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GuideMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

The week your back goes out, and the six after it

A working plan for staying in the gym when your low back is angry, what to cut first, and the mistake most people make on day three.

GuideMarcus Vale22 Sept 20266 min

A two-day barbell plan built to survive small children

Three lifts, two sessions, forty minutes each. Boring on purpose, and still working when your kids are in high school.

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GuideMarcus Vale22 Sept 20266 min

Conditioning without ever going for a run

You probably don't hate cardio. You hate the version of it you were taught, and there are better ways to build a working engine.

CancerDefying.com — The research, protocols and reading in one place

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If you eat oily fish twice a week, skip the fish oil

The capsules aren't magic and they aren't a scam. The only question that matters is what you actually ate in the last seven days.

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GuideMarcus Vale22 Sept 20266 min

Twelve weeks from nothing to a real strength base

Three sessions a week, forty-five minutes each, five movements. What to lift, how much to add, and what to do when the week falls apart.

GuideMarcus Vale22 Sept 20265 min

What the creatine hair loss studies actually found

One small study, twenty rugby players, and a hormone measurement that never once involved counting anybody's hair.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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GuideMarcus Vale22 Sept 20265 min

The supplements with the biggest ads and the thinnest evidence

A short list of what's worth buying, a longer list of what isn't, and a sixty-second way to read any label before you pay for it.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideMarcus Vale22 Sept 20265 min

How to tell whether a supplement was actually tested

Four logos are worth your money. Everything else on the tub is marketing until somebody independent proves otherwise.

GuideMarcus Vale22 Sept 20265 min

The supplements with real evidence, ranked honestly

Four things worth buying, a few worth considering, and a long list you can walk straight past — written for people with jobs and kids.

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GuideCal Brennan22 Sept 20265 min

Strength After Fifty Predicts More Than Any Supplement

Grip, carries, and getting off the floor tell you more about the next twenty years than anything on a shelf at the vitamin store.

GermProof.com — An invisible germ barrier on your skin for hours

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GuideCal Brennan22 Sept 20265 min

Zone 2, VO2 max and what actually tracks with lifespan

Most of your cardio should feel almost too easy. A small slice should feel awful. The middle is where people waste years.

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GuideCal Brennan22 Sept 20266 min

What to ask before you start testosterone or peptides

A dozen questions that separate real treatment from a subscription, and the ones the sales-first clinics hate answering.

GuideCal Brennan22 Sept 20266 min

What actually slows aging, and what just costs money

The interventions with real evidence behind them are cheap, boring and fit around a job and school runs. The exciting ones mostly sell hope.

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GuideCal Brennan22 Sept 20265 min

Why "not for human consumption" is the whole business model

The disclaimer on a research-chemical website isn't a formality. It's the legal structure the entire industry is built on, and it puts the risk on you.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

5 min

How to read a peptide study without getting fooled

5 min

Growth hormone peptides promise more than the evidence supports

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GuideCal Brennan22 Sept 20265 min

Which peptides are approved for people, and which aren't

Insulin is a peptide. So is BPC-157. One is a regulated medicine and the other is sold in a vial that says "not for human consumption."

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What the evidence on BPC-157 and TB-500 actually shows

Two peptides sold as shortcuts for stubborn tendons, one thin human evidence base, and what to do with your elbow in the meantime.

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