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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Can You Buck the Trend? COVID is Leading to Less Exercise
Americans aren’t particularly active. In a pre-pandemic world, 25% of Americans receive the recommended amount of physical activity (see the note* below). The percentage of Americans engaged in strength training is even lower. Research from around the globe is...
Try to Improve, But Not at All Costs
When I reflect on the best workouts I’ve been through over the last 18 years, one common theme continues to emerge: Recording the workout. To be clear, the scientific research tells us that we probably don't need to record our workouts. Instead, we should simply...
Why do I get sore?
Why do I get sore? Is soreness an indication of a quality workout? The truth is no. One of the primary causes of soreness is novelty of the exercise. Stated otherwise, any time you change up the mode of resistance (you switch from a dumbbell bench press to a machine...
Study Sheds Light on Protein Consumption Strategies to Improve Body Composition and Strength
Authors of a study published in the scientific journal “Frontiers in Nutrition” compared the effects of consuming Greek yogurt (a serving size containing 20 grams of protein) with a carbohydrate solution in conjunction with a strength training program. Here is what...
You can be Fit and Still be Fat (and Being Fit is More Important)
From a quantity of life standpoint, it’s far more important to be “fit” than to be a normal body weight. Stated otherwise, you can be fat and still be fit. “Fitness” includes our aerobic fitness (our VO2 max which is our ability to transport and utilize oxygen) and...
Truth About Body Composition
We have a lot of clients who have a goal of losing body weight. It is important to understand that losing body weight can be helpful for certain health markers, but can also be detrimental to your body's ability to combat chronic disease (if the weight you are losing...
How the Air Force Solved Their Fitness Problem: And How you Can Apply it to Your Workouts
A few decades ago, the United States Air Force had a problem. After passing initial fitness testing, Airforce personnel struggled to pass a very basic, mandatory, on-going fitness assessment. Failure to pass the test lead to decommission; a situation everyone wanted...
Sleep and Recovery
For over 14 years, we have gone against the conventional wisdom that "more is better" when it comes to strength training. We teach the following foundational tenet; You don't get stronger and reap the benefits of strength training WHILE you strength train; instead,...
The Benefits of Strength Training
The problem with strength training is that you can only get the benefits from strength training, by strength training. You can't do another form of exercise and expect to receive the benefits in regards to muscle size or muscle strength, or in terms of longevity. Take...
Be Excellent in the Next Five Minutes
Tom Peters, a luminary in business thought leadership and author of the seminal book, In Search of Excellence, has constantly evolved his working definition of excellence. Is excellence a journey? Is excellence a destination? To the 77-year old Peters, 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.
