To understand the benefits of threshold training, we have to take a minute for a mini-lesson on how our body turns glucose (blood sugar) into ATP – the energy currency all our cells run on. Don’t worry, it’ll be a…

To understand power-endurance, we need to look at the legendary Usain Bolt. Most people think of him as the fastest human of all time, which he undoubtedly is. But what people don’t realize is that it’s not just his top…

You don’t have to be an athlete to want to increase your power. Even if you aren’t training for performance, there are a range of benefits from tapping into your nervous system to fire as many muscle fibers as possible….

Today we’re going to dive into a moderate-intensity interval method called Tempo Intervals. Despite the fact that very few people know about them, Tempo Intervals have been around a long time. They were originally popularized in the track and field…

Walk into almost any gym at any time, and you’ll inevitably find someone on a treadmill, elliptical, or stationary bike putting in the minutes or miles at a constant, steady pace. The world of state state training at low to…

For the most part, when people start a new training program or diet, they see changes quickly. Their strength goes up, the weight on the scale goes down. Everything feels like it’s working. The problem is that sooner or later,…

While supplements aren’t replacements for quality sleep and movement, they can be useful tools to round out your overall recovery plan. Because there are many roads that lead to better recovery—from reducing stress, to sleeping sounder, to reducing inflammation, etc.—there…

The use of compression therapy generally falls into two categories. The first is the professional range of boots and pneumatic compression boots, the most popular of which is Normatec. Although this type of compression has been used in the ranks…

The use of electric muscle stimulation (EMS) is widely used across a range of health and fitness disciplines, from physical therapy and rehab, to high-level, athletic performance. Historically, the use of EMS for increasing performance in athletes has been more…