Tapering and carb-loading are basically race-week superpowers. When you pull back on training, your body finally gets to recharge and show the fitness you’ve been stacking for weeks. Then, topping up your carbs the day or two before the race fills your muscles with the fuel you’ll actually use once things get tough out there. This blog goes through the evidence on tapering and carb loading to peak for an endurance event, using personal reflections from my experience to guide judgement.

A meal prep for the 9-to-5 grind. Fueling up with Asian-inspired bulgur power bowls — high-fiber, high-protein, and packed with the nutrients athletes need to train and recover strong.

Reverse causality happens when cause and effect are misunderstood, leading to flawed conclusions. For example, does exercise make people happier, or do happier people exercise more? This blog explores how to spot reverse causality and why it matters in health and fitness.

Muscle growth doesn’t occur in the gym, it occurs outside the gym. In this blog I discuss some of the more advanced concepts surrounding recovery and some tools you can use to set goals in recovery.

How do we think about travelling and training? Well the choice is really up to you. Here are some tips and my experience navigating a long trip and staying on top of my fitness-related goals!