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Two things caught my eye this week on the nutrition front. First — a piece from the University of Wollongong (https://www.uow.edu.au/the-stand/2026/five-mens-nutrition-essentials-that-matter-more-than-online-trends.php) cutting through all the online noise about men’s diet. One of the main takeaways was that plant-based diets can build muscle just as well as eating meat, as long as you’re getting enough protein. Which surprised me a bit. Second, and this one’s a bit of a warning — a large study across 270,000 people (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260615025119.htm) found that high levels of tyrosine, which is in a load of popular brain supplements and nootropics, were consistently linked to shorter lifespans in men. Not what the marketing says. It’s a good reminder that the supplement industry is very good at selling things that either don’t work or haven’t been properly tested long-term. What’s your current approach to eating? Winging it, fairly structured, or somewhere in between? And is there anything nutrition-wise you’ve been meaning to sort out but keep putting off?

Happy Friday, gents. I’m on the way to the gym for a quick Norwegian 4x4 before cracking some more work and heading to our sons football tour this afternoon. Who’s training today? How’s your weeks been?

The UK has one of the worst paternity leave packages in Europe. The numbers speak for themselves. Spain gives dads 17 weeks at 100% pay. Norway gives 15 weeks at 100%. Iceland gives between 20 and 26 weeks. And Denmark gives 13 weeks. The UK gives 2 weeks at £187.18 per week or 90% of pay (whichever is lower). That is it. What’s your thoughts on this? Credit to Elliott Rae on LinkedIn for this post.

Brothers, By the end of Summer, I dream of having 3 fully established StrongDads Hubs in Caerphilly, Merthyr, and Cardiff, and hopefully some across the pond led by our American and Canadian brothers in the group. But for now, we are starting with StrongDads Caerphilly. Attendance numbers vary greatly week-to-week, so I want to ensure I am making the Penallta Hub (Caerphilly) as accessible as possible. I think one of the things that impact attendance the most are out early starts, currently 0600hrs on a Saturday. What if we were to change the day and time? This is open to all Dads here, nit just those i the hub. What time would you prefer a meet of Dads to workout and connect? Put all your ideas in the comments. Could be Saturday 3pm, Sunday 10am, whatever... Or if it's something else we need to do to make them better, just shout. The foundations we lay with StrongDads Penallta will guide all future Hubs to come. Please help me to ensure our hubs are as impactful as possible! Adam @Liam Zamudio @Tyler Jones @Cal Mcc @Chris Jones @David Evans @Grzegorz Leszczynski @Lee Jones