I’ve wasted money on fitness products that didn’t work. Spent hours reading articles that contradicted each other. Followed advice from people who clearly hadn’t tried what they were recommending. After more than 17 years of trial and error — across gyms, home setups, outdoor training, and everything in between, I figured it was time to write things down somewhere.
That’s MyFitnessNotes.
Who I Am
I’m Danny Hussamy. I’m in my 30s, and fitness has been a consistent part of my life for over 17 years now. Not in a “I compete professionally” kind of way — more like someone who genuinely enjoys training, gets frustrated when something doesn’t work, and keeps notes on what does.
Over the years I’ve done gym-based lifting, home workouts when life got busy, outdoor runs and cycling phases, and gone back and forth between all of them. Nutrition has been just as much a part of the journey — I started experimenting with intermittent fasting back in 2012, long before it became a mainstream topic, and that early curiosity about how the body responds to food and training is what shaped a lot of how I think today. That shifting around has actually been useful — it means I’ve had to figure out what works in different environments, with different equipment, and at different points in life.
I don’t have a certification. I’m not going to pretend I do. What I have is consistent, hands-on experience with a lot of the products, routines, and information that gets thrown around in the fitness space.
Why This Blog Exists
A few reasons, honestly.
The first is that a lot of fitness content online is either written by people who’ve never used the products they’re reviewing, or it’s so heavily optimized for search engines that the actual useful information gets buried. I’ve clicked on enough “Best Protein Powders of this year” listicles to know that most of them were written by someone who spent 20 minutes on Amazon, not someone who spent three months testing things.
The second is that I’ve made expensive mistakes. Bought supplements that did nothing. Invested in equipment that collected dust. Followed training approaches that led to injuries I could have avoided. If writing about those experiences helps someone skip even one bad purchase, that’s worth doing.
The third reason is simpler — I just think clearly when I write. Keeping notes on what I’m doing, what worked, what didn’t, and why has made me more intentional about training. Turning those notes into a blog is a natural extension of something I was already doing.
What I Cover Here
Product reviews are a big part of this site. Supplements, training gear, recovery tools — I write about things I’ve actually used, for long enough to have a real opinion. I try to be specific about timelines, honest about limitations, and upfront when something didn’t work for me.
I also write informational content — the kind of stuff I had to dig for when I was starting out. Not medical advice, just practical information about training, recovery, and the general mechanics of getting and staying fit.
A few things I try to keep consistent across everything I write:
- I say when I’m speaking from personal experience versus when I’m summarizing what the research says. Those are different things, and I think conflating them is one of the bigger problems in this space.
- I don’t recommend things I haven’t used or wouldn’t use again.
- If a product has real downsides, I say so. A review that only says good things isn’t actually useful.
A Note on Health Claims
Fitness sits close to health, and health information can do real harm when it’s wrong. I’m careful about the line between sharing personal experience and making health claims. Anything I write about my own results is exactly that — my own results, in my specific situation. If you’re dealing with a medical condition or making significant changes to your health, talking to a doctor is always the right call. That’s not a disclaimer I’m adding to cover myself — it’s just true.
Get in Touch
If you have a question, a product you think I should review, or you just want to push back on something I wrote — I’m reachable at raffaelcguerra@gmail.com
I read everything.