EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the athlete journal of Jess Papi. Jess is a blue belt at Scranton MMA and also pursuing her degree in exercise science. Read her entries every week for insights on competing, ... Continue Reading
12 Sets of Great Advice on Goal Setting
Have you ever found yourself sitting with a blank piece of paper, ready to set some goals, but feeling unsure where to start? Or perhaps you've experienced times when you realized too late that the goals ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Charles Staley, Entry 71 – In Full Gear for the New Year
EDITOR'S NOTE: Ever wonder how a world-class coach actually trains? Wonder what it's like to train as a "mature athlete?" Welcome to the athlete journal of Charles Staley. A big believer in practicing what ... Continue Reading
How to Set Goals With Vision, Possibility, and Balance
Every January my yoga classes are packed with new bright-eyed students and their new year’s resolutions. In February the classes are still going strong. But by the time spring rolls around many of the ... Continue Reading
4 Training Tips From the Godhand – Mas Oyama
Fierce power, incredible speed, and the endurance of a bison - when it came to physical strength, Masutatsu Oyama had it all. Mas Oyama lived from 1923 to 1994. He was the founder of Kyokushin karate, a ... Continue Reading
Running Cadence and the Muscle-Shortening Reflex
Take a large inflated ball like an exercise ball and press down hard on it. When you release the pressure, what happens? It springs back. Indeed, if you press with enough force not only will the area where ... Continue Reading
2 Fundamental Mistakes to Avoid When Setting Your Goals for 2014
If you’re like most of the athletic population of the world, you’ll have had your eyes on the clock for a couple of weeks now. Every day, every hour, every minute has been one step closer to unleashing a ... Continue Reading
The Expression of Strength, Part 3 – Strength Endurance
My previous two articles discussed the characteristics of absolute strength and speed strength, or if you prefer the basic characteristics of powerlifting and Olympic weightlifting respectively. In closing ... Continue Reading
5 Things to Consider When Starting a New Training Program
Starting a new training program is exciting. So much potential. The expectation of extra kilos on your max lifts. The promise of getting stronger. The prospect of performing better (and looking better). ... Continue Reading
Kettlebells as a Cardio Tool: Yay or Nay?
As a fitness tool, kettlebells have a devout following. For some strange reason, people who use kettlebells often seem to only want to use kettlebells. This tendency is strong enough that Steve Cotter – a ... Continue Reading
How to Create Your Vision (Board) for 2014
The last few months felt like one long party. Excitement fumed from conversations about who was doing what over the holidays, and many friends spoke to the frantic chaos they felt with coordinating family ... Continue Reading
Breaking Muscle Top 10 Articles of 2013
If you were stranded on an island with just ten articles to read, we think this would be a pretty good list. We looked at all the numbers from 2013 and these ten articles came out on top as the most ... Continue Reading
IMT: Weight Training For Your Lungs
Inspiratory muscle training, or IMT, is a method of training the muscles that control the lungs. Anyone who has done wind sprints, so named for their effect on the lungs, understands the importance of ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Chris Duffin, Entry 82 – Onward and Upward
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the Athlete Journal of world champion powerlifter Chris Duffin. Follow Chris as he trains and competes in various events over the coming year. Chris's journal will be posted every ... Continue Reading
Tracking Progress in Endurance Sports: Old School Methods Still Work
There’s a problem in training for endurance sports. The problem concerns the ability to monitor and track progress for the average coach and athlete. While there is excellent lab equipment that can track ... Continue Reading
Top 10 Kettlebell Articles of 2013
We learned a lot about kettlebells at Breaking Muscle this year. This year's top ten articles cover a whole spectrum of training tips and applications for kettlebells. You will learn how to combine ... Continue Reading
Unleash the Power of Neuro-Sets (Book Excerpt)
The following in an excerpt from Jon Bruney's book "Neuro-Mass": The following in an excerpt from Jon Bruney's book "Neuro-Mass": Over the years there have been many different types of ... Continue Reading
Top 10 Olympic Weightlifting Articles of 2013
Olympic weightlifting is an increasingly popular sport. Year upon year, it seems that more people step into the world of weightlifting, while others take the next few steps in their weightlifting ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Jess Papi, Entry 13 – 12/28/2013
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the athlete journal of Jess Papi. Jess is a blue belt at Scranton MMA and also pursuing her degree in exercise science. Read her entries every week for insights on competing, ... Continue Reading
10 Pointers for Making More Powerful Resolutions
As we approach the end of one year, and the beginning of another, the thought of New Year's resolutions are on most people's minds. There's also another thought on people's minds - how last year's ... Continue Reading
3 Delicious Happy Holiday Workouts
What the heck. You're going back for a third round of food consumption, and this doesn't even include the dessert round. Add in those delicious between-meal cookies, chocolate concoctions, and grandma's ... Continue Reading
Top 10 Sports Psychology Articles of 2013
Need to up your mind game? Here at Breaking Muscle we want to help you become better at every aspect of training, including the mental side. Here is the list of the top ten sports psychology articles from ... Continue Reading
Parkour Plyometrics: 3 Drills to Develop Explosive Leg Strength
Wish you had the ability to leap tall buildings in a single bound? Superman sets the bar pretty high as the ultimate parkour athlete. Honestly, who hasn’t dreamed of being able to jump onto a ridiculously ... Continue Reading
The Sport of Weightlifting Versus Weightlifting for Other Sports
With the sudden rise in popularity of weightlifting as a participatory sport and as a vehicle for improving sport performance, there has been an accompanying rise in misinterpretation of the training ... Continue Reading
