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Train harder, hurt less: practical guides on strength, running, recovery and pain.
Written by one recreational athlete who reads the studies and tries things on himself. No lab, no medical team, and we say so.
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How we work
No lab. One person, a notebook, and the studies.
This site used to claim measured criteria, nights of lab testing and a panel of testers. None of that existed, so it is gone. What is left is simpler and easier to check.
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Read the research
Health and training claims are checked against published sources, which are linked in the text.
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Try it for weeks
Gear is used at home, in real sessions, by one tester. Figures are indications, not lab data.
03
Say who it is not for
Negative reviews get published. Affiliate links are labelled and do not change the score.
How we testWhat a review is based on, and what it is not.
Editorial charterSources, AI use, commercial links, what we never publish.
Who writesOne editor, no medical reviewer. Said plainly.
CorrectionsHow to report an error and what happens next.
About AmpAinsocWho publishes the site and how it makes money.