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Education Exercise Is Medicine for Pain: What Actually Works Forget the hunt for perfect alignment or one magic drill. Use repeatable training, smart progressions, and a wider lens than biomechanics to lower sensitivity and get your life back. Sjoerd van Burken · 11 Nov 2025 ~10–13 min read Prefer YouTube? Watch it on YouTube. In…

Education How the Protein Industry Tricked You Protein matters but it’s been oversold. Here’s how marketing shaped the narrative, what the literature actually supports, and a simple way to set protein targets without obsessing. Sjoerd van Burken · 09 Oct 2025 ~7–9 min read Prefer YouTube? Watch it on YouTube. In this post Why protein…

Week 2 Worst Takes of the Week Isometric ≠ strongest, knees over toes aren’t evil, meal timing isn’t magic, “testosterone hacks” are overhyped, and pain is more than biomechanics. Here’s the context you actually need. Sjoerd van Burken · 29 Sept 2025 ~6–7 min read Prefer YouTube? Watch it on YouTube. In this post Watch:…

Education How to Stop Suffering Even if Pain Doesn’t Go Away Pain can stay. Suffering doesn’t have to. This post distills the key ideas from the video into practical shifts you can use right away without pretending pain isn’t real. Sjoerd van Burken · 24 Sept 2025 ~9–11 min read Prefer YouTube? Watch it on…

Worst Takes of the Week – Week 1: Fitness Myths | Variita Week 1 Worst Takes of the Week Cold plunges won’t fix your character, electrolytes aren’t superpowers, weight loss doesn’t need to be complicated, and core training doesn’t require five different exercises. Here’s what matters most. Sjoerd van Burken · 22 Sept 2025 ·…

Your Brain Lies About Pain… and You’ve Believed It | Variita Education Your Brain Lies About Pain… and You’ve Believed It Pain is real, but not always damage. This post unpacks how your nervous system can act like an oversensitive alarm and how understanding it can help you take back control. Sjoerd van Burken 19…