s3/e20 Muscle Fatigue & What Causes It with Dr. Phil Batterson, PhD (@criticalO2)
What is fatigue? What causes it? What can we do to improve our fatigue resistance? Exercise physiologist Dr. Phil Batterson, PhD (@criticalO2) joins the show today for a deep dive into the science of muscle fatigue in endurance athletes! What is "fatigue" and why does it happen? How your muscles and your mitochondria work How can we develop FATIGUE RESISTANCE to become better endurance athletes? Understanding the limits of our aerobic endurance and anaerobic endurance ...and more! 🕶️🦩This episode is sponsored by GOODR SUNGLASSES! Every pair comes with a 1-Year Warranty and 30-day FREE returns. 100% satisfaction guaranteed (plus Goodr is 100% Carbon Neutral company + 1% for the planet 🌎) Get FREE SHIPPING on your next order of sunglasses & support the show using code RUNEXP at www.goodr.com! 🕶️ Phil Batterson is an avid endurance athlete, and recently received his PhD in human bioenergetics from Oregon State University where he primarily studied how exercise remodels your mitochondria. He is the founder of Critical Oxygen where he teaches athletes and coaches physiological principles to help maximize endurance performance.