By Jennifer A. Kurtz, PhD, CSCS, CISSN, EP-C

Holiday cheer is fun, but alcohol can harm endurance athletes' performance. Dr. Jennifer Kurtz explains its effects and shares tips to minimize the impact. Learn how to enjoy the season without compromising your goals!

By Rob Ware

In mid-2022, EJ was a 270lb video editor, golfer, and gamer. By early 2023, he was a 170lb cyclist, and much of the transformation is recorded and available to watch on YouTube, starting with the “Couch to Crit” series.

With Caroline Tory

First Endurance athlete Caroline Tory never takes a season off. Over the past two years, she completed every Life Time Grand Prix event except one, and she transitions every winter into ski mountaineering races.

By Jennifer Kurtz, PhD

From the right kind of muscle activations to the ideal approach to recovery, Dr. Kurtz has all the tools needed for endurance athletes to keep making progress while the competition is in hibernation.

By Jeff Rocco MD

Beta glucans are naturally occurring polysaccharides of D-glucose monomers linked by beta-glycosidic bonds.  An ever-growing body of research demonstrates that they have a pronounced supporting effect on human immune systems.

By Dr. Luke Bucci, PhD

Discover how TeaCrine®, a powerful nootropic, enhances the effects of caffeine and more while keeping your mood elevated and your sleep undisturbed.

By Jeff Rocco MD

Beta glucans are naturally occurring polysaccharides of D-glucose monomers linked by beta-glycosidic bonds.  An ever-growing body of research demonstrates that they have a pronounced supporting effect on human immune systems.

By Dr. Luke Bucci, PhD

The past few years have seen intense research conducted and published on long-term endurance exercise and changes in your immune system. Surveying this research helps explain the causes and complications while providing avenues for athletes to avoid them – or at least mitigate the risk of exposure.

By Dr. Luke Bucci, PhD

The technology that makes curcumin viable and effective in human bodies didn’t exist. So First Endurance developed it.

By Jennifer Kurtz, PhD, CISSN, CSCS, EP-C

Jennifer Kurtz dispels some of the confusion around carbs, avoiding too little and too much to find that perfect middle ground of enough.

By Josiah Middaugh - 15x XTERRA National Champion

To help any aspiring triathletes and provide a refresher to vets looking to refine their game (these comments don’t only apply to beginners), I’ve written down some of the most common mistakes I see triathletes make – or that I’ve made myself!

By Larry Warbasse

Learn how fueling has evolved at cycling’s highest level and how the WorldTour pros are maximizing their carbs during the hardest days on the bike.

By Andrew “Lespy” L'Esperance

Maxxis Factory Racing’s Andrew “Lespy” L'Esperance recently joined FE athlete Rob Britton for a training epic along the California coastline, and we gotta say: It seems like they had way too much fun for it to have qualified as “training.”

With Jennifer Kurtz, PhD(c), CISSN, CSCS, EP-C

Jennifer takes a break from the lab to give us the dirt on September’s marathon XC Nats. She discusses the balance of training with the requirements of life as a non-pro and the real reward that we’re all chasing as endurance athletes.

By Brittany Peterson

Nike professional ultra runner Brittany Peterson describes the new perspective she’s gained on life and training after a complete rebuild during recovery from surgery.

By Dr. Luke Bucci, PhD

A high-level tour of the key changes and key contributing ingredients in MultiV-PRO – as well as what stayed the same between generations.

With Shannon Koch

Shannon Koch rode into Augusta looking for gold. She found it. We had a conversation with the new Master’s crit national champion following her big solo move to take the stars and stripes.

With Rob Britton

In early September, FE Factory Team member Rob Britton netted the win at Badlands, which traverses 500 miles of countryside in southern Spain – including absolutely dizzying heights and over 52,000ft of climbing.