PUBLIC COMMITMENT · HOW VERDICTS ARE EARNED

METHODology.

Two gates. Both must clear. No exceptions.

Every protocol verdict on this site passes two gates before it goes live. If it hasn't cleared both, it's marked "Still testing", with an explicit date for when it will be updated. This page is the rulebook. It applies to every piece of content on this site, including the protocols I personally believe in.

One study is a signal worth tracking. Not a conclusion. Three weeks of my own data is a sample, not a truth. Both have to agree before I'll say it works.

CORENTIN · OPENING LINE

The Two Gates

Before any verdict ships, both gates must clear. No exceptions.

01 SCIENCE GATE

WHAT THE literature SAYS.

  • ≥2–3 peer-reviewed studies pointing in the same direction. One study is a signal worth tracking, not a conclusion.
  • Effect size statistically significant AND practically meaningful for athletes training at high intensity, not just a lab on sedentary subjects.
  • Funding examined. If primary research is funded by the brand whose product is being tested, it's flagged explicitly in the references.
  • Conflicting studies aren't hidden, they're cited and weighted.

02 PERSONAL GATE

WHAT MY body RECORDS.

  • ≥3–4 weeks of personal testing across at least one full training microcycle. Random usage doesn't count.
  • Garmin tracked before, during, after: HRV Status, Body Battery, Sleep Score at minimum. Often more.
  • Same dose, same timing, same execution every session. If conditions drift, the test restarts.
  • Personal results published as-is, including the protocols where my body didn't respond.

The Verdict Scale

Four possible outcomes. Each one means something specific.

01 · VERDICT

Useful.

Science and 3–4 weeks of personal data point in the same direction. The protocol earns a place in rotation.

02 · VERDICT

Mixed.

Science says yes but my data doesn't confirm it, or the reverse. Published honestly, with both sides of the picture.

03 · VERDICT

Overhyped.

Marketing claim not supported by the research, or directly contradicted by my personal experience. Named for what it is.

04 · VERDICT

Still testing.

Published with an explicit promise to update at a named future date. No verdict until both gates clear.