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  • Creatine For Mental Fatigue [2026]

    Creatine and Mental Performance: A Guide By Drew GriffithsBSc Sports & Exercise – Loughborough University – First Class HonsMSc Exercise & Nutrition Science – University of Liverpool Introduction Creatine typically emerges in discussions concerning muscular adaptation and strength enhancement, often in contexts saturated with the particular atmosphere of training facilities: the rhythmic clank of dropped…

  • WHOOP 4.0 Fitness Tracker Band – [2025] Review UK & USA + Warning!

    Premium wearable for tracking sleep recovery and daily readiness. A useful tool if you are serious about your training and your recovery habits. IntroductionYou see fitness trackers everywhere now. Many people feel they need one just to stay on top of daily routines. WHOOP 4.0 takes a different route though. Rather than counting steps or…

  • How Much Does HYROX Cost? (A Financially Painful Investigation)

    Let’s talk about HYROX. You know, that thing where you pay money to run 8km while periodically stopping to do exercises that make you question your life choices. It’s fitness meets masochism meets your credit card crying softly in the corner. I’m a bit bitter about HYROX. I would love to do it, but my…

  • Huberman Lab Podcast Notes – Control Dopamine For Motivation, Focus & Satisfaction

    Notes from podcast and my own research – may have some inaccuracies so please listen to the podcast Dopamine Summarised Dopamine is a hormone that makes people motivated, and in a sense happy. We probably evolved to produce dopamine to make us explore and forage and hunt. Dopamine is increased with drugs like cocaine and…

  • Huberman Lab – Podcast Notes – Increase Willpower and Tenacity

    This video / podcast is about how to increase your willpower and tenacity. As the title suggests! Summary this is similar to “decision fatigue “. We can only make so many decisions per day (this is why Steve jobs wore the same stuff each day, he didn’t wate energy deciding what to wear). If you…

  • Sauna Suit Benefits

    Hi! so sauna suits are great, but I wouldn’t use them for long term weight loss – you are dehydrating yourself not losing bodyfat. In fact, if you want to increase your metabolism, you’re probably better off getting really cold and having an ice bath Using a sauna suit to lose weight long term is…

  • Supplements for Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue 

    Always speak to your doctor before changing your diet or taking supplements Article for informational purposes only A whole food diet should be the foundation of any treatment. I personally found going dairy free made a huge difference Gut Health Leaky gut is a big problem and can be caused by a poor diet and…

  • Feel Good Happiness Hack – Lockdown Walk

    Not sure what the rules are elsewhere, but in the UK we are allowed out once a day for exercise. Green/outdoor exercises has been shown in studies to improve feelings of wellbeing (study here) Saunas have been shown to improve mood in general and have all kinds of health benefits (more info here) So –…

  • Best Carl Jung Quotes

    Carl Jung was an early advocate of analytical psychology and like Freud is well known for his work relating to theories of personality & the human subconscious. Whilst Freud’s work, was still rooted in 19th century theories regarding suppressed desires, Jung generally believed that a deeper analysis was required of the subconscious mind (particularly dreams)…

  • We Are All One (Why Nobody Really Dies)

      It was World Mental Health Day yesterday. I’m not a huge fan of ‘awareness’ days, I think they bring problems but not solutions. I think depression is a problem that has a number of causes… Lack of exercise Poor Diet & Gut inflammation Lack of sunlight Too much sitting/Poor posture Social Media Marketing Shite…