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5 articles
You're Probably Underrecovering — And Training More Isn't Going to Fix It
Stalled performance is almost always a recovery problem misdiagnosed as a training problem. Here's the physiology of supercompensation and what actually drives adaptation.
4 min read · 2026-10-27
Foam Rolling Before a Run Does Not Improve Performance. But the Runners Who Skip It Pay a Different Price — and the Science Explains Both Sides of That Trade-Off.
Foam rolling produces measurable acute ROM improvements without strength loss — but the mechanism is neurological, not structural. Learn what the evidence shows about foam rolling for runners: when it helps, when it doesn't, and the optimal protocol.
5 min read · 2026-08-25
Deload Week: The Supercompensation Science of Training Less
A deload is not a rest week. It is a timed intervention that triggers supercompensation. The physiology of deload timing, depth, and how to distinguish it from tapering.
5 min read · 2026-08-11
Compression Tights: Legitimate Recovery Tool or Expensive Placebo?
Born 2013 reviewed 18 RCTs on compression garments. The results are more nuanced than the marketing suggests — here's what actually works and why.
5 min read · 2026-07-28
Why Body Fat Percentage Is a More Useful Health Marker Than BMI — and How to Measure It Without Expensive Equipment
BMI misclassifies approximately 30% of adults with metabolically unhealthy body composition. Body fat percentage, measured correctly, tells a more accurate story — and you don't need a clinic to get it.
5 min read · 2026-06-30