Mike Israetel (co-founded RP (disclosure: I intern here), wrote thesebooksofsome potential interest). I’m a friend of Mike’s and can also vouch that his thinking style is very rationalist-adjacent.
Lyle McDonald (good FB group here, website here). Lyle is extremely abrasive, but he knows his shit. He’s also not afraid to call out other figures in the industry for what he believes to be inaccurate info- I’m personally not a fan of his discourse style but again, he knows this stuff back to front.
Greg Nuckols (website, great intro books here). Greg is fucking awesome, super rationalist-adjacent in thinking style and discourse.
If you want my number one recommendation for books/resources, it would be to get the Art and Science of Lifting books that Greg co-wrote (linked above). The Muscle and Strength Pyramids (linked under Eric’s name) would be a little bit more thorough treatment of similar topics. I’m personally a fan of Mike/RP’s training and dieting methodology, but all of these guys agree on the most important elements of training and dieting and nuances beyond that are pretty irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.
+1 to this list! I also like the Revive Stronger team. They have a good evidence-based podcast that I like to listen to. They often interview the people Anshuman mentioned.
I’m pretty passionate about physical fitness and body composition and would recommend the following sources/figures to follow:
Menno Henselmans (known for “bayesian bodybuilding”, website)
Mike Israetel (co-founded RP (disclosure: I intern here), wrote these books of some potential interest). I’m a friend of Mike’s and can also vouch that his thinking style is very rationalist-adjacent.
Eric Helms (founded 3DMJ and wrote these books which are great)
Lyle McDonald (good FB group here, website here). Lyle is extremely abrasive, but he knows his shit. He’s also not afraid to call out other figures in the industry for what he believes to be inaccurate info- I’m personally not a fan of his discourse style but again, he knows this stuff back to front.
Greg Nuckols (website, great intro books here). Greg is fucking awesome, super rationalist-adjacent in thinking style and discourse.
If you want my number one recommendation for books/resources, it would be to get the Art and Science of Lifting books that Greg co-wrote (linked above). The Muscle and Strength Pyramids (linked under Eric’s name) would be a little bit more thorough treatment of similar topics. I’m personally a fan of Mike/RP’s training and dieting methodology, but all of these guys agree on the most important elements of training and dieting and nuances beyond that are pretty irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.
+1 to this list! I also like the Revive Stronger team. They have a good evidence-based podcast that I like to listen to. They often interview the people Anshuman mentioned.
Yup, their podcast is my primary means of staying up to date with fitness content.
Subscribed for Henselmans email course. I like it thus far! Will see how things continue.
Might also check out the RP app.
Thanks!