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Do Hills and Sprints Cancel Your Zone 2 Benefits?
Episode 141
Does a short climb, town-line sprint, or brief surge above Zone 2 undo the benefits of an endurance workout? Paul Warloski and Dr. Paul Laursen expla…
9 hours ago
When to Perform High-Intensity Intervals
Episode 140
Should endurance athletes complete high-intensity intervals while fresh, or place them later in a workout after accumulating fatigue? Paul Warloski a…
1 week ago
How Much HIIT Do You Actually Need?
Episode 139
High-intensity interval training can produce rapid improvements, but repeatedly pushing to maximal effort may undermine recovery, consistency, and lo…
2 weeks ago
Supplements That Actually Work for Endurance Athletes with Dr Jose Antonio
Episode 138
Dr. Jose Antonio, co-founder and CEO of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, joins Paul Warloski and Paul Laursen to separate effective spo…
3 weeks ago
Why You Get Sore 48 Hours After Exercise and How to Fix It
Episode 137
Why can a hard workout feel manageable at first, only to leave you struggling with stairs two days later? In this episode of The Athletes Compass Pod…
4 weeks ago
Why 50% of Girls Quit Sport (and How to Stop It)
Episode 136
In part two of the conversation with Dr. Julia Casadio, the team explores why so many adolescent girls leave sport during their teenage years and how…
1 month ago
Heat Training for Female Athletes: How to Adapt and Perform
Episode 135
In this episode of The Athletes Compass Podcast, Dr. Julia Casadio explains how athletes can use heat training as a powerful performance tool, especi…
1 month, 1 week ago
How Sleep Timing Impacts Recovery, HRV, and Endurance Performance
Episode 134
In this episode of The Athletes Compass Podcast, Dr. Kristen Holmes, Global Head of Human Performance at Whoop, explains why sleep-wake consistency m…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
System Engagement Explained: How Much Is Left in the Tank?
Episode 133
In this episode of The Athletes Compass, Paul Warloski, Dr. Paul Laursen, and Marjaana Rakai explain Athletica’s Workout Reserve and the new Systems …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Can You Be a Mom, Work Full-Time, and Train for an Ironman? with Dr. Iris Nafshi
Episode 132
In this episode of The Athletes Compass Podcast, Dr. Iris Nafshi joins the team to discuss her research on “Iron Moms,” endurance athletes who train …
2 months ago