Weekly Wisdom Episode 27 | January 31, 2026

This week’s selections cut through fitness dogma, health optimization paralysis, and longevity myths. The common thread: train for resilience, not aesthetics, and stop mistaking complexity for intelligence.

Why Do Women Lose Bone So Quickly After 45?

Estrogen, Strength Training, and Bone Density Explained

Hormonal shifts matter, but inactivity is the accelerant. Heavy, intelligently applied strength training remains the most reliable defense against rapid bone loss after midlife.

Exercise May Improve Your Children’s Metabolic Health

A new study suggests exercise sends molecular signals through sperm that enhance metabolic health and endurance in offspring. Lifestyle choices don’t stop with you.

https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(25)00388-2

Why Muscle Growth Is Not About Rep Ranges

New data dismantles one of bodybuilding’s longest-standing myths. Load, effort, and progression beat arbitrary rep prescriptions.

3 Functional Exercises to Punch Harder

Power comes from coordination, ground force, and timing, not cable machines and mirror muscles.

The Best Exercise to Treat Knee Arthritis

Avoidance makes knees worse. Intelligent loading makes them stronger.

Bipedal Exercises as an Alternative to Heavy Squats

Unilateral work exposes asymmetries, challenges balance, and builds real-world strength without grinding your spine into dust.

Crab Power

A reminder that unconventional movement patterns often solve problems traditional training ignores.

New Chinese Study: Meat Eaters More Likely to Reach 100

Another crack in the fragile moral narrative around diet. Longevity correlates with nourishment, not ideology.

Training for Life

Fitness that doesn’t serve your actual life is recreational suffering.

Stop Over-Optimizing Your Health

If your “health routine” requires constant tracking, supplements, and anxiety, you’ve already lost the plot.

Is CrossFit Really That Expensive?

A sober comparison of CrossFit versus conventional fitness options, stripping away both hype and lazy criticism.