I want to take a moment and say something directly to the men in this community. When I started Built Different, I knew there was a need for this. Men over 40 who were done with generic fitness advice that wasn't built for them. Men who wanted to train smart, live with discipline, and stop pretending that decline was inevitable. What I didn't expect was the brotherhood. The messages I get from men in this community, from the UK, the Philippines, New Zealand, all over the world, telling me they finally found a group of men who get it. Men who don't make excuses. Men who show up even when it's hard. Men who hold themselves to a standard most people around them have long abandoned. That's what Built Different actually is. Not just the training. Not just the programs. It's the fact that in here, you're not alone in this. There are men at 50, 60, 67 who are still showing up. Still rebuilding. Still holding the standard. That matters more than any piece of content I could ever post. So to every man in this community, thank you for being here. Thank you for engaging. Thank you for sharing your wins and your struggles. You make this worth building. We're just getting started. And we're doing it together. 💪 What's one thing this community has given you that you didn't have before you joined? Drop it below. 👇

Curious if anyone has been using creatine for a longer period e.g. a year or more? I've been using it for about 3 months now, 5g a day. I feel like it has made a difference not only physically but also with my mental acuity. That said, I just changed medical clinics and saw a new doctor for the first time. When I mentioned I was using creatine, he freaked out and said I had to quit immediately as it did serious damage to kidneys. Everything I've read said that in small quantities it wasn't an issue. Any comments?

How much is alcohol actually costing you? Not in dollars. In results. I see it constantly. Men in this community training hard, eating reasonably well, doing everything right , and then wondering why the scale isn't moving, why recovery feels off, why sleep isn't restoring them. A lot of the time the answer is in the glass. Alcohol after 40 hits differently. It disrupts your sleep architecture, you might be in bed eight hours and still waking up unrecovered. It spikes inflammation, which is already elevated as we age. It tanks testosterone. It slows metabolism. And it makes every single nutritional decision harder the next day. I'm not here to tell you never to enjoy yourself. That's not the Built Different message. But I am telling you to be honest with yourself about what it's actually doing to your results. I cut it out. Not because someone told me to, because I did the experiment myself and the difference in my recovery, my sleep, my energy, and my body composition was not subtle. That's the data. What you do with it is your choice. Be honest with me, how often are you drinking, and do you think it's affecting your progress more than you're willing to admit? Drop it below. No judgment in here. Just honesty. 👇

Since I’ve started following the correct form and tempo and routines to the T though adding the sets and reps Keith recommends for each body part and really focusing on tension, I’m starting to really see gains in size and strength and I can do more at work. There are still some days where I feel beat up because of training and work so I may take a third recovery day. I’m running an Upper Lower split through the Hevy app that it generates. I feel a lot better. Just wondering if it’s ok to add an additional arm exercise like if it only gives one bicep or tricep isolation in an upper day, can i do two, or is one enough because I have two back exercises? Been doing just one for six sets but tomorrow I may do two bicep exercises for four sets each on top of the two back exercises that are five sets each. Does that seem like too much? Only one tricep exercise is planned because there is pressing with shoulders and chest. Not sure why I’m bicep crazy I think I’ve just always wanted larger biceps because they lag behind my triceps. Ok I went off on a tangent. Lol

Let me ask you guys something directly. What does cardio actually look like in your routine right now? I get this question constantly and my honest answer is, it depends entirely on where you are and what you're trying to do. For me personally, I don't do a lot of traditional cardio. The way I train, shorter rest periods, higher reps, moving through the session with intention, my heart rate stays elevated through the whole workout. That's my cardio. It works for me. But I'm not you. If you're carrying extra weight, cardio has a role, but not mindless flat treadmill walking. You need incline. You need a real protocol paired with your diet. Walking on a flat belt for 20 minutes isn't moving the needle. If heart health is your concern, that's a different conversation entirely. Cardiovascular conditioning for longevity looks different from cardio for fat loss. Both matter. Neither is optional. And if you're trying to build muscle and you're a hard gainer, be careful. Too much cardio eats into recovery and you'll wonder why the gains aren't coming. There's no cookie cutter answer here. That's the whole point. You are built different from the next guy. What works for one man may work against another. What does cardio look like in your routine right now, and do you feel like it's actually serving your goals or just something you feel like you're supposed to do? Drop it below. 👇