The Beginner’s Guide to HRV and Recovery
Ten years ago, when I used to give a talk to a room full of fitness people, I’d often ask how many of them were using heart rate variability (HRV). When nobody would raise their...
3 Ways to Fix Heart Rate Training
Back in 2008, I convinced Polar to give me one of their Polar Team 2 heart rate monitoring systems in exchange for helping to spread the word about how to use heart rate monitoring with...
Articles 5 Key Strategies to Improve Your Conditioning
To build conditioning to the highest levels takes only two things: consistent effort and the right program. Over the years, I’ve found that most people that come to me because they need to improve their conditioning...
Articles How to make a conditioning comeback
Everyone loves a good comeback story. Back in 2004, I got to be part of an epic comeback by one of the greatest Japanese fighters of all time, Hayato Sakurai. If you’re not a long-time fight fan,...
Articles A better way to build programs: understanding the stress-recovery cycle
When my older brother first introduced me to lifting weights in the 7th grade, I was instantly hooked. Like most people back then, I turned to the popular bodybuilding and fitness magazines to learn how...
Sleeping Your Way to Fitness
My goal as a coach is to help you get the most out of every workout, plain and simple. And if you look around 8WeeksOut, you'll find plenty of articles on how to do that...