Long-form posts on training, bloodwork, recovery, and the art of measurement. Written by Transform's coaches, athletes, and the people building the product.
Most fitness apps optimize for engagement. Transform optimizes for adherence — and adherence is a math problem, not a feelings problem.
A genuinely overcrowded phone, a monthly bill I'd stopped reading, and the slow realization that I was managing apps instead of training. One survived.
Not before-and-after hype. A week-by-week, phase-by-phase walk through what 182 days of structured work really involves.
Mono numbers, hairline borders, zero confetti. A look at what happens when you design a fitness app like a developer tool instead of a casino.
Athletes have trained in structured phases for decades. Here's how that thinking applies to you, even if you'll never compete in anything.
I've quit food logging more times than I can count. Here's what finally made it survivable — and an honest take on whether you can skip it.
The graveyard of abandoned apps on your phone isn't a willpower problem. It's a design problem. What the adherence data actually says.
Two of the best recovery wearables on the planet, and one app that treats recovery as a single input among many. What HRV is really telling you.
Plenty of apps track steps and sleep. Very few will pull your ferritin and put it next to your training. A physician's look at the small field that does.
Most fitness apps are designed to keep you subscribed indefinitely. We think the better product has an ending. Here's the argument.
Three of the best logging apps in the game, and one app that doesn't want to be a logging app at all. A coach breaks down who each is for.
Four ways to count the same calories. The right one depends entirely on whether tracking is your goal or your tool.
Gamification is great at making you open an app. It's terrible at making you healthier. Here's the difference, and why it matters past week three.
Whoop for recovery, MyFitnessPal for food, a coach on the side. Three subscriptions, three logins, and no single picture. We did the math.
A survey of what's actually good this year — and why a single-screen app can beat a Swiss Army knife you never fully open.
MyFitnessPal taught a generation to log. Then it taught them to feel bad about it. Here's where a quieter approach fits.
What 'low T' actually means at your age, why morning draws matter, and how to spot junk-science marketing.