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What protein powder is for and how much you actually need

Skip the label claims. A tub of powder is a convenience food with one job, and most people are buying it for the wrong reasons.

GuideNewsSam Ortiz22 Sept 20266 min

Raising kids with convictions when the culture keeps moving

Rules stop working the second you leave the room. Reasons travel. How to hand your kids something that still holds up when you're not there.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus Vale22 Sept 20265 min

Grip strength tells you more than almost any other test

It takes thirty seconds to measure, it's stubbornly honest, and unlike most markers of aging, you can actually train it back up.</kind>

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What creatine actually does, and what it doesn't

Five grams a day of the cheapest form, taken every day. Everything else you've been told about creatine is either detail or marketing.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan22 Sept 20265 min

Five pieces that do most of the work, and how to buy them

The clothes you actually reach for are fewer than you think. Buy these five properly and the rest of the wardrobe stops mattering so much.

GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus Vale22 Sept 20266 min

What to keep lifting after sixty, and what to stop

The barbell still works at sixty-five. The program you ran at thirty-five doesn't. Here's the swap, lift by lift.

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan22 Sept 20266 min

What a proprietary blend on the label is actually hiding

Turn the tub around, spend ninety seconds on the back panel, and you'll know whether the thing in your hand is worth the money.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

BRO TakeNewsMarcus Vale22 Sept 20266 min

The two-parent home is a research finding before it's an argument

The data on family structure comes from economists and sociologists across the political spectrum, several of whom went looking for a different answer.

GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus Vale22 Sept 20266 min

What actually keeps knees and hips going past seventy

Joints don't wear out from use. They get weak, stiff and unsupported — and all three of those are things you can still fix.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan22 Sept 20266 min

The four supplements worth your money, and the dozen that aren't

Most of the tub on your kitchen counter is doing nothing. Four things have real evidence, and none of them cost much.

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan22 Sept 20266 min

The raise conversation goes better with a spreadsheet

Build the document first, pick one number, say it out loud without softening it. Then sit still while someone else does the thinking.

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GuideBRO SeniorsRay Okonkwo22 Sept 20266 min

How to help your grown kids without gutting your retirement

Generosity is good. Unbudgeted generosity is how people end up seventy-eight years old and dependent on the children they were trying to protect.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan22 Sept 20266 min

What eight hours at a screen does to your neck, eyes and sleep

You can't quit the desk job. You can stop letting it quietly wreck three things you need working properly.

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan22 Sept 20266 min

Cut your screen time without deleting a single app

Deleting Instagram lasts about four days. Friction, honest counting and a plan for the gap will last years.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

BRO Seniors6 min

What to do with the pension you stopped thinking about

Gear6 min

Buy-it-for-life should mean repairable, not expensive

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideCountry StyleTobias Reed22 Sept 20266 min

Buy the strap right and the buckle takes care of itself

A belt is the easiest piece of Western wear to get right and the easiest one to overdo. The difference is mostly restraint.

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BRO Seniors6 min read

Your will and power of attorney, done in one afternoon

Most people put this off for years. The actual work is about three hours at a kitchen table, and here's what to bring to it.

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