Erin Beresini (@eberesini) is Outside's Fit List columnist, and author of new book Off Course: Inside the Mad, Muddy World of Obstacle Course Racing. She lives in Los Angeles with 10 bikes and a dresser full of spandex. (Website: erinberesini.com)
Erin Beresini
Tangram Factory Smart Rope
Forget about counting reps in your head. This clever fitness tool does that and more.
Thou Shalt Work Out
American churches are building first-class gyms to get followers in shape and attract new members to the flock. Critics see lucrative businesses masked as ministries, but the programs are a spirited...
Forgo the Gym with These 7 Pieces of Workout Gear
On-the-go fitness tools for athletes
Build Your Own Training Camp
Two weeks of full-time, one-on-one instruction at Exos can set you back $4,800. Here’s how to get many of the same performance benefits without taking out a second mortgage.
A Day in Food on the Ketone Diet
How endurance athlete Patrick Sweeney puts away nearly 3,000 calories a day on the ketone diet
The Oddly Normal Splurges of Elite Athletes
Goodbye crazy binges, hello almond butter?
10 Insane Obstacles From Tough Mudder’s Design Challenge
An expert look at the most feasible—and the nuttiest—submissions
Should You Have Sex Before Competition?
A crude guideline for randy athletes
How Kaci Lickteig Won Western States While Training on Flat Concrete
A compelling case for ditching hill repeats
Road Bikes, Not Ritalin: How Cycling Could Help Kids with ADHD
Inside Specialized and Stanford University’s new alliance to research cycling’s effect on kids with ADHD
Tough Mudder Settles Wrongful-Death Complaint
The wrongful-death suit, filed after 28-year old Avishek Sengupta drowned at the Tough Mudder Mid-Atlantic event, had major implications for the obstacle-course racing industry
The Problem with Genetics-Based Training
The secret to unlocking your athletic potential is in your genes, but scientists don’t know what they’re telling us—yet
What Athletes are Eating, According to Google
When it comes to diets, Americans are fickle, fanatical, and not always well informed. And athletes are no exception.
Five Records Athletes Are Dying to Break
And when they'll be smashed—because half the fun of records is watching them fall.
Why Urban Swimming Pools Are Raising Millions on Kickstarter
Inside the revolution to reclaim city waterways for recreation
