The mind is every bit as powerful as the body when it comes to accomplishing physical tasks. While it isn’t your brain that runs the distance or climbs the mountain, it does fire off directions to those ... Continue Reading
A Big Step Forward in Personalized Diets Based on Gut Microbes
Do you have any idea how many bacteria live in your gut? Not thousands or even millions, but billions of little microorganisms call your large and small intestines home. These bacteria play a role in ... Continue Reading
How to Improve Your Gray Matter in Just 8 Weeks
Science has long been on the hunt for tools and techniques to improve brain function. Millions of man-hours have been invested into research to enhance cognitive abilities, sharpen focus, expand memory ... Continue Reading
Fit-Shaming: Why Health Must Be a Community Dialogue
You’ve probably witnessed it yourself. Across the country, millions of people are going out of their way to try and improve their health, despite insidious social pressure not to. Maybe you’re among them. ... Continue Reading
The Endless Pursuit of Mindful Movement
In the pursuit of mastery, most coaches and trainers choose to specialize in a particular discipline, sport, or modality. But Jenn Pilotti took a different approach, letting her natural curiosity guide her ... Continue Reading
The Role Ketones Play in Recovery and Healing
Age comes to us all, and the passage of years can take a toll on our bodies. Aging can lead to decreased joint function, loss of bone density, muscle mass decrease, weakening of the heart muscle, reduced ... Continue Reading
The Hip Hinge: By Population, Goals and Training Age
A hip hinge is a movement (flexion and extension) through the hip joint, keeping a neutral spine and the knees slightly flexed. This positioning and movement pattern allows for safe movement in a variety ... Continue Reading
Build Ankle Awareness to Unlock Your Power
Recently, a client arrived for his appointment, armed with a research paper on the golf swing.1 “I want to discuss this paper before we get started,” he told me. It’s not unusual for clients to walk ... Continue Reading
Meta-Analysis Reveals: Even Science Doesn’t Truly Escape Bias
We base many things on opinion or belief—from religion to politics to daily habits to relationships. However, science is the one thing that should escape any form of bias. The fact that science is based on ... Continue Reading
The Art of Using Angles for Increased Strength
Strength training isn’t as complicated as people think. In fact, a relentless focus on the basics—squat, deadlift, press, pull—can produce eye-popping results. But understanding the basics of how the game ... Continue Reading
The Most Physically and Mentally Unhealthy Generation in History
There are few parenting concepts more ubiquitous than the desire to “give my kids the life I didn’t have.” We hear this statement and remark, “what a great dad he must be!” This sentiment is an automatic ... Continue Reading
Uncovering Pathways to Healthier Aging Skin Through Calorie Restriction
A calorie-restricted diet has already been associated with a long list of health benefits, from increasing lifespan and reducing insulin resistance to helping to fight cancer. By cutting back on calories, ... Continue Reading
Get Ready for Handstands: Hand Position and Balance
This is the seventh part of a comprehensive handstand video series designed to bring you toward a strong and stable free-standing handstand. While this video will bring benefit to your training regardless ... Continue Reading
How Many Crutches Do You Need?
What do you carry with you into the gym? A water bottle? Your phone, headphones, and a towel? Wrist wraps, knee sleeves, weightlifting shoes, and a chalk bucket? A duffel bag full of foam rollers, gloves, ... Continue Reading
Could Fast-Spiking Interneurons Be Responsible For Your Habits?
Humans are creatures of habit. When we wake up, eat, exercise, and sleep at the same times every day, our bodies flourish. Break your daily habits, and it can throw off your internal mechanisms ... Continue Reading
Mobility Isn’t Training: Find Balance in Your Workouts
I think the strength and fitness industry is changing its opinion on mobility work to be much more positive and inclusive, which is fantastic. With so much information out there it's hard to say that any ... Continue Reading
Hormones and Fat Gain During Menopause
In my role as Resident Coach Expert of Over 40 Women’s Health here at Breaking Muscle, I have been receiving many questions from readers, so I decided to address one particularly common theme that really ... Continue Reading
Someday Doctors Will Use Your Phone to Diagnose You
Cell phone cameras are one of the most utilized features, and the billions of selfies uploaded every year is proof of that. In addition to the rear-facing camera, most cell phones contain a front-facing ... Continue Reading
Life After Turning Left
The life expectancy for the career of a top-level athlete in any sport isn’t very long. In a sport as rough on the body as track and field, it can be just a few years. For an athlete who is outspoken ... Continue Reading
When It’s Time to Call In the Expert
Society has a tendency to excuse personal weaknesses as fixed traits, rather than obstacles that can be overcome with training and the proper approach. We are conditioned to want a quick fix for our ... Continue Reading
Timing Carb Intake to Maximize Body Composition and Performance
There is a right time to eat—not only for general activities of daily life, but specifically for pre, mid, and post-workout nutrition. Eating at the right times will give your body the fuel required to ... Continue Reading
The Difference Between Male and Female Biomechanics in Strength Training
There is no doubting the need to acknowledge that men and women deserve the same opportunities in sports, fitness, and by extension, their physical training. However, refusing to address the issues that ... Continue Reading
The Magical Power Between Your Legs
Whether you’re a man or a woman, you have more power between your legs than you think. What am I referring to? The adductors, of course. The adductors are one of the most misunderstood and ... Continue Reading
Weekend Warriors: They Make More Money
Previous studies have suggested that higher-income individuals tend to be more physically fit and active. It has been theorized that their higher disposable income allows them to invest in fitness club and ... Continue Reading
