Nov
28
PLATESLAM 2024 cometh
December 13, 14, and 15; ready your PRs! And then just a few reads. This is Link Letter 154!
3 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.
Nov
21
I can finally tell you about my book, A Physical Education
Paul Mescal with the truth on training history and junk volume; "am I addicted to running?"; the oldest forest in the world. This is Link Letter 153!
13 min read
Nov
17
Let math save your health sanity: the upper and lower bound
19 min read
Nov
14
Offline edition: On resisting the optimization impulse
Choosing the beach path; why nothing you buy feels good anymore; time to get heroic. This is Link Letter 152!
9 min read
Nov
07
Insist upon your humanity
Our humanity is what they attack, precisely because it’s threatening and powerful. Stay dangerous.
3 min read
Nov
03
The last time the government worked was when it tried to protect peanut butter
Fifty-plus years later, how are we still waiting for "innovation" and "informing the consumer" to pan out?
16 min read
Oct
31
Why I will be amped to continue lifting weights into my forties (and beyond)
10 min read
Oct
24
The 'core workout' is a scam and it's time to stop
The core workout purveyors know what they are doing. Plus: fasted exercise is not better; culture is stuck; walk backwards up a hill and pause mysteriously every once in a while for the most effective cardio. This is Link Letter 149!
8 min read
Oct
20
Doming, coning, bracing, and Valsalva-ing: the part of lifting-while-pregnant everyone loves to argue about
15 min read
Oct
17
A bunch of my favorite bulking recipes, because 'tis the season
JACKED! SYDNEY! SWEENEY!; the revenge of the exercise snack; Japanese sleeper train reviews. This is Link Letter 148!
9 min read