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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Strength Training Beyond 75: 3 New Insights
Jerry Seinfeld’s Secret: Strength Training
Jerry Seinfeld is arguably the most successful comedian of all time. In addition to creating and starring in the most acclaimed sitcom in history, Seinfeld has been named the 12th greatest stand-up comedian of all time. Seinfeld’s long-term success as a writer, actor,...
Perhaps We’ve Been Invited to Write a Better Story (And How This Might Influence Your 2021 Goal Setting)
One of my unexpected highlights of 2020 was that I read more great books than I’ve ever read. This was mostly luck; I’ve always been passionate about books and aim to read 15-30 books per year, but this year, I got lucky in that almost every book I read exceeded my...
Don’t Just Stay Strong
Strength Training. The name suggests that we are training for “strength.” This is what we learned in 1970 when Arnold Schwarzenegger won his first Mr. Olympia and Arthur Jones invented and sold the first Nautilus exercise machine. The message: Strength train to make...
A Good Example is the Best Sermon
Two weeks ago, the Discover Strength team held our annual, “Shut-down” Meeting (inspired by Howard Shultz and his return to Starbucks in 2008). We close our doors for half the day and focus on staff development with a real emphasis on going back to basics. This event...
The Overlooked Limitation of Cycling
Cycling, whether it’s on a road bike, mountain bike, or any variety of stationary bikes, is great cardio-respiratory exercise. Because of its low impact, cycling lends itself to interval style training: pushing the intensity for twenty seconds to a few minutes,...
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...
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The Discover Strength Podcast
Hosted by Logan Herlihy, ACSM Certified Personal Trainer with Discover Strength.
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Episode 1: “Top 5 Training Myths” with James Fisher PhD
In this episode of The Discover Strength Podcast, Dr. James Fisher and I discuss some of the most pervasive strength training myths still prevalent in the exercise & fitness industry. Dr. James Fisher is a senior lecturer and researcher at Solent University in the...
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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.
