Muscle matters
All muscle isn't built the same. What Type 1, 2A, 2X and 2B fibres are each good at, why size doesn't equal power, and how training and genetics shape the muscle you carry.
Posts tagged science
Why pull-ups are harder than chin-ups
The difference isn't just your grip. Why the pull-up is genuinely harder — the handicap of the grip, the scapula, and rotation.
Eccentrics are a different contraction
Lowering slowly isn't the whole story. Why the eccentric is a genuinely different contraction, not just a tempo cue.
Same muscle, different functions
How grip width changes what a muscle actually does — the same muscles working in distinct ways across variations of a pull.
Bodyweight is not trivial
"Just do bodyweight" sounds gentle until you do the math. What you are actually lifting in a push-up, a pull-up, a squat.
Longevity is mostly genetics
You don't train and eat well to reach a ripe old age. You do it to live better once you are there.
What does ghee have to do with it?
"Ghee lubricates your joints" is a vivid folk metaphor and nothing more. What actually keeps joints healthy.
Interview with Moo Jackman
A jacked bull explains myostatin, genetics and steroids, and why his muscle is far less useful than yours.