Browsing: Athletes

One recurring observation I’ve made while covering health and fitness is that it’s becoming increasingly easier to train like a professional athlete. Of course, not everyone shares the athletic abilities of Frances Tiafoe or Jalen Brunson, but the tools they use to enhance their performance (in addition to their diet and sleep) are becoming more…

Cryostimulation for Post-exercise Recovery in Athletes: A Consensus and Position Paper

When people hear the word “recovery” in fitness, they often picture professional athletes

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Over the course of his professional triathlon career, he raced more than 45 Ironmans, finished as high as sixth at the Ironman World Championship, broke eight hours multiple times, and built his livelihood around one simple idea: if you want to get faster, build a bigger aerobic engine

A study by researchers at the National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN) has found that long-term athletic training significantly influences body composition, metabolism, blood physiology, dietary habits and gut microbiome, with endurance and strength athletes developing distinct physiological adaptations

For endurance athletes and HYROX competitors, piling on more training volume often feels like the obvious path to better performance: more miles, more intensity, more strength work. But over time, even well-built hybrid training programs run into the same limiting factor: the body’s tolerance for the workload