EDITOR'S NOTE: Please welcome our newest coach, Zen Gray. Look for Zen's weekly article every Tuesday. Hello Breaking Muscle World, I hate to admit it, but I’ve been a fitness professional ... Continue Reading
The Gifts of Being Forty-Five
Photos provided by Danette "Dizzle" Rivera, Miguel Tapia Images and CrossFit LA. I’m not aging gracefully. I don’t even know what that means especially since I’ve never been described as graceful at ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Andrew Read, Entry 17 – Sleep Is Important
Click here to read other journal entries and articles by Andrew Read, and look for his new journal every Monday as he trains for Ironman Melbourne. Journal Entry 17 - Sleep Is Important With ... Continue Reading
12 Reps with Jim Wendler, Strength & Conditioning Coach
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to 12 Reps - in each appearance of 12 Reps, our coaches, writers, and occasional guests will be answering the same twelve questions. Go "into the locker-room" with them and get to ... Continue Reading
What Does It Mean to Be BirthFIT?
A few years ago I found myself in a bit of a low. I was training with no real purpose or goals. I was eating what the average American considered healthy. And worst of all, I got adjusted only when I ... Continue Reading
Featured Coach: Charles Staley, Part 1 – When the Slow Kid Is A Quick Read
I get a slight, perverse joy in finding out world-class coaches were awkward as children. I feel like it leaves some room for the rest of us to grow into something amazing as well. According to Charles ... Continue Reading
Sunday Seven: The Week’s 7 Most Popular Articles, Vol. 22
Every Sunday we post the "Sunday Seven" so you can quickly see the 7 most popular articles of the week. This week's hot topics - the truth about your pelvic floor, the importance of patience for training, ... Continue Reading
Dear Willow: How Do I Choose?
Dear Willow, I’ve been following in the footsteps of many people and do what I think I should be doing for a career and how to live my life. I’m just not happy, though. Part of me really wants to do ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Travis Holley, Entry 19 – 8/25/12
Travis Holley - Athlete Journal 8/25/12 (Read Travis's Bio here) Hey Y'all - This week's post is going to be mainly video footage of the workout that some of the guys and I did on ... Continue Reading
Don’t Let Age Stop You From Training: 7 Articles For Mature Athletes
"Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing.” - Oliver Wendell Holmes Staying in shape doesn't have to end with age. In fact, you might even find yourself ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Charles Staley, Entry 10 – Big Squats This Week
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
Weightlifting Coaching Cues: On and Off the Platform
Coaching weightlifting is a form of teaching. A big part of pedagogy, the process and art of teaching, is making communication efficient and accurate. Through regular training, the coach should familiarize ... Continue Reading
Defining Boundaries: How to Enforce Them
In this third and final installment of my series on boundaries, I describe three simple ways to enforce the boundaries we have been discussing in parts one and two. As I’m sure I’ve commented elsewhere, ... Continue Reading
4 Common Swimming Mistakes and How to Fix Them
Swimming isn’t exactly a natural activity for humans so finding the most efficient and technical way to fight the water element leads to faster swimming. There are many bad habits swimmers develop that ... Continue Reading
How to Increase Shot Power in Hockey
If you are a hockey player, then you have found there are plenty of theories and opinions out there telling you the best way to improve your shot power. Some of them include needing big arms and ... Continue Reading
Patience Is a (Training) Virtue
One of the best training analogies I’ve ever read is by Mike Boyle. He said training is like farming. You do all these things today that you can’t see producing a result in the hope of a future payoff. You ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Chris Duffin, Entry 15 – Squat a S#%t-Ton Night
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
Stop Doing Kegels: Real Pelvic Floor Advice For Women (and Men)
"Suggested tattoo for trainers, therapists, and athletes: Tighter does not equal stronger. It’s just tighter.” Katy Bowman A few years ago, Katy Bowman kicked up a dust storm when she offered not ... Continue Reading
12 Reps with Andrea DuCane, Kettlebell Goddess
EDITOR'S NOTE: Welcome to 12 Reps - in each appearance of 12 Reps, our coaches, writers, and occasional guests will be answering the same twelve questions. Go "into the locker-room" with them and get to ... Continue Reading
The 3 Most Horrifying Lies About the Snatch
I am a horribly bad person. I'm sitting in this bar tonight drowning in Irish coffees, distracting myself by watching tattooed hipsters playing pool and dancing drunken dances to an odd mix of country ... Continue Reading
Taking Up Tennis In My 40s: My New Sport
Photos provided by Danette "Dizzle" Rivera. In the very beginning of my near-perfect fourteen year marriage to a great tennis player/coach, I took three tennis lessons. And that was that. The ... Continue Reading
Athlete Journal: Andrew Read, Entry 16 – Best Memories Come From the Hardest Things
Click here to read other journal entries and articles by Andrew Read, and look for his new journal every Monday as he trains for Ironman Melbourne. Journal Entry 16 - Best Memories Come From the ... Continue Reading
Running Kinematics of the Female Breast
There are millions of active and healthy females out there who like to run, train, and compete. Like males, these females possess a variety of body-types - tall, short, thin, thick, long-limbed, ... Continue Reading
Living Life Like a Boxer: Making and Breaking the Rules
Some of the many things that attract me to boxing and the martial arts are the countless ways in which they correlate to real life. As I noted in an article recently, “fighting” is a part of life. While ... Continue Reading
