Train and recover well
Running & endurance
10 stories
Read it in order: Fueling for training- VO2max — endurance ceilingVO2max (maximal oxygen uptake) is the most oxygen your body can use in a minute — the ceiling on endurance.Movement · Cardio / Endurance4 stations
- Beetroot nitrateBeetroot, spinach, arugula, and celery contain nitrate.Movement · Cardio / Endurance6 stations
- Lactate thresholdLactate is not waste piling up in your muscles.Movement · Cardio / Endurance7 stations
- Zone 2 — mitochondrial trainingZone 2 is moderate aerobic work just below the first lactate threshold, where you can still speak in full sentences. Done repeatedly, it gives muscle…Movement · Cardio / Endurance4 stations
- Glycogen supercompensationGlycogen supercompensation means this: once a muscle has used up its glycogen (its store of linked glucose), eating carbohydrate afterward lets it…Movement · Cardio / Endurance4 stations
- The gut during exerciseThe heart can pump out only so much blood in a minute.Movement · Cardio / Endurance4 stations
- HIIT vs steady-stateSprint for a short stretch, slow down and catch your breath, and repeat for a few rounds: that is high-intensity interval training (HIIT).Movement · Cardio / Endurance6 stations
- Running form + shoesIf you run now without pain or injury, do not fiddle with how you land.Movement · Cardio / Endurance6 stations
- Running for BeginnersPeople who want to start running usually worry most about whether my form is right and which shoes to buy.Movement · Cardio / Endurance4 stations
- The Interference EffectWant both strength and a strong heart — do the two get in each other's way?Movement · Cardio / Endurance5 stations