You should set your alarm not only to wake up in the morning but also to go to bed at night. Going to sleep and waking up at the same time every day helps regulate your body clock, optimizing your energy levels, recovery from training, and overall health. Of course, life happens—you won’t always get…
If you’re a law enforcement officer, proper hydration is imperative. Even a slight state of dehydration can “impair” your ability to think and perform. Dehydration can occur in less than 10 minutes and may cause muscle cramps, unnecessary fatigue, diminished strength, and can affect your performance under fire. Even at 1% dehydration, you lose much…
The classic model of fatigue focused entirely on the body: muscle depletion, lactic acid accumulation, and declining performance. According to this outdated view, the athletes who could push through their “poisoned” muscles were the most successful. But over time, this peripheral fatigue model has been challenged. After all, muscles always have some reserve capacity. Clearly,…
Visualization can be a powerful tool in the gym. Use it to your advantage before, during, and after every set. Here’s how: