Recent writing
New posts go to the Substack first. These are highlights.
What happened when I stopped training like my husband
Tessa's account of realizing her body played by completely different rules — and what changed when she started listening.
Cortisol, inflammation, and the wall I hit at full speed
The signs nobody told Tessa to look for, the research that explained what was happening, and what she changed.
The supplement labels we trusted (and shouldn't have)
How we learned to read between the lines of "clinically studied" and "proprietary blend." And what we do differently now.
20 years of fitness and I was only training half the population
Ajay's reflection on what coaching Tessa taught him about the limits of his own expertise — and how it made him better.
Ashwagandha: what the research actually says
Separating the hype from the data. What works, what doesn't, and what dosage the studies actually used.
Why we don't follow a fixed program anymore
How we shifted from rigid programming to responsive training — and why your body will thank you for doing the same.