Rethinking Brain Health with a Fall Fitness Reset Brain fog, poor sleep, and low energy do not have to be your default when life gets busy. As work, school, and family schedules ramp up, many people start craving better focus, more patience, and steadier moods. That is brain health, and it is more connected to…
You might already be familiar with the 5-zone training system developed by Sally Edwards in 1992. It’s a great system, but it was built specifically for endurance athletes logging steady-state miles. For some reason, it was adopted by the mainstream for everyone, regardless of training style, and was even espoused by relatively knowledgeable authors and…
I couldn’t believe it when I retested my VO2 after 3 months of training. I called my college professor to tell him, and he couldn’t believe it either. He told me to bring him the data. When he saw it, he scratched his head and said, “This should have taken at least two years of…
Biomechanical Safety: How Time Under Tension Protects and Strengthens the Entire Tendon Matrix It’s always fun to see our methods validated by scientific studies and other experts in the field. Dr Keith Baar has taken the internet by storm lately with his groundbreaking concepts on tendon safety and strengthening. We have been doing what Baar…
The Office Stair-Sprint Protocol: Supramaximal Power Repeats for Office Workers High-intensity interval training is often associated with joint impact, muscle and/or tendon injuries, severe post-workout soreness, and the inconvenience of changing into athletic gear and showering. By merging concentric-only mechanical loading with the bioenergetics of Glycolytic Power Repeats, you can trigger simultaneous cardiovascular, mitochondrial, and…
Stop Letting Gym Myths Hijack Your Fall Fitness Goals Group gym training can feel extra tempting when school starts, schedules settle, and it feels like the right time to get back on track. Classes seem social, fun, and structured, so it feels easier to commit. The problem is, a lot of common gym myths sneak…