Remember after the 2008 summer Olympics when everyone was talking about Michael Phelps diet? How he ate 10,000+ calories a day and yet was leaner than an organic Buffalo steak. It was a reminder that just ... Continue Reading
How to Be a Good Training Partner, Part 2: What to Wear to Grapple
In an earlier piece, I gave some suggestions about how to be a good training partner in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Those suggestions focused on how to ACT. In this piece, I’d like to focus on suggestions for how ... Continue Reading
Top 10 Articles in 2011 on Breaking Muscle
2011 was a great year for us here at breakingmuscle.com and a few thanks are in order before we list our Top ten articles of the past year. We are very proud of our staff of writers and guest ... Continue Reading
The 7 Fitness Myths (i.e. Total B.S.) You Need to Know
The fitness industry is full of more lies, myths, and total B.S. than nearly any industry on the planet. Some of these myths are slowly going away, thanks to bastions of reason like Breaking Muscle. But, ... Continue Reading
Game Day: A Mental Approach to Competition, with Kenny Kane
Last week we talked with CrossFit LA team coach Kenny Kane about the mental approach to training versus the mental approach to competition. All too frequently beginner or amateur athletes blur the line ... Continue Reading
Fun & Flow: A Mental Approach to Training, with Kenny Kane
If you attended the CrossFit Games in summer of 2011, you may have witnessed the dancing, chanting band of pirates, otherwise known as Team CrossFit LA. While some did not know what to make of the team, ... Continue Reading
