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11 top articles of 2024 + Thanks

11 top articles of 2024 + Thanks (podcast)

The Two Percent New Year Challenge

The Two Percent New Year Challenge

The Power of Traditions

The Power of Traditions

The Expedition: A scientific prescription to run faster, epic soup recipe, thoughts on optimization, seed oils and cancer, etc.

The Expedition: A scientific prescription to run faster, epic soup recipe, downsides of optimization, seed oils and cancer, etc.

The 15 best comments on Two Percent and my responses

The 15 best comments on Two Percent and my responses

The Cult of the Healthy Lifestyle: A Conversation

The Cult of the Healthy Lifestyle (Podcast)

The Two Percent holiday gift guide

The Two Percent Holiday Gift Guide (Podcast)

Make recess great again

Make recess great again (podcast)

Food myths: organic food, diet soda, red meat, eggs, and more

Food myths: organic food, diet soda, red meat, eggs, and more

Workout: Burn the Ships December '24

Workout: Burn the Ships December '24 (podcast)

My favorite exercises

My favorite exercises

Why minimalism doesn't work

Why minimalism doesn't work

Black Friday

7 proven strategies to avoid holiday weight gain (and still enjoy yourself)

7 proven strategies to combat holiday weight gain (and still enjoy yourself)

The healthiest Thanksgiving food

The healthiest Thanksgiving food

Misogi for beginners AMA

Misogi for beginners AMA

Rucking meetings work miracles

Rucking meetings work miracles

The good and bad of blood tests and full-body MRIs

The downsides of blood tests and full-body MRIs

The Expedition: 30-second longevity test, a sleep trick, Mike Tyson's wisdom, 4 qualities of resilience, etc.

The Expedition: 30-second longevity test, a sleep trick, Mike Tyson, 4 qualities of resilience, etc.

Timing is everything: Circadian science deep dive part II

Timing is everything: Circadian science deep dive part II

Circadian rhythms deep dive part I

Circadian rhythms deep dive part I

Gear Not Stuff: Cold weather exercise gear

Gear Not Stuff: Cold weather exercise gear

3 mindset lessons from the Don't Die event

3 mindset lessons from the Don't Die event

Hooked on election coverage

Hooked on election coverage

Burn the Ships: November edition

Burn the Ships: November '24 Edition

Be strong enough: Upper body exercises

Be strong enough: Upper body exercises

A favor + 5 rucking tips

A quick favor + 5 rucking tips

AMA: alcohol + how to get fit in one year

AMA: alcohol + how to get fit in one year

Be strong enough

Be strong enough

The health benefits of gathering

The health benefits of gathering

The Expedition: A killer core exercise, Ozempic hot take, blowing sh*t up, and more ...

The Expedition: A killer core exercise, Ozempic hot take, Las Vegas blowing sh*t up, and more ...

Why steps are as important as exercise

Why steps are as important as exercise

My Wife: The Insane Walker

My Wife: The Insane Walker

Gear Not Stuff: Avoid Microplastics

Gear Not Stuff: Avoid Microplastics

Walk, Duh

Walk, Duh

The 3 Best Recovery Practices

The 3 Best Recovery Practices

Burn The Ships: October '24 Edition

Burn The Ships: October '24 Edition

10 Ways to Avoid Microplastics (And Not Go Crazy)

10 Ways to Avoid Microplastics (And Not Go Crazy)

Microplastics and Your Health

Microplastics and Your Health

AMA: Plant vs. Animal Protein, Caffeine and Exercise, More VO2 Tests

AMA: Plant vs. Animal Protein, Caffeine and Exercise, More VO2 Tests

Don't Die: Test Your VO₂ Max

Don't Die: Test Your VO₂ Max

Don't Die: Bulletproof Your Ankles

Don't Die: Bulletproof Your Ankles

The Expedition: DEXA scans, hotel room exercises, marijuana, etc.

The Expedition: DEXA scans, hotel room exercises, marijuana, etc.

How Much Muscle Do You Really Need for Health?

How Much Muscle Do We Really Need?

The BMI Deep Dive

The BMI Deep Dive

Gear Not Stuff: Trail Shoes

Gear Not Stuff: Trail Shoes

The truth about ultrarunning tribes

The Truth About Ultrarunning Tribes

Trail running vs. road and treadmill running

Trail running vs. road and treadmill running

Burn the ships: September edition

Burn The Ships: September Edition

5 exercises for bricksh*thouse strength

5 exercises for bricksh*thouse strength

Why modern jobs hurt our health in new and insidious ways

Put labor back into Labor Day

The best d*mn leg exercise on Earth

The best d*mn leg exercise on Earth

The 14 best comments on Two Percent

The 14 best comments on Two Percent

3 steps to build good habits

3 steps to build good habits

AMA: minimum amount of exercise, knee pain, don't die, rucking.

AMA: minimum amount of exercise, knee pain, don't die, rucking

Rucking calorie burn

Rucking calorie burn

Rucking 101

Rucking 101

The Expedition: A trick to do 77% more workouts, critical info on kids and nutrition, the upside of problems, sauna, etc

The Expedition: A trick to do 77% more workouts, critical info on kids and nutrition, the upside of problems, sauna, etc

The best d*mn endurance breathing trick

The Best D*mn Endurance Breathing Trick

Nose breathing science vs. snake oil

Nose breathing science vs. snake oil

It's happening ...

Gear Not Stuff: Don't Die Edition

Gear Not Stuff: Don't Die Edition

No, Michael Phelps didn't eat 12,000 calories a day

No, Michael Phelps didn't eat 12,000 calories a day

The wild world of Olympic nutrition

The Wild World of Olympic Nutrition

Burn The Ships: August '24 Edition

Burn The Ships: August '24 Edition

11 lessons from a 5,011-mile drive

11 lessons from a 5,011-mile drive

Lessons From War With Tim Mak

Lessons From War With Tim Mak

AMA: July '24

AMA: July '24

The Ideal Dose of Every Exercise

The Ideal Dose of Every Exercise

Don't Die: 3 Lessons From the Don't Die Retreat

Don't Die: 3 Lessons on Not Dying

The Expedition: July '24 Edition

The Expedition: July '24 Edition

The 2% Gut Health Guide

The 2% Gut Health Guide

The Dirt on 9 Health Trends of 2024

The Dirt on 9 Health Trends of 2024

Gear Not Stuff: Hiking and Outdoor Gear

Gear Not Stuff: Outdoor and Hiking Gear

Do Activity Trackers Make You More Active?

Do Activity Trackers Make You More Active?

How to Run Faster

How to Run Faster

Burn the Ships: July Edition

Burn the Ships: July '24 Edition

The Sitting Fix

The Sitting Fix

The Best Workout You (Probably) Aren't Doing

The Best Workout You (Probably) Aren't Doing

AMA: An Easy Way to Move Better

AMA: An Easy Way to Move Better

How To Love Your Job

How To Love Your Job

Two Percent Is Back on Substack

Two Percent Is Back on Substack

The Expedition: June Edition

The Expedition: June Edition

Notes On Mental Toughness

Notes on Mental Toughness

Discover the Power of Mastery: It's NOT TOO LATE to Start

Discover the Power of Mastery: It's NOT TOO LATE to Start

Gear Not Stuff: Travel Edition

Gear Not Stuff: Travel Gear

How Authentic Are You? Take This Test

How Authentic Are You? Take This Test

Five Ways to Live Authentically

Live True to Yourself

Burn The Ships: June '24 Edition

The 2% Summer Book List

The 2% Summer Book List

Six Lessons From a 50-Mile Ruck

Six Lessons From a 50-Mile Ruck

My Favorite Stress-Relief Technique

My Top Stress-Relief Technique

Follow the 100-Hour Rule of Helping Others

Follow the 100-Hour Rule of Helping Others

Step Out of Your Comfort Zone This Memorial Day

Do Something Hard This Memorial Day

AMA: Wacky Health Trends

AMA: Silly Health Trends

A Researched-Backed 12-Minute Workout

A Research-Backed 12-Minute Workout

Guy Fieri Got Fit and Lost 30 Pounds—Here's How

Guy Fieri Got Fit and Lost 30 Pounds—Here's How

The Expedition: May Edition

The Expedition: May Edition

5 Simple Health Rules

5 Simple Health Rules

Explore More to Live Better Now

Explore More to Live Better

Gear Not Stuff: Rucking Gear

Gear Not Stuff: Rucking Gear

Five Exercise and Fat Loss Laws

Five Exercise and Fat Loss Laws

Big Debate: Does exercise lead to weight loss?

Big Debate: Does Exercise Lead to Weight Loss?

Burn the Ships: May Edition

Burn the Ships: Don't Die

The New Science of Caffeine—9 Big Findings

The New Science of Caffeine—9 Big Findings

TWOPCT.com Is Our New Home

Yeah—you might be overdoing it on caffeine

Are You Overdosing on Caffeine?

AMA: Cold plunges and ice baths

AMA: Cold Plunges and Ice Baths

The Truth About Saunas

The Truth About Saunas

Benefits of the Heat

The Expedition: Downsides of "Natural" Foods, Dirty Supplements, Wild Numbers, Annoyances, and More.

The Benefits of Heat

The Expedition: Downsides of "Natural" Foods, Dirty Supplements, Wild Numbers, and Annoyances

The Inactivity Paradox

The Inactivity Paradox

The Power of Getting Lost

The Power of Getting Lost

The Power of Getting Lost

Gear Not Stuff: Five Books That Changed My Thinking

Gear Not Stuff: Five Books That Changed My Thinking

Gear Not Stuff: 5 Books that Changed My Thinking

Don't Die: Beat Back Pain

Don't Die: Beat Back Pain

The New Science of Extreme Weight Loss

Extreme Weight Loss With the UFC's Top Nutritionist

Burn the Ships: April Edition

Burn the Ships: April Edition

The Power of Observation

The Power of Observation

How I'm Training for a 50-Mile Ruck

How to Train for a Long Ruck

The Best D*mn Leg Exercise Ever

The Best D*mn Leg Exercise Ever

The New Science of Running Better

The Science of Running Better

5 Lessons from the World's Biggest Happiness Study

5 Lessons From the World's Largest Happiness Study

AMA: Our Brains on Smartphones

AMA - Our Brains On Smartphones

My 12 Favorite Smartphone Apps

My 12 Favorite Smartphone Apps

The 2% Screen Time Challenge

The 2% Screen Time Challenge

The Expedition: March Edition

What Could You Do In 10 Minutes?

Measure What Matters

Gear Not Stuff: March Edition

Be Supermedium and 5 Other Life Lessons

What a Police Ride-Along Taught Me About Mental Toughness

Burn The Ships: March Edition

3 Ways to Change Others (and Yourself)

Endurance Essentials and 9 Other Big Questions

AMA: WHOOP Band Review

How Much Exercise is "Too Much"?

The weird science of recovery

The Expedition: February Edition

Why Steps Matter: Activity Trackers Part II

The Truth About WHOOP and Other Fitness Trackers: Part I

Gear Not Stuff: Cold Weather Gear

To Quit a Bad Habit, Slow it Down

The Smartphone Withdrawal Effect

Burn The Ships: February Edition

The Misogi Guide

Four Lessons from Misogi

AMA: A Key to Mental Toughness

A Simple Breathing Trick to Run or Ruck Better

The Science of Rucking Shoes

The Expedition: January Edition

The Truth About Minimalist Shoes

How to Find the Right Exercise Shoe

Gear Not Stuff: Budget Home Gym Edition

The Peter Attia Interview: 3 Deeper Dives

The Tsimane Diet Challenge

Burn the Ships: January

The 2% Manifesto

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