Author: Vito
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What Elite Coaches Do Differently (And Why Most Coaches Never Figure It Out)
What separates elite coaches from everyone else isn’t experience or talent — it’s systems. Four principles from peer-reviewed research that define world-class coaching practice.
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Ozempic Is Costing Your Clients Muscle: What the Science Says About Training Through GLP-1 Weight Loss
A quarter to nearly half of the weight lost on Ozempic and Mounjaro isn’t fat — it’s lean mass. The drug creates the deficit; what clients do inside it decides whether they keep their muscle. Why GLP-1 clients need adaptive, per-session programming, and why that’s impossible to deliver at scale by hand.
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HRV Explained for Coaches: What It Actually Measures, When to Use It, and When to Ignore It
HRV is a genuinely useful coaching tool. It’s also widely misunderstood. Here’s what the research says about when to act on it, when to ignore it, and how to combine it with RPE for a clearer picture.
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The 12-Week Athlete: What Happens When You Let Data Override the Plan
The athletes who improve most over 12 weeks aren’t the ones who follow the plan most faithfully — they’re the ones whose coaches adjust when the data says to. Here’s what the research shows.
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My Garmin Says My VO₂max Is 52. What Does That Actually Mean?
VO₂max is the most visible number on your fitness watch — and one of the least understood. Here’s what it means, how accurate your wearable estimate really is, and why the trend matters more than the number.
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Kristian Blummenfelt and the Science Behind the World’s Most Dominant Triathlete
No athlete in triathlon history has held the Olympic, World Triathlon, Ironman, and 70.3 world titles at the same time. Here’s the physiology and training science behind how Kristian Blummenfelt did it.
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Why the Best Fitness Coaches Are Replacing Guesswork with Data — and What That Means for You
Every coach has seen it: two clients, same program, completely different results. The science has known why for decades. Data-driven AI coaching is finally the tool that lets you act on it.