These workouts are designed by Breaking Muscle founder Mindith Rahmat. Mindith is an RYT 500 Certified Yoga Therapist, certified CrossFit coach, and long time fitness enthusiast with extensive experience ... Continue Reading
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The Wai Kru: What That Funny Dance Muay Thai Fighters Do Really Means
If you’ve ever watched a muay Thai match, then you know at the beginning of every bout you see the fighters perform a ritual dance. For Westerners, it may seem strange or tedious, but this dance has deep ... Continue Reading
Beyond the 2-Handed Swing: 5 Effective Kettlebell Movements You May Be Neglecting
There’s a lot more to the world of kettlebells than just the two-handed swing. While the swing is effective, there are other movements that can work our strength, stability, flexibility, grip, and ... Continue Reading
The CrossFit L1 Cert Doesn’t Make You a Coach
I am going to go out on a limb here with a statement: Attending a CrossFit L1 Cert does not qualify you to coach CrossFit. Now, before this is railed as blasphemy, let me put this into ... Continue Reading
Is CrossFit Going the Way of the Globo Gym?
I’m guessing there will be plenty of points in the following article that people won’t agree with me on. I want you all to know that I am just fine with that. The fitness industry has changed ... Continue Reading
Product Review: Gaiam 18″ Muscle Therapy Foam Roller
The benefits of self-myofascial release are pretty indisputable at this point, but I will confess I’ve always been guilty of foam roller negligence. It’s a simple practice, but when I’m at the gym I always ... Continue Reading
Kettlebell Workout: Cycle 6, Week 10, Day 1
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
Does Screen Time Make Babies Obese?
How important is screen time to the health of your baby? It could be very important, says a recent study published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Screen time ... Continue Reading
Adventure Racing, Obstacle Course Racing, and Triathlons – Where Does It Stop?
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith.” - The Bible Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve seen your fair share of races popping up in your ... Continue Reading
5 Tips for a More Effective Fighting Stance
The fighting stance is the most fundamental position that you will ever learn in any type of martial art. A proper stance allows for strong, effortless movement and an easy transference of force from body ... Continue Reading
We Are Breaking Muscle: Meet Our Coaches – The Best In The World
You've read the articles, watched the videos, and done the workouts - now meet the coaches. These coaches are the best in the world at what they do. We count ourselves very lucky that we get to interact ... Continue Reading
Functional Kettlebells for the Serious Cyclist
It’s not that often I get enthusiastic about a piece of exercise equipment, but I’m excited about kettlebells. Exercise equipment is, after all, just a means to an end in providing sufficient load so that ... Continue Reading
A Pain in the Groin: Types of Groin Injuries and When to Seek Treatment
Groin injuries are nagging, difficult to diagnose, and inconvenient for athletes when they do not resolve. These injuries are most frequently seen in soccer, hockey, martial arts, hurdling, and skiing; ... Continue Reading
21 Reasons Not to Join a Gym
Yes, that’s right. Here are 21 reasons not to get off the treadmill, office chair, or sofa and join your local strength and conditioning facility. Yes, that’s right. Here are 21 reasons not to ... Continue Reading
Kettlebell Workout: Cycle 6, Week 9, 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 CrossFit Games Open is Broken, Part 4: Judging of Video Submissions
The fallout from the Josh Golden controversy during the 2013 CrossFit Games Open is the stuff of which legend is made. If you are not aware of the story, it goes like this: Josh Golden, from the ... Continue Reading
Why I Stopped Hating My Butt and Learned to Love Being a Woman
"A shifty, fickle object is woman, always."-Virgil ... Continue Reading
Kettlebell Workout: Cycle 6, Week 9, Day 1
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
Feedback From a Coach Can Improve Your Performance
Does feedback from your coach improve your performance? A recent study from the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research says it does. In fact, feedback can increase your performance immediately - on ... Continue Reading
Why Rock Climbing Is a Lot Like Boxing, and Both Are a Lot Like Life
I recently got to know someone who is an avid rock climber. Go figure - I live in Colorado. I’ve done a little rock climbing (twice, that is). Once, officially, with my brother Scott, who had been an avid ... Continue Reading
A Soldier’s Creed – In the Gym
We've all seen the commercials about how hiring someone with previous military experience is a great choice because their training has prepared them to excel in any career. I believe this is true, but I ... Continue Reading
Get Bigger Guns With Kettlebell Cleans
Do you ever feel stuck between a functional workout and one that is fun? If you watch serious strength athletes train, there is a lot of resting going on and some very serious attention paid to good form. ... Continue Reading
April Luu: Apex Predator and Elite Spartan Race Competitor
Have you ever watched a nature documentary and seen the look in a shark’s eyes just before it eats the baby seal? Have you ever seen any compassion shown by a lion as it brings down a gazelle? Nature has a ... Continue Reading
Cheryl Nasso: “Thank You CrossFit. You Saved My Life!”
CrossFit has become more mainstream in the past few years. We see many different types of people doing WODs, wearing lifting shoes, comparing benchmark scores, and working toward their first muscle-up. ... Continue Reading
