A New Direction For Human Performance

The Problem With Modern Exercise Science

On average physiological responses to exercise are relatively predictable. For example, resistance training increases strength and muscle hypertrophy, energy system training improves endurance, and so forth. However, modern exercise science still lacks the precision to determine the optimal volume, intensity, duration, frequency, and timing of exercise stimuli to optimally enhance a specific individual's health, fitness, and performance.

“It is wise to note that we are all individuals and that whereas physiological responses to particular stimuli are largely predictable, the precise responses and adaptations to those stimuli will vary among individuals. Therefore, the same training regimen may not equally benefit all those who follow it.” -George Brooks

Truthfully, applied exercise science has not advanced much closer to the aforementioned ideals since the early 2000s when George Brooks wrote the above quote. To move towards a greater understandi…