As one of the foundational movements of any workout program, the push-up is more than just a means to increase your upper body strength and endurance. Depending on your hand position, tempo, and body ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Bicycle Crunch for Sharp Abs and Obliques
Ab workouts are one of the few types of exercise that some people are instinctively drawn to whether they’re dedicated lifters or not. Many people use ab exercises as an entry point into some type of ... Continue Reading
Lat Pulldown vs. Pull-Up: The Battle for a Bigger Back
The lat pulldown and the pull-up are staples across many training programs — sometimes even coexisting within the same workout. Both exercises train the “vertical pulling” movement pattern and can be ... Continue Reading
Everything You Need to Know About Pull-Ups for Beginners
Few exercises can be as daunting as the pull-up. Having the strength necessary to perform one single repetition is a challenge for many. Yet, it is a milestone everyone should strive for. It’s frustrating ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Inverted Row — Benefits, Variations, and More
Bodyweight exercises are often shunned by “hardcore” gym-goers who only deem worthy exercises when you lift heaps of hard-cast iron. Yet they forget that bodyweight movements can be very beneficial, and ... Continue Reading
10 Push-Up Variations for More Muscle and Strength
There’s a reason Monday is often called “International bench day.” Training for a strong, muscular chest is awesome and it can be appreciated year-round. But the bench press isn’t the only way to get ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Push-Up — Benefits, Variations, and More
Push-ups might be one of the few exercises that most people on the planet have performed (or attempted to perform). Whether it’s as part of physical education in school, in a fitness test, or as a quick ... Continue Reading
Everything You Need to Know to Master the Pull-Up
The pull-up is the meat and potatoes of any back workout. It's one of the few exercises that nearly every experienced lifter agrees is essential for building a foundation of size and strength. You'll find ... Continue Reading
The Best Bodyweight Workouts for Muscle, Strength, Conditioning, and More
If you were to challenge someone to get into shape without stepping into a gym, they'd be confused. It's as if some people still believe you can only build muscle, get stronger, or improve conditioning by ... Continue Reading
The 8-Minute Bodyweight Circuit: Does It Actually Work?
I love research that makes exercise more accessible to everyone. An article published by the American College of Sports Medicine[1] does just that. I love research that makes exercise more accessible ... Continue Reading
The No Excuse Deck of Cards Bodyweight Workout
What if you have a few minutes only, a little time before you get back to work, pick up the kids, go to your next appointment? Do you get in a quick workout in or scroll through the posts on your ... Continue Reading
A Daily 6 Exercise Circuit for Youth Development
“A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.” - Henry David Thoreau School is back in session and we are all coming up with our best plans for a new year. Yet ... Continue Reading
Chair Meet Pillow Meet Towel Meet Workout
Sometimes you're stuck at home. Maybe you work from home. Maybe you have pre-school children. Maybe you have pre-school children and work from home. Or, maybe you just don't want to go out because it's ... Continue Reading
Playground Workouts and Getting Fit Like a Kid
These days, it seems like every gym you walk into is the same. Most will have some free weights, a full line of weight machines, your choice of cardio equipment, and also some sort of “functional training ... Continue Reading
Bodyweight Workout: Cycle 9, Week 9, Day 3
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
Calorie Burn for Bodyweight Exercise May Be Underestimated
Although metabolic equivalent of task (MET) is a pervasive factor in the fitness industry, not many people seem to know what it is. MET is the essential value used to predict how many calories you’ll burn ... Continue Reading
Bodyweight Workout: Cycle 8, Week 1, Day 1
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
Use Scientific Method to Do Handstand Straddle in 3 Practice Stages
Upon blundering through practicing handstand straddle one day, I realized my approach was chaotic and unfocused. I was practicing consistently, but I was getting inconsistent results. Frustrating as that ... Continue Reading
Bodyweight Workout: Cycle 6, Week 1, Day 3
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
Bodyweight Workout: Cycle 6, Week 1, Day 2
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
How to Maximize Strength and Size With Bodyweight Exercise
One of the biggest debates in strength and hypertrophy training has always been about whether or not you can get strong and swole from bodyweight training only. Perhaps the reason this question even comes ... Continue Reading
Take the Stand Up Challenge: 52 Ways to Get Up Off the Floor
Bodyweight exercises are great. But most people focus on limited applications in using them to get stronger and fitter. A largely untouched area is doing all manners of movement as a true exploration of ... Continue Reading
Bodyweight Strength and Conditioning Circuit for BJJ
I’ve been training Brazilian jiu jitsu for almost five years now so I forget how intimidating it can be for someone just starting out. I teach a beginner women’s jiu jitsu class at Titans Fitness Academy ... Continue Reading
No Equipment Needed: 9 Bodyweight Training Articles and Workout Programs
So you can run far and lift heavy, but can you do basic bodyweight movements like pull ups, handstands, and pistols? Here are 9 articles and workout programs written by coaches to help you get stronger ... Continue Reading
