Endurance

I Couldn't Be More Positive

Instead of profiling an ordinary weekend athlete who cheats by taking performance-enhancing drugs, Andrew Tilin, an amateur bike racer, served as his own lab rat and spent a year taking supplemental...

Neal Gorman

The Mutants Next Door

They're obliterating records when they're not ferrying the kids to soccer or logging 40-hour weeks selling insurance. Meet five working athletes at the top of their game and learn their training...

USARIEM water-immersion lab

G.I. Joe and The House of Pain

At a nondescript Army lab, researchers use extreme methods to pus soldiers to the brink. The goal: to identify limitations and blast through them. Christopher Solomon reports on the new ultimate...

Training Schedule

Plans of Attack

A fitness of just couple of hours a week can yield amazing results.

Running

Fast and Furious

The three secrets of hyper-efficient fitness

Get Real

The three secrets of hyper-efficient fitness: Set fitness goals that are in line with your time constraints.

Vibram's 6-ounce FiveFingers Bikila

The 8 Essentials of Barefoot Running

Barefoot-inspired shoes are flying off the shelves, and they're poised to transform the way we run. Here's how to make the most of running with less.

barefoot running transition schedule

Barefoot Running Training Plan

Use this training plan—based on a 30-mile-per-week training load—to transition slowly from your old shoes to your new barefoot running shoes.

Marathon Mouse

Faster. Higher. Squeakier.

In 2007, molecular biologist Ron Evans flipped a genetic switch on test mice and turned them into super-athletes. Headlines ensued, as did nervous references to human applications and "exercise in a...

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