Originally featured in The Men’s Journal by Joseph Hooper The Power of the Pod Heather Hiniker owns and runs what could be considered a gym of the future in Newport Beach, California. The machine does all the work. At her Ascent facility, the training consists...
Source: this article first appeared in Men’s Journal here. Cheat Death with Science In the Men’s Journal feature, Building a New Super Athlete, contributor Joseph Hooper outlined how medical technology is reengineering the human body for optimal...
Source: This article first appeared on the Orange County Register site here. Sitting inside one of the egg-shaped pods at Ascent CVAC, a “wellness and performance center” in Newport Beach, you get the brief thrill of being in a sci-fi movie, living out an...
Source: This article and many others on CVAC sessions first appeared on George Vargas’ site here. 50 miles 5,800 feet of climbing Day 1 is designed to begin the altitude acclimation process. Today’s course was intended to be ridden at endurance pace. Keep in...
As the leading authority on combat science, we here at SciFighting strive to shed light on all the latest technology that will impact the sport of mixed martial arts and the health of its athletes and their athletic conditioning rituals. It’s with this ambition in...
Source: This article first appeared on the Vice Fightland Blog here A professional athlete spends 97.92% of his waking hours trying to best the competition: training, eating, resting, watching videos, downing supplements, listening to motivational talks, even sex—all...
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Posted on December 20, 2010 by John Howard Every few years I test my ever-evolving training theories on myself in preparation for my favorite event, El Tour de Tucson. Power, endurance, and recovery are the cornerstones of any athlete’s preparation, but the subtleties...
For many years CVAC has been discussed in a variety of news media outlets and even more recently video's have started to be posted on You Tube
