How Long to Rest Between Sets (and Why Short Rest Got Oversold)
The 60-second rest rule most lifters inherited came from fitting a workout into a lunch break. What rest buys you, and how to pick a number.
Garrett Wilson5 min read
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One Log, Four Modules: How MuscleBuddy Connects What You Track
A weigh-in moves your calories. A run of bad recovery eases your training week. A declared condition changes your sessions. A map of what feeds what inside MuscleBuddy, and the reason each change carries.
Garrett Wilson3 min read
What a Wearable Can Tell You About Recovery
HRV, resting heart rate and sleep scores are real measurements wrapped in interpretation. What each tracks, why one bad morning means little, and how to use it.
Garrett Wilson6 min read
Sleep and Muscle Recovery: The Most Underrated Training Variable
Why sleep is your biggest recovery lever, what short sleep does to repair, performance and appetite, and how to protect it around hard training.
Garrett Wilson4 min read
Deload Weeks: When and How to Take One
How to tell you need a deload week, how to structure the lighter week so it works, and the common mistakes that waste it and leave you just as tired as before.
Garrett Wilson5 min read