Exercise and Learning: How Training Changes What Sticks
July 28, 2026
Four years ago I wrote a tip about the American history class I took my Freshman year in college. The short version: it was a
Four years ago I wrote a tip about the American history class I took my Freshman year in college. The short version: it was a
From sports to general health, most of us were raised on a version of fitness that treats cardio and strength as two different teams. Runners
“This feels like suffocation.” That was my first thought after completing a few sets of swings a couple of years ago during a training session
“You’re probably tired of me asking, but… am I doing enough to prepare for the (272-mile) Long Trail?” And the next day… “How do I improve
I’ve been reading more reviews of fitness-related studies over the past few weeks, and two studies, in particular, recently caught my attention. In the first study,
Looking at the heart rate dynamics from my strength-focused sessions over the past couple of Mondays reminded me of a fitness development concept that I
When something has been a normal part of your everyday life for a long time, one can easily forget that it isn’t necessarily a normal
If you’ve missed the past couple tips or are just tuning in, today’s tip is part three in a brief discussion of “cardio training” (cardio,
In last week’s tip I said that cardio training doesn’t help with weight loss, or at least not in the way that many people perceive. This
If there’s a single comment that I’ve heard more often than any other over the past 15+ years of coaching, it’s this: “I think I