Entry #030: The two lactate thresholds (LT1/LT2) — The Dual-Threshold Metabolic Architecture
As an endurance practitioner, you have likely structured training around a singular metric: the lactate threshold. This pervasive concept—often
Entry #029: How to Read Your Power-Duration Curve, A Scientist's Walkthrough
The single chart that compresses your entire physiology into one line. Here's how to read it without the jargon.
Entry #028: Block and reverse periodization vs traditional + polarized
The way we organize training stress—periodization—remains a hot topic in exercise science. While the goal is to adjust
Entry #027: Sleep Physiology and Performance Architecture
The prevailing model of athletic adaptation frequently treats sleep as a passive interval between training stimuli, yet the physiological reality
Entry #026: Why Your FTP Might Be Wrong: mFTP, CP, and Modeled Thresholds
A 20-minute test gives you one number. Your real threshold lives somewhere on a curve. Here's how to tell when the test is lying.
Entry #025: Training load metrics — Fitness/fatigue balance, acute:chronic workload ratio, decoupling.
The transition from intuitive periodization to quantitative load management represents a paradigm shift in high-performance physiology. While the foundational
Entry #024: Menstrual Cycle Synching vs. Autoregulation in Female Endurance Athletes
Cycle synching has gone mainstream. The idea is that female athletes should plan their training around the hormonal phases of
Entry #023: Concurrent Strength Training Architecture for Endurance Performance
For decades, a persistent tension has existed in endurance coaching: the conflict between the necessity of high-volume aerobic training
Entry #022: Nutritional Architecture for Body Composition Optimization
The goal of improving your power-to-weight ratio creates a natural conflict in your training. You are trying to
Entry #021: Satiety Mechanics and Fiber Architecture in Endurance Nutrition
The endurance athlete exists in a state of metabolic tension: the requirement for high energy flux to support training load
