There is a comforting fairy tale that people tell themselves about food regulation. Europe is the anxious parent cutting grapes into quarters, America is the cool uncle tossing the kid a steak knife and saying, “Build character.” Both sides insist they are protecting the child. Both sides are partly right. And when it comes to beef, the argument is not really about beef. It is about what you do with … Read the rest
The supplement market sells a comforting story: you can buy discipline in a tub. Reality is meaner and simpler: a few supplements work, most do little, and “testosterone boosters” are largely marketing with a hormone-shaped logo.
Creatine is the boring king for resistance training. It increases intramuscular creatine/phosphocreatine, which improves repeated high-intensity efforts (more reps, more total work), and that tends to compound into strength and lean mass over time. … Read the rest
Walk into any supplement shop and you will see the same theatre: three acronyms, three tubs, one promise—“hack” your way around eating properly. BCAA. EAA. LEAA. It looks like choice. It is mostly a test of whether you understand what muscle is made of.
Most people’s real problem is not “I need smarter amino acids.” It is “I ate a croissant, a pasta box, and two coffees, and somehow I’m … Read the rest
