Like most serious sports athletes, you’ll do whatever it takes to become successful. Because it’s important, you’ll find the time, make time, and commit to practicing specific sports skills, team ... Continue Reading
Five 15-Minute Total Body Workouts Using Only 3 Pieces of Equipment
These workouts are simple and efficient. Ony 3 pieces of equipment are required: a workout bench, a pair of dumbbells (I am using 25 lbs ones here), and a common, ordinary jump rope. Each workout consists ... Continue Reading
7 Short and Sweet Resistance Training Routines to Develop Your Legs
The legs. They get you from point A to B. They're a woman's (and man's) best friend. They're the genesis for all skill executions. Throw a ball or other implement, raise a resistance overhead, or perform ... Continue Reading
10 Landmine Exercises You’ve Never Tried – and Should
Believe it or not, the landmine was invented long before they came out with this: The Rogue Landmine Those with a considerable amount of training experience will remember what it was like shoving a ... Continue Reading
12 Weeks of Flexible Strength for MMA
Week 1 Day 1 Dynamic Warm up Deadlift 3 x 5 with 7 rep max Back bridges, two leg x 20 Back bridges, one leg x 15 each leg Front kick/teep for height x 20 each leg Side ... Continue Reading
Learn the Kettlebell Basics and Regain Your Movement Potential
Week 1 Day 1 Foam roll Warm up: Cross Crawl: Lie on your back, touch elbow to opposite kneecap. 10x each side Rocking: Rock your butt back towards heels, but don't let your back round. ... Continue Reading
Get Strong to Bring Your Golf Game to the Next Level
What's holding your golf game back? How can you expect to drive the ball further or have a consistent swing if your body lacks the proper foundation and fitness to swing the club and play the ... Continue Reading
The Practical, No Equipment Home Workout Anybody Can Do
Meet Jimmy: Jimmy is a 32-year-old insurance salesman. He’s been happily married for the past six years and has two beautiful children. He also weighs 150 kilograms. A Common Scenario Jimmy ... Continue Reading
Simple and Effective Strength: The Perfect Beginner Workout
Meet Jimmy: Jimmy is a 32-year-old insurance salesman. He’s been happily married for the past six years and has two beautiful children. He loves reading history and spends every spare chance he can get at ... Continue Reading
Mommy Workout: First Trimester – Week 12, Day 1
Welcome to the Mommy Workouts! These routines are designed for pregnant moms, but they’re also appropriate for women who’ve had a baby and want to improve stability, mobility, and strength. The ... Continue Reading
Plan “B” – Short Workouts That Will Save Your Day
Like most serious sport athletes, you’ll do whatever it takes to become successful. Because it’s important, you’ll find time, make time, and commit to practicing specific sport skills, ... Continue Reading
18 Weeks of Free Bodyweight Workouts (54 Workouts!)
These workouts were designed by Breaking Muscle founder Mindith Rahmat. Mindith has trained extensively in yoga, kettlebells, and bodyweight. She is the definition of a fitness enthusiast and is always ... Continue Reading
Mommy Workout: First Trimester – Week 12, Day 1
Welcome to the Mommy Workouts! These routines are designed for pregnant moms, but they’re also appropriate for women who’ve had a baby and want to improve stability, mobility, and strength. The ... Continue Reading
Plan “B” – Short Workouts That Will Save Your Day
Like most serious sport athletes, you’ll do whatever it takes to become successful. Because it’s important, you’ll find time, make time, and commit to practicing specific sport skills, ... Continue Reading
10-Minute High-Intensity Workouts for Strength Gains and Fat Loss
These workouts defy conventional logic because they are short on the clock. Yes, these workouts are time-efficient, but they will work if you can suck it up. Additionally, they can be used when your ... Continue Reading
Free 12-Week Beginner Workout Program – Get Started!
Click Here to Start the New Beginner Workouts To kick off the new cycle of Beginner Workouts here on Breaking Muscle, I want to talk about the plan, the goal, and the principles that the program is ... Continue Reading
15 Great Training Plans – Is One For You?
You Wanted More Access We're all coaches here at Breaking Muscle, and we remember back to when we each were running gyms, be they BJJ, CrossFit, or otherwise. We were deluged every day with messages ... Continue Reading
MMA Workout: To Develop Movement, Strength, and Power
As a coach I’m always looking for angles to help my students get a leg up on their competition. And when talking about the sport of MMA, I mean that phrase “a leg up” in the literal sense. After all, ... Continue Reading
Adrenaline Is the Early Bird’s Best Friend
Up to this point, most of the research on time of day and exercise has primarily been concerned with how the time of day affects your workout, but not why. A recent study in the Journal of Strength and ... Continue Reading
3 Delicious Happy Holiday Workouts
What the heck. You're going back for a third round of food consumption, and this doesn't even include the dessert round. Add in those delicious between-meal cookies, chocolate concoctions, and grandma's ... Continue Reading
Mike Eves’ Whole Body Fitness Plan, Part 2
Click Here to Start Coach Mike Eves' Whole Body Fitness Plan Here are the key exercises for weeks two through four in my four-week whole body fitness program here on Breaking Muscle. For more ... Continue Reading
Mike Eves’ Whole Body Fitness Plan
Click Here to Start Coach Mike Eves' Whole Body Fitness Plan Click Here to Start Coach Mike Eves' Whole Body Fitness Plan Fitness doesn’t just happen. You have to make it happen. Joining a gym ... Continue Reading
The Villainous 45-Pound Bar Upper Body Workout
This workout is simple. Not a lot of thought goes into it, but it's difficult if performed properly. Properly means all-out with no quitting because you think you're done. More repetitions can be squeezed ... Continue Reading
36 Weeks of Bodyweight Workouts (108 Workouts!)
These workouts were designed by Breaking Muscle founder Mindith Rahmat. Mindith has trained extensively in yoga, kettlebells, and bodyweight. She is the definition of a fitness enthusiast and is always ... Continue Reading