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The Protocol.
An Archive.

SYSTEMM · Est. 2026
Vol. I · Year I
40.7536° N · 73.9832° W
New York, NY

Six principles, five sections, one issue per month. A magazine for the people who self-experiment with intent. Mechanism-first. Restrained. Open archive.

Cadence · Monthly · 1st Wed · 09:00 ET
Editor · Mitchell McClellan
CSO · Dr. Pat Davidson
● Issues
01/12
Live · 11 queued through 2027
● Sections
05
Feature · Interview · Numbers · Log · Glossary
● Glossary
275
Terms defined · cited · cross-linked
● Subscribers
v1
Counter pending list build
Run the protocol on yourself. · Mechanism beats molecule. · Sequencing wins. · Measure twice. · It all compounds. · Run the protocol on yourself. · Mechanism beats molecule. · Sequencing wins. · Measure twice. · It all compounds.

The Catalog.

Filter: All Live Upcoming By Section
.001
The Run-Your-Own Issue.
A magazine for self-experimenters. Run the protocol on yourself; Pat Davidson in the trenches; VO₂ at any age; thirty plants a week; three terms.
5 sections
03·06·26 · 18 min
Open
.002
The Bookend.
What to measure on both ends of a twelve-week build, and the cheapest panel that tells the truth.
5 sections
01·07·26 · ~22 min
Preview
.003
GLP-1, Done Right.
The protein floor, the resistance floor, the walking quota, and the off-ramp. The full protocol around the drug — not the drug.
5 sections
05·08·26 · ~24 min
Preview
.004
Sleep Architecture.
Three things that actually move deep sleep, and the four things people swear by that don't.
5 sections
02·09·26 · ~18 min
Preview
.005
VO₂ Block II.
Aerobic block periodization for moving VO₂ max past the first 8-unit jump.
5 sections
07·10·26 · ~16 min
Preview
.006
Hormones, Read Honestly.
What to test, when to test, when to retest. The panel that's not overpriced and not under-spec. With Dr. Davidson.
5 sections
04·11·26 · ~24 min
Preview
.007
The Microbiome, Measured.
What to actually measure on a stool test, and what to ignore. The follow-up to Thirty Plants.
5 sections
02·12·26 · ~20 min
Preview
.008
The Cold Issue.
Cold plunge vs cold shower vs ice bath. The autonomic data, the hypertrophy trade-off, the brown-fat literature.
5 sections
06·01·27 · ~18 min
Preview

Browse by Section.

Five sections · every issue
.001
The Feature
The lead essay or twelve-week curriculum.
● ~8 minBrowse →
.002
The Interview
A conversation with someone whose work informs how we sequence.
● ~9 minBrowse →
.003
The Numbers
The math behind a single decision.
● ~6 minBrowse →
.004
The Log
What we're running on ourselves this month.
● ~4 minBrowse →
.005
The Glossary
Three terms a month, defined for use.
● ~2 minBrowse →

Practice Recap.

Events, dispatches, field notes
● PRACTICE 001 · NYC · 07 JUN 2026
SYSTEMM × Hudson Yards 10K Track Session.
First public field session of the year. 28 runners, three workouts, three lactate reads. Recap, splits, and what the data said about pace-anchor accuracy.
● THIS MONTH
28 runners
Across the Hudson 10K session
● NEXT
14 July
VO₂ field day · NYC · Members RSVP

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