Performance Lab

5k Runner Takes pHastr For The First Time - Then Wins Three Events in a Row

5k Runner Takes pHastr For The First Time - The...

In a five-week stretch this spring, Whitby's Max Turek did something that quietly tells you a lot about where elite distance running has gone — and where it's still being...

5k Runner Takes pHastr For The First Time - The...

In a five-week stretch this spring, Whitby's Max Turek did something that quietly tells you a lot about where elite distance running has gone — and where it's still being...

Why Creatine Works Better When You're Not Acidic: The Bicarb–Creatine Stack

Why Creatine Works Better When You're Not Acidi...

Creatine is the most-studied performance supplement in sports nutrition. Hundreds of trials. Decades of consensus. If you train hard and you're not on it, you're leaving free watts on the...

Why Creatine Works Better When You're Not Acidi...

Creatine is the most-studied performance supplement in sports nutrition. Hundreds of trials. Decades of consensus. If you train hard and you're not on it, you're leaving free watts on the...

The pHastr Effect, Measured: What an FTP Test L...

Most performance claims are written in adjectives. "Faster." "Stronger." "Longer." This one is written in numbers. In March, we ran a paired FTP test on a single athlete — Emily,...

The pHastr Effect, Measured: What an FTP Test L...

Most performance claims are written in adjectives. "Faster." "Stronger." "Longer." This one is written in numbers. In March, we ran a paired FTP test on a single athlete — Emily,...

Does Baking Soda Actually Improve Running Perfo...

The research is real Sodium bicarbonate is one of the most studied legal performance supplements in sports science. It's been researched since the 1980s across track and field, rowing, cycling,...

Does Baking Soda Actually Improve Running Perfo...

The research is real Sodium bicarbonate is one of the most studied legal performance supplements in sports science. It's been researched since the 1980s across track and field, rowing, cycling,...

Why Your Legs Burn and Give Out During Sprints

That burning sensation in your quads during a hard sprint isn't weakness. It's chemistry. And once you understand what's actually happening, you can do something about it. What's causing the...

Why Your Legs Burn and Give Out During Sprints

That burning sensation in your quads during a hard sprint isn't weakness. It's chemistry. And once you understand what's actually happening, you can do something about it. What's causing the...

Why Baking Soda Gives You Stomach Cramps Before...

You've probably heard that athletes take sodium bicarbonate — baking soda — before training to push harder and delay fatigue. So you tried it. And 20 minutes later you were...

Why Baking Soda Gives You Stomach Cramps Before...

You've probably heard that athletes take sodium bicarbonate — baking soda — before training to push harder and delay fatigue. So you tried it. And 20 minutes later you were...