If you’re limited on space, don’t let the length of a rowing machine deter you. While there are many great rowing machines on the market, there are also some awesome compact alternatives that ... Continue Reading
30-Minute Treadmill Workouts for Fat Loss, Metabolic Conditioning, and More
Let’s face it: The treadmill (unfairly) gets a bad rap. Merely mentioning it as a cardio option can quickly cause your training partner’s enthusiasm to evaporate. After all, many people associate treadmill ... Continue Reading
The 10 Best Medicine Ball Exercises for Power, Conditioning, and More
Medicine balls are one piece of equipment you find at nearly every strength and conditioning gym and in many “functional training” areas in commercial gyms. Their use and application for power, ... Continue Reading
Try These HIIT Treadmill Workouts for Different Goals
When it’s time to hit the gym, most people instinctively gravitate toward hitting the weights. That’s certainly an understandable course of action, since weight training plays a role in everything from ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Turkish Get-Up for Total-Body Strength and Conditioning
Talk to anyone in your average gym about training to build conditioning or cut body fat, and the Turkish get-up is probably not going to be one of the first exercises mentioned, if it comes up at all. It ... Continue Reading
Workout Complexes Explained: Use Combination Lifts for Better Results
Complexes, also known as combination lifts, consist of two or more exercises performed with the same free weight in a non-stop, continuous fashion. While this method may initially appear similar to ... Continue Reading
11 Loaded Carry Variations Worth Trying
Picking up two dumbbells and walking around might not appear to be anything special. It looks too easy. No challenge at all, maybe some cardio and working your grip a little bit. But once you start taking ... Continue Reading
4 Workouts With a Single Dumbbell for Muscle, Fat Loss, and More
You’ve heard about being “down to your last dime,” but how about being “down to your last dumbbell?” Maybe a hard economy forced the fire sale of your once epic home gym. Maybe you’re making do at a ... Continue Reading
Try These 3 Air Bike Workouts for Conditioning, Fat Loss, and More
Modern air bikes are far from the creaky machines your parents had at the local Y decades ago. Today’s machines are overbuilt and imposing. With bigger fans, heavier components, and electronic performance ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Kettlebell Swing for Explosive Power, Strength, and Conditioning
Kettlebells are a fantastic tool that had a resurgence in the lifting world over the last 20 years, after well over a century of use around the world. They're versatile and can be used to get stronger, put ... Continue Reading
The Best Sled Workouts for Muscle, Strength, Fat Loss, and Recovery
The humble sled has made its way from American football gridirons, into strongman gyms, through CrossFit “boxes,” and has arrived as a mainstay of everyday training. The sled’s rise to ubiquity is fueled ... Continue Reading
Conditioning That Won’t Kill Your Gains
Conditioning is a high-wire balancing act. Choose the wrong modality, frequency, or volume, and watch your gains disappear like an empty bench on a Monday. In part due to the explosion of CrossFit, the ... Continue Reading
Conditioning for Fighting with Mike Perry, Part I: Energy Systems 101
Recently, I spoke with Mike Perry, from the Skill of Strength, to discuss training the energy systems in MMA fighters. He is one of the top practitioners of training energy systems and his fighters are ... Continue Reading
Total-Body Circuit Strength Training: A Conditioning Wake-Up Call
Being physically fit can mean a number of things: Having the ability to run a marathon. Squatting or deadlifting for a set of ultra-high repetitions. Completing a triathlon or an obstacle ... Continue Reading
Tune Up Your Conditioning: A Primer on ATP
Many people see the phrase “Krebs cycle” and their eyes gloss over and they skip to the next article. This article aims for limited glossy eyes. Today you will learn practical recommendations for ... Continue Reading
Burpees or Cycling Intervals: Which Is the Best Cardio Exercise?
Burpees have achieved a lofty status among coaches and athletes. For some coaches they are a form of punishment, for athletes they are often considered a badge of pride, and for hardcore fitness buffs they ... Continue Reading
The Throw-Sprint-Carry Metabolic Circuit Workout Protocol
Click Here to Get Started on Coach Nick's TSC Circuits Click Here to Get Started on Coach Nick's TSC Circuits When the good folks here at Breaking Muscle approached me about designing a ... Continue Reading
Conditioning Programs Help Prevent Muscle Damage and Stress
Most athletes and skill coaches agree that there’s a good place for a strength and conditioning program in preparation for sport, but that’s about where the agreement ends. Some people view conditioning ... Continue Reading
