Editorial policy
Strategic Athlete publishes practical guidance on strength, conditioning, endurance, nutrition, recovery, and mindset. The goal is to help tactical athletes and busy adults make better training decisions without pretending every question has one perfect answer. These standards explain who writes the material, how we use research, what happens when an article changes, and how you can challenge something we got wrong.
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Authorship and experience
Every article identifies its author and links to a public background page. The current article library is written by PJ Newton, Strategic Athlete's founder, a former Marine captain and federal law enforcement agent with an MS in Kinesiology (Sports Conditioning) and more than 16 years of strength-and-conditioning experience. His education, certifications, and coaching history are available on the About page.
Credentials provide context, not immunity from being wrong. Articles should stand on clear reasoning, appropriate evidence, and advice that stays within the author's scope.
Evidence and sourcing
Claims based on research should link to peer-reviewed studies, official guidance, or another clearly identified primary source when the source materially helps you evaluate the advice. Higher-risk topics such as injuries, nutrition, supplements, mental health, and medication deserve more careful sourcing than a basic exercise tutorial.
Coaching experience and personal observation can still be useful, but they are identified for what they are. They are not dressed up as clinical evidence. A citation is not a magic shield, either: studies have limitations, study populations may not resemble you, and the evidence can change. When those limits affect the recommendation, the article should say so.
Publication and update dates
Every article shows its original publication date. Articles with a recorded substantive revision also show an update date. An update may involve the recommendation, supporting research, examples, structure, media, or links. Fixing a typo or cleaning up formatting does not earn a dramatic “updated” badge.
Some older articles have been revised in editorial batches. An “Updated” label means the content changed. It does not mean a doctor or other medical professional reviewed it unless the article says so explicitly and identifies that reviewer.
Corrections
Found a factual error, broken citation, outdated recommendation, or unclear commercial disclosure? Please contact Strategic Athlete. Include the article URL, the passage in question, and any source or context that supports the correction. Specific reports are much easier to investigate than “this whole thing is wrong,” tempting as that message may be.
We review the report against the article and its sources. If the correction changes the substance of the article, we update the page and may add a new update date. Small spelling, formatting, and broken link fixes may be made without one.
Training and health scope
Strategic Athlete content is general education, not an individual diagnosis, treatment plan, or substitute for a qualified professional who knows your history. Training has risk. Pain, injury, medication, medical conditions, pregnancy, and major dietary changes can alter what is appropriate for you. When symptoms or circumstances call for professional care, an article on the internet is not your spotter.
Commercial relationships
Strategic Athlete sells training programs and coaching, and articles may link to those services when they are relevant. The Resources page also includes disclosed affiliate links. Strategic Athlete may earn a commission from a qualifying purchase without changing the buyer's price.
A commercial relationship does not turn a weak claim into a strong one. Products, programs, and services are held to the same sourcing and correction standards described on this page.
