Far Infrared Sauna
The benefits to using a far infrared sauna are manifold. When used in conjunction with a strength training program, the far infrared sauna has been shown to have a synergistic effect on performance and recovery. For performance For muscle growth / recovery For performance, muscle growth, and recovery benefits, the optimal (and likely most convenient) […]
Epigenetics
Epigenetics is a relatively new field of study which focuses on heritable changes in gene expression. Genes are portions of our DNA that encode information for all of our various biological functions. They are the fundamental units of data which collectively emerge as our biological lives, affecting everything from eye color to sub-cellular metabolic processes. […]
Hormesis
An important concept to understand when embarking on a strength and conditioning program is hormesis. It has been shown that in certain instances, when an organism experiences a physical or environmental stressor, it reacts by enacting a supercompensatory response. This response then causes a beneficial increase in resilience to the stressor, and an overall improvement […]
Cold Thermogenesis
First popularized by the legendary “Wim Hof”, The Iceman, a Dutch man who holds the Guinness World record for swimming in arctic water for prolonged distances and running to the top of Mt Kilimanjaro in nothing but swimming trunks. Scott Carney wrote a New York Times bestseller about him called, “What Doesn’t Kill Us”…