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The New Age of Physical Therapy

If you’re reading this, you are most likely living a healthy, active lifestyle. You train, and you train smart. Maybe you do so to excel in your sport. Maybe you do it to improve your health. Or maybe you ... Continue Reading

Nutritious Movement With Katy Bowman, Ep 6

In this episode, Breaking Muscle Radio speaks with biomechanist Katy Bowman. Katy has earned an international reputation for reducing pain, increasing bone density, improving metabolic health, and solving ... Continue Reading

The 2014 Worlds Masters Weightlifting Championships (Athlete Journal 53)

Everybody has their trials and tribulation stories of traveling. Mine are no different. So we won’t bother expanding on that. Everybody has their trials and tribulation stories of traveling. ... Continue Reading

5 Martial Arts Lessons on Peak Performance for the Non-Martial Artist

Performance is everywhere we turn. Interviewing for that next job. Going on that first date. Competing in your local fitness competition. In order to succeed at anything, you must be prepared to perform ... Continue Reading

4 Drills to Strengthen and Injury-Proof Your Neck

I was pretty scrawny growing up. But a year or two after I started serious training, when I saw an old acquaintance of mine, the first thing he said to me was, “Wow, your neck really filled ... Continue Reading

11 Potentially Life-Saving Tips for Staying Safe While Running

In my last article, I mentioned there had been some recent attacks on women in my hometown. This got me thinking about general safety while out running. What can we do to prevent accidents and mishaps ... Continue Reading

Researchers Link Carbohydrate Intake to Higher Chance of Mortality

The impact of glycemic index and glycemic load on health and longevity is still being discovered. In a recent PLoS ONE study, researchers sought to find the effect of these values on populations at high ... Continue Reading

Why You Need Free Time in the Gym (Athlete Journal 4)

Another great week of training is in the books. I have been so fickle with my deadlifting throughout this program, but I finally settled. Squatting four times per week definitely did its number on my lower ... Continue Reading

Got Midterms? BJJ Can Help (Athlete Journal 54)

It’s been a challenging week at school, but I still managed to get in a lot of good training. Midterm grades are due next week, so of course all of my teachers decided they needed to give us one last test, ... Continue Reading

4 Cues From Toddlers to Help You Get Stronger and Perform Better

Someone once told me the best way to progress in knowledge is to go back to the beginning and look at the fundamentals in a new light. So I figured to learn how to move better, it might be helpful to look ... Continue Reading

Whole-Body Versus Split-Training: Which Is Best? (Athlete Journal 111)

Both split-training and whole-body approaches are conceptual ways of organizing your weekly training schedule. A split-training approach involves apportioning different muscles or body regions to ... Continue Reading

Why Heavy Lifting Is the Best Winter Activity for Cyclists

As winter approaches, this particular cyclist is looking forward to spending time in the gym doing some heavy lifts. I can almost feel some quizzical looks from my fellow sportsmen with that statement. ... Continue Reading

Science Tests Blood Flow Restriction Training on Elderly Clients

Strength is paramount to staying healthy and active as you age. It is important to learn how strategies for developing muscle mass, such as blood flow restriction, might benefit older ... Continue Reading

Athletic Resilience: Coaching Athletes to Success After Mistakes

You often hear the term resilient in reference to sports, but first, let’s define resiliency in general terms. The American Psychological Association defines resilience as: …the process of adapting ... Continue Reading

Make One Small Change to Make a Big Difference to Your Health

The phrase “the rich get richer” can be applied to health as well as money. Every small change we make today becomes a bigger one later due to compounding effects, or accumulation from ... Continue Reading

How to Create Perfect Training Sessions and the Perfect Program

You know the scenario. You come away from a lifting session and it’s been far from perfect. You’re not sure whether you have progressed at all and feel like you may even have gone backwards. You have no ... Continue Reading

The Importance of Training at a Different Academy (Athlete Journal 39)

I’m now in the home stretch as I prepare for the Masters World Championship in November, and I’m feeling great. My BJJ training schedule has undergone some changes and I am already beginning to reap the ... Continue Reading

Oil Pulling: An Ancient Secret for Releasing Neck Tension

Our necks are tapestries of skeletal tissues woven around seven arcing bones. Fluid-filled membranes cushion and protect this stacked energetic column from compression and the impact of falls or ... Continue Reading

Size Matters: How to Spot (and Be) a Good Training Partner

A few months ago, I wrote an article stating my case for academies to offer women-only beginner classes. I argued that it’s much better for brand new women to roll with each other than with brand new men ... Continue Reading

Camille Leblanc-Bazinet: Strong, Real, and Less-Than-Perfect

There exists an epic, ongoing tug-of-war for the attention, self-esteem, minds, and hearts of young women. On one side, you have Madison Avenue, advertisers, giant retail, fashion, and media. On the other, ... Continue Reading

Cutting Weight? Electrolyte Replacement Beverages Help

Weight cutting is a common practice in many sports. In a recent Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research article, researchers examined the role of electrolyte beverages in replenishing potassium, ... Continue Reading

Take Charge of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome With Strength Training

If, like me, you’re a woman living with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), then strength training should be a part of your treatment plan. Strength training doesn’t just help you get stronger and increase ... Continue Reading