The High Performance Pulse

The High Performance Pulse is a weekly newsletter for coaches, sports medicine professionals, and athletes. We cover important topics in human performance and provide insights and practical solutions for the toughest challenges coaches face.

Many teams are using MAS to train “aerobic capacity”… but they’re not actually improving game-speed repeatability. Why? Because Maximal Aerobic Speed (MAS) has been turned into a math problem instead of a programming tool. So I’m running a live webinar on Monday, March 2, 2026 at 7:30pm CST to ...

Feb 16, 2026

Allow Myself to Introduce Myself

Hey — thanks for being here. Whether you joined this list last week or you’ve been around since the Conditioning Project days, there’s a decent chance you know my content better than you know me. So to kick off 2026, I wanted to properly re-introduce myself and reset the tone for what this newsle...

Jan 05, 2026

New Year Special: Smarter Conditioning for $99 + Free 30 Day Cohort Trial

The beginning of the year is the perfect time to assess your approach to conditioning - for your athletes AND yourself. For your athletes: you can get the Coaches’ Conditioning Course for $99 (normally $149). This course breaks down: How to assess energy systems without overcomplicating it Wh...

Dec 31, 2025

Developing an effective return to running program

When developing a return to play program at any level, it's imperative to take into account the sport's total running volume as well as time spent at various intensities. My Process Here's how I go about this process to ensure successful return to performance for an injured athlete. Th...

Oct 29, 2025

Fatigue Factors

We’ve all heard the quote “Fatigue makes cowards of us all.” Nowhere is this more true than in sport. Preventing or resisting fatigue is the whole reason sports training even became a discipline. But what is fatigue? What are its causes? Are there different forms of fatigue? If so, w...

Sep 30, 2025

How to Use Self-Determination Theory to Build Mental Toughness

Mental toughness isn’t about yelling louder - it’s about creating the conditions for athletes to thrive under pressure. The SDT Framework Most coaches want their athletes to be “mentally tough.” But in practice, mental toughness is often confused with grinding harder, punishing mistakes, or sim...

Sep 23, 2025

The In-Season Training System Coaches Need (Corrected Graphics + Links)

Periodization Isn't Dead: An Experimental Approach to the Problem Several weeks ago, I introduced the concept of the Fluid Conjugate Periodization model. The idea was born out of numerous conversations about how coaches go about periodizing lifting in-season. "How do we train all the qualities ...

Sep 16, 2025

The In-Season Training System Coaches Need

Sep 16, 2025

Pyramid Schemes

Metaphorically Speaking So I love the idea of pyramids as metaphors - evocative imagery that helps visualize how different elements build on top of each other with each layer dependent on the one below it for support. Two of my favorite pyramid examples are Maslow‘s Hierarchy of Needs and Bondar...

Aug 26, 2025

Fighting Like Cats and Dogs

One of the most challenging parts of creating content around conditioning is that it’s not nearly as straightforward as other biomotor abilities. Speed, strength, and range of motion are all easily quantifiable - even if the understanding of their transfer sport is not as clear as many would thi...

Aug 18, 2025

Acceleration: The Great Equalizer Pt. 1

It's nearly impossible to argue that when it comes to physical qualities in sport, speed 🏃‍♂️💨 is probably the most important when it comes to separating good performers from great performers. That being said, you all know that it's actually much more nuanced than that. Speed, in and of itself, c...

Apr 16, 2025

Annnd we're back!

Happy belated New Year, everyone! I hope your January / spring semester / pre-seasons (or whatever other time period your sport revolves around) has started off with good energy. I realized last week that many of you ended up on my email list through previous coaching education projects I've work...

Jan 23, 2025

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