Training & Performance
7 articles in this pillar.
How to Test Your 1RM Safely (and Why You Often Shouldn't)
Estimating your one-rep max from a submaximal set is safer, nearly as accurate, and repeatable far more often than a true max attempt.
Read articleStrength Training Basics: The Principles That Actually Drive Progress
Progressive overload, adequate volume, proximity to failure and recovery. Four principles that explain most of what works.
Read articleHeart Rate Training Zones: What Each Zone Does and How to Use Them
Five zones, two ways to calculate them, and why the 'fat-burning zone' isn't what the label suggests.
Read articleRunning Pace Guide: How to Find, Train and Race Your Pace
How pace, speed and distance relate, why race pace slows as distance grows, and how to set a goal you can actually hold.
Read articleCardio vs. Strength: Why You Probably Need Both
They adapt different systems and protect against different problems. The interesting question isn't which to choose but how to combine them.
Read articleCalories Burned: How to Read MET Values (and Their Limits)
What a MET actually is, why heavier people burn more for the same activity, and why your watch and this calculator disagree.
Read articleRest and Recovery: The Missing Half of Every Training Program
Training is the stimulus; adaptation happens while you rest. What actually aids recovery, what doesn't, and how to spot when you need more.
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