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Labor Day is often seen as the unofficial end of summer, a day for barbecues, travel, or catching a final glimpse of sun before fall...

Progress often feels tied to action, movement, and measurable effort, yet one of the most powerful performance enhancers isn’t more...

There’s something about the number 100 that feels different. Hitting the hundredth rep, crossing the hundredth mile, or publishing the...

There’s a particular sting to ending the day drained when nothing felt physically demanding. Maybe it was hours of studying, back-to-back...

Recovery is often thought of as an individual act (i.e. sleep, nutrition, stretching, downtime, etc.), but our physiology is actually...

The human body is endlessly adaptable. Muscles strengthen when loaded regularly, neural pathways rewire with repetition, and even...

Every performance cycle, whether it’s a workout, a competition, or a high-stakes situation, is a swing between stress and safety in the...

It’s easy to assume that if we aren’t getting the results we want, whether in work, training, recovery, or life, it’s because we aren’t...

Neuroplasticity is often celebrated as the brain’s greatest gift. It gives us the ability to adapt, rewire, and learn throughout life,...

We’re sleeping well, eating clean, and training hard, but progress has stalled. What gives? Maybe our recovery feels slower than it...

Quick clarification before we get into it. At Aypex, we talk a lot about psychophysical health. In this article, we’ll dive another layer...

Ask any athlete who’s been injured and they’ll tell us that returning to full performance isn’t just about rebuilding strength. We can be...

There’s a very distinct kind of frustration that comes from doing everything "right" yet feeling like we’re skating on the surface of our...

Metabolism = calories in, calories out, right? If we burn more than we eat, we lose weight. If we eat more than we burn, we gain weight....

Most definitions of health draw a line between the physical and the mental. We have our body over here, our thoughts over there, and...

What happens when the pressure spikes, the timeline shrinks, and no plan seems to actually be feasible? Most people panic. Others dig in....

Right before performance drops, sometimes everything just feels “loud.” Not necessarily in volume, but in sensation. The grip doesn’t...

I’d bet we’ve all been in the following situation: we’re sitting across from someone, trying to explain what’s on our mind, and the words...

What comes to mind when you hear the word “grind?” Maybe you feel heroic? Resilient? Capable of overriding fatigue with sheer force of...

Motivation is often treated like a personality trait or a fixed mindset. We’re either the type who wake up ready to attack the day or...