Learning Center
Welcome to the Discover Strength Learning Center. Below you will find resources about strength training including Fit Tips, written by CEO, Luke Carlson, and Truth about Exercise Videos by ACSM Certified exercise Physiologist, David Gschneidner.
We are constantly updating our learning center with new content that is beneficial for anyone interested in learning more about strength training, nutrition, or related topics.
Learning Breeds Passion
“We always assume that if you are passionate about something, you will go learn more about it. In our company, we found that process to be inverted; the more we teach the barista about the bean, the coffee, etc, the more their passion grows. Passion doesn’t lead to learning; learning actually drives passion.”
Howard Schultz, CEO Starbucks
Learn more about the science of exercise below
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COVID-19 Doesn’t Change the World, it Accelerates Change
“COVID has completely changed our world.” In truth, COVID-19 didn’t cause the changes we’ve all experienced. Instead, COVID-19 acted as a change accelerator. COVID-19 didn’t singlehandedly cause disruption in higher education, the advent of artificial intelligence,...
The Two Drawbacks of Using a Light Weight and Performing a Lot of Reps
Exercisers and exercise professionals alike continue to cling tightly to the long-held axiom that performing a lot of reps with a lighter weight will preferentially improve muscle endurance and create a toned appearance. While performing fewer reps with heavier...
“Sweat Sesh” or Stimulus?
In 2020, we are nearly addicted to the “sweat sesh”. A scroll through our Instagram feed instructs us to drop into a studio, boutique, or gym and work up a SWEAT. Our week increasingly fills with visits to our favorite fitness facilities and if we break a serious...
Intensity: What it is and What it is not.
The term "High Intensity Training" has entered our fitness vernacular over the last few years due largely to the emergence of CrossFit and a variety of boot camp style exercise regimens, brands, and classes. However, the use of the term "intensity" to describe...
Cardio-Metabolic Health: The Newest Research on the Prime Benefit of Strength Training
In 2020, most exercisers still operate under a false dichotomy that strength training is for muscles, strength, and bone integrity while aerobic exercise is for cardiovascular health. Yet, new scientific research points to cardio-metabolic health as perhaps the most...
Six Things Your Trainer Can’t Do For You
One of the values of hiring an expert personal trainer is that it allows us to outsource our workout. Of course, there are still a few key elements that even the best trainer can’t provide for the trainee. As you approach your next strength workout, I encourage you to...
Essentialism: A Way of Living and a Filter for Exercise
Greg McKeown's book, "Essentialism" provides an excellent framework for how we approach both our work and our personal lives. McKeown describes essentialism as, "A systematic discipline for discerning what is absolutely essential, then eliminating everything that is...
3 BOOKS THAT WILL FUEL YOUR WORKOUTS
We assume that if a person is passionate about a topic, they will seek out more learning around that topic. Howard Shultz, the former CEO of Starbucks, wisely observes that the inverse is probably far more common. Shultz states, and I paraphrase, “As we teach a...
Is More Exercise Better?
Strength training has a potent effect on a number of health outcomes, whether it be muscular size and strength, or reduction in chronic disease risk. In recent years many articles have suggested that strength training IS medicine. Schedule a Free...
My Mom’s Results are Encouraging- Part 2
My mom continues to defy the commonly held assumption that an experienced trainee can’t continue to add muscle (and lose fat). On August 31st, she completed a Bod Pod assessment. This was her first test since February, and she was admittedly nervous that quarantine...
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Research Studies Discover Strength has participated in
We have placed the studies below that Discover Strength has conducted in facility with the help of researchers Dr. James Fisher and Dr. James Steele from Southampton Solent University in the UK. The study participants are made up of you, our clients.
