In my newest article at Breaking Muscle you’ll find out how to use Cossack squat to increase strength and mobility. Cossack Squat Variations for Improved Strength and Mobility The Cossack squat is a name for a squat that has you descend with most of your weight on one leg while …
Five Ways to Combat Low Energy Levels Right Before a Workout
In my newest guest post at Breaking Muscle you’ll discover five remedies to help you when you feel weak before a workout session. 5 Workout Remedies for When You Feel Weak What do you do when you’re all set to workout but you’re feeling weak or experiencing low …
Learn to Listen to Your Body
My newest article over at Breaking Muscle was published yesterday . In it you’ll find out why listening to your body is essential in preventing injuries and greater progress. Listen to Your Body for Fewer Injuries and Greater Progress You should always be making progress in your workouts, yet one …
Building Up to the Front Lever
I put up a new post at Breaking Muscle on building up to the front lever with six workouts that will help you achieve this move. How to Build Up to the Front Lever If you want strong lats and phenomenal core strength, then the front lever is an exercise …
Building up to the Back Lever
I put up another article at Breaking Muscle and this time it’s about building your way up to the back lever. How to Build Up to the Back Lever The back lever is a challenging and impressive exercise. It’s one of the lower level exercises performed on the rings in …
Kettlebell Snatch Test Variations for All Around Fitness
I put up a new post at Breaking Muscle about different versions of the kettlebell snatch test. 3 Ways to Vary The Kettlebell Snatch Test for All Around Fitness The kettlebell snatch is fairly technical, but not nearly as much as the Olympic lifting counterpart. If you know how to …
How to Tweak Your Thinking for Better Performance
I’ve just put up another article at Breaking Muscle and unlike my other posts there, this one focuses on the mental part of training. Meta Programs: How to Adjust Your Thinking for Better Results The term meta program comes from Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). Meta, meaning over or above, indicates …
Two Flexibility Workouts to Improve Your Pistol
I put up a new post at Breaking Muscle about two drills to help you improve your pistol. 2 Flexibility Drills: The Keys to Progressing Your Pistol The pistol is one of the best bodyweight exercises for leg training. Even the average person can work up to repping out two-legged …
Achieving Full Range of Motion in Handstand Pushups
I just put up another article at Breaking Muscle and this time it’s about working your way up to a full range of motion in handstand push-ups. How to Work Up to a Full Range of Motion Handstand Push Up When I first got involved in bodyweight training one of …
Holding a Freestanding Handstand
A new article of mine about holding a freestanding handstand is published at Breaking Muscle. How to Hold a Freestanding Handstand In my previous article I showed you how to get up and hold a handstand against the wall. In this article you’ll learn to take a much more advanced …
Working Up to a Handstand Against the Wall
My newest article on Breaking Muscle will help you work your way up to a handstand against the wall. How to Work Up to a Handstand Against the Wall Doing a handstand against the wall is not a difficult move to do. It doesn’t require much strength, as when you …
Wrist Flexibility Exercises
I put up a new post at Breaking Muscle on Wrist Flexibility with three exercises to help you strengthen wrists and hands. 3 Drills for Building Wrist Flexibility If you’re going to do handstands or many other gymnastic moves, then your hands and wrists can take a beating. Think about …
First Steps in Kettlebell Juggling
Check out my newest post on Breaking Muscle about Kettlebell Juggling. Find out how to get started with it, why most people avoid doing it and much more. How to Get Started with Kettlebell Juggling Kettlebell juggling is an unconventional method of training. Although kettlebells have gained in popularity over …
Maxick on Muscle Control
Strongman Profile series on Breaking Muscle wouldn’t be complete without Maxick, the master of muscle control. Strongman Profile: Maxick Teaches Us the Lost Art of Muscle Control Muscle control is for the most part a lost art that is no longer widely applied today. Yet a hundred years ago there …
Bob Peoples on the Deadlift
Another post in Strongman Profile series has just been put up on Breaking Muscle. Strongman Profile: Bob Peoples Schools Us on the Deadlift Bob Peoples deadlifted 725lbs at 181lbs bodyweight and at the age of forty. This was back in the 1949, on his farm, with limited training equipment, and before …