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Patrick Dempsey

Engineering the Ageless Athlete. Data, gear, and protocols for longevity.

The Rule That Quietly Expired

Aug 27, 2026

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3 min read

The Rule That Quietly Expired

Why "drink when you're thirsty" is good advice that stopped describing you somewhere in your fifties.

Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey
Eat in This Order

Aug 20, 2026

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3 min read

Eat in This Order

The whole system, pulled together — and the one free trick most people have never heard.

Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey
The Thirty-Year Head Start

Aug 13, 2026

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2 min read

The Thirty-Year Head Start

The most important returns on how we live now don't post for decades.

Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey
The Scale Is Lying to You

Aug 6, 2026

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3 min read

The Scale Is Lying to You

Why the fat that matters most is the fat you can't see — and the two-minute check that finds it.

Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey
The Sugar Nobody's Selling You

Jul 30, 2026

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2 min read

The Sugar Nobody's Selling You

Why fiber — not fear — is the honest answer to the sugar question.

Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey
How a Good Study Becomes a Bad Headline

Jul 23, 2026

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2 min read

How a Good Study Becomes a Bad Headline

The most useful skill in nutrition isn't a fact. It's reading the evidence.

Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey
The 15 Minutes That Beat the Workout

Jul 16, 2026

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2 min read

The 15 Minutes That Beat the Workout

Why a short walk after your biggest meal outworks an extra hour in the gym

Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey
Fuel the Engine, Protect the Frame

Jul 9, 2026

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4 min read

Fuel the Engine, Protect the Frame

The part of the line that runs through food and bone — and why it matters most for women

Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey
The Athlete Who Can Stop

Jul 2, 2026

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5 min read

The Athlete Who Can Stop

Three quick tests for the line between committed and compulsive — and the science behind each one

Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey
The 95% Principle

Jun 18, 2026

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5 min read

The 95% Principle

Three decisions before noon that account for most of your long-term health outcomes — and why I built a book around them

Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey
The Metabolic Reserve Protocol

May 28, 2026

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7 min read

The Metabolic Reserve Protocol

PGC-1α, the Athlete's Paradox, and the post-workout window — what to eat, when, and why it rebuilds your cellular engine

Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey
The Musculoskeletal Reserve

May 14, 2026

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14 min read

The Musculoskeletal Reserve

Why cycling alone isn't enough - and the two-session-per-week system that closes the gap

Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey
The Cardiovascular Reserve Protocol

May 1, 2026

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5 min read

The Cardiovascular Reserve Protocol

Training zones, weekly structure, and the VO2 max blueprint for athletes over 50

Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey
The Cognitive Maintenance Protocol

Apr 16, 2026

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11 min read

The Cognitive Maintenance Protocol

The exact heart rate zones, ride durations, and recovery requirements to maximize your brain's BDNF signal — and keep building cognitive reserve into your sixties and beyond

Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey
Building Your Biological Reserve

Apr 2, 2026

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9 min read

Building Your Biological Reserve

Why most of what we call "aging" is actually something else — and the four-pillar framework that changes what you do about it.

Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey
The Toxic Commute: Engineering Your Safe Training Window

Mar 13, 2026

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6 min read

The Toxic Commute: Engineering Your Safe Training Window

Using the 2016 Cambridge protocol to find your break-even point.

Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey
Nature’s Anxiety Med

Feb 20, 2026

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3 min read

Nature’s Anxiety Med

Why You’re Not Just “Bored” on the Trainer

Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey
When Salt is Good for You

Feb 11, 2026

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3 min read

When Salt is Good for You

The Performance-Focused Athlete: Mastering the Science of Clean Fueling.

Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey
Creating Your Own Custom Electrolyte Mix

Feb 4, 2026

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5 min read

Creating Your Own Custom Electrolyte Mix

Stop paying $2.00 a serving for salt and sugar. Here's the 10-Cent open-source recipe engineered just for you.

Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey

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