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Essays from the team on the knowing and doing gap, the science of doing, and applied longevity.

8 October 2026

What happens at a six-day longevity retreat? Notes from the first Atlas Cove cohort

How the first week actually ran: the outline of a day, why one session reached some people and passed others by, and what changes next time.

1 October 2026

Can iron be normal on a blood test and still limit training? What the reference range means

A ferritin inside the range can sit close to empty. What the range measures, why inflammation lifts ferritin, and three questions for your next report.

25 September 2026

Are wearable readiness and sleep scores accurate? What the validation studies show

Watches and rings measure sleep timing and pulse well and calculate the rest. What validation studies show about sleep stages, HRV, scores and VO2 max.

17 August 2026

Does lactic acid cause muscle burn and soreness? What the evidence shows

Lactate is a fuel your heart and brain burn. It does not cause the burn in your legs, and it is not why you ache two days later.

8 August 2026

Sleep architecture, not sleep hours: what a shortened night actually costs

Cutting a night short does not cost every sleep stage equally. What the evidence says about deep sleep, REM, alcohol, caffeine and sleep trackers.

2 August 2026

What actually moves your health baseline: measuring, resting or doing

Fourteen trials, 182,880 adults, no lives saved. What the evidence says about health checks, wearables, rest and the one number that answers to work.

31 July 2026

Does creatine work for everyone? Responders, non-responders and how to test it

Creatine raises phosphocreatine in some people and barely moves it in others. What decides which you are, and a twelve-week test that tells you.

28 July 2026

Why tech founders keep moving into health

Almost nobody rebuilding health came out of medicine. What that says about the retreat market, and how we build what we sell.

28 July 2026

The benefits of strength training after 40: what the evidence actually shows

Muscle after 40 is your largest glucose store, an endocrine organ, and the only load bone answers to. What eight studies actually show.

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