The human body, a marvel of biological engineering, is designed to adapt and optimize to the demands placed upon it. And within the realm of physical fitness, the dichotomous forces of aerobic vs anaerobic exercise present a compelling and intricate play of energy systems. The understanding of these two types of exercise and how they…
You have probably heard the term nature vs. nurture. That’s typical when discussing whether genetics or environment more determines your attributes and behaviors. Epigenetics helps explain how both work together to affect your performance in training and beyond. Future of performance, health, and lifestyle? Epigenetics, defined as heritable changes in gene expression that do not…
Continuous training is a way to dial down the reliance on interval training and pay more attention to technique with mindfulness. Almost as if you could find flow state a little easier. The continuous training method improves your training in three ways: These three principles — cardiovascular endurance, peripheral circulation, and muscular development — are…
The Karvonen formula is the most common means to calculate your exercise intensity through your training heart rate. It’s an equation that blends your maximum heart rate, resting heart rate, and target percentage into one easy-to-use calculation, ideal for endurance athletes. And while it can over or underestimate the exercise intensity in some individuals. The output…
In the summer of 1952, the whole world was watching as the Olympics came to Helsinki. An uncomfortable, wet heat hung over the city that summer as athletes from all over the world prepared for one of the most prestigious events in any sport. For 24-year-old Roger Bannister, it wasn’t an easy time – he’d…
Fitness testing, which includes lactate threshold, anaerobic power, and VO2 max measurements, has become synonymous with human performance’s outer limits. And the dedication to it has become almost an almost cult-like infatuation with analytics. A desire to quantify and rank all things sports, frequently without understanding all the features required for athletic performance. The story of Norwegian…
Anaerobic exercise requires short, fast, high-intensity workloads where the body does not need to use oxygen as a source of energy. And it is a great way to build muscle, lose weight, and train for sustained bursts of speed or explosive power. Who needs oxygen? Anaerobic exercise creates energy without oxygen as a prerequisite. The…
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