The New Science of RUNNING ENDURANCE: Durability, Fatiguability, Repeatability, Resilience

The New Science of RUNNING ENDURANCE: Durability, Fatiguability, Repeatability, Resilience

We do blood testing with RYTHM: Rythm is offering our listeners 15% off your first month and free shipping at https://RYTHM.HEALTH/RLRH Brought to you by ProBio Nutrition - your all-in-one daily supplement for runners. Get 40% off with code RLRH (and an additional 10% off + free shipping with a subscription) ➡️https://bit.ly/ProBioRLRH Brady and Thomas break down the new viewpoint paper on endurance whose co-authors include Michael Joyner: https://journals.physiology.org/doi/pdf/10.1152/japplphysiol.00343.20250:00 Introduction – The 4 Components of Fatigue Resistance0:39 What Is Durability? (The Joiner Model Revisited)4:00 Sponsor: ProBio Nutrition5:12 How to Use These 4 Terms to Find Your Weaknesses5:57 #1: Durability – Holding Your Physiology Together at Constant Pace8:32 How to Train for Better Durability11:30 #2: Fatiguability – Performance Loss Under Variable Intensity14:38 Sponsor: RYTHM Health (At-Home Blood Testing)17:11 #3: Repeatability – Can You Hit the Same Splits Every Interval?18:36 How to Train for Better Repeatability22:37 #4: Resilience – Performing Under Unexpected Conditions23:55 Amby Burfoot's 1968 Boston Win: A Case Study in Resilience26:47 How to Train for Resilience (Steve Magnus's Secret Tactic)28:31 The Danger of Being Over-Optimized on Race Day29:52 Thomas & Brady's Own Strengths and Weaknesses35:45 Resilience: The Last Unmeasurable Variable in Endurance Sport37:04 Wrap-Up

Ranking Carbmaxxing, Nomio, BPC-157, and more! The Latest Running Trends, Supplements, and Snake Oil

We do blood testing with RYTHM: Rythm is offering our listeners 15% off your first month and free shipping at https://RYTHM.HEALTH/RLRHBrought to you by ProBio Nutrition - your all-in-one daily supplement for runners. Get 40% off with code RLRH (and an additional 10% off + free shipping with a subscription) ➡️https://bit.ly/ProBioRLRHLegit or Grift returns! Thomas and Brady rank the most popular running trends of 2026 in terms of their legitimacy (how much evidence there is to support their safe use) and grifty-ness (lack of evidence / some profiteering going on). 0:00 Intro – What is "Legit or Grift"? 3:48 #1: NOM (Broccoli Sprout Juice) – LEGIT7:51 #2: BPC-157 Peptides – GRIFT 10:03 Why isn't BPC-157 better researched? + The Cam Haynes controversy 16:56 #3: Carb Maxing – GRIFT 21:01 Should carb intake be measured by distance, not time?26:41 #4: Bicarb for Marathon Running – GRIFT 29:14 #5: Protein Maxing (for runners) – LEGIT 33:00 #6: Downhill Training – LEGIT 37:03 #7: Sauna & Passive Heat Training – LEGIT 40:05 #8: Exogenous Ketones (post-workout) – LEGIT 44:06 #9: Eight Hours of Sleep – GRIFT 55:22 The Enhanced Games: Total Grift 58:20 Outro

The Real Reason Your VO2 Max Isn't Improving

Brady and Thomas discuss VO2 Max; why runners should be interested in training it, and how the best ways to improve it areWe do blood testing with RYTH: Rythm is offering our listeners 15% off your first month and free shipping at https://RYTHM.HEALTH/RLRHBrought to you by ProBio Nutrition - your all-in-one daily supplement for runners. Get 40% off with code RLRH (and an additional 10% off + free shipping with a subscription) ➡️https://bit.ly/ProBioRLRH00:00 Understanding VO2Max and Its Importance02:23 Genetics vs. Training: The VO2Max Debate05:51 Measuring VO2Max: Field Tests Explained11:46 Effective Training Methods to Improve VO2Max23:41 The Reality of Building and Losing VO2Max29:33 Additional Strategies for Enhancing VO2Max

Why A Higher VO2 Max Won't Make You Faster

We do blood testing with RYTH: Rythm is offering our listeners 15% off your first month and free shipping at https://RythmHealth.com/RLRHBrought to you by ProBio Nutrition - your all-in-one daily supplement for runners. Get 40% off with code RLRH (and an additional 10% off + free shipping with a subscription) ➡️https://bit.ly/ProBioRLRH00:00 Why The Biggest VO2 Max Doesn’t Win The Race03:44 The Pillars of Endurance Performance09:32 Performance VO2 vs. VO2 Max14:58 Physical Limits of VO2 Max17:24 Key Metrics for Runners' Health and Performance

VO2 Max for Runners: What It Is, How to Measure It, EYKTK!

Brady and Thomas discuss VO2 Max - what it is, why it's important for runners, and why it's seen as a marker for longevity: Brought to you by ProBio Nutrition - your all-in-one daily supplement for runners. Get 40% off with code RLRH (or 50% off + free shipping with a subscription) ➡️https://bit.ly/ProBioRLRH00:00 Intro / Our VO2 Max readings01:20 What Is VO2 Max03:40 How Much of VO2 Max is genetic vs trained?07:30 Sub 2-hr marathon vo2 Max09:45 VO2 Max and aging16:20 Evaluating the different ways to measure VO2 Max22:54 VO2 Max as a Longevity Marker30:05 VO2 Max vs other metrics for longevity