About MCNewsletters | The Stories Behind the Science of Fitness, Nutrition & Wellness
About MCNewsletters
Mike Collins, CPT-ISSA
Editor, Head Writer, and Owner | Specialist in Performance Nutrition & Exercise
In the winter of 2004, in a Brooklyn apartment packed with stacks of muscle magazines and books, Mike Collins began writing. He had spent years working nights in gyms, watching bodies transform under fluorescent lights—not just in shape, but in resolve. By day, he studied the mechanics of movement, the algebra of nutrition, and the quiet victories of clients who outlasted their own doubts. Over time, these observations pooled into newsletters: precise, unflinching dispatches from the frontlines of fitness.
Collins, an ISSA-certified trainer, Specialist in Performance Nutrition, and 24-year World Champion Fitness Professional, avoids the spotlight. He prefers the rhythm of the work—editing drafts in Sausalito cafes, revising headlines between bites of fish tacos, or sifting through decades of archived research. His writing carries the grit of barbells and the clarity of a coach who knows progress is measured in millimeters. MCNewsletters, now 19 years old, remains his answer to an industry crowded with shortcuts.
Eugene Thong, CSCS
Founder of ETF Wellness Corp | Co-Author, Strategist, Martial Artist, and Snowboarder
Born a self-described “weak, skinny kid,” Eugene rebuilt himself through martial arts, science, and heavy lifting. Today, he’s a sought-after New York trainer blending Zen-like focus with brutal efficiency. When not coaching clients or arm-baring opponents at Renzo Gracie’s Academy, he’s carving slopes on his snowboard.
Credentials:
- Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (NSCA)
- Co-Author of The Black Book of Secrets and Man on a Mission
Connect with Eugene:
📧 [email protected] | 📞 201.993.8228
Fiorella DiCarlo, RD, RDN, CDN
Non-Diet Dietitian | Food Philosopher & NYC Food Curator, Storyteller
Fiorella is a Registered Dietitian on a mission to fix broken relationships with food. With a BS in Nutrition, advanced training in eating disorders, and a love for Neapolitan peasant cooking, she champions guilt-free eating through her practice, Appleman Nutrition.
Philosophy:
“Health thrives at every size. Food should be touched, smelled, loved—not feared.”
Credits:
- Founder of Living in Italian (a love letter to NYC’s food scene)
- Clinically proven strategies for sustainable nutrition
- Regularly featured on NY1
Visit Fiorella:
📍 939 8th Ave Ste 502, New York, NY 10019
📞 917-885-4624
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The Work
MCNewsletters is not a platform. It is a ledger—19 years of observations, experiments, and stubborn questions. The archives hold 900 issues, each a fossil of its time: the rise and fall of fads, the quiet breakthroughs, the supplements that survived double-blind trials and those that dissolved under scrutiny.
Collins, Thong, and DiCarlo do not collaborate in the traditional sense. They orbit the same truths, often in parallel, occasionally intersecting. Thong dissects the biomechanics of a deadlift; DiCarlo unpacks the serotonin spike of handmade pasta; Collins stitches it all into prose that refuses to condescend.