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@iwant2giveup Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy, and Human Performance is a comprehensive resource (and old editions should be very cheap). In general this is energy system training, so if you search for "energy systems YOUR_SPORT", you should find good resources.

@werby In general, you get a lot of specific-exercise endurance by getting the muscles involved strong enough that the level of contraction required for the specific exercise can be maintained with an entirely aerobic effort. Then/in addition, you build your aerobic adaptations specific to those...

@lonilsny Many different approaches to muscle hypertrophy are effective, so if what are doing right now isn’t working out for you, modifications are completely reasonable (and fine-tuning your programming to your own preferences and physiology is more-or-less mandatory in order to continue to...

@ladydenise226 For some context about why people are consistently mentioning the 7.5 lb squat: After three years of training with consistent progression and recovery, it would be pretty normal to barbell back squat with 1.5x to 2x of your bodyweight in added weight. It would also be pretty...

@emmarona While the general impulse towards intensity and volume is commendable, if you are a real human and not a fictional Saiyan, stopping before you collapse is a real good idea. (Rhabdomyolysis and tendonitis both make for a bummer in anime, but real life cares a lot less about anime.)...