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Regression to the Mean, and Paying Tribute
We are nearing the end. In fact, as is most often the case with enduring intervals, the last 10% is the hardest because you know you’ve already done…
Apr 29
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Austin
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Do Humans Have a Metabolic Exercise Limit?
Explore metabolic exercise limits: How does physical activity impact calorie burn? Dive into TEE, BMR, & constraints on energy expenditure. Learn more!
Apr 24
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Austin
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Do Humans Have a Metabolic Exercise Limit?
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The Grieving Process and Blood on the Barbell
Sometimes you give what you can. Sometimes you tell the truth you can afford to tell. Sometimes it’s not enough. Sometimes you knew, from the time you…
Apr 22
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Austin
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Crank or Crash, and Knowing When to Fold
This week included an aerobic (capacity / endurance) test and some novel approaches to mobility. That is, using load, breathing, and time under tension…
Apr 16
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Austin
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Learning Your Machine (again)
Lung rippers, leg lock pins, and endurance shake outs were the theme this week. As always, an attentiveness to recovery (need / debt) is of the upmost…
Apr 8
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Austin
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Sometimes You Win By Losing
This week could be categorized as “active recovery.” There was a lot of movement exploration in order to detach from outcome measures. Sometimes a…
Apr 1
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Austin
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Sometimes You Win By Losing
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Review: Hunter-Gatherers as models in public health
Pontzer, Wood, Raichlen, UCLA, Hunter-Gatherers, Public Health, Diet, Longevity, Obesity, Physical Activity | This study looks at the Hadza people of…
Mar 28
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Austin
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Strategy, Volume, Brutality in Simplicity
If you put more pressure through a small sink, you still get a flood. A big sink with no pressure is pond — it sucks at movement and stagnates. If you…
Mar 25
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Austin
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Yoga Nidra, Breathwork, and Cooldowns
Coming off of a rest (de-load) week, I came out hot, maybe a little too much so and already noticed a regression to the mean. The Free Fall program has…
Mar 18
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Austin
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Training Week: 2024-03-04
Hot Wash, De-Loading, and Remembering to Play
Mar 11
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Austin
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Training Week: 2024-02-26
Escape Velocity Week 9, Holy Hypertrophy, and Losing by Winning
Mar 4
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Austin
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Training Week: 2024-02-19
Escape Velocity Week 8, Check Your Understanding, Resting in Discomfort | Learning to rest in a place of discomfort is a valuable skill. In any case…
Feb 26
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Austin
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