The functional movement screen, or FMS, has become a popular way to screen athletes and clients. Here are eight articles that explain what it is, how to use it to screen various mobility issues, and why ... Continue Reading
The Dirty Little Secret of the Female Athlete: Cellulite
It’s time I got something off my chest. I have a secret. It’s one I’ve been trying to cover it up since I was about thirteen. Until recently I was ashamed of it. In fact, I can’t truly say it doesn’t still ... Continue Reading
Reconnect to the Nature in You, Become Powerful, and Create the Reality You Want
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7 Chin-Up Variations to Amp Up Your Upper Body Training
It would be easy to start an article about chin-ups by listing the muscles they work, explaining why they’re good (effective test of strength to bodyweight ratio, minimal equipment needed, they look damn ... Continue Reading
Getting Outside the Box: The Definition of Functional Strength
The following is a guest post by Katie Chasey of RXBound: How is strength defined and who defines it? Kinesiologists study muscles and have various ways to gauge muscle contraction, length, tension, and ... Continue Reading
Sunday Seven: The Week’s 7 Most Popular Articles, Vol. 11
Every Sunday we post the "Sunday Seven" so you can quickly see the 7 most popular articles of the week. This week's list of popular topics includes foam rolling, compression gear, plyometrics, life as a ... Continue Reading
The 4 Stages of Skill Acquisition
When we learn a skill, whether it is sports, music, painting, chess, or something completely different, some experts contend that we go through various stages over time. These stages reflect two things: 1) ... Continue Reading
Big Bones Big Strength
Recent research examined the influence of sport specific training on bone mass and relative strength in short and long distance runners. Scientists studied 154 senior master athletes, including 45 short ... Continue Reading
Don’t Let Fear of Failure Get In the Way of Your Dreams
“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” - Paulo Coelho It’s a bloody shame that in today’s world so many dreams stay just that - a dream. Ideas and ... Continue Reading
3 Drills for Stronger and Smoother Open Water Swimming
There’s no doubt about it, swimming is a highly technical activity. Much like golf, there are myriad ways to screw it up. Add in open water, and the whole scenario becomes that much more ... Continue Reading
4 Tips for Success in Your First Strongman Competition
I remember watching ESPN’s World’s Strongest Man as a child. As a teenager, I got to see the Arnold Strongman Classic and even met some of the competitors. But it wasn’t until I was a senior in college ... Continue Reading
How Training Can Turn You Into a Self-Made Superhero
Pavel Tsatsouline once asked a question to which I did not know the answer and it has stuck with me for a while. “What is the American fascination with superheroes?” I did my best Clark Kent ... Continue Reading
Drilling the Basics for BJJ Success
The best athletes in the world all have something in common. They spend thousands of hours drilling and practicing technique outside of practice. The top basketball players spend hours shooting free throws ... Continue Reading
Respect Your Joints: Lessons Learned After My Biceps Injury
If you’re a mature, experienced weight trainer and you’re noticing more aches and pains lately, you may be wondering if your workouts are part of the problem. If your experiences are similar to mine, they ... Continue Reading
Submission Series 902: Canada’s First Submission-Only Event
This past Friday night, I attended Submission Series 902, Canada’s first submission-only Brazilian jiu jitsu event. It took place at Glasgow Square in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, which is about 160 ... Continue Reading
Smart Strength With Charles Staley: A Weekly Q&A
Note: This week we’re launching my Question & Answer With Charles Staley column. If you have a question for me, post it in the comments and I’ll add it to my list. Question #1: Loosening Tight ... Continue Reading
2015 Grid League Prospectus: Are You In?
CrossFit punishes the specialist. Grid rewards them. It has long been an axiom in the CrossFit world that you must be fluent in all domains in order to succeed. As we saw when Olympic weightlifter ... Continue Reading
The 4-Day 40+ Fitness Plan
So you’re forty. You’ve got kids and a real job. You want to be fit and work hard like you used to, but life is getting in the way. That doesn’t make you weak or undisciplined. Work does come first, and ... Continue Reading
A 4-Step Program for Happy Homework Time
Doing homework with my six-year-old used to be a struggle every evening. Both of us dreaded it, and I’m pretty sure everyone else in the house did, too. But after a little brainstorming, I realized there ... Continue Reading
How to Use the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
Impairment of blood glucose control can indicate anything from serious alterations of normal physiology like diabetes, or in its early and milder stages, an overconsumption of carbohydrates and a decrease ... Continue Reading
Lessons In Fitness and Life From Bruce Lee
“Absorb what is useful. Discard what is useless. Add what is essentially your own.” – Bruce Lee I imagine you’ve seen this quotation before. It’s one of Bruce Lee’s most popular and for good reason. ... Continue Reading
Pop Up to the Top Challenge – Week 3
Click Here to Join the Challenge and Share With Friends Welcome to the Natural Movement section of Breaking Muscle, and week three of our first four-week training plan. It is specifically designed to ... Continue Reading
Introductory Guide to Velocity Based Training
Ever wonder if what you’re doing in the gym is eliciting the physiological response you’re looking for? Yes, reps, sets, and percentages based off your 1RM can guide your training goals, but they’re not as ... Continue Reading
Hormonal Response to Block Periodization in Special Forces Operators
We often talk about periodization and training programs as if they are the only training a person is completing. For many people, it's not that simple. Special forces operators often train strength ... Continue Reading
