Skribans Strength, Performance and Nutrition

Skribans Strength, Performance and Nutrition Bringing out the mixture of obsessive fitness lifestyle paired with scientific background in order f

Education: Currently studying MSc in Sport and Exercise Nutrition, Leeds Beckett University starting September 2016 – 2017. Ba(Hons) (Top-Up) Sports Science, Derby University 2015 – 2016. FdSc Sport and Exercise Science, Derby University 2013 – 2015. Certifications: KBT Strength and Conditioning Qualifications (Powerlifting, Olympic weightlifting and Kettlebell training);
Level 3 Diploma in Sports

Massage Therapy;
Milos Sarcev's Hyperaemia training principles;
Level 1 ISAK Technician (anthropometric measurements);
Level 3 Personal Trainer, Group Class Training Certificate;
First Aid Certificate. Focus: Performance Nutrition, Lifestyle Assessments, Bodyweight Management, Body Transformations, Strength & Conditioning for Sports Events, Powerlifting, Bodybuilding/fitness/bikini contest prep. Personal Bio: An aspiring fitness addict that is currently working on his SENr (Sports and Exercise Nutrition register) accreditation in order to be internationally recognised performance nutritionist. Over last 10 years I have worked with every level, shape and size athletes - starting from someone who works daily by the desk and up to Olympic athletes. A highly experienced and self-motivated personal trainer with the ability to critique his own knowledge in order to provide the most current and relevant training methods to his clients. Possessing a hard work ethics and passion to fitness related lifestyle, actively involving in different sports related activities and continuous self-development through theory learning and practical applications. Years of work as a personal trainer and continuous sports related studies have helped me to establish high understanding of physical and psychological issues that are holding fitness enthusiasts from achieving their desired goals, and apply personal knowledge to overcome these barriers in order to achieve the optimal physical and psychological potential of my clients. I might be demanding when it comes to training, but that is what we are here for - to push you over and beyond your own limits. Feel free to approach me for any fitness and health related advice even if we do not work directly together, I will never refuse an advice.

02/09/2026

Most people get stuck counting calories, believing it's the only path to health or fat loss. But this misses a crucial point: food quality matters more.

Think about it. What you eat is far more important than precisely how much you eat, especially when it comes to long-term health and performance. Focus on foods that are close to nature, ideally sourced locally. These foods are influenced by natural magnetic fields and offer superior nutrient density.

The principle is simple: prioritize whole, unprocessed foods. This means eating things that grow from the earth or are raised with care, rather than manufactured products. This approach naturally leads to better hormonal balance and overall well-being.

Next time you plan your meals, shift your focus from the numbers on a scale to the quality of your ingredients. It's a more grounded and effective way to build a healthier, more capable body.

If you're tired of the calorie-counting treadmill and want to learn how to eat for true health and performance, join our Solar Athlete community on Skool. We're building a space for those who value quality, natural living, and becoming stronger, healthier humans.

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AI will replace you!If you don't understand that AI can know the right answer and still fail to help you reach it.That i...
02/09/2026

AI will replace you!

If you don't understand that AI can know the right answer and still fail to help you reach it.

That is the part people miss when they talk about AI replacing doctors.

A randomized Nature Medicine study tested 1,298 people using GPT-4o, Llama 3, Command R+, or their usual sources to work through realistic medical scenarios.

When the AI was given the complete case directly, it identified a relevant condition in 94.9% of cases on average.

Add a real person into the conversation?

Performance dropped below 34.5%.

Not because the AI suddenly forgot medicine.

Because real people do not present symptoms like medical exam questions.

They leave things out.
They focus on the wrong detail.
They ask narrow questions.
They do not always know which symptom matters.
And even when the AI gives several possible answers, they may not know which one to take seriously.

That is a very different problem from passing a medical benchmark.

In some scenarios, the models scored above 80% on exam-style questions while people using those same models scored below 20% on the corresponding real-world task.

This is why I am far less impressed by claims that an AI "passed a medical exam" than by whether it actually improves the decisions of the person using it.

Knowledge is one thing.

Extracting the right information, asking the right follow-up questions, recognising missing details, communicating risk clearly and helping someone act appropriately is another.

The researchers concluded that none of the tested models were ready for direct patient care.

That does not make AI useless in medicine.

It makes the standard much higher than simply getting the answer right.

As these systems improve, watch one thing carefully:
Do they become better at answering questions, or do they actually make humans better at making decisions?

Reference:
DOI: 10.1038/s41591-025-04074-y

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01/09/2026

Most people misunderstand heart rate variability (HRV). You don't want a perfectly steady heartbeat; you want a more chaotic one. This variability signals a healthy, adaptable cardiovascular system.

What is HRV actually monitoring? It's the electrical field generated by the heart's mitochondria. These powerhouses within the heart tissue are where energy transformation happens, influencing the heart's electrical rhythm.

A chaotic heartbeat, or high HRV, is a sign of a resilient system ready to adapt to different demands. Don't aim for perfect regularity; aim for healthy variability.

If you want to train hard, recover properly, and respect the body enough to actually adapt, join our Solar Athlete community on Skool. We are building a place for people who want to train hard, recover properly, and respect the body enough to actually adapt.

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Meat causes cancer!Simple sentence. Very easy headline.Also not what these studies actually showed.One NHANES III analys...
01/09/2026

Meat causes cancer!

Simple sentence. Very easy headline.
Also not what these studies actually showed.

One NHANES III analysis looked specifically at red, processed, and white meat.

And despite the usual narrative, higher meat intake was NOT consistently associated with higher all-cause, cardiovascular, or cancer mortality.

Then another analysis looked at something different:
animal protein vs plant protein.

And this is where it gets more interesting.

Higher animal-protein intake was associated with LOWER cancer mortality.

Not higher.

Now, before someone starts celebrating with a 1kg ribeye and calling it cancer prevention - that is not what the study proved either.

It was observational.
Which means it found a relationship.

It did not prove that animal protein caused the lower cancer mortality.
And this is exactly why I struggle with nutrition headlines.

“Meat” is not the same thing as “animal protein”.

“Cancer incidence” is not the same thing as “cancer mortality”.

“Association” is definitely not the same thing as “cause”.

Yet change one of those words, and suddenly you have a completely different story being sold to people.

I have zero interest in defending meat because I like eating it.
I am interested in what the data actually says.

And in these analyses, the simple idea that more animal food automatically means higher mortality did not hold up the way people often assume.

That is far more interesting than arguing whether meat is “good” or “bad”.

References:
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.59
DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2023-0594

Next time someone gives you a terrifying nutrition headline, look at the exact thing that was measured first.

That one detail usually changes the whole conversation.

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31/08/2026

Many jump on peptide shortcuts without tracking key metrics like resting heart rate or HRV. Just adding what the internet claims works for others can be harmful if you haven't tracked your own baseline. Peptides are tools. Using them without understanding your body's 'engine' and how it runs is like jamming a wrench into a car engine - it might work for a bit, but it will eventually disrupt the system. You need to know what you're tuning before you start.

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Your brain works AGAINST you!If you let it...Your brain does not always struggle because it cannot learn.Sometimes it st...
31/08/2026

Your brain works AGAINST you!
If you let it...

Your brain does not always struggle because it cannot learn.
Sometimes it struggles because the old answer is still running.

That is what makes this study interesting.

Researchers trained mice to follow a rule, then changed the task.
Before relearning, some mice were exposed to a new environment.
That new experience did not teach them the new rule.

It simply happened first.

And the mice that experienced something new were better able to stop relying on the old strategy and adapt when the rules changed.

The study also showed that communication between the ventral hippocampus and medial prefrontal cortex became less fixed after the new experience.

Then, during relearning, a new pattern could strengthen.
Dopamine D1 signalling appeared to be part of that process too.

When D1 receptors were blocked, the effect of the new experience was reduced.

This does NOT mean routine makes your brain old.
It does NOT prove that repetition destroys neurons.
And it does NOT prove that humans should constantly chase stimulation.

This was a mouse study about learning, behavioural flexibility and how established brain circuits may become easier to update.

The useful takeaway is much simpler:
Sometimes learning something new may require the brain to loosen its grip on what worked before.

If a similar mechanism exists in humans, that could help explain why new experiences sometimes seem to make us more adaptable.

But that part still needs direct human research.

Reference:
Reset of hippocampal-prefrontal circuitry facilitates learning.
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03272-1

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I wonder how many people would stop using peptides if they learned that their genius comes from Russia, especially thing...
30/08/2026

I wonder how many people would stop using peptides if they learned that their genius comes from Russia, especially things like Selank/Semax/Noopept and many others 🤔

Russian scientists have been light years ahead when it comes to “longevity”. Most likely because they just reverse engineer what already works - they discovered how the red light therapy works on cellular level, they set up safety standards for of radio frequency effects on human biology, they made a clear distinction that you don’t need to have “heating damage” that Western countries use as a safety measure for non-native EMFs to cause damage to human body, and much more.

Without them, we might still be living in the ages of snake oils.

Just because they discovered all these things that can improve our performance and wellbeing doesn’t mean everyone needs it though.

All you need to do is understand how they came up to these conclusions - they simply reverse engineered what already worked.

✅ more time outside
✅ less of highly advanced technology
✅ eat like an adult
✅ move like a child

It really isn’t that hard to be fit and healthy.
And most likely that is the problem why so few are…

The lack of challenge has created distrust in the system that has kept as at our best forever.

How about you - how many of the basic things I listed do you implement in your daily routine?

“Glyphosate causes cancer!”This is where people get lazy with science.One side sees a mouse study and says, “It’s only m...
30/08/2026

“Glyphosate causes cancer!”

This is where people get lazy with science.

One side sees a mouse study and says, “It’s only mice.”
The other sees a cancer association and immediately says, “Glyphosate causes cancer.”

Neither position is particularly intelligent.

Mice are used in research because they share enough mammalian biology with us to reveal potential problems in systems we also have: gut function, immune signalling, inflammation and metabolism.

In the first study, 90 days of low-dose glyphosate exposure changed the gut microbiota of mice.

Bifidobacterium decreased.
Some Lactobacillus decreased.
The overall microbial balance shifted.
Markers linked with intestinal inflammation increased.

That does not prove the same thing happens in humans.
But it is exactly the sort of biological signal that gives us a reason to investigate further.

Then there is the human data.

A meta-analysis combining six studies and nearly 65,000 participants found that people in the highest cumulative exposure groups to glyphosate-based herbicides had a 41% higher relative risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

That is an association. It is not proof of direct causation.

And we still cannot say that:
glyphosate → gut disruption → lymphoma
is the mechanism occurring in humans.

But dismissing the mouse findings because they are not human trials makes no more sense than pretending the human association proves the entire mechanism.

The sensible position sits between panic and denial.

There is a biological signal in animals.
There is a risk signal in humans.
And there are still important questions that need answering.

That is enough reason to pay attention.

Come back to this the next time someone reduces the discussion to either “completely safe” or “definitely causes cancer.” The research is more interesting than either headline.

References:
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2023.104149
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2019.02.001

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