strength training

A strong upper back is vital to minimize shoulder joint and shoulder girdle injuries. Many athletes and training enthusiasts love the pressing and pushing exercises: bench press, incline press, decline ... Continue Reading

What the Heck Is a Deload? Plain and simple, a deload is a short planned period of recovery. You take your training slightly lighter, maybe workout a little less, and generally just ease things back. A ... Continue Reading

I actually find it strange that more hasn’t been written about cluster training recently. There was a period of time there when it was quite popular, but now it seems that it’s fallen back into obscurity, ... Continue Reading

A key benefit of the seated cable cuff tricep extension exercise is the stability it provides. Because you have a bench for support, you can keep your shoulder blades locked down. This helps prevent your ... Continue Reading

We have all heard our training partners tell us to "get mad at the bar" when egging us on to make ever-bigger lifts. It works. Indeed, in order to get the most out of ourselves physically, we must get our ... Continue Reading

When you're fairly new to exercise it can become confusing to find the right workout routine. There's always some new fad trying to lure you in, promising they'll give you the best results. It's easy to ... Continue Reading

MMA, CrossFit, strongman, powerlifting, football, hockey, baseball - everyone is bigger, stronger, and jacked up higher than ever before. Amateur to pro-athlete, people are maxing out every advantage of ... Continue Reading

In another article, I addressed the two-jointed muscles (TJM) of the lower body. This discussion will focus on the TJM of the arms: the biceps and triceps. So, here is a quick tutorial on two-jointed ... Continue Reading

An athlete recently asked me how to achieve peak conditioning and peak strength levels simultaneously. To his disappointment I noted this realistically could not be achieved. It’s not the case, however, ... Continue Reading

(Source: Bev Childress) It is not unusual to find the strength training community divided when it comes to what style of training is best or how and when to employ the many training techniques and ... Continue Reading

Ring and bar dips are the next topic in our discussion on how to strengthen your yoga practice off the mat. These gymnastic movements strengthen almost every upper body muscle, from the triceps to the ... Continue Reading

Supporting your own bodyweight, whether while standing on your feet, hands, or a combination of both, is at the heart of the physical yoga practice. With no other weight to move through space, your body ... Continue Reading

You've got to love it. So many fantastic tools are available for your strength-training program. You have barbells, dumbbells, various resistance-loading machines, and other ancillary equipment. As a ... Continue Reading

I’ve never been a natural athlete. Most of my genetic gifts were intellectual rather than physical. Maybe that’s why I’ve always been fascinated by the way people move. I think we’re often drawn to ... Continue Reading

Since writing The Rules of Strength Training (Part 1): 25 Things I Have Learned, I’ve learned some more stuff. Actually, I wanted to include many of these points in the first 25, but ran out of ... Continue Reading

“What advice do you have for a lifter who trains on his or her own, and isn’t lucky enough to receive good, regular coaching?” I get asked this question all the time. The first answer I give is that ... Continue Reading

Our regular readers love us because we cover a wide variety of fitness topics. (This approach is also sometimes confusing to people who newly discover our site. If this is you, please read: The Breaking ... Continue Reading

Whenever I start speaking about sandbag training, I hear the famous basketball player Allen Iverson’s voice in my head. Why in the world would I hear such a thing? Iverson is famous for answering a ... Continue Reading

Do you ever get fed up of the constant bickering on the Internet about how best to train? Honestly, it makes me laugh and cry in equal measure. I feel that you can separate the protagonists out into three ... Continue Reading

There are endless ways to strength train whether you are a rookie, a seasoned veteran, or a competitive lifter. I love it. Think about the possibilities based on these common variables: ... Continue Reading

Wondering what the best way is to get stronger? How to put together a useful warm-up? Or how to get from beginner to advanced on your one-legged squat? Never fear, the expert coaches of Breaking Muscle are ... Continue Reading

As a coach, my job is to help people. Whether it’s in person, over the Internet, or in an article, I will always help people to the best of my ability. This job isn’t all about personal records and proud ... Continue Reading