How Your Menstrual Cycle Affects Recovery from Training
A rigorous new study finds small changes in heart rate and subjective feelings of recovery. Do they matter?
A rigorous new study finds small changes in heart rate and subjective feelings of recovery. Do they matter?
Analyzing glucose data from endurance athletes offers new(ish) insights, with the potential of more to come
Scientists reconsider the assumption that it only helps strength and power athletes
The latest research suggests that muscle oxygen can detect exercise thresholds, with no blood required
Researchers present new findings on mental fatigue, mental training, and the importance of your surroundings
They don’t necessarily save energy, but a new study suggests they might save your legs
To optimize your health or supercharge your training, you sometimes need to look beyond the lab
There are both healthy and harmful ways to get away from it all, psychologists point out
Researchers look back on the lessons from 25 years of “live high, train low.”
First there was altitude training. Then it was heat training. Now it’s… pollution training?
In-race data collected during the world championships sheds new light on how top endurance athletes avoid overheating
Plyometrics can make you a more efficient runner, and it turns out they don’t need to be complicated or risky
New data finds that endurance- or speed-oriented muscle fibers don’t determine how you respond to strength training
So-called “augmented feedback” can offer both information and motivation. A new study tries to separate the effects.
Age may be just a number—but so is your weekly mileage.
Double threshold days and lactate meters have propelled Jakob Ingebrigtsen and others to the top. Should the rest of us follow suit?
The real magic of much-hyped ketone supplements, according to Belgian scientists, is how they enhance recovery
Has Maurten finally figured out how to harness the power of baking soda without paying the gastrointestinal price?
With the arrival of a long-rumored drink, endurance athletes want to know
A new study tests the idea that, with the right building blocks, connective tissue can repair itself after all
Researchers test the assumption that top athletes are more sensitive to internal cues, with surprising results
A new model breaks down the ability to fight through adversity into its constituent parts
Army researchers assess the evidence on what makes you stronger, and speculate about new approaches that might work even better
A head-to-head lab showdown finds that power and efficiency depend on your preferred running surface
Endurance athletes make bigger improvements following a flexible workout schedule, rather than sticking with a predetermined one.
New research finds that, all else being equal, runners don’t have more gastrointestinal problems than cyclists
Replacing lost salt is a pillar of sports nutrition, but new research suggests more isn’t always better
How well you can see your surroundings matters, but subtle gait changes also burn more energy.
Elite running coaches weigh in on what it means to be talented and how they predict who will run fastest
New data shows that, unlike a car, you can’t perform well with a half-full fuel tank
A pair of experiments find that mice choose to run less after taking antibiotics, even though their endurance is unchanged
New data outlines how much they run, how long it takes to resume training after giving birth, and how well they return to competition
Here’s what the science says about making it to the top as quickly and efficiently as possible.
A new study compares active and passive interval recoveries, but physiology isn’t the only factor to consider.
The algorithms used to estimate your training load have some fundamental flaws, scientists say.
Runners smack the ground harder—but get injured less—in more cushioned shoes. New research explains why.
Recovery, just like training, is highly individualized from person to person. Recent research shines a light on why that is.
Different workout styles can get you equally fit, but they affect your body differently—which suggests that you should mix it up.