How to Improve Your Conditioning
Having bad conditioning sucks. Gasping for breath, knowing you have nothing left in the tank feels terrible. Especially when there’s a game, title, or competition on the line. So, I’m not surprised that I get...
HRV How to use HRV to improve your conditioning—while avoiding burnout and injuries
After 20 years of using HRV, if there’s one thing I can say with absolute certainty, it’s that when used effectively, it’s an invaluable tool for improving your conditioning. In my experience, it’s the “effectively” part...
The Beginner’s Guide to HRV and Recovery
Ten years ago, when I used to give a talk to a room full of fitness people, I’d often ask how many of them were using heart rate variability (HRV). When nobody would raise their...
3 Ways to Fix Heart Rate Training
Back in 2008, I convinced Polar to give me one of their Polar Team 2 heart rate monitoring systems in exchange for helping to spread the word about how to use heart rate monitoring with...
Articles 5 Key Strategies to Improve Your Conditioning
To build conditioning to the highest levels takes only two things: consistent effort and the right program. Over the years, I’ve found that most people that come to me because they need to improve their conditioning...
Articles How to make a conditioning comeback
Everyone loves a good comeback story. Back in 2004, I got to be part of an epic comeback by one of the greatest Japanese fighters of all time, Hayato Sakurai. If you’re not a long-time fight fan,...