Why your TDEE estimate can be off by 20%
Population equations carry real error bars. Here is where the gap comes from, how big it is, and how to narrow it with two weeks of your own data.
Priya Raghavan, MSc
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Field notes on energy, food and training
Short, practical notes on energy balance and training. No hacks, no supplements, no 30-day promises.
How to set a calorie deficit you can actually hold
Aggressive cuts fail for predictable reasons. A practical framework for choosing a deficit, protecting muscle, and knowing when to stop dieting.
Daniel Okafor, CSCS
Protein, carbs and fat: how much of each, and why
A working order for setting macros: protein first, fat as a floor, carbohydrate as the remainder. With worked numbers for cutting and bulking.
Maya Lindqvist, RD
Reading your calculator results without overthinking them
What each number on the results panel means, which ones to act on, and the four mistakes that make people distrust a perfectly good estimate.
Maya Lindqvist, RD