endurance – PK Health and Performance https://pkhealth.ca A principles-based approach to sustained wellness and pain-free performance Fri, 23 Jul 2021 18:14:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Block Periodization-Ish https://pkhealth.ca/block-periodization-ish/ https://pkhealth.ca/block-periodization-ish/#respond Wed, 14 Jul 2021 20:41:38 +0000 https://pkhealth.ca/?p=5779 Having great endurance is good. But having a marathon-runner pencil neck? Not so much. Being strong is awesome, but a powerlifting gut weighs you down. Having great flexibility can be useful, but being bendy without coordination makes you a living manifestation of the QWERTY guy. What I’m trying to say is that there are many physical qualities you should be training in order…

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]]> https://pkhealth.ca/block-periodization-ish/feed/ 0 The Aerobic Strength Circuit https://pkhealth.ca/the-aerobic-strength-circuit/ https://pkhealth.ca/the-aerobic-strength-circuit/#respond Tue, 02 Mar 2021 22:23:07 +0000 https://pkhealth.ca/?p=5706 Aerobic capacity is a mandatory trait to have for complete health and performance. Health-wise, it begets brain1, heart2, lung3, and metabolic function4; performance-wise, it provides the foundation from which huge volumes of physical activity can be performed without over-stressing the body5. It’s also essential for fast recovery6. On the opposite end of the fitness spectrum lies…

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