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Here’s a pattern I’ve watched play out hundreds of times as a coach. Someone trains consistently for months without a single issue. Then work goes sideways. Or a...
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General Health
Training
October 12, 2026
Erik Castiglione
7 min read
Why Injury Happens During your Worst Weeks
Here’s a pattern I’ve watched play out hundreds of times as a coach. Someone trains consistently for months without a single issue. Then work goes sideways. Or a...
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Nutrition
Mindset and Mentality
October 7, 2026
Erik Castiglione
6 min read
Stress Eating Isn’t a Willpower Problem
It’s 9:40 p.m. The kids are finally asleep. You just answered one more work email you shouldn’t have opened. And somehow you’re standing in the pantry stress eating...
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General Health
Training
September 29, 2026
Erik Castiglione
7 min read
Your Watch Says Your HRV Sucks. Should You Skip the Workout?
You wake up, reach for your phone, and before your feet hit the floor your ring or watch has already given you a verdict: Recovery 34%. Readiness: Pay...
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Training
September 23, 2026
Erik Castiglione
6 min read
The Real Skill in HYROX Is Sequencing, Not Strength or Cardio
September 23, 2026 Every HYROX season, the same thing happens: a strong lifter who can move every station’s load without blinking has a rough day. A lifelong runner...
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Programming
Training
September 15, 2026
Erik Castiglione
7 min read
Randomized Fatigue Isn’t Specific Fatigue
Why HYROX Training Order Matters Physiologically September 15, 2026 “Tired” is often used as a metric to gauge workouts. It must be a good workout if you’re tired...
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Training
September 8, 2026
Erik Castiglione
6 min read
The Case Against Random HYROX Workouts: Why Station Order Should Dictate Your…
September 8, 2026 Walk into almost any gym running “HYROX-style” classes and you’ll see some version of the same hour: sled push, then wall balls, then a row,...
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Programming
Training
September 1, 2026
Erik Castiglione
7 min read
Why HYROX Isn’t Hybrid Training (And Why the Difference Actually Matters)
What Alex Viada’s Definition of a Hybrid Athlete Actually Says — and Why HYROX Doesn’t Meet It September 1, 2026 Open a fitness app, scroll a gym’s Instagram,...
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General Health
Programming
August 25, 2026
Erik Castiglione
6 min read
Before You Start a GLP-1: Questions Worth Asking Your Doctor First (A…
I get some version of this question in nearly every consultation right now: “I’m thinking about starting a GLP-1” or “In full disclosure, I’m already on a GLP-1.”...
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General Health
August 19, 2026
Erik Castiglione
8 min read
Debunking “Natural Ozempic” — Berberine, Apple Cider Vinegar, and…
What TikTok’s Favorite GLP-1 Alternatives Actually Do, According to the Research August 19, 2026 In this post, we’re tackling more online claims, similar to what we did with...
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General Health
August 11, 2026
Erik Castiglione
7 min read
This Isn’t the First Weight-Loss Revolution: What Fen-Phen and the HCG…
Every generation gets a weight-loss breakthrough that feels like it’s finally cracked the code. Right now, that’s GLP-1 medications. Thirty years ago, it was a drug combination called...
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Mindset and Mentality
Training
August 6, 2026
Erik Castiglione
7 min read
Why Most Fitness Goals Fail (And the 4-Step Framework That Actually Works)
If you’ve ever set a fitness goal — a New Year’s resolution or otherwise — only to crash and burn a few weeks in, this one’s for you....
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