Where We Go to Read
Voices We Follow
Smarter people than us, listed by category. Strength coaches, sleep researchers, longevity physicians, nutrition PhDs. We don't agree with all of them on everything — a few of them don't agree with each other — and that's roughly the point.
Strength & Hypertrophy
The Iron Wing
Jeff Nippard →
@jeffnippard
Hypertrophy explainer who walks through the actual studies. Patient, citation-heavy, calm. The default we send people to when they're new to evidence-based lifting.
Jeremy Ethier →
@jeremyethier
Kinesiologist by training. His videos hit a sweet spot between practical programming and the underlying research. Good for people who want the 'why' alongside the 'what.'
Dr. Mike Israetel →
@drmikeisraetel
Co-founder of Renaissance Periodization. Sport-science PhD with strong opinions on volume, intensity, and the cult of failure training. Worth following even when you disagree.
Bret Contreras →
@bretcontreras1
PhD in sports science. Did more of the actual EMG and biomechanics research on hip thrusts than anyone. Reads as the academic voice of the strength-coaching internet.
Eric Helms →
@helms3dmj
Natural bodybuilding coach with a PhD. Co-host of the 3D Muscle Journey podcast. Where to go if you want nuanced takes on cutting, peaking, or training to natural limits.
Greg Nuckols →
@gregnuckols
Stronger By Science. The most rigorous strength-research aggregator in the public conversation. Monthly research roundups are essentially a free graduate seminar.
Eugene Teo →
@coacheugeneteo
Programming and biomechanics breakdowns aimed at intermediate lifters. Calm voice, careful explanations of exercise selection and execution.
Stan Efferding →
@stanefferding
IFBB pro and powerlifting coach behind the 'vertical diet' framework. Conversational tone, real-world strength programming, opinionated about supplements.
Movement & Mobility
How Bodies Actually Work
Jeff Cavaliere — Athlean-X →
@athleanx
Physical therapist and former Mets strength coach. Corrective-exercise focus, accessible production, sometimes intense in the cues. Strong for people training around niggles.
Kelly Starrett — The Ready State →
@thereadystate
Mobility and athlete-prep author behind 'Becoming a Supple Leopard.' His daily-mobility framework is the kind of habit that ages well across decades.
Stuart McGill →
Back Mechanic / backfitpro.com
Spine biomechanics researcher whose work on lower-back pain reshaped how strength athletes manage their backs. 'Back Mechanic' is the popular-press distillation.
Endurance & Physiology
Going Long Without Falling Apart
Dr. Stacy Sims →
@drstacysims
Women-specific endurance physiology — fueling, hydration, cycle considerations. Reframes what 'training' looks like when most research was done on men.
Iñigo San-Millán →
@drsanmillan
Researcher behind the popular zone-2 mitochondrial framework. His clinical lab work with Tour de France riders informs the practical writing on aerobic base building.
Dr. Andy Galpin →
@drandygalpin
Applied physiologist at Cal State Fullerton. Strong on muscle-fiber typing, individual variability, and translating exercise science into program design.
Steve Magness →
@stevemagness
Former elite distance coach. 'The Science of Running' is one of the few endurance books that grades evidence honestly. Twitter feed is the public-internet version.
Nutrition Science
Eat the Evidence
Layne Norton →
@biolayne
PhD in nutritional sciences, IFPA pro bodybuilder, master of the protein-quality literature. Opinionated, citation-heavy, allergic to wellness mysticism.
Dr. Stuart Phillips →
@mackinprof
McMaster University. Did much of the foundational muscle-protein-synthesis research that informs every 'how much protein per meal' debate.
Tim Spector →
@tim.spector
King's College London, Zoe co-founder. Gut microbiome and the personal-response angle on nutrition. The 'eat the rainbow' framing without dumbing down the science.
Dr. Christopher Gardner →
Stanford Prevention Research Center
Ran the PREDIMED-style head-to-head diet RCTs at Stanford. The single best public voice on 'which diet is best' actually being the wrong question.
Sleep & Longevity
The Long View
Dr. Matthew Walker →
@drmattwalker
UC Berkeley sleep researcher. 'Why We Sleep' helped pull sleep into mainstream wellness conversation. His Matt Walker Podcast walks the actual literature accessibly.
Dr. Peter Attia →
@peterattiamd
Internal-medicine physician turned longevity-focused practitioner. 'The Drive' is among the more rigorous long-form health podcasts in the space. 'Outlive' is the book.
Dr. Rhonda Patrick →
@foundmyfitness
Biochemistry and nutrigenomics. Her FoundMyFitness podcast is a long-form survey of the metabolic and longevity literature — dense, technical, generally hedged.
Roger Seheult — MedCram →
@medcramvideos
Pulmonary critical-care physician and medical educator. His MedCram explanations of immune function, vitamin D, and respiratory illness are the rare medical-internet content that holds up over time.
Behavior & The Mind
Heads & Habits
Dr. Andrew Huberman →
@hubermanlab
Stanford neuroscientist behind the Huberman Lab podcast. Wide-ranging, sometimes intense, occasionally over-confident — but a useful entry point into a lot of neuroscience-of-everyday-life literature.
Dr. Jonathan Haidt →
@jonhaidt
Social psychologist. 'The Anxious Generation' and the body of work behind it reshape how to think about teen mental health and the smartphone era.
Wim Hof →
@iceman_hof
Breathwork and cold-exposure pioneer. The research on his specific protocols is more modest than the marketing implies — but cold exposure and conscious breathing both have real downstream physiology, and he is why both reached the wellness mainstream.