Fitness

Explore evidence-based strategies for increasing endurance, training for events like Ironman and Spartan races, improving VO₂ max, and using heart rate zones and variability for smarter training. Learn how to build muscle efficiently, enhance speed, power, and strength, and improve flexibility and mobility through practices like yoga. You’ll also find insights into advanced techniques such as altitude and blood flow restriction training, as well as the benefits of sauna and cold exposure for performance and recovery.

barefoot biking

Barefoot Running Is Healthy, Ancestral And Good For Your Feet – But Is There Such A Thing As Minimalist Cycling Shoes?

If you run barefoot or in minimalist footwear (or want to), and you also ride a bicycle or are interested...

Top 10 Ways To Get A Better Body

Today’s Top 10 Ways To Get A Better Body With BenGreenfieldFitness.com

BenGreenfieldFitness.com has been in existence for about 4 years now. That’s a lot of content! And while you may already...

muscle cramp

5 Scientific Ways to Stop Muscle Cramps (And What Causes Those Annoying Cramps In The First Place).

You hate cramps. They hurt, they slow you down, and they negate months of hard training by costing your precious...

Ancestral_Athlete

10 Rules For Becoming An Ancestral Athlete

Welcome to Chapter 24 of Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance, Health & Life, in which you’re going get 10 rules for...

Addicted To Exercise

Is It OK To Be Addicted To Exercise?

Do you feel like you’re just not normal when you miss your workout? Do you get grumpy when you skip...

mobility

The 5 Essential Elements of An Endurance Training Program That Most Athletes Neglect – Part 3: Mobility

In case you didn’t notice, it’s been a little while since I published a chapter of the book I’ve been...

What Kind Of Damage Happens To Your Body After You Do A Hard Workout, Triathlon or Marathon

What Kind Of Damage Happens To Your Body After You Do A Hard Workout, Triathlon or Marathon?

Have you ever wondered what your body looks like on the inside after you do a hard workout, triathlon or...

How To Breathe The Right Way When You're Working Out

The Zen of “The Zone” – How To Breathe The Right Way When You’re Working Out.

A few weeks ago, I experienced a personal revelation. A revelation that has totally changed my workouts and the way...

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The 5 Essential Elements of An Endurance Training Program That Most Athletes Neglect – Part 2: Power & Speed

Welcome to Chapter 4, Part 2 of Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance Health & Life. In the last part of this...

Enhancing Endurance

Underground Training Tactics For Enhancing Endurance – Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 of Chapter 3 in Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance Health & Life. In the last section, you...

Underground Training Tactics For Enhancing Endurance

Underground Training Tactics For Enhancing Endurance – Part 1

Welcome to Part 1 of Chapter 3 in Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance Health & Life. We ended the last section...

Bigger's Not Better - Your Ultimate Guide To Brain Training For The 1-2-3 Combo Of Power, Speed & Longevity

The Two Best Ways To Build Endurance As Fast As Possible (Without Destroying Your Body) – Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 of Chapter 2 in Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance Health & Life. In part 1 of this...

The Ultimate Breathwork Ninja Guide How To Banish Stress & Kiss High Cortisol Goodbye

The Two Best Ways To Build Endurance As Fast As Possible (Without Destroying Your Body) – Part 1

Welcome to the second chapter in Part 2 of Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance Health & Life. In this chapter, you’re...

How Heart Rate Zones Work

Everything You Need To Know About How Heart Rate Zones Work (And How To Become An Exercise Physiology Ninja).

Welcome to the first chapter in Part 2 of Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance Health & Life. In this chapter, you’re...

blackbox coaching

Triple Video Super-Special: Ben’s New “High-End” Coaching Program, A 15 Minute Geeky Fitness Q&A, And The Top Fitness & Nutrition Books of 2012

This past Saturday night, I revealed the new high-end Black Box coaching program I am rolling out for a select...

Is Yoga Good Or Bad For Increasing Your Physical Performance

The Great Yoga Debate: Is Yoga Good Or Bad For Increasing Your Physical Performance?

I do a series of yoga poses every morning for about 10-15 minutes. Which means that by the end of...