February 14, 2018 By Cody Haun Concurrent Training for the Powerlifter, Part 2: Physiology & Application In Part 2 of this concurrent training series, we will cover the molecular exercise physiology of concurrent training and provide some application for concurrent programming.
November 8, 2017 By Cody Haun Concurrent Training for the Powerlifter, Part 1: An Introduction and Background This article (the first part in a two-part series) provides a thorough but accessible overview of the concurrent training research.
October 18, 2017 By Greg Nuckols Can High Rep Lifting Replace Cardio For Lifters? Squatting and deadlifting for high reps can certainly wear you out. But does that mean lifting can actually improve your conditioning as much as traditional cardio modalities?
March 25, 2015 By Greg Nuckols Avoiding Cardio Could Be Holding You Back What you’re getting yourself into ~3100 words 8-12 minute read time Key Points Lifting heavy things is more metabolically taxing than most people realize. Most people think of weight training as a purely anaerobic enterprise, but the majority…
April 1, 2014 By Greg Nuckols Cardio Isn’t Going to Kill Your Gains. Need More Evidence? You Got It. Does cardio kill gains? No. In fact, a recent study adds more evidence suggesting cardio and lifting make for a stronger, more jacked athlete.
March 10, 2014 By Greg Nuckols Practical Considerations for Combining Cardio and Lifting Hey guys, after the huge response to my recent article about combining aerobic and resistance training, I got my friend Alex Viada to go into a little more depth on the subject. Combining the two is what he…
March 3, 2014 By Greg Nuckols Cardio and Lifting – Cardio won’t hugely impact your gains in the short run, and... The strength and fitness worlds have, unfortunately, fallen prey to cardio fear-mongering, and I think that’s to their detriment. At this point, it should be indisputable that aerobic training can improve almost every major marker of health, however,…
