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Dave Matthews, the Elliptical Machine, and the Haters
Just because an exercise or protocol isn't for you, doesn't give you license to berate everyone who does it.
Chris Holder
Steady-State Cardio Is Good for Gains
Aerobic endurance will carry over to better performance in the weight room.
Tanner Baze
Want Weight Loss? Work Harder
Time and time again, people are looking for a quick fix when it comes to fitness, but sometimes the simplest solutions are also the hardest.
Tom Kelso
The Best Research on Body Fat, Losing Fat, and Eating Fat
Here you go - solid science-based advice and research to improve your training and nutrition.
Tom Kelso
Debunking the Myth of Fasted Cardio
You might have heard doing fasted cardio can accelerate fat loss, but the real trick might not be as sexy as that.
Shannon Khoury
How to Manage Your Conditioning Program, Part 2
The process of individualizing your training based on biofeedback leads to much better outcomes and more consistent progress.
Joel Jamieson
How to Manage Your Conditioning Program, Part 1
Two criteria determine whether or not you reach your goal - your training program and how you manage that program.
Joel Jamieson
"The Cardio Code" (Book Review)
If every trainer read Kenneth Jay's book, we would all be better equipped to help people improve their VO2 max and actually get fit.
Andrew Read
Circuit Training Doesn't Get You Fitter
Something to note here is the definition of fitness for most textbooks - VO2 max. Lifting heavy weights quickly doesn’t improve it.
Andrew Read
Cardio Before Strength Elicits Better Hormonal Response
Running on a treadmill before lifting weights correlated with a higher response from anabolic hormones.
Doug Dupont
Use Exercise Order, Rest Intervals, and Cardio for Hypertrophy
A new study found significant overlap between these three factors and muscle growth.
Doug Dupont
Why Does BJJ Make Me So Tired?
Doing lots of cardio, but still running out of gas in BJJ? Consider that running on the treadmill and having some big scary guy try to choke you are nothing alike
Samuel Spiegelman
Is Steady State or Interval Training Better for Cardio?
Steady state cardio gets a bad rap sometimes. Recently science put this common conception to the test.
Doug Dupont
3 Exercises You Should Skip at the Gym
I’m in no place to tell you what to do with your time. But I am in a place of telling you which exercises will help you get the results you want.
Eric C. Stevens
Why Steady State Cardio for Fat Loss Is a Bad Decision
There is some truth to steady state cardio for fat loss. However, it’s not quite that simple.
Tom Kelso
A Simple, Science-Based Method for Tracking Running Progress
A new study analyzed the effectiveness of the heart rate-running speed index for gauging running performance.
Doug Dupont
A Simple, Science-Based Method for Tracking Running Progress
A new study analyzed the effectiveness of the heart rate-running speed index for gauging running performance.
Doug Dupont
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