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She's A Beast
Letters from the bad boy of health and wellness media

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2 Clothes 2 Small: What to do when the clothes are too small, part two

2 Clothes 2 Small: What to do when the clothes are too small, part two

How to return to the real world from social media

How to return to the real world from social media

How to eat like a big beautiful horse

How to eat like a big beautiful horse

Insist upon your humanity

Insist upon your humanity

You're not lazy; your brain is 'exercise-sparing'

You're not lazy; your brain is 'exercise-sparing'

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Jan
04
the art of persuading a PR to stop being so difficult

the art of persuading a PR to stop being so difficult

10 min read
Dec
29
The She's A Beast StrongList of Important Things, 2025

The She's A Beast StrongList of Important Things, 2025

Significant trends in health, body, movement, and how all those things are mediated by, dun-dun-dun, institutions of power.
8 min read
Dec
22
the spite shouldn't drive; however, it may sit in the back seat

the spite shouldn't drive; however, it may sit in the back seat

6 min read
Dec
21
what to do when you are a little bit sick; bench-arching for the flexibility-challenged; weight machine numbers aren't real

what to do when you are a little bit sick; bench-arching for the flexibility-challenged; weight machine numbers aren't real

A question grab bag.
9 min read
Dec
15
things that are not steroids: pre-workout

things that are not steroids: pre-workout

Remember Jack3d? Plus: Costco's disdain for Trump; gym entry airlocks; a troll named Doorway-Sniffer. This is Link Letter 182!
10 min read
Dec
08
checking in on "Japanese 7-Eleven in America"

checking in on "Japanese 7-Eleven in America"

The execution is wanting. Plus: is protein "just expensive pee?"; how muscle memory works; get a hot water bottle. This is Link Letter 181!
7 min read
Dec
07
as God is my witness, I'll never trip over myself and end up in the hospital again: dealing with injury, part three

as God is my witness, I'll never trip over myself and end up in the hospital again: dealing with injury, part three

'I squatted so badly I gave myself hemorrhoids; how do I go on?'
10 min read
Dec
01
'hourglass syndrome'

'hourglass syndrome'

PLATESLAM 2025 cometh; is it ethical to recruit actors with anorexia?; a Hegseth/MTG pull-up mid-off. This is Link Letter 180!
7 min read
Nov
23
how to read more

how to read more

from someone who actually struggles
17 min read
Oct
27
what it's like to start lifting during cancer treatment

what it's like to start lifting during cancer treatment

The uplifting (I'm sorry) story of one She's A Beast reader. Plus: Malala is "really good at weight lifting"; in the future all food will be microwaved; show some respect to 'Little Giants.' This is Link Letter 179!
12 min read