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For most of the men who reach the top of competitive physique sport, the question of what to take is not really a question. It is an entry fee. The…

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18 hours ago

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Steve Cook on building a body, walking away, and the cost of optimisation

Most former IFBB Men's Physique competitors do not talk on the record about why they stopped competing. Steve Cook does. The conversation below, recorded in January 2024, when Cook was…

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18 hours ago

TRAINING

The Athletes walking into the Enhanced Games, and the ones who almost did

Most of the athletes who said yes to the Enhanced Games were referred by other athletes who had already said yes. This is one of the things Rick Adams tells…

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2 days ago

HEALTH Vanguard

Inside the Enhanced Games training camp: what happens when you optimise everything at once

Several weeks out from the inaugural Enhanced Games, in a five-star longevity resort on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, fifty elite athletes are doing something almost no professional in their…

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Apr 2026

HEALTH Investigation

Are peptides the next GLP-1? The market says yes. Science is less certain

Reviewed by Dr Dan Reardon, NHS A&E doctor with a specialist interest in metabolic health. Published 23rd April 2026. Most peptides being sold in the wellness market today have not…

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Apr 2026

BUSINESS Vanguard

Rick Adams: the Olympic insider leading the Enhanced Games

If you had to design the person you'd want on your side if you were an athlete about to walk into the most scrutinised sporting arenas of the modern era,…

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Apr 2026

GEAR

Google Prepares Screenless Fitbit Band To Compete With Whoop

Google is preparing to launch a new screenless wearable under its Fitbit brand, entering a category currently defined by Whoop. The device has been teased publicly through athlete partnerships, appearing…

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Apr 2026

HEALTH Vanguard

Life Biosciences Raises $80m To Advance Cell Reset Therapy

Life Biosciences has raised $80 million in a Series D round to fund the clinical development of its lead therapy, ER-100, and expand its broader platform targeting the biology of…

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Apr 2026

HEALTH Explainer

What is epigenetic reprogramming and why does it matter?

Epigenetic reprogramming is a biological process that modifies how genes are expressed without altering the underlying DNA sequence, with the goal of restoring cells to a more youthful functional state.…

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Apr 2026

BUSINESS Vanguard

The Enhanced Games Are Here. Sport Will Never Be the Same.

Five and a half weeks out from the inaugural Enhanced Games, world records are already being broken. Earlier this month Chilean weightlifter Arley Méndez Pérez snatched 182kg in training at…

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Steve Cook on steroids: the four-or-five-compound stack he refused to take

Steve Cook on building a body, walking away, and the cost of optimisation

The Athletes walking into the Enhanced Games, and the ones who almost did

Inside the Enhanced Games training camp: what happens when you optimise everything at once

Are peptides the next GLP-1? The market says yes. Science is less certain

Rick Adams: the Olympic insider leading the Enhanced Games

Google Prepares Screenless Fitbit Band To Compete With Whoop

Life Biosciences Raises $80m To Advance Cell Reset Therapy

What is epigenetic reprogramming and why does it matter?

The Enhanced Games Are Here. Sport Will Never Be the Same.

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