Food Companies and Dietitians: Who Should You Trust?

If you've struggled with where to find reliable nutrition information, you'll want to read this guide.

Recently, the Kraft Foods Company and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) teamed up to put a “Kids Eat Right” label on Kraft Singles packages. Stated another way, a food company paid a nutrition authority to endorse it.

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Barbell Buying Guide: What to Look for in a New Bar

This article will guide you through the decision-making process so you come out with the best bar for your needs.

Picking a barbell can be difficult. There are many options. This article will guide you through the decision-making process so you come out with the best bar for your needs and goals.

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WOD Mechanics: 8 Easy Fixes to PR Your Fran Time

Fran is all about thrusters. Here's my advice for getting better at them so you can improve your times.

NOTE: WOD Mechanics is a series that reverse engineers popular CrossFit WODs. We teach athletes to perform more efficiently and achieve a better result. We take a holistic approach toward the body and the process of the WOD.

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2 Tasty Tidbits To Get Your Best Results From Paleo

Don't give up on the paleo diet if your healing process has stalled - a couple tweaks may be all you need to get things on the right track.

The paleo diet has grown in popularity over the years due to its high success rates for weight loss and alleviating certain unwanted symptoms. But for every great testimonial we see, there is also someone out there who did not have the same success.

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The Quest for a Better Protein Bar

Quest Nutrition has changed the protein game. Delicious and affordable, their bars leave you feeling satisfied.

Breaking Muscle receives no compensation in exchange for reviews. We received this product for free and did not experience typical customer service. The opinions expressed belong solely to the writer.

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West Coast Impressions, a Random Journey, Pt IV

First, the Nutrition of the Sixties by Dr Ken Leistner “The type of obsessive/compulsive nature of those drawn to the repetitive and controlled activity of training made them ripe for, as Jan put it, giving a different paraphrase to what I wrote in an earlier installment: the consumption of ‘horse flop if they believed it would put another inch on their arms or 20 pounds more on their bench press.’” Read More var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true};

The CrossFit Open: Stop Whining About Muscle Ups

Athletes competing in the Open need to remember that the competition is a search for the "fittest on earth" - and it might not be you.

Do we really need to have the muscle up conversation again? When 15.3 was announced, the CrossFit world split into two camps:

1. “OH MY GOD, YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
2. “OH MY GOD, NO!!!!!!!!!!"

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