The middle portion of pressing lifts is the most problematic. You know this from experience. This is due to the fact your elbow or knees joints are at about a ninety-degree angle when in mid-press. ... Continue Reading
The 5 Best Olympic Weightlifting Shoes for Lifting and CrossFit
It can be informative to read a review of a model of weightlifting shoe. But it would be more informative to learn how multiple models stack up against each other, right? RELATED: Getting the Most Out ... Continue Reading
5 Basic Training Principles You Need to Revisit
Basics are basics and you should work them until you have rinsed them for all they are worth. Then turn them inside-out, backwards, and upside-down. Then turn them up the right way, and start again (a bit ... Continue Reading
4 Things You Don’t Know You’re Doing That Sabotage Your Performance
You train. You try to eat clean. You dedicate free time to reading about fitness. This stuff matters to you. So, tell me, why are you still intent on sabotaging your fitness? Your Common Habitual ... Continue Reading
The Proper Way to Do a Hero WOD and Honor the Fallen
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The Dark Place of Competition (Where We Learn and Grow)
Training is a safe place for us. We’re in a familiar environment surrounded by friends we know and trust. And while much growth, both emotionally and physically, can be made there, it is only in the deep ... Continue Reading
For Weight Loss, the Scale Can Be Your Friend
Many fitness and nutriton professionals warn against weighing yourself frequently. However, the practice might have some benefits after all, according to a recent PLOS ONE study. What the research ... Continue Reading
An Easy Method to Teach a Perfect Weightlifting Start Position
New athletes typically do one of two things with their upper backs when approaching a snatch or a clean: They over-tighten their upper back They don’t think about it at all How can we ... Continue Reading
How Women Should Train for Optimal Testosterone Levels
I know many ladies out there are curious about testosterone and the role it plays in their training. Since more women are training in sports such as Olympic lifting and powerlifting, more women are curious ... Continue Reading
My Last Powerlifting Meet of 2014 (Athlete Journal 9)
Meet week! Let’s jump right into it. I made weight at 165lb and made sure to hydrate and eat before my first lift, as there were hours before I started. I typically refuel with liquid carbs and ... Continue Reading
7 Reasons You Aren’t Losing Weight (or Keeping It Off)
Every year, millions of people swarm fitness facilities across the globe with one common goal in mind - to lose weight. And really, that's the easy part. Then, you've got to keep it off. We all ... Continue Reading
3 Fundamental Core Exercises You Need in Your BJJ Strength Program
Athletes, your coaches probably tell you that you need a strong core. This is sound advice - except for the fact that most people’s understanding of the function and proper training of the core is ... Continue Reading
4 Commitments You Can Make to Have Happy, Healthy Holidays
It’s holiday season once again. Depending on who you are, that either means it’s the most magical and wonderful time of the year - or the most dreaded. My Goals for This Holiday Season Or, if you’re ... Continue Reading
3 Recipes to Get Your Kids Excited About Vegetables
“You gotta eat your vegetables.” This mantra, uttered by concerned mothers since the time of Alexander the Great, has led to tears, tantrums, and arguments. I suspect it may have even started the careers ... Continue Reading
My First Competition as a Purple Belt (Athlete Journal 59)
I competed at my first tournament as a purple belt on Saturday, and I took second place in the division! Tournament Day The day started with an eight o’clock wake-up and a two-hour drive to King ... Continue Reading
Strength and Conditioning: The Way Arnold Would Do It
Walk into a gym these days and you'll find people doing exercises that look more like advanced gymnastic routines than weight lifting. While there is definitely something to be said for new training ... Continue Reading
You Can’t Master It Until You Measure It (Athlete Journal 115)
Volume is one of the key indicators that should be tracked in training. It has a direct impact on strength, as well as hypertrophy. Training volume is defined as the total volume of work you perform ... Continue Reading
4 Secrets of Soviet Weightlifting (As Revealed by Pavel)
The Soviet weightlifting systems from the 1960s up to 1990 were known for breaking many world records, as well as for creating athletes with longevity. Pavel Tsatsouline translated the Soviet literature ... Continue Reading
The 2-Day ITB Cure for Endurance Athletes
I got so much feedback from my last article on Perry Nickelston’s RAIL system (which stands for release, activate, integrate, locomote) that I thought it should be explained further. In particular, ... Continue Reading
You Are Missing the Point With Your Complexes
Yeah, yeah, you’ve seen one, you seen them all. There is nothing “new” under the sun, everything has been done before, yada, yada, yada. But let’s stop to consider the words of Steve Jobs: Creativity ... Continue Reading
Spinal Twists 101 (Yoga Teacher Training Journal 4)
My fourth yoga teacher training weekend arrived, and I was excited to learn all about organ systems, laterals, and twists. That's a lot to talk about in one journal entry, so today I'm going to focus on ... Continue Reading
Breaking the Rules With Charles Staley, Ep 7
In this podcast episode, Breaking Muscle Radio speaks with iconic strength coach Charles Staley. Charles is known as a visionary and a rule-breaker. His clients call him “The Secret Weapon,” as he ... Continue Reading
Why Your Mobility Work May Be Harming You
Over the last few years, I’ve watched happily as people have started to come to terms with the importance of mobility work. Of course, given the pendulum that is the fitness industry, now everything that ... Continue Reading
EMOMs: The Most Misunderstood Method in CrossFit
One of the biggest misconceptions about CrossFit is that the only way to have an effective workout is to end up in a sweaty, metallic-tasting imbroglio at the end of every session. The essence of CrossFit ... Continue Reading
