book reviews

Yoga practitioners who wish to dive deeper into the structures of the body, including the muscles, bones, joints, nerves, and connective tissue, will delight in this beautifully designed book, Anatomy and ... Continue Reading

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

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

Fat Loss Happens on Monday is a brand-new book by Josh Hillis and Dan John. You have probably heard of Dan John before, but Josh may be a new name. Many have come to associate him with long-term fat loss ... Continue Reading

Many athletes and coaches who buy training books are looking for more than a listing of moves and a program. And with motivational books becoming ever more popular, it seems people hunger for some deeper ... Continue Reading

I’ve been reading Juli Bauer’s blog PaleOMG for a couple years and absolutely love her sarcasm and humor. I’ve tried lots of her recipes and have loved most of them. She’s a young CrossFitter who doesn’t ... Continue Reading

Sitting affects human health on a global scale. Many people don’t realize it, but sitting for long periods has a direct effect on several major components of health. The new book Get Up! explains this ... Continue Reading

How to Love a Grappler is a 22-page eBook written by Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt, Valerie Worthington. It is both an introduction to BJJ for practitioners and a guide for the family and partners of ... Continue Reading

As a runner and a researcher, I’m always on the lookout for science-based training manuals for running. There are a lot of running books out there, but the good ones are few and far between. The perfect ... Continue Reading

The Cardio Code by Kenneth Jay may be my favorite training book I’ve read this year. Filled with science and detailed insights into the research, it ticks a lot of boxes for me. Having known Kenneth ... Continue Reading

Danielle Walker is the author of one of my all-time favorite paleo cookbooks, Against All Grain. It remains one of the best general-purpose cookbooks when it comes to paleo, and it’s filled with delightful ... Continue Reading

Everyone wants the easy fix these days. They want the magic bullet, that one thing that will take them from ordinary to extraordinary. The fitness industry doesn’t help either. We allowed people to ... Continue Reading

Several years ago, I was researching the effects of alignment on pregnancy and delivery when I stumbled across Katy Bowman’s blog, Katy Says. I quickly found myself poring over her posts and have been a ... Continue Reading

For a long time we’ve been plagued by misinformation about fats and cholesterol in our diet. Beginning decades ago, an anti-fat, anti-cholesterol propaganda machine spread throughout our medical ... Continue Reading

Author Simone Miller is the founder of a gluten-free, mostly-paleo catering company for which the book is named - Zenbelly. Shortly after Miller launched her catering company, she discovered her own issues ... Continue Reading

One of the most famous sports records of all time is the four-minute mile. In 1954, Sir Roger Bannister did what was until then the unthinkable, running a mile in 3:59.5. Just two months later, Australia’s ... Continue Reading

I honestly believe that 99% of what we are capable of doing to extend lifespan can be accomplished with simple behaviors you can begin at any stage of life. I recently read a book that had a similar ... Continue Reading

In a world full of boring, plain-faced day planners, Gracie Mag journalist, photographer, and BJJ purple belt Erin Herle brings you the Jiu-Jitsu Journal. Erin has traveled the world in her jiu jitsu ... Continue Reading

The Bad Stuff First I’m going to start right off with what I don’t like about this book. This cookbook is not actually paleo, in my opinion. Actually, not in just my opinion, but according to the opinions ... Continue Reading

Metabolic conditioning (metcon) has been growing in popularity for the last few years. As either a method for fat loss, or simply a popular and fun way to train (think: CrossFit), many people have been ... Continue Reading

At this point, there are hundreds of books out there explaining the benefits of an ancestral, paleo, or primal approach to diet and general health. If you’re looking for a book that offers a unique and ... Continue Reading

Getting lean and being healthy for a long life is pretty much everyone’s goal. The problem is, these long-term goals may not seem immediate enough to strive for now. For people who don’t have an immediate ... Continue Reading

Ben Musholt is a physical therapist with a passion for movement. It is his hunger for diverse and interesting ways of moving on a daily basis that form the concept behind his book. The Mad Skills Exercise ... Continue Reading