Check back every week for new articles and research summaries to help you optimize your training, performance and recovery.
This week’s Research Update looks at how much tart cherry really helps recovery, what actually matters for faster 5K performance, and why resisted sled sprints seem to work best over...
Feeling sore and being recovered aren't the same thing, and mixing them up can cost you your next session. Here's what active recovery actually does, and how to tell when...
This week’s Research Update looks at whether daily caffeine use blunts its race-day performance benefits, what nutrition can realistically do in extreme heat, and the five most evidence-backed performance supplements...
This week’s Research Update looks at HYROX injury patterns, creatine’s potential role in healthy aging and cognition, and what 70 studies reveal about why runners fade during the marathon leg...
You trained hard last night and expected to sleep great, but your wearable says otherwise. Recent research on nearly 4 million nights of data reveals exactly why late, high-strain sessions...
This week's Research Update covers three practical recovery questions. We look at whether a post-run protein shake does anything for bone stress markers, which recovery strategy actually helps CrossFit athletes...
Official sodium guidelines suggest 300–600mg per hour during long events, but sweat rate and sweat sodium concentration can vary up to tenfold between individuals — meaning that "one-size-fits-all" number is...
This week's Research Update is all about getting stronger. We look at whether creatine gummies deliver the same benefits as powder, whether heavy strength training actually helps cyclists who spend...
You crushed leg day and felt fine after, but fast forward a day or two and you can barely sit down without bracing yourself. What happened? Delayed-onset muscle soreness, or...
This week's Research Update covers training strategy from three different angles. We look at what high-intensity functional training like CrossFit and HYROX actually does physiologically, what training pattern predicted faster...
Claudia Bastien never expected to fall in love with bikepacking—especially after insisting she "actually hate[d] biking." After being laid off from her corporate job, she traded office life for solo,...
This week's Research Update looks at aging and endurance from three angles. Here, we cover why 24-hour ultra-marathons are one of the rare endurance formats where masters athletes are at...