To the question, “Where should I train natural movement?” the answer is simple: anywhere and everywhere. It is essential to be able to move and perform in diverse environments and situations with both ... Continue Reading
Training Tips for the Average Joe From 3 CrossFit Pros
As an average Joe when it comes to CrossFit, I have been fortunate to be able to meet a few talented and hard working CrossFit Games athletes in my quest to find out what makes these high level athletes ... Continue Reading
A Case Against Ultrasound in the Treatment of Injury
Therapeutic ultrasound is a widely used and generally accepted treatment modality often used in both physical therapy and chiropractic. In fact, therapists are taught in school about the benefits of ... Continue Reading
How to Develop Iron Grip Strength for BJJ
Why is specific grip training for BJJ so important? If your grips fail, all your technique goes out of the window. It becomes hard to execute anything. This article will show you how to develop grip ... Continue Reading
Understanding and Analyzing Your Movement Environment
To the question, “Where should I train natural movement?” the answer is simple: anywhere and everywhere. It is essential to be able to move and perform in diverse environments and situations with ... Continue Reading
Simple and Effective Strength: The Perfect Beginner Workout
Meet Jimmy: Jimmy is a 32-year-old insurance salesman. He’s been happily married for the past six years and has two beautiful children. He loves reading history and spends every spare chance he can get at ... Continue Reading
12 Reps – The Breaking Muscle Digest – Vol. 1, Issue 7
We're back with twelve more interesting, inspiring, and informative articles, training programs, and videos chosen with love just for you, our loyal reader. Spring is here, and we've got a bumper ... Continue Reading
Police Officer and Champion Powerlifter Nick Weite
Nick Weite (pronounced "white") is currently a world-class powerlifter and commissioned police officer with the St. Louis Missouri Metropolitan Police Department. ? Tom: Tell the readers about your ... Continue Reading
Breaking Up With Your Child’s Coach: It’s Not You, It’s Me
Spring sports have just started and many athletes will be returning to their local teams with the same teammates and same coaches. But what happens when your child has outgrown his or her ... Continue Reading
The 5 Differences Between “Trainee” and “Athlete”
What qualities decide whether you are or aren’t an athlete? I don’t know if our industry reminds us what it means to be an athlete or elite athlete, or whether it matters. If we look to the Greek ... Continue Reading
Are the Benefits of Aerobic Exercise All in Your Head?
If people expect a medical intervention - a drug, a diet, an exercise program - to help them, it often will. This is true even when the “drug” is just an inert sugar pill. Indeed, it’s true even when ... Continue Reading
Find the Perfect Work-to-Rest Ratio for Your HIIT Session
Back in 1999, research published in Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise spoke about the benefits of high intensity interval training to improve performance. The researchers found that some interval ... Continue Reading
Training Kettlebells: Why You Shouldn’t Be Scared
Learning kettlebells is no easy task. When I heard about this method of training over a decade ago, I was turned on by the notion of swinging giant orbs of iron. But at the same time, I was intimidated at ... Continue Reading
Build Strong and Stable Ankles for a Strong and Stable Body
Strong ankles are all about supportive shoes and isolated strength exercises, right? No, actually they have nothing to do with either. Those philosophies can even increase your chance of an injury as they ... Continue Reading
Be Your Own Roll Model, with Jill Miller, Ep 12
Jill Miller is one of the world's leading experts on yoga, massage, and pain management. She is the industry's go-to person for everything from chronic pain, to mobility limitations, to improving ... Continue Reading
What Kevin Durant and the FMS Can Teach Us About Injuries
Poor movement patterns have been shown to increase the risk of injury. The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is a validated measure used by many sports teams to test movement patterns and predict injury. ... Continue Reading
You’re Not 20 Anymore: 2 Tips for Older Athletes
Working out gets tough as you get older. But it’s probably not for the reasons you’d think. Science has shown us that as we pass 35 the body slows down production of hormones beneficial to working ... Continue Reading
How to Program Weightlifting Percentages That Work
I find it rather common that some weightlifters feel the need to consistently exercise with weights of higher and higher intensity. While there is some correlation between heavier training weights and ... Continue Reading
A Work in Progress: Options From Top Half Guard
In my Brazilian jiu jitsu training, I have spent a lot of time trying to pass half guard. One day, my teammate brown belt Chris White asked if I had ever thought about trying to submit from top half, ... Continue Reading
Smith Machine Deadlifts? 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 via social media or in the comments ... Continue Reading
CrossFit and Risk Management: It’s All About Your Goals
Risk, in the context of how we humans move through the world, means the probability of injury, disease, or death under specific circumstances. “Acceptable risk” risk means the how much of said injury, ... Continue Reading
More Isn’t Always Better: Proper Training Intensity in Weightlifting
I find it rather common that some weightlifters feel the need to consistently exercise with weights of higher and higher intensity. While there is some correlation between heavier training weights and ... Continue Reading
5 Tips for Running With a Jogging Stroller
Every time I see a parent running with a stroller, I send them a mental high five. It takes willpower to work out with kids, and I commend anyone who chooses to push an extra fifty-some pounds while doing ... Continue Reading
What Every Beginner Should Know When Starting BJJ
Everyone has a first day. And that first day you walk into a Brazilian jiu jitsu academy can be a life-changing experience. Some people are confident and cannot wait to get on the mat. Others are scared, ... Continue Reading
