endurance

In the realm of functional fitness and full-body conditioning, versatility is key. Cardio machines often take center stage, whether you’re pushing through a high-intensity WOD (workout of the day) or chasing your next endurance milestone. While treadmills and rowers are staples, the Ski Erg...

What’s up Eg brothers & sisters. Today I’m gonna touch a little on my experience with steroids and being a professional arm wrestler (strength & endurance) sport. I have been in this sport since 2010. When I first started I was completely natural and lost my first 5 tournaments. I hate losing...

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW... Training for an extreme endurance event requires you to throw away all hopes of orthopedic health. Nearly 90% of triathletes are "broken" in one way or another. But some weight training could fix that. Triathletes must master a few key movements to stay healthy...

Run a mile. Do 100 pullups, 200 pushups, and 300 squats. Then run another mile. That’s Murph. Arguably CrossFit’s most famous (or infamous) WOD, Murph is the ultimate test of cardio endurance, bodyweight strength, and sheer mental fortitude. Getting through 100 pullups alone is impossible for...

As a sweetener, isomaltulose (Palatinose) has a lot of positive attributes. It's manufactured from sucrose derived from beet juice. It's vegan, kosher, halal, and non-GMO. It's stable, it doesn't rot teeth, it has a mild natural sweetness, and it doesn't have an aftertaste. If your daughter were...

Endurance exercise is generally any aerobic exercise performed for an hour or more, like running, swimming, and cycling. Think marathoner or triathlete. But whether you’re competing or not, if you’re performing this type of physical activity, it’s important to know the difference in fueling for...

by Lauren Del Turco, CPT If you’re serious about fitness, you’ve surely gone down the rabbit hole of trying to create the perfect supplement stack for your goals. It goes without saying that you want the supplements you take to earn their keep in your routine—and you’d probably rather be...

by Jenn Sinrich Any endurance athlete knows that nailing your hydration and nutrition is key to performing well—but figuring out your fueling strategy can be one of the trickiest parts of training. Without enough fluids or calories, you’ll hit the wall just a few miles into a long run...

by The Editors of What's Good Whether you want to tack a few more miles onto your next long run or outlast every other lifter in the weight room, long-haul exercise efforts require two things: a heckuva lot of mental grit and, of course, the right fuel. Though the saying may go that “your mind...

Concurrent training is the inclusion of both resistance and endurance training within the same training program. For example, if you lift weights on Monday and run a few miles on Tuesday, then repeat this pattern throughout the week or on the same day, you are training concurrently. This can be...

Endurance exercise is generally any aerobic exercise performed for an hour or more, like running, swimming, and cycling. Think marathoner or triathlete. But whether you’re competing or not, if you’re performing this type of physical activity, it’s important to know the difference in fueling for...

When it comes to improving athletic performance, it requires a mix of strength, power, and endurance. Whether you’re trying to improve your performance in the gym or for a particular sport, the foundations are the same. We have all the tools and resources needed in order to achieve peak...

Endurance exercise is generally any aerobic exercise performed for an hour or more, like running, swimming, and cycling. Think marathoner or triathlete. But whether you’re competing or not, if you’re performing this type of physical activity, it’s important to know the difference in fueling for...

Types of Strength. Strength can be measured and developed in several ways, each of which is highly specific. How the strength will be used should dictate the type of training and testing. Dynamic Strength. Also called isotonic, dynamic strength is defined as the maximum weight that can be...

High intensity exercise allows you to perform more work in a shorter amount of time. Learn how to maximize these workouts by choosing the right supplement ingredients. Editor's note: article pictures feature NutriForce sponsored athletes Alessandra Pichelli (4th in the 2013 CrossFit Games) and...

Brewer's yeast boosts endurance capacity The DNA and RNA in the cells of all living organisms are made up of nucleotides like the ones above. Genetic material is shaped like a spiral staircase, and when two nucleotides are attached to each other they form a step. The cells read the DNA by...

High intensity exercise has quickly become a growing trend within the fitness community because it allows for more work to be performed in a shorter period of time and it helps the athlete achieve higher levels of anaerobic fitness. As our lives become busier, extended workouts or high volume...

The definition of adrenaline rush for more than five million endurance athletes is rope climbing, Atlas stone carrying, and pumping out burpees over long and rough terrain. The definition of ingenuity is trying to replicate the adventures of Spartan racing on a phone app. The OG’s of OCR had...

The Basics: Muscle Fiber Type and Athletic Ability Human muscle fibers can be classified into two categories. Slow-twitch (red) muscle fibers und fast-twitch (white) muscle fibers. The predominance is determined by our genetics. The ACTN3 (Alpha Actinin) gene is active only in fast-twitch...

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