Category Archive for "(Yeah) Science"
Unstable Surface Training across different age groups (*Meta-Analysis)
Unstable surface training has been around for over a decade, but it’s only over those past ten years that it’s been seriously studied as a training modality (*and photoshopped into hilarious memes). And most recently, it’s been studied examined in…
How to add Bands into your Deadlift Training
Deadlifting with elastic bands on the bar is a mainstay of champion powerlifters. But questions remain: is it better to put heavy weight on the bar and use less bands, or more bands and less weight? Dr. Andy Galpin and…
Strongman Training versus Traditional Resistance Training (*study)
Strongman training has become an increasingly popular training modality for athletes in all sports. However, we’ve always felt this to be a misnomer – while Atlas Stones and similar tools are part of strongman training, they represent the skill portion…
Combine Resistant Starch with Whey Protein and burn Fat (*study)
You already know that adding a resistant starch to whey protein is a great idea. We started using this combination on ourselves back in 2011, and launched 3Fu3l officially at the 2012 CrossFit Games. We made it for ourselves, to…
Keto-Adaption doesn’t mean sacrificing normal glycogen levels (*study)
When you eat a ton of carbs to fuel your training, you become less efficient at burning other macronutrients during training and competition. But is the opposite true? Intuitively, we’d think so. If you rely primarily on fat and protein,…
Chains & Bands Produce Greater Strength Gains (*meta-analysis)
Many of the strongest lifters in the world will attest to the effectiveness of using bands, chains, and other forms of variable resistance in their training. Depending on the technique used, this type of training can be help address weaknesses…
Heat vs. Cold for Soreness
Temperature-related modalities for use in the post-workout phase of recovery have come under fire (ha!) recently, with evidence being presented that cold temperatures might inhibit beneficial inflammation and reduce training adaptations. But while the jury is still out on that…
More Sugar in your Diet = More Estrogen in your Body
Metabolic syndrome is said to be present when three out of five biomarkers appear: elevated fasting plasma glucose, abdominal obesity, elevated blood pressure, low high-density lipoprotein (HDL cholesterol) levels, and/or high serum triglycerides. But what’s most interesting about those five…
Resting & Recovery between MetCon sets – seated, walking, or lying down (*study)
Boxers sit on stools between rounds. As do UFC fighters. Sprinters continue walking after the finish line. Some put their hands on their heads. Football players often get to sit in the locker rooms at half-time.. And we’ve all seen…
One Reason You Shouldn’t Rely on Studies
At 3Fu3l we’ve always focused on what works. There is no substitute for having quantifiable personal data that lets us know that a training concept has netted us a PR, or that eating certain foods made us feel more recovered….
