Jan
26
Body Building, part four: deconstructing/reconstructing body/mind
8 min read
Casey Johnston
Writer and sole proprietor of the She's A Beast newsletter about being strong (physically, mentally, emotionally). As few reps as possible.
Jan
23
Body Building, part three: A second adolescence
The first trimester.
8 min read
Jan
16
Protein sources and protein "sources," ranked
A visual, numbers-less guide for developing a constructive working knowledge of "protein" foods. Partially an assault on chickpeas.
6 min read
Jan
12
The She's A Beast StrongList of Important Things, 2024
Significant trends in health, body, movement, and how all those things are mediated by, dun-dun-dun, institutions of power.
10 min read
Jan
02
Starting 'LIFTOFF: Couch to Barbell' for the New Year? Let's talk Phase One
No one can tell you what your lifting experience is or will be, except you.
7 min read
Dec
22
Body Building, part two: 'Boldness by definition flouts the math that precedes it'
Thanks to the last few years of absolutely harrowing parenting coverage, I had nothing to fear in terms of being unpleasantly surprised.
5 min read
Dec
20
Body Building, part one: Basic fitness
The "can" versus the "want to" versus the "should" of having kids.
8 min read
Dec
11
The devil and Luigi Mangione
Luigi Mangione appeared to try everything for
chronic pain from a back injury that hampered his physical livelihood and dating life, and struggled to receive support even as he tried to provide it for others.
7 min read
Dec
05
An ode to a strong woman on Dancing With the Stars
Put Ilona Maher in the hall of fame (any of them, all of them); the last time I went to a Rainforest Cafe; LIFTOFF now in print form! This is Link Letter 155.
9 min read
Dec
01
Question grab bag: men who fast; strongwoman; sports bras for big boobs, part two
Can fasting make you euphoric? Am I afraid of strongwoman? And what's a gal to do when her breasts start growing out of control?
9 min read