Website reputation report

breakingmuscle.com

Last checked 8 hours ago · Point-in-time assessment

● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

Public pages were observed on breakingmuscle.com, but their subject was not confidently classified. An About page was also found. Recurring page-metadata topics include breaking muscle, press, bench press.

No listed local patterns observedHomepage-only analysis is not a malware clearance. Read the scope and findings below.

77/100Safety Score
75%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History93 Infrastructure92 Website Security95 Security Hygiene70 Transparency57 Reputation50 Operational Stability96
Trust RadarEight observed factors. Select one to inspect its evidence.

How to read this report

Safety Score evaluates observed signals. Evidence Confidence measures how complete, direct, fresh, and consistent those signals are.

No automated scan can guarantee that a website is safe.

Independent evidence brief

What we observed about breakingmuscle.com

Updated Oct 2, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on breakingmuscle.com. Website descriptions below come from the site itself. Registration, connection and threat findings were checked separately.

Purpose and visible content

On its About page, the site says: Sure, some gymnast-powerlifter hybrids have given it a bad name. But here's a closer look at the pros and cons of a proper bench…

Registrar and domain history

Registered on Mar 18, 2010. Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC.

Recorded expiry date: Mar 18, 2027. Registry data can change.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Feb 20, 2027.

Threat checks and score context

External malware-provider coverage was unavailable. The report does not treat this missing check as a clean result.

Safety Score: 77/100. Evidence Confidence: 75%. These measure different things.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on breakingmuscle.com

10 of up to 10 pages

We sampled public pages from this website to understand its subject and contact paths. The titles and short descriptions below come from the website itself. They are not endorsements or independent safety findings.

Breaking MuscleBreaking Muscle is the fitness world’s preeminent destination for timely, high-quality information on exercise, fitness, health, and nutrition. Our audience encompasses the entire The Importance of a Bench Press Arch - Breaking MuscleSure, some gymnast-powerlifter hybrids have given it a bad name. But here's a closer look at the pros and cons of a proper bench press arch. About - Breaking Musclehttps://breakingmuscle.com/about/ Chest-Supported Row vs. Bent-Over Row: Which Variation is Best for Building a Bigger Back? - Breaking MuscleWhich pulling exercise produces the best results? Use this chest-supported row vs. bent-over row breakdown to build a bigger, stronger back. News Archives - Breaking Musclehttps://breakingmuscle.com/news/ How to Do the Bench Press for Chest Size and Upper-Body Strength - Breaking MuscleHow much 'ya bench? The answer will be "More!" after reading this bench press technique guide. And you'll add some chest size, too. How to Do the Dumbbell Bench Press for a Bigger, Stronger Chest - Breaking MuscleNewsflash: The "bench press" isn't just a barbell exercise. Here's why you need to work on the dumbbell bench press. How to Do the Close-Grip Bench Press for Bigger, Stronger Triceps - Breaking MuscleOne simple adjustment turns a powerful chest-builder into a powerful triceps-builder. Here's the right way to do the close-grip bench press. How to Do the Incline Bench Press for Upper-Body Size and Strength - Breaking MuscleYep, the flat bench press is a great exercise. But here's why the incline bench press is also great... and even greater for some lifters. How to Do the Overhead Dumbbell Press for Wider Shoulders and Upper-Body Strength - Breaking MuscleWant wide delts and a strong upper body with less joint pain? Learn the right way to do the overhead dumbbell press.

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on breakingmuscle.com

12 phrases

These phrases were extracted locally from sampled public page metadata. They are observations, not search-volume or ranking estimates.

breaking muscleTitle, H1, Meta description10 sampled pages
pressTitle, H1, Meta description6 sampled pages
bench pressTitle, H1, Meta description5 sampled pages
to doTitle, H1, Meta description5 sampled pages
upper bodyTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages
chestTitle, H1, Meta description4 sampled pages
biggerTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages
bigger strongerTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages
strengthTitle, H13 sampled pages
dumbbellTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
body strengthTitle, H12 sampled pages
sizeTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages

At a glance

Key findings

✓

Report is current

The displayed evidence comes from the published immutable scan.

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Confidence is separate

Unavailable evidence is shown as missing and never counted as clean.

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Verify before sensitive actions

Check the exact URL and context before payments, credentials, or downloads.

Fully explainable

Why this score?

Versioned weights
Threat IntelligenceWeight 25%
55/100

Threat providers were unavailable. The neutral uncertainty baseline is not a clean verdict.

Domain HistoryWeight 10%
93/100

Domain registration age and expiry were checked.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
92/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
95/100

Observed certificate validity and TLS protocol were checked.

Security HygieneWeight 15%
70/100

Observed security header values were checked for basic protective settings. Empty values, disabled HSTS and unrecognized values receive no credit. This is not a complete browser-policy validation.

TransparencyWeight 5%
57/100

Observed site metadata and About page were checked. Publisher-supplied details are not independently verified.

ReputationWeight 5%
50/100

Popularity is weak context, not proof of safety. Unranked sites use a neutral baseline.

Operational StabilityWeight 15%
96/100

Observed HTTP status and final connection scheme were checked.

Server-side analysis

Automated security checks

Local antivirus and phishing checks

ClamAV · homepage HTMLLocal antivirus is not enabled
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameLocal feed snapshot unavailable

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource antivirus is not enabled

0 resources checked · 13 script links observed on the homepage. Partial resource coverage.

ClamAV inspects the fetched homepage HTML on our server. New scans also sample up to four linked scripts and two collected internal pages, with size and time limits. Scripts are not executed. Other downloads, private server files and logged-in pages remain outside this check. A signature match needs investigation and can be a false positive. No match is not a whole-site safety guarantee.

Exact hostname lookup uses a downloaded Phishing.Database snapshot. It does not send this domain to an external lookup API or mark sibling subdomains as harmful. Not listed does not mean safe. Snapshot age is download age, not proof that every entry was recently revalidated.

Homepage HTML only · Eight local rule families · local-security-v2

Checks use the fetched page and redirect chain. Scripts are not executed, forms are not submitted, and linked files are not downloaded. This is not a malware clearance.

Page resource inventory

Linked scripts14
Inline scripts13
Embedded frames1
External script hosts4

Counts describe the sampled HTML, not every resource loaded by the browser. External resources are common and are not automatically harmful.

No listed local patterns observed. The limited rule set cannot detect every threat or behavior.

External threat intelligence

Provider coverageNot checked

Local checks do not query external reputation databases. An unavailable check is never a clean result.

Registration

Domain information

Public RDAP observation
Canonical domainbreakingmuscle.com
RegistrarGoDaddy.com, LLC
RegisteredMar 18, 2010
Domain age16 years
ExpiresMar 18, 2027
Registry statusesclient delete prohibited · client renew prohibited · client transfer prohibited · client update prohibited
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address3.162.3.120
Autonomous systemUnavailable
Network organizationUnavailable
Observed countryUnavailable
CDNAmazon CloudFront
Web application firewallNot detected

At a glance

Infrastructure summary

Observed during this scan

A compact view of the connection, DNS and security surface. These observations describe what the scanner could verify at scan time and do not prove ownership or ongoing availability.

HTTP response200 · https://breakingmuscle.com/
Endpoint3.162.3.120
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFAmazon CloudFront · Not detected
DNS surface23 records · 4 nameservers · 5 mail exchangers
Protection signals5 security headers · 6 technologies · DNSSEC unknown

Page telemetry

Observed page statistics

Safe metadata only

These counters describe the fetched response and sampled HTML. Script counts describe references in the markup, not a complete browser network log. Cookie counts cover observed response headers.

Response size122,765 bytes
HTTP check duration0 ms
Cookies observed1
Script resources14 · 4 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks1 frames · 0 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuercountryName=US, organizationName=Amazon, commonName=Amazon RSA 2048 M04
Valid fromAug 7, 2026
Valid untilFeb 20, 2027
Certificate names*.breakingmuscle.com · breakingmuscle.com

Resolution

DNS footprint

DNSKEY status unknown

DNSKEY presence does not verify the DNSSEC signature chain. Missing records can mean no record was returned or the lookup was unavailable.

A3.162.3.120TTL —
A3.162.3.123TTL —
A3.162.3.21TTL —
A3.162.3.32TTL —
NSns-1053.awsdns-03.orgTTL —
NSns-1974.awsdns-54.co.ukTTL —
NSns-229.awsdns-28.comTTL —
NSns-737.awsdns-28.netTTL —
MX1 aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX10 aspmx2.googlemail.comTTL —
MX10 aspmx3.googlemail.comTTL —
MX5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
TXTamazonses:gDn5z369JRx1TzKB0b7stBnvjEveOr3fiPsP/xuBgAY=TTL —
TXTca3-a0b3e107e3714312b640638a60fc2ba1TTL —
TXTca3-f0380e95fe3d4d9280dce86ad9c21eb5TTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=8xkmCV8BPEF6O70e6NnHEib2nELZ44P8Pc_ve9uJALwTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=A-HJWnaJNyJMP7n5OgIGSzSIGYggYu-q2ic7qtTPtSITTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=B6zaQNTNct1BA8t1Cfq_HeBktdPz4UqOpGZiEyuFHSsTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=ByoBhfuQjXCqP1WVAmQQBANIpNxTA3NI0BaYJVCSJskTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=la8oy_IwHxb8ABJQNUOR2Xq06YflvWT5y8D9IuwckCQTTL —
TXTv=DMARC1; p=none; pct=10; rua=mailto:tools@pillarfour.com; ruf=mailto:tools@pillarfour.comTTL —
TXTv=spf1 a mx a:rubicon.tgdaily.com a:web1.tgdaily.com a:db1.tgdaily.com ip4:76.75.207.16/28 include:_spf.google.com ~allTTL —

DNS observations · no external lookup API

Domain email protection

Exact-host SPF and DMARC observations help the owner investigate email impersonation risks. They are separate from website malware checks and do not change the Safety Score.

SPFPolicy record observed, not fully validated
DMARCMonitoring-only DMARC policy

What to do next

Review the records with your mail administrator. Inventory legitimate senders and test SPF and DKIM alignment before enforcing a stricter DMARC policy. Fix duplicate records and investigate overly permissive SPF rules.

This bounded check does not send email, probe SMTP, evaluate recursive SPF includes, verify DKIM signatures or apply organizational-domain DMARC inheritance. A missing subdomain record does not prove that no inherited protection exists. A DNS timeout is unknown, not an absent record. A policy record is not proof that messages authenticate successfully.

Responsible disclosure

security.txt

RFC 9116 observation

No readable security.txt file was observed at the standard locations. This is informational and is not evidence of malware.

Browser protections

Security headers

5 observed
content-security-policypresent default-src 'self' https: data: blob:; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval' https: data: blob:; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https: data:; img-src 'self' https: data: blob:; font-src 'self' https: data:; connect-src 'self' https:; frame-src 'self' https:; object-src 'none'; base-uri 'self'; form-action 'self' https:; frame-ancestors 'self'; media-src 'self' https: blob:; upgrade-insecure-requests;
referrer-policypresent unsafe-url
strict-transport-securitypresent max-age=600
x-content-type-optionspresent nosniff
x-frame-optionspresent SAMEORIGIN

Response headers

Cookie protections

Passive observation
Cookies observed1
Missing Secure0
Missing HttpOnly0
Missing SameSite0

Only cookie attribute counts are retained. Cookie names and values are never stored. These observations are not proof of compromise and do not independently change the Safety Score.

Detected stack

Technologies

Apache HTTP Server 93% Bootstrap 80% Google Analytics 94% Google Tag Manager 96% Tailwind CSS 72% WordPress 95%

Versions are shown only when publicly exposed by the page or response headers. An observed version is not, by itself, proof of a vulnerability.

JavaScript library advisories

JavaScript advisory analysis could not be completed or no eligible script files were sampled. No clean result is implied.

Recommended maintenance checks

Apache HTTP ServerReview the Apache branch and keep security patches current. Avoid exposing detailed server version headers.
WordPressKeep WordPress core, themes and plugins updated. Remove unused plugins and review administrator accounts.

About this website

What the site says about itself

Sure, some gymnast-powerlifter hybrids have given it a bad name. But here's a closer look at the pros and cons of a proper bench press arch.

View the site's About page ↗

This is publisher supplied information. The independent safety findings are shown separately.

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titleBreaking Muscle
First headingBreaking Muscle
DescriptionBreaking Muscle is the fitness world’s preeminent destination for timely, high-quality information on exercise, fitness, health, and nutrition. Our audience encompasses the entire spectrum of the fitness community
Canonical URLhttps://breakingmuscle.com/
Final URLhttps://breakingmuscle.com/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=UTF-8 · duration unavailable
Languageen-US
Structured typesBreadcrumbList · ImageObject · ListItem · Organization · WebPage · WebSite
Page page detectedhttps://breakingmuscle.com/news/About page detectedhttps://breakingmuscle.com/bench-press-arch/Support page detectedhttps://breakingmuscle.com/chest-supported-row-vs-bent-over-row/
Local headers.permissions policy present100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
en-US100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
missing100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
5100% evidence confidence
4100% evidence confidence
23100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing httponly100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing samesite100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing secure100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
4100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors wildcard origin100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp wildcard sources100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts include subdomains100% evidence confidence
600100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts preload100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

0 recorded hops

No redirect hop was recorded for the sampled homepage.

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Compared with the previous scan

What changed

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Explainable matching

Digital fingerprint

fingerprint-v1
rapid-signal-arc-882

Comparable components help find technically related websites. A match does not prove common ownership.

DnsHashed private comparison value
TechnologiesHashed private comparison value

Material changes only

Change history

No meaningful changes recorded yet.

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Visual evidence

Website screenshot

Screenshot of breakingmuscle.com
Captured once in an isolated browser during this scan. Visual tint is an interface overlay. The original evidence is not duplicated.

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Questions about breakingmuscle.com

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Is breakingmuscle.com safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 77/100 with 75% Evidence Confidence. This is a point-in-time assessment of observed technical signals, not a guarantee. Check the exact address and avoid entering payment details if anything looks unusual.

Did the scan detect malware on breakingmuscle.com?

External threat-provider coverage was unavailable for this scan, so malware status is unverified.

When was breakingmuscle.com registered?

The public registry record shows Mar 18, 2010. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

Did breakingmuscle.com have a valid TLS certificate?

The scanner observed a valid TLS certificate using TLSv1.3. A valid certificate alone does not establish that the site is safe.

How does breakingmuscle.com describe itself?

The website's About page describes its purpose in the report above. This is publisher-supplied information and is separate from independent security findings.

Can a paid listing change this website's score?

No. Premium placement and owner-supplied pages are labelled separately. Technical evidence, the Safety Score and moderation decisions remain independent.