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Make the most of your cycle by learning what works for you while training. Like clockwork, every other month when the tomato truck was in town, I used to wake up at 5 am with cramps on the cusp of becoming crippling .   If the tomato truck seems like a too-descriptive visual, then how’s shark week? It seems a little more subtle and might make you feel fierce.   Every other month only ?   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2WlYgY9 via IFTTT

Lighten up your summer eating with this chickpea based vegetarian burger. Lighten up your summer eating with this chickpea based vegetarian burger . Mixed up with a compliment of Italian seasonings, these chickpea patties bring a bit of pizzaz to your table while providing protein and fiber. One of the problems I’ve come across when making vegetarian burgers is that they tend to be more of a challenge to hold together because the legume base is a lower fat content than using meat. In order to allow this burger to be pressed together and remain moist, ground flaxseed and olive oil are added. read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2I985yC via IFTTT

Make the most of your cycle by learning what works for you while training. Like clockwork, every other month when the tomato truck was in town, I used to wake up at 5 am with cramps on the cusp of becoming crippling .   If the tomato truck seems like a too-descriptive visual, then how’s shark week? It seems a little more subtle and might make you feel fierce.   Every other month only ?   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2W4wwlD via IFTTT

Lighten up your summer eating with this chickpea based vegetarian burger. Lighten up your summer eating with this chickpea based vegetarian burger . Mixed up with a compliment of Italian seasonings, these chickpea patties bring a bit of pizzaz to your table while providing protein and fiber. One of the problems I’ve come across when making vegetarian burgers is that they tend to be more of a challenge to hold together because the legume base is a lower fat content than using meat. In order to allow this burger to be pressed together and remain moist, ground flaxseed and olive oil are added. read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2WC01Q2 via IFTTT

Using BFR bands can help gain muscle size and strength. Biologically, men maintain most of their mass in their upper half while women maintain most of their weight in the lower half . Body types come in endomorph, mesomorph, and ectomorph flavors with variations. The title of “hard gainer” typically attributes itself to the ectomorph, you know, long and lanky—imagine an adolescent basketball player.   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2VUhezS via IFTTT

Using BFR bands can help gain muscle size and strength. Biologically, men maintain most of their mass in their upper half while women maintain most of their weight in the lower half . Body types come in endomorph, mesomorph, and ectomorph flavors with variations. The title of “hard gainer” typically attributes itself to the ectomorph, you know, long and lanky—imagine an adolescent basketball player. read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2MgvtPN via IFTTT

This is a simple, effective, and complete training program to help you operate better in the world. Bodyweight training is fast, effective, accessible , and the best way into training . With a progressive, consistent approach, elite levels of fitness can be forged in this manner. After all, the body and its environment are really all most humans have ever had to train with.   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2EPasWz via IFTTT

Change up your barbequed burger routine with a little something unexpected. Summer sun leads to relaxing summer grill-outs with friends and family. Change up your barbequed burger routine with a little something unexpected. Using meats that are not just beef for your patties brings both flavor and variety to your table. Ginger scallion pork burgers combine ground pork with the zestiness of garlic, ginger, and scallions along with the delicious sweet salty tang of soy sauce for a unique Asian flavor.   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2X6Q3Dq via IFTTT

This is a simple, effective, and complete training program to help you operate better in the world. Bodyweight training is fast, effective, accessible, and the best way into training . With a progressive, consistent approach, elite levels of fitness can be forged in this manner. After all, the body and its environment are really all most humans have ever had to train with. Bodyweight calisthenics is the backbone of Georges Hebért’s Natural Method and the training of nearly every elite fighting unit throughout time. read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2K6nYrY via IFTTT

Change up your barbequed burger routine with a little something unexpected. Summer sun leads to relaxing summer grill-outs with friends and family. Change up your barbequed burger routine with a little something unexpected. Using meats that are not just beef for your patties brings both flavor and variety to your table. Ginger scallion pork burgers combine ground pork with the zestiness of garlic, ginger, and scallions along with the delicious sweet salty tang of soy sauce for a unique Asian flavor.   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2JFK0mh via IFTTT

Might we be allowing ourselves to be less capable than ever before? “Over-sentimentality, over-softness, in fact washiness and mushiness are the great dangers of this age and of this people. Unless we keep the barbarian virtues, gaining the civilized ones will be of little avail.” Theodore Roosevelt   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2HEBwcT via IFTTT

Might we be allowing ourselves to be less capable than ever before? “Over-sentimentality, over-softness, in fact washiness and mushiness are the great dangers of this age and of this people. Unless we keep the barbarian virtues, gaining the civilized ones will be of little avail.” Theodore Roosevelt   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2HEvmJx via IFTTT

Binge-listen opportunity with some of the best coaches in fitness: Dr John Rusin, Eric Bach, Dr Joel Seedman, Dr Andy Galpin, Damian Lees, Brad Borland, Michael Goulding, JC Deen, and Tom MacCormick.   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2HCtroV via IFTTT

Binge-listen opportunity with some of the best coaches in fitness: Dr John Rusin, Eric Bach, Dr Joel Seedman, Dr Andy Galpin, Damian Lees, Brad Borland, Michael Goulding, JC Deen, and Tom MacCormick.   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2K3n5AI via IFTTT

Whether you’re a weightlifter or a multi-modal CrossFit athlete, barbell complexes can be valuable for a number of reasons. Whether you’re a weightlifter or a multi-modal CrossFit athlete, barbell complexes can be valuable for various reasons.   Mike Tromello —a USA Weightlifting National Coach, who has coached many national-level weightlifters—explained the importance of barbell complexes within in the sport weightlifting.   Barbell complexes are great for:   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2M3wBX3 via IFTTT

Whether you’re a weightlifter or a multi-modal CrossFit athlete, barbell complexes can be valuable for a number of reasons. Whether you’re a weightlifter or a multi-modal CrossFit athlete, barbell complexes can be valuable for various reasons.   Mike Tromello —a USA Weightlifting National Coach, who has coached many national-level weightlifters—explained the importance of barbell complexes within in the sport weightlifting.   Barbell complexes are great for:   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/30BAAx7 via IFTTT

The only avenue for change is a willingness to stand against the insanity that currently entrenches most in lifelong nutrition-related strife. In Useful Shame: Countering Junk Food and Smartphone Addiction , I looked at how social norms, manners, and shame have successfully guided cultural behavior with far more fluidity, elegance, and success than legal intervention. read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2QgUCZ8 via IFTTT

The only avenue for change is a willingness to stand against the insanity that currently entrenches most in lifelong nutrition-related strife. In  my last piece , I looked at how social norms, manners, and shame have successfully guided cultural behavior with far more fluidity, elegance, and success than legal intervention. read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2HOCt0L via IFTTT

Sometimes we overlook things such as fighting hard mano y mano, mental toughness and strategy, graceful technique, and longevity. NYU has taught me a lot and one of those things were, sports needn’t be concussion-inducing, ego inflating, and have a retirement age of 45 to be considered legit . Sometimes we overlook things such as fighting hard mano y mano, mental toughness and strategy, graceful technique, and longevity.   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2HL5ZVc via IFTTT

Sometimes we overlook things such as fighting hard mano y mano, mental toughness and strategy, graceful technique, and longevity. NYU has taught me a lot and one of those things were, sports needn’t be concussion-inducing, ego inflating, and have a retirement age of 45 to be considered legit . Sometimes we overlook things such as fighting hard mano y mano, mental toughness and strategy, graceful technique, and longevity.   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2YEhB37 via IFTTT

This challenge will offer a clear daily adversity that stokes your capacity to act while introducing you to a variety of training methods. Humans are anti-fragile by nature . The concept of anti-fragility is not that we deflect attacks like a Gore-tex repels water, but that we, in fact, need resistance to grow stronger. Humanity is not totally activated, empowered, or fulfilled without challenge . Resistance activates us and breeds human flourishing. This is the backbone of all training. Resistance and adaptation . read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2EgYwMJ via IFTTT

This challenge will offer a clear daily adversity that stokes your capacity to act while introducing you to a variety of training methods. Humans are anti-fragile by nature . The concept of anti-fragility is not that we deflect attacks like a Gore-tex repels water, but that we, in fact, need resistance to grow stronger. Humanity is not totally activated, empowered, or fulfilled without challenge . Resistance activates us and breeds human flourishing. This is the backbone of all training. Resistance and adaptation.   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2YyZr2P via IFTTT

A correctly designed program with all the right exercises and sets and reps is only half the story. The other half is the effort you put in. Have you been working out with the goal to get bigger ?   You have read the latest articles on what the best training program is to meet your goal and after six weeks have little to show for it. Does this sound familiar?   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2Hr5ktr via IFTTT

Dealing with life’s beatdowns head on builds resilience and defines what it means to be human. “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.” Sun Tzu   Except for a couple of scraps in high school and college, I never got in a real fight as a kid. In fact, not only did I not have to fight for anything literally, figuratively speaking, I was almost never uncomfortable during my childhood.   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/30sT9U4 via IFTTT

A correctly designed program with all the right exercises and sets and reps is only half the story. The other half is the effort you put in. Have you been working out with the goal to get bigger ?   You have read the latest articles on what the best training program is to meet your goal and after six weeks have little to show for it. Does this sound familiar?   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2w4ZIhC via IFTTT

Dealing with life’s beatdowns head on builds resilience and defines what it means to be human. “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.” Sun Tzu   Except for a couple of scraps in high school and college, I never got in a real fight as a kid. In fact, not only did I not have to fight for anything literally, figuratively speaking, I was almost never uncomfortable during my childhood.   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2Vu4Tlw via IFTTT

Take the time, build the single leg strength, and pistols will come, too. If I had a dollar for every time a client asked me to “show me how to do a pistol ,” I could go on a pretty decadent 5-star vacation .   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2Yvx5Xi via IFTTT

Take the time, build the single leg strength, and pistols will come, too. If I had a dollar for every time a client asked me to “show me how to do a pistol ,” I could go on a pretty decadent 5-star vacation .   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2Vt4CPY via IFTTT

Your butt is the biggest muscle in your body. If trained properly, it should also be the strongest. Your glutes—gluteus maximus (your ass)—is the biggest, most powerful muscle on your body. It has been granted with important jobs, such as keeping your body erect, as well as smaller jobs like walking up stairs. Despite its size and importance, many of us have underdeveloped glutes . Some people even think their glutes are completely “shut off” (a concern I hear from clients).   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/30iQk89 via IFTTT

Your butt is the biggest muscle in your body. If trained properly, it should also be the strongest. Your glutes—gluteus maximus (your ass)—is the biggest, most powerful muscle on your body. It has been granted with important jobs, such as keeping your body erect, as well as smaller jobs like walking up stairs. Despite its size and importance, many of us have underdeveloped glutes . Some people even think their glutes are completely “shut off” (a concern I hear from clients).   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2HqlyBB via IFTTT

The take-home message here is simple: sometimes you have to be willing to listen to your body and back off. Every strength has its weakness. My best talent, if you could call it that, is that I follow-through. When I decide to do something—earn a certification, wake daily to a morning flow, take a cold shower every morning, etc. I do it. I’ve now done five-minutes of non-stop 1 arm kettlebell swings every week for nearly two years. Every time I dread it, but I’m always glad I did it.   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2YoJiwP via IFTTT

The take-home message here is simple: sometimes you have to be willing to listen to your body and back off. Every strength has its weakness. My best talent, if you could call it that, is that I follow-through. When I decide to do something—earn a certification, wake daily to a morning flow, take a cold shower every morning, etc. I do it. I’ve now done five-minutes of non-stop 1 arm kettlebell swings every week for nearly two years. Every time I dread it, but I’m always glad I did it.   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2HkczSC via IFTTT

The reality is, 80 percent of people who have sleep apnea don’t know it. When we think about sleep apnea, we usually consider it a fat man’s disease .   Turns out, this isn’t the case: Overweight men are just the most likely to be diagnosed with sleep apnea because their snoring symptoms cause doctors to take a closer look.   The reality is, 80 percent of people who have sleep apnea don’t know it . And it is believed that 9 percent of women are affected by sleep apnea to one degree or another.   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2YkycsE via IFTTT

The reality is, 80 percent of people who have sleep apnea don’t know it. When we think about sleep apnea, we usually consider it a fat man’s disease .   Turns out, this isn’t the case: Overweight men are just the most likely to be diagnosed with sleep apnea because their snoring symptoms cause doctors to take a closer look.   The reality is, 80 percent of people who have sleep apnea don’t know it. And it is believed that 9 percent of women are affected by sleep apnea to one degree or another.   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2LB6CWO via IFTTT

Often, when people fall off their meal plan, not only do they feel like a failure they also have no idea what they should eat and then, all hell really breaks loose.   After two years of coming to the gym four days a week and not losing a single pound, my client approached me utterly frustrated.   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2Juf07I via IFTTT

Often, when people fall off their meal plan, not only do they feel like a failure they also have no idea what they should eat and then, all hell really breaks loose.   After two years of coming to the gym four days a week and not losing a single pound, my client approached me utterly frustrated.   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2vKZCM8 via IFTTT

The most sustainable, sensible, and successful lifestyle habits aren’t always sexy, but they work. Fads drive the fitness industry . Calorie counting is repackaged in a million different ways from point systems to color-coded portion control containers. If not tracking calories, you are probably either going vegan or diving into the new carnivore diet (yes, this is actually a thing). Everyone is always searching for the newest thing—with the quickest results. read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2JqIFPi via IFTTT

The most sustainable, sensible, and successful lifestyle habits aren’t always sexy, but they work. Fads drive the fitness industry . Calorie counting is repackaged in a million different ways from point systems to color-coded portion control containers. If not tracking calories, you are probably either going vegan or diving into the new carnivore diet (yes, this is actually a thing). Everyone is always searching for the newest thing—with the quickest results. read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2VYVBmd via IFTTT

When it comes to fatigue during exercise, it’s all in your head.   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2Ha2NSK via IFTTT

When it comes to fatigue during exercise, it’s all in your head.   You’re in the middle of a one-minute max effort rowing sprint. Your legs are full of lactic acid and feel like they might fall off. Your lungs are on fire and your heart rate is through the roof. There’s no way you can sustain this effort for another second. You have pushed to your limit. read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2WvdYMq via IFTTT

Granted, abs are made in the kitchen, but they’re forged in the gym!   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2vAGSPw via IFTTT

Let your ego go, apologize when appropriate, and practice often.   So, you’ve passed your training certification . Congratulations.   Chances are, despite your newfound title ("CERTIFIED"—oh yeah!) and position of authority, you have yet to teach one person how to even squat correctly.   read more from Breaking Muscle http://bit.ly/2PQAHQJ via IFTTT