With the new year approaching, the inevitable crowds will begin to show up at gyms. No elliptical or ab machine is safe. In March, things will be back to normal. Why does this happen? I believe the ... Continue Reading
Failed Attempt: The CrossFit Liftoff Was Just CrossFit
Rich Froning and Sam Briggs won the CrossFit Liftoff. Zzzzzz. The Games website described the event as: “[A]n online, three-event competition consisting of different weight classes allowing athletes to ... Continue Reading
Stability Versus Mobility: The Bigger Picture Is Movement
You cannot simply train mobility or stability alone. You need to train movement. Mobility and stability (or more appropriately, motor control) are important concepts to understand and work with, but they ... Continue Reading
5 of the Very Best: This Month’s Top Articles, December
Welcome to a special monthly edition of our roundup, Five of the Very Best! Today, we're posting up Breaking Muscle's top five articles of the month. These pieces have caught your attention throughout ... Continue Reading
The Sweet Spot: Balance Variety With Routine
Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below ... Continue Reading
3 Movements the CrossFit Games Needs to Ditch
Dave Castro has come up with some pretty solid competition workouts. “The Pool” in 2013 (swimming and bar muscle ups) was a beautifully simple test of multiple layers of fitness and skill. The 2014 “Muscle ... Continue Reading
Daily Movement Snacks: 2 Tools to Move More at Home
Today I’ll share two of my favorite ways to deck out your home for a more mobile lifestyle, without having to toss the couch. In the fitness industry we talk a lot about the big sexy movements, the best ... Continue Reading
Loaded Carries: The Ultimate Functional Exercise
Most so-called functional training plans are 70 percent useless. Exercises like deadlifts, squats, Olympic lifts, swings, and even Bulgarian bag work don’t provide enough variation to improve true function ... Continue Reading
3 of the Best: This Week’s Top Articles, Vol. 11
Welcome to our brand new weekend roundup, Three of the Best! Every Sunday, we'll post up Breaking Muscle's top three articles of the week. These pieces have caught your attention throughout the last seven ... Continue Reading
If It Feels Bad, You Need to Do It
It is that time of year when people start making resolutions to change. What are you reluctant to try? By avoiding what we fear, we make that fear stronger. It is now time to change that gut reaction and ... Continue Reading
Strength Training for Yogis: Farmer’s Carries for Functional Strength
As yogis, we cross-train to improve our yoga practice. When you incorporate farmer’s carries into your training, you’ll find inversions and overall body strength increase. Poses like crow and balancing in ... Continue Reading
Let’s End the Mobility Versus Stability Debate
You cannot simply train mobility or stability alone. You need to train movement. Mobility and stability (or more appropriately, motor control) are important concepts to understand and work with, but they ... Continue Reading
Practice Makes Power: 3 Drills for World-Class Rowing
At the CrossFit Games, it’s not uncommon to witness world-class rowing times with pretty poor technique. That’s not a bash on CrossFit. I just wonder why so little attention is paid to rowing as a skill, ... Continue Reading
Why Sponsors Need Athletes Like You
Why would you want to be a sponsored athlete?Perhaps because sponsored athletes get free equipment, free flights, free race entry or salaries. Well, that’s one way of looking at it. But the real reasoning ... Continue Reading
Missed Attempt: The CrossFit Liftoff Was Just CrossFit
Rich Froning and Sam Briggs won the CrossFit Liftoff. Zzzzzz. The Games website described the event as: “[A]n online, three-event competition consisting of different weight classes allowing ... Continue Reading
6 Strategies to Succeed as a Novice Strongman
Ever watched the World’s Strongest Man on TV? Then you’ll have seen muscular giants performing tremendous, unfathomable feats of strength. These feats include picking up concrete balls (atlas stones) ... Continue Reading
World Champion Weightlifters Are Just Like Us
The 2015 Senior World Weightlifting Championships are now history. A record 584 lifters from at least 75 countries traveled to Houston in late November. In addition to the usual world bragging rights, ... Continue Reading
Make Gains Like a Beginner: Novelty and Hypertrophy
Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below ... Continue Reading
Banish Pain Permanently: 3 Self-Assessment Tools
Mobility, self-care, and physical therapy techniques are growing in popularity. These methods include foam rolling, corrective stretching, lacrosse ball mobilization, barbell mobilization, and physical ... Continue Reading
If It Feels Bad, Do It
It is that time of year when people start making resolutions to change. What are you reluctant to try? By avoiding what we fear, we make that fear stronger. It is now time to change that gut reaction and ... Continue Reading
3 of the Best: This Week’s Top Articles, Vol. 10
Welcome to our brand new weekend roundup, Three of the Best! Every Sunday, we'll post up Breaking Muscle's top three articles of the week. These pieces have caught your attention throughout the last seven ... Continue Reading
Strength Training for Yogis: Jump to Build Easy Power
In yoga you practice stillness in order to find balance between strength and ease. The only practice of jumping is to the top of the mat. But understanding how to jump will allow you to access your ... Continue Reading
CrossFitters: 5 Steps to Immediately Improve Your Weightlifting
You know the drill all too well. You go in and warm up with an empty bar. You hit your warm up, you load your plates on your bar on your platform. Same as always. 55lbs feels alright, as usual. Then ... Continue Reading
Are Pre-Performance Rituals Helpful or Harmful?
Have you ever watched a football player pull out a tuft of grass before they kick for a goal? Or gymnast close her eyes and visualise her routine for a few seconds before presenting to the judges? Or do ... Continue Reading
