It is true that you can learn a fitness lesson from blind mice. Before I get to that point, a short primer on the role of light and your sleep which affects your gainZ. Your circadian rhythm is regulated primarily via light (photons) entering into the bottom part of the eyeball. This sends a signal
Want to reach your fitness goals? (Heard any of the statements before???) Just work harder. Not doing HIIT? Start doing Tabatas 3 times a day? you lazy pile of poo. =) Only lifting Mon, Wed, Fri? Start lifting every day. We all know that volume is the key driver since 7 PhDs and 4 meta-analysis
It is your fav nerd writing to you from sunny and amazing Nosara, Costa Rica. We wrapped up meetings for the Special Forces Experience the other day and are on our last full day here before some go back home. Jodie and I are hanging in Liberia with fancy internet for 1.5 days of work then off
Hola! from Costa Rica post 48-hour digital detox here. It was great to spend time relaxing and watching time just go by. I found it interesting that time seemed to slow to a crawl. One of the ongoing improvements I am working on (and have been for several years) is the feeling of “there is
Happy 2021! Wahoo, you made it through 2020. Today I was thinking back to my time in Costa Rica exactly one year ago. I was there helping to run an acute study to see what happens when you pound meatheads with lots and lots of volume Each day for 4 days in a row, our
Greetings from my last night here in S. Padre TX as we start to drive home over several days tomorrow. Today, I wanted to share with you a question I get a lot on Heart Rate Variability (HRV). "Question on HRV via Oura Doc. My HRV sucks via the Oura ring, what do I do?"
Today's health science news covers a new strength and conditioning book, body characteristics of elite strongmen, and problems with omega-6 vegetable oils. Then the guys address how they handle stressed and exhausted clients who need to perform in the gym. Also, sincere thanks to Fall Funds Drive contributor Fred, as well as strong monthly supporters
This week, we have been chatting about the second system to train for increased recovery ability and to be more robust. The first system was temperature and the second system is pH. Your body has to regulate both core temp and blood pH very tight. Small deviations = no bueno. Since your body is an
The Physiologic Flexibility Cert – How to maximize recovery techniques for better stress resilience -- goes live this coming Tuesday! I've had several questions on it and wanted to answer most of them below: 1) When do I get the first module? The first module will go out by the end of the day on
The Physiologic Flexibility Cert – How to maximize recovery techniques for better stress resilience goes live this coming Tuesday (Nov. 10)! I am super stoked about this one as I have been actively looking at this concept for well over 5 years. As I mentioned in the past, I started doing research on the concept
