Sqwod Evidence

Sqwod Evidence

We read the research so your clients don’t have to. Every claim tied to a named study, graded by strength of evidence, signed by a real name: plus what’s still being tested.

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Evidence · 2026-09-14

Which Supplements Actually Work? An Evidence Tier List for Coaches

We graded the whole shelf against the meta-analyses: what earns a default yes, what earns a specific yes, and what you can say no to today. Plus the question that matters more than any of it: is the tub actually clean?
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Evidence · 2026-09-07

Beta-Alanine Works Only in 0.5 to 10-Minute Efforts: The Evidence

We read the meta-analyses, graded them, and checked the live trial registry. What beta-alanine does, the narrow window it does it in, who's wasting their money, and the exact script for the client who asks.
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Evidence · 2026-08-31

BCAAs: The Supplement That Works Right Up Until Your Client Eats Enough Protein

We read the meta-analyses, graded them, and checked the trial registry. What BCAAs actually do, who they're genuinely useless for, and the script for the client holding a €40 tub.
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Evidence · 2026-08-24

Fish Oil for Athletes: What Omega-3 Does for Joints and Recovery, and Not for Muscle

We read the meta-analyses on omega-3 for joints, recovery and muscle, graded them, and checked the live trial registry. What EPA and DHA actually deliver, the dose that matters, the one real safety signal, and the script for the client who asks.
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Evidence · 2026-08-17

Vitamin D: Who Actually Needs to Supplement, and Who's Wasting Their Money

We read the guidelines, the meta-analyses and the safety data. Vitamin D is a correction supplement, not a performance supplement: here's how a coach tells the difference, and the script for the client who's already taking 5,000 IU.
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Evidence · 2026-10-27

Ashwagandha: What the Evidence Actually Supports, and the Safety Talk You Need to Have.

We read the meta-analyses and graded them. What ashwagandha does for stress, sleep and strength, what's oversold, the real liver-and-pregnancy caution, and exactly what to tell the client who asks.
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Evidence · 2026-10-09

Caffeine Is the One Supplement Your Clients Are Right About. Here's Exactly How to Coach It.

We read the umbrella reviews, the ISSN position stand, and the newest trials, and graded them. What caffeine really does for performance, the dose that works, and the honest downsides: written for the gym floor.
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Evidence · 2026-10-09

BPC-157, TB-500, MK-677: What the Peptide Hype Leaves Out. A Coach's Safety Brief

The 'healing and growth' peptides are all over gym WhatsApp groups. We read the actual human evidence, and mostly found its absence. What BPC-157, TB-500 and the growth-hormone peptides really have behind them, why the risk sits with your client, and exactly how to have the conversation.
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Evidence · 2026-07-24

Your Clients Swear By Magnesium for Sleep and Cramps. Here's What the Evidence Actually Says.

We read the meta-analyses, graded them, and checked what's still being tested. What magnesium really does, which form to bother with, and exactly what to tell the client who asks.
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Evidence · 2026-10-09

Your Clients Keep Asking About Creatine. Here's the Evidence, and the Script.

We read the meta-analyses, graded them, and checked what's still being tested. What creatine actually does, what it doesn't, and exactly what to tell the client who asks.
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Training

Nutrition & Metabolism

Evidence · 2026-08-03

The Anabolic Window Is Not a Window. Here's the Evidence, and the Script.

We read the timing meta-analyses, the dose-response curves and the 100-gram tracer study, graded them, and checked what's still being tested. What actually drives your client's result, what doesn't, and exactly what to tell the person clutching a shaker in the car park.
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Evidence · 2026-10-09

Your Clients Are on the Weight-Loss Jab. Here's the Muscle Problem, and Exactly How to Coach It.

We read the body-composition trials on Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro, graded them, and checked what's still being tested. How much muscle GLP-1 drugs really cost, why the panic is half-right, and precisely what to program for the client who's dropping weight fast.
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Evidence · 2026-10-09

Your Clients Obsess Over Protein Timing. Here's What Actually Moves the Needle.

We read the dose-response meta-analyses, the ISSN position stand, and the timing trials, and graded them. How much protein really builds muscle, whether the anabolic window is real, and exactly what to tell the client who asks.
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Evidence · 2026-07-24

Are Seed Oils Actually Killing Us? We Read the Studies. The Answer Annoys Both Sides.

We pulled the mortality cohorts, the inflammation RCTs, the Cochrane review and the one trial the internet loves, graded them all, and worked out what a coach should actually tell a client who just threw out their canola oil. Spoiler: the evidence points the opposite way to the panic.
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Recovery & Sleep

Wearables & Devices

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