What Ross Edgley has said about Strength training
2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 26, 2026
Ross Edgley, British ultra-marathon sea swimmer, sports scientist, television personality and author, has been quoted on Strength training 2 times in 1 episode of Huberman Lab, most recently on October 26, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Edgley said he strength trains heavily because tendons and ligaments, not aerobic capacity, are what physically end his swims.
“It's not my lactic threshold VO2 technique. It will be a ligament or a tendon, something that gives up that will stop the”
Huberman Lab: Unlocking Persistent Motivation & Extreme Resilience | Ross Edgley (Oct 26, 2026) · Listen from 1:46:55
Edgley explained that raising his one-rep max on pull-ups makes each swim stroke a smaller percentage of his capacity.
“every single stroke and the force that I generate is a smaller percentage of what I'm capable of because I have a larger one rep max on pull ups”
Huberman Lab: Unlocking Persistent Motivation & Extreme Resilience | Ross Edgley (Oct 26, 2026) · Listen from 2:12:16
Episodes
Unlocking Persistent Motivation & Extreme Resilience | Ross EdgleyHuberman Lab · Oct 26, 2026 · 2 h 44 min
Andrew Huberman and ultra-endurance swimmer Ross Edgley build a multi-source model of motivation, discussing brain circuits, extreme swims, fatherhood, pain tolerance, supplements and strength training.
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