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TRAINING · The Definitive Guide

The complete evidence guide to exercise and body composition

The three variables marketed hardest in fitness — exercise type, weight load, and workout intensity — were each tested independently by different research teams across different decades. This guide holds all nine analyses together for the first time, including the tensions between them and the one question nobody can answer yet.

Cardio is better than weights for fat loss
You need to lift heavy to build muscle
HIIT burns significantly more fat (afterburn effect)
7 studies 6 meta-analyses Triple-verified Explore cluster →
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Cottage Cheese Toast with Avocado & Egg
breakfast
Cottage Cheese Toast with Avocado & Egg
10 min · 402 kcal
Cinnamon Cottage Cheese with Warm Pear
snack
Cinnamon Cottage Cheese with Warm Pear
5 min · 181 kcal
Chicken Curry Salad Toast with Mandarin
lunch
Chicken Curry Salad Toast with Mandarin
5 min · 401 kcal
SUPPLEMENTS
The Supplement Sort: What Eight Research Teams Found When They Tested Everything on the Shelf
8 studies
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PROTEIN
Protein Intake: What 9 Studies Found (and What the Internet Added)
9 studies · 4 RCTs
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FAT LOSS
How fat loss actually works
5 studies
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CARBS
Carbs and body composition: everything the evidence actually says
10 studies · 4 RCTs
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MEAL TIMING
When You Eat vs. What You Eat: 5 Trials, 774 People
5 studies · 3 RCTs
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SLEEP & RECOVERY
The Definitive Guide — coming soon
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Supplements

The mirror runs on a longer schedule than the muscle.

Creatine Runs on Three Clocks. You’ve Been Watching One.
2 min read 488 words
supplements

A hundred and forty-three trials tested creatine. Every one supplemented daily — rest days included. No study has ever tested skipping.

Every Creatine Study Included Rest Days
2 min read 378 words
Supplements

Women build muscle at the same percentage rate as men — the gap on the scale exists because the starting line is different, not because creatine works differently.

143 Trials Settled Whether Creatine Works for Women
2 min read 508 words
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