Returning to That 92-Year-Old World Champion Rower
The 92-year-old world champion rower that we wrote about here back in November has finally been noticed by everyone. Congratulations to him, and to the paper's authors.
Paper Watch: Transmissible Alzheimer's, Blood Pressure, and Detraining
We are starting a regular feature where we cut through the noise of the thousands of new, health-related papers. We will pick a few recent papers and summarize them in a practical and not anxiety-inducing way for people trying to cut through the chatter of fitness influencers.
Simple Should Be Simple: A 2024 Mantra
People make simplifying health too complicated. And in 2024 it is worse than ever.
The Emerging Paradox as Healthcare Struggles With AI/Technology
A paradox emerges in the evolving landscape of modern healthcare: as technology advances, the traditional human-centered aspects of medicine, such as the art of physical examination, are diminishing
High-Intensity Training, Part II: Training Sessions
In part I of this series we highlighted how exercise in the high-intensity domain improves our bodies' physiological adaptations
Integrating High-Intensity, Part I: Polarized Training
Achieving peak performance/health is a balancing act. Among other things, it requires balancing mostly low-intensity training with a prudent
Run Fast... Sometimes
In our expansive section on Zone 2 training, we outlined many reasons for low heart rate training and discussed many
Podcast: Residual Cardiovascular Risk, LDL, and the Statin "Conspiracy"
Recent research shows that we need to earlier and more aggressively reduce LDL-C levels in adults, that residual risk could be reduced much more without material side effects.