Publications - Dr Kin

Recent publications

Menopause: An Evolutionary Enigma More Than a Bodily Anomaly

Menopause is often presented as a loss: loss of fertility, loss of hormones, loss of a prior state. That is a simple and fairly common

Maxime St-Onge

Energy drinks or coffee: the same promises, different effects?

In the collective imagination, coffee and energy drinks serve the same purpose: staying awake, concentrating, stimulating attention, and enhancing physical performance. Yet, from a scientific

Dr Kin

Resistance Training and Adolescence: Safety, Growth, and Health Effects

For decades, resistance training in adolescents raised skepticism and concern. Negative effects on growth, injuries to growth plates, and an increased risk of musculoskeletal trauma

Dr Kin

Insulin Spikes and the “Glycemic Roller Coaster”: What the Data Actually Show

Insulin is one of the hormones most discussed in the fitness world (just ahead of cortisol). Its critical importance in carbohydrate management is often emphasized,

Dr Kin

Exercise science

Inside HYROX®: Quantifying Systemic Load, Peripheral Fatigue, and the Cost of Transitions

Hybrid or multimodal competitions, such as HYROX®, combine running segments with standardized functional exercise stations. The rapid succession of these sequences requires a strong ability

Dr Kin

Physiology

Cortisol, a Misunderstood Hormone

Cortisol is often presented as “the stress hormone,” which isn’t wrong, but it remains a largely incomplete label. In reality, cortisol is more the hormone

Dr Kin

Body Composition

Semaglutides and co.

Semaglutides (Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus, etc.) are part of a new generation of medications that have changed how we approach two very common and often related

Dr Kin

Exercise science

Muscle Soreness, Training, and Recovery

Muscle soreness is not a good thermometer for the effectiveness of a workout nor for the state of recovery. It primarily reflects the novelty and

Maxime St-Onge

Exercise science

Beyond Type I vs Type II: A Continuum Model of Skeletal Muscle Plasticity

“Type I” (slow, oxidative) versus “Type II” (fast, glycolytic) labels simplify a richer reality: mammalian—and thus human—muscles display a continuum of phenotypes or expression profiles,

Dr Kin

Exercise science

Stop the Hype: What Actually Drives Progress in Training

The fitness world runs on trends. You’re promised the ultimate transformation with the latest “in” concept: a new reel, the gym’s miracle method, a flashy

Dr Kin