The gains: Hyrox includes a 100-meter walking lunge with a sandbag. “Training lunges helps you build the strength and ...

According to an NIH study, regular endurance training “prevents metabolic syndrome, regulates fat metabolism, decreases blood glucose levels, delays the onset of type 2 diabetes, and reduces the risk ...

Elite athletes can push their bodies to the very limit, but even they can't surpass the boundaries of human nature, according ...

A boundary is emerging for the most seasoned endurance athletes. Beyond apparent performances and records, their bodies seem ...

With autumn marathons approaching and training intensities peaking, endurance athletes face a critical challenge that extends far beyond physical conditioning. The difference between crossing the ...

Scientists tracked 14 elite endurance athletes for a year and found a metabolic ceiling: no one sustained more than 2.5× ...

Two-time track and field Olympian Molly Huddle was pregnant past her May due date. Since she’d been running throughout her pregnancy, she turned to what she knew best: “Trying to ‘sprint the baby out, ...

When you think of endurance athletes – marathon runners, cyclists, triathletes or the trending Hyrox – you probably picture a focus on carbs: pasta, sports drinks, gels. But protein, especially casein ...

Even the most elite endurance athletes can’t outrun biology. A new study finds that humans hit a metabolic ceiling at about 2.5 times their resting energy burn. When ultra-runners take on races that ...

When ultra-runners lace up for races that stretch hundreds of miles and days, they're not merely testing their mental grit ...

We all love a good sufferfest, but here’s the truth bomb: without recovery, your training is just stress with a fancier name. Life—and sport—is a constant dance between stimulus and recovery. Most of ...