The Body
The Body
Understand your body through science and build the capability to live healthier, grow stronger, and function at your best.
Sleep Inertia: Why You Wake Up Groggy and What Actually Helps
“Sleep inertia is the period of impaired performance and grogginess experienced after waking.” Hilditch, Dorrian & Banks (2016).
Active Recovery for Muscle Soreness: Does Moving Help You Recover?
“Active cool-downs accelerate recovery of lactate in blood, but not necessarily in muscle tissue.” – Bas Van Hooren and Jonathan M. Peake, 2018
Protein Before Bed: Does Timing Actually Help Muscle Growth?
“Protein ingested prior to sleep is effectively digested and absorbed during overnight sleep.” – Snijders et al., Frontiers in Nutrition, 2019
Concentric vs. Eccentric Exercise: Does the Difference Actually Matter?
“If you want your body to be strong, you must accustom your body to be the servant of your mind, and train it with toil and sweat.” Xenophon, Memorabilia 2.1.28, trans. E. C. Marchant
Fermented Foods for Gut Health: What Actually Changes the Microbiome?
“Fermentation is life without air.” – Louis Pasteur, Études sur la bière, 1876
Plant-Based Diets and Performance: What Athletes Can Teach Us
“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” – Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food, 2008