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Lifting in Converse: The biomechanics, benefits, and risks of flat sole training

Lifting in Converse: The biomechanics, benefits, and risks of flat sole training

Veedma's editorial team: Evidence-based men's health

Dec 04, 2025 · 11 min read

Converse-style zero-drop, incompressible flat soles can improve center-of-pressure stability and reduce energy loss from sole compression in deadlifts, but for squats they remove the 0.75 to 1 inch heel lift that helps ankle dorsiflexion. If mobility is restricted, that can increase knee and lumbar torque. Here is how to know when flat shoes are the ...

What are the essential biomarkers runners should track? The numbers that flag fatigue, overtraining, and low testosterone

What are the essential biomarkers runners should track? The numbers that flag fatigue, overtraining, and low testosterone

Veedma's editorial team: Evidence-based men's health

Dec 04, 2025 · 15 min read

For male runners, the essential biomarker list starts with ferritin and iron studies, vitamin D, glucose, and a hormone panel that includes total testosterone, free testosterone, LH, and FSH, because a low testosterone value only matters when symptoms persist and the pituitary signals are checked too. Magnesium and potassium are usually checked when clinically indicated, ...

How to get rid of food noise. What actually works for men

How to get rid of food noise. What actually works for men

Veedma's editorial team: Evidence-based men's health

Dec 03, 2025 · 14 min read

You get rid of food noise by lowering the biologic drivers that keep appetite turned up. Meals built around 25 to 30 g of protein, fewer ultra processed cues, and 7 to 9 hours of sleep can all help quiet constant food thoughts. For eligible men, obesity medicines are linked to about 14.9% to 20.9% ...

Do runners live longer? The science behind mileage and mortality

Do runners live longer? The science behind mileage and mortality

Veedma's editorial team: Evidence-based men's health

Dec 03, 2025 · 15 min read

Yes. Recreational runners generally live longer than non-runners, and even 5 to 10 minutes a day at an easy pace is associated with lower mortality and longer lifespan. In one Danish cohort the lowest mortality came with moderate weekly volume (about 1 to 2.5 hours), not marathon-level mileage. Here is how it works and how ...

Testosterone killing foods: What actually lowers T in men and what to eat instead

Testosterone killing foods: What actually lowers T in men and what to eat instead

Veedma's editorial team: Evidence-based men's health

Dec 03, 2025 · 14 min read

“Testosterone killing foods” are foods that, when eaten often as part of an ultra processed Western style diet, are linked to lower testosterone in men through inflammation, insulin disruption, and weight gain. You do not need a perfect diet. You need a few high impact swaps and the right lab work to confirm what is ...