to that answer is pretty simple: ... Continue Reading
How to Perform a Perfect Turkish Get Up With a Barbell
I first got into doing the get up, also known as the Turkish get up, when I was introduced to kettlebells. This happened to also be my introduction to other great exercises like the bent press, windmill, ... Continue Reading
3 Bang-for-Your-Buck Mobility Exercises for Bigger Lifts
You’re stuck spending thirty minutes on your warm up and wondering why you can’t make any gains in your training. Even more importantly, your squat depth is abysmal, you lack a comfortable and effective ... Continue Reading
12 Reps – The Breaking Muscle Digest – Vol. 1, Issue 21
Feedback on the The Max Effort Black Box System has been terrific. Thank you to everyone who has purchased it for supporting Breaking Muscle. Watch for more ebooks and programming in the near ... Continue Reading
Persistence and Passion: BJJ Coach Val Worthington
Editor's Note: We know listening to podcasts isn't everybody's thing, but we don't want you to miss out on any of the amazing conversations we've had with coaches and athletes over the last couple years. ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting at the 2015 Pan American Games
Well, the XVII Pan American Games are now history. Held the third year of each Olympiad, these are essentially the Olympics of the Western Hemisphere. The 2015 edition, held in the city of Toronto and ... Continue Reading
Dealing With Pain: Educate Yourself Toward a Better Future
So many people are in pain - way too many. Stretches and mobilizations prescribed to reduce it may work for some and not for others, which only contributes to the frustration and confusion. For this ... Continue Reading
How to Make a Comeback From a Fitness Rut
Used to be a regular at the gym or on the trails until injuries, work, kids, time, life? Whatever the reason, we have all been there at one point. When your exercise routine is derailed for a length of ... Continue Reading
How to Get Your Best Time Trial Performance Yet
I think it’s always worth reviewing how you did after an event to see how you might improve. How else can you determine what worked and what didn’t work? Or what course to follow from here forward for ... Continue Reading
Alignment Tips to Free Your Neck and Shoulders From Chronic Pain
I came to yoga with years of unconscious holding patterns in my shoulders and neck. Over time these patterns began to yield and were replaced with more intelligent habits. Yet I still found myself going ... Continue Reading
A Squatting Double Standard: Is the Butt-Wink Okay in Pistols?
The “butt wink” is a colloquialism for when the pelvis tucks under at the bottom of the squat. Research indicates that allowing the lower back to go into flexion makes it is more difficult to avoid staying ... Continue Reading
Reflections on Being 30 (And the Dumb S*#! I Did in My 20s)
I turned thirty in April. While I’m far from old, I can feel the difference in my body compared to ten years ago. Some joints are achier. I stay hurt longer. Weight comes off more slowly. Hardly ... Continue Reading
Fixing Tiny Muscles: Smart Strength With Charles Staley
Note: Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get to the bottom of the biggest questions in health and training. Post your questions directly to Charles in the comments below ... Continue Reading
Pregnancy and Exercise: 4 Findings From Recent Studies
Pregnancy poses a unique challenge for scientific studies. As noted in an article in Women’s Health Issues, pregnant women are often excluded from scientific trials and studies due to the complexities of ... Continue Reading
Survival of the Survivors: The CrossFit (Hunger) Games
In 1965, daredevil Evel Knievel made his first motorcycle jump, jumping his bike forty feet over boxes of rattlesnakes. In 1974, he attempted to jump his “skycycle” over the Snake River Canyon, three ... Continue Reading
