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Evidence-based guides on building muscle, losing fat, body recomposition, nutrition and training with your wearable data — written by the Lift Republic coaching team.

Muscle

How to Build Muscle

How to build muscle, explained simply: the three drivers of growth, how to train, eat and recover, and the mistakes that stall progress.

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Fat loss

How to Lose Fat (Not Just Weight)

How to lose fat without losing muscle: set the right calorie deficit, keep protein high, train for retention, and avoid the plateau-rebound trap.

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Muscle

Body Recomposition: Build Muscle and Lose Fat

Body recomposition explained: who can do it, how to eat and train to build muscle and lose fat at the same time, and how to track it properly.

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Nutrition

How Much Protein to Build Muscle

How much protein you need to build muscle: the daily target per kg of bodyweight, how to split it across meals, and the best sources.

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Performance

How to Train With Your Garmin & Strava Data

Turn your Garmin, Strava and Whoop data into better training: what load, recovery, HRV and zones actually mean, and how to act on them.

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Fat loss

Calorie Deficit Explained

What a calorie deficit is, how to work out yours, how big it should be, and how to keep losing fat without losing muscle or stalling.

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Nutrition

How to Build a Meal Plan

A simple, repeatable way to build a meal plan around your calorie and protein targets — flexible enough to fit real life, online or in London.

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Nutrition

High-Protein Foods: The Best Sources

The best high-protein foods to build muscle and stay full — animal and plant sources, with a protein-per-100g table and how much you need a day.

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Muscle

Progressive Overload

What progressive overload is and how to apply it: the methods (weight, reps, sets, tempo), how fast to progress, and how to break through plateaus.

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Muscle

Strength Training for Women

Strength training for women: why lifting won't make you bulky, how to train and eat, bone-health benefits, and training around your cycle.

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Muscle

Building Muscle After 40

You can absolutely build muscle after 40. What changes with age, how to train and recover, and why protein and strength training matter even more.

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Fat loss

How to Lose Belly Fat (What Actually Works)

How to lose belly fat honestly: you can't spot-reduce, so the answer is overall fat loss — a calorie deficit, protein, strength training, sleep and patience.

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Nutrition

Creatine: What the Evidence Says

Creatine monohydrate, explained by the evidence: what it does, how much to take (3–5 g/day), whether to load, safety, and who actually benefits.

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Performance

How to Improve Your VO₂ Max

How to improve your VO₂ max: the mix of high-intensity intervals and easy Zone 2 base training that raises it, how long it takes, and training by your data.

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