It is interesting to contemplate the fear that has encompassed society, and much of the training community, around the concept of lifting with a flexed spine. “Bend your knees and not your back.” Manual ... Continue Reading
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Sunday Seven: The Week’s 7 Most Popular Articles, Vol. 99
Every Sunday we post the "Sunday Seven" so you can quickly see the seven most popular articles of the week. This week's most popular posts cover squats and hip dysfunction, training the core, 300 swings a ... Continue Reading
Is Gluten Free as Healthy as You Think? 4 Aspects to Consider
Going gluten free seems to be increasingly common these days, and there are definitely health benefits for people with celiac disease or other types of gluten intolerance. In fact, this has spawned a whole ... Continue Reading
Strength & Conditioning: Eva Twardokens – Adrenal Fatigue Recovery Cycle, Week 2, Day 5
EDITOR'S NOTE: These workouts are designed by Eva Twardokens. Eva is a two-time Olympian in Alpine Skiing (Albertville and Lillehammer) and a twelve-year veteran of the U.S. Ski Team. She also is a masters ... Continue Reading
Tech Review: Johnson & Johnson 7 Minute Workout App
When I think of Johnson & Johnson, I think baby shampoo, not an app that helps you to put together custom workouts, but life is full of surprises. I downloaded the 7 Minute Workout app on a tip from a ... Continue Reading
Kettlebell Workout: Cycle 8, Week 11, Day 2
Welcome to the Kettlebell workout from coach Dini Leopoldo. Two new workouts are posted each week - on Tuesday and Thursday - and can be done on any day you have available. Make sure you warm up adequately ... Continue Reading
The 3 Most Valuable Lessons a Young Athlete Can Learn From the Olympics
Winter Olympics, Sochi, 2014. Olympic inspirations. Olympic hopes. Olympic dreams. For young athletes, the Olympic Games can represent their future hopes and dreams. The inspirational background stories of ... Continue Reading
What Makes a CrossFit Box a Home?
I got back to my roots last weekend. I had the opportunity to fly to Allen, Texas to put on a seminar called Taking CrossFit to the Next Level for the great people at CrossFit Ammo. While I was there, I ... Continue Reading
Sport Specific: In-Season Baseball – Week 3, Day 1
If you're a baseball player and you expect to maintain your off-season gains, maximize your recovery, and reduce your risk of injury, then you need to have a solid in-season training program as well. You ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting and Figure Skating: An Odd Fit? Or Are All Olympians Doing It?
Many Breaking Muscle readers have taken to watching the Winter Olympic Games from Sochi this month. During the broadcast, several product advertisements or feature stories have highlighted America’s finest ... Continue Reading
How Living, Working, and Training in the Wild Made Me Evolve
In the spring of 2007, I received word that I had landed a summer position as a wilderness ranger in California’s Sequoia National Forest. I was also playing the best lacrosse of my life for Georgetown ... Continue Reading
Why Distance Coaching Doesn’t Work for Olympic Weightlifting
Recently I've been getting inquiries about the possibility of my doing distance coaching. I have to admit that I'm not quite sure what this entails. I followed up with one individual and he was interested ... Continue Reading
Strength & Conditioning: Eva Twardokens – Adrenal Fatigue Recovery Cycle, Week 2, Day 2
EDITOR'S NOTE: These workouts are designed by Eva Twardokens. Eva is a two-time Olympian in Alpine Skiing (Albertville and Lillehammer) and a twelve-year veteran of the U.S. Ski Team. She also is a masters ... Continue Reading
How to Train Like an Olympic Speed Skater (Those Legs!)
If you weren’t impressed by speed skating at the Olympics this year, then you must not have been watching. I know I was impressed, and it led me to want to learn all I could about where that speed (and ... Continue Reading
4 Ways Submission Grapplers Can Apply Wrestling Concepts to Their Practice
Historically, submission grapplers as a group have been reluctant to invest in learning even the rudiments of wrestling, even though it is clear that many of its fundamental principles and concepts could ... Continue Reading
Strength & Conditioning: Eva Twardokens – Adrenal Fatigue Recovery Cycle, Week 1, Day 5
EDITOR'S NOTE: These workouts are designed by Eva Twardokens. Eva is a two-time Olympian in Alpine Skiing (Albertville and Lillehammer) and a twelve-year veteran of the U.S. Ski Team. She also is a masters ... Continue Reading
Strength & Conditioning: Eva Twardokens – Adrenal Fatigue Recovery Cycle, Week 1, Day 4
EDITOR'S NOTE: These workouts are designed by Eva Twardokens. Eva is a two-time Olympian in Alpine Skiing (Albertville and Lillehammer) and a twelve-year veteran of the U.S. Ski Team. She also is a masters ... Continue Reading
Sport Specific: In-Season Baseball – Week 2, Day 2
If you're a baseball player and you expect to maintain your off-season gains, maximize your recovery, and reduce your risk of injury, then you need to have a solid in-season training program as well. You ... Continue Reading
Product Review: The Ring Thing
I have to start this review by expressing how excited I am that I can now do strict muscle ups! I watched all of Dusty Hyland’s series on muscle ups, and I was getting close (Dusty makes it look easy.) ... Continue Reading
4 Ways You Can Fight Back Against the War on Physical Education
According to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, the percentage of children in the United States who are obese has tripled in the past thirty years.1 This means there are approximately ... Continue Reading
You Are What Your Plate Size Tells You to Eat
Many of us have heard that the size of our plate can affect how much we eat. Brian Wansink and his colleagues have done a tremendous amount of research on how visual cues affect consumption. For example, ... Continue Reading
Man Up and Move On: 10 Simple Ways to Get Out of a Training Rut
No two ruts look the same. Your situation is different, and I understand that. But let me break things down for you. I’m willing to bet your training rut falls into one of these three categories: ... Continue Reading
Interview With UFC Fighter Dan Hardy: One Door Closes, Another Opens
For professional fighters, getting injured or being diagnosed with serious medical conditions can be devastating. On March 22, 2013, UFC Fighter Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy was set to fight Matt Brown at UFC 7 ... Continue Reading
Sport Specific: In-Season Baseball – Week 2, Day 1
If you're a baseball player and you expect to maintain your off-season gains, maximize your recovery, and reduce your risk of injury, then you need to have a solid in-season training program as well. You ... Continue Reading
