Genetic Propensities | Hormones
Hormones are a chain of amino acids with complex functions in the body. Hormones contribute to functions in the body like stress management, sleep
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Optimized Endurance
Health and longevity have taken a backseat to performance. Endurance athletes often equate fitness with health. Health must predominate performance in the endurance sports
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Runner’s or Walker’s Drift
What happens when those endorphins kick in after physical exertion on short orlong hauls while covering trails or pavements? First, it may not be
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Digest This…
Endurance athletes require nutrition precision. Nutrition guidelines for the mainstream do not apply to the rigorous exertion, tireless effort, and inexpressible demands of endurance
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Genetic Propensities | Nutrition
Genetics plays a key role in determining phenotypes. Your DNA sequence represents propensities – not absolutes. Genetics may program for brown hair but hair
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Genetic Propensities | Hunger and Satiety
WHAT THIS MEANS Appetite is a combination of hunger response and satiety. Many studies have identified DNA variations that contribute to hunger and satiety signaling.
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Key Biomarkers for Endurance Athletes
The beauty of blood analysis is its ability to define the truth. Blood analysis provides a unique window into an endurance athlete’s health, performance,
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THE HISTORY OF ULTRARUNNING THAT WILL ENTERTAIN, TEACH, AND SURPRISE YOU: “STRANGE RUNNING TALES”
Guess what: the running boom launching in the 1970s did not create running and jogging. That period followed the much earlier ultradistance boom some
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The Snake Slinks to the Lake
You fall asleep in the backyard lounge chair after the third beer. Just can’t keepthose eyes open. Meanwhile, the devil Snake will draw your
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Genetic Propensities | Sleep
Sleep is the cornerstone of the complex human system. Sleep imbalances profoundly impact your ability to function. Sleep is the foundation of your limitless potential
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Unhealthy Fitness
The beauty of endurance training is that it teaches us awareness. This awareness not only delineates effort from struggle but reality from perception –
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Epigenetic Proprioception
Professional Disclosure Proprioception is the body’s ability to perceive its sense of position in space. It is the perception of the positions of the
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On the Beach of Learning
Essential thoughts, discoveries, and treasures most of us miss lay on the beach oflearning. We walk right by them, mesmerized by oceans and pretty
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Considering the Honor of the Disgraced
Considering the Honor of Disgraced Most of us in life get humiliated, dishonored, discredited, or even demeaned. If misery loves company, this qualifies. It
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Biomechanical Fluidity
Running is the noblest fitness discipline. Running has many benefits whether you hit the pavement, or trails, shred golf course greens [not recommended], or
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