The transformation of the black peppered moth during the Industrial Revolution is the ubiquitous example of evolution in action. Coal-burning factories in English cities sprayed black soot into the air ... Continue Reading
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Pushing Through Pain: Success Through Suffering
When it comes to hard work, perspective is everything. Do you work as hard as you think you do? When you go the gym, are you giving it everything you have or are you just showing up? That's me. How much ... Continue Reading
When Pregnancy Is a Pain: Solutions for 3 Common Problems
I hear pregnant women make statements like this frequently: “I’ve kept up with [insert type of exercise here] through my whole pregnancy, but my [insert body part here] is killing me. Why is this ... Continue Reading
Why Your SI Joint Is Such a Pain (And 4 Exercises to Fix It)
The sacroiliac joint can get really beaten up in some people, leading to pain and injury. We call this joint the SIJ for short, and it’s basically where your sacrum and pelvis come together. ... Continue Reading
Why Some CrossFit Athletes Dominate the Open and Fail Regionals
Every year, when the CrossFit Games Regionals come around, there are athletes watching on their computers at home or from the stands at the events who know they would be one of the top individual finishers ... Continue Reading
How to Practice Yoga While You’re Running
One day during an afternoon trail run, it suddenly hit me that I was not only running, but I was also practicing yoga - simultaneously. I know there’s a lot of information out there about yoga before and ... Continue Reading
Triathlon Training 102: Building Elite Endurance
Workouts for Week 1 It’s all About the CORE! When athletes produce the necessary movements in their sports with increased efficiency, their overall performance improves. Greater strength of the core ... Continue Reading
12 Weeks of Training for Your First Sprint-Distance Triathlon
Workouts for Week 1 Survived week one and ready for more? It’s normal to question your training at times. Am I doing enough training? Do I need to do more? Am I working hard enough? Yes, you ... Continue Reading
The Key to Perfectly Cooked Fish (Plus 2 Recipes)
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." - Leonardo Da Vinci As a Hardstyle kettlebell coach this is pretty much my training mantra, but it also applies to cooking, especially fish. There are ... Continue Reading
Find Your Inner Athlete: 12 Weeks of Beginner Workouts
Week 1: Day 1 Workout: 30-45 minute walk outside 25 Walking lunges 25 Air squats Elbow plank: 20 seconds (sec) - Repeat 3 times 10 Push ups Stretch: Downward Dog ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting Setups: Don’t Lose a Big Clean With a Sloppy Jerk
As everyone familiar with the Olympic lifts knows, the clean and jerk is a two-part lift. Once the clean is finished, you then have the second lift to deal with - the jerk. Since you have only a short ... Continue Reading
The WODFather: Why Greg Glassman Is Good for Fitness
In less than twenty years, CrossFit founder Greg Glassman has built what is arguably the most successful fitness entity ever. Not only has CrossFit created the biggest fitness community in history, ... Continue Reading
A Creative Movement Foundation: Strength and Skill for Dance
Week 1, Day 1 Warm Up: Tadasana March 3 mins Upper Body: Downward Dog to Upward Dog 5x Strict Push Ups 15x Lateral Arm Circles - counterclockwise and clockwise ... Continue Reading
How to Pick Your Attempts for Your First Powerlifting Meet
In the past few years, there has been a rising interest in powerlifting and competing in powerlifting events. But on meet day, there can be a lot on the plate of a new competitive lifter, including ... Continue Reading
Rush Club: a Peek Into the Functional Fitness Underground
When talking to people who have a passion, you can see their eyes light up as they discuss their project. That’s exactly what you see happen when AJ Richards, the CEO of Rush Club, talks about his ... Continue Reading
“Can You Go?” Dan John’s Program Design Book for Everybody
Breaking Muscle receives no compensation in exchange for reviews. We received this product for free and did not experience typical customer service. The opinions expressed belong solely to the ... Continue Reading
Not Your Mom-Mom’s Meatballs: 3 Italian-Inspired Recipes
I grew up in a 100% Italian household, so you can rest assured meatballs were consumed several times a week. It's no wonder in my paleo life they have become one of my go-to foods. Not only do meatballs ... Continue Reading
“Can You Go?” Dan John’s New Program Design Resource for Athletes
Breaking Muscle receives no compensation in exchange for reviews. We received this product for free and did not experience typical customer service. The opinions expressed belong solely to the ... Continue Reading
Warm Up to Lift Big: a Movement Prep Blueprint for Strength
Do you want to make the most out of your training session? What if I told you there is a better way to prepare to deadlift the world and squat a house besides just swinging your arms around and doing a few ... Continue Reading
Too Busy to Train? 6 Pieces of Advice for the Average Joe
You love to train, you want to train, but you simply don’t have the time. You have a job that demands so much of your time and energy that you find it hard to get into the gym, and when you do, it feels ... Continue Reading
12 Reps – The Breaking Muscle Digest – Vol. 1, Issue 13
Happy Mother's Day to all the 12-Repping moms out there. Without you, none of us would be here. There was so much terrific new content on the site this week that we only had room for one article ... Continue Reading
Youth Athletes on the Bench: It’s Not Always a Bad Thing
As a coach and trainer, as well as a parent of youth athletes, I am going to take a deep breath, throw my shoulders back, and yell out the unthinkable, “It’s not always bad for a youth athlete to sit on ... Continue Reading
Become a Badass by Training Like a Firefighter
Welcome to the Firefighter Training Program! Make sure you have read through to the bottom before commencing training. Who is this program for? Firefighters seeking a higher level of fitness ... Continue Reading
Physical Readiness for Firefighters: 12 Week Training Plan
Welcome to the Firefighter Training Program! Make sure you have read through to the bottom before commencing training. Who is this program for? Firefighters seeking a higher level of fitness ... Continue Reading
