Training Guides

Sleep Loss and Endurance: Can You Bounce Back?

Sleep Loss and Endurance: Can You Bounce Back?

You can nail the long run, hit every fuel session, and still leave performance on the table if sleep is the missing set. Early alarms, late strength blocks, travel, kids, scrolling, race-week nerve...

How to Recover After a Marathon or HYROX: What the First 48 Hours Actually Require

How to Recover After a Marathon or HYROX: What the First 48 Hours Actually Require

After a marathon or HYROX, the work is fluids, carbohydrate plus protein, sleep, and muscle-damage repair—not more intensity. A practical first-48-hours guide. The finish line feels like the end. P...

Should Endurance Athletes take Creatine?

Should Endurance Athletes take Creatine?

Creatine has a pretty long and glorious history compared to other sports supplements. The supplemental form, creatine monohydrate, was first taken up by British Olympians like Linford Christie and ...

Mental Focus Under Fire: Jake Gibbs, Five Jellyfish Stings, a Flat Tire, and the Oahu Pentathlon

Mental Focus Under Fire: Jake Gibbs, Five Jellyfish Stings, a Flat Tire, and the Oahu Pentathlon

The Oahu Pentathlon is not a conventional race. It is a 135-mile journey that asks athletes to circumnavigate the island of Oahu in a single continuous effort—roughly two miles of ocean swimming, s...

Performance Benefits of a Higher VO2 Max

Performance Benefits of a Higher VO2 Max

In endurance sports, VO2 max sets the ceiling for aerobic energy production. Athletes with higher values can sustain higher absolute workloads before fatigue sets in because they deliver more oxyge...