What exercise should I do so I can shoot a baby out of my hoo-hah as efficiently as possible?
The secret offerings of strength training vs. prenatal yoga and Pilates, Simmons' Law, and the almighty mystery of the pelvic floor.
We will now practice radical empathy for the overhead press
Hate OHP? I hate it more; together, we will overcome our differences. Plus: Strava mules; exercise toxoplasmosis, or, the Mark Wahlberg Effect; the king of the "ferret leggers." This is Link Letter 140!
I am mother
I’ve undertaken a new kind of bulking phase… Plus: give Imane Khelif that Harry Potter money; snacks at Trader Joes only women can see; going galoot mode.
All the types of tired you can be
CNS fatigue, overtraining, bad recovery, long- and short-range tired. Plus: athletic shorts for summer; elementary-school lunch; ordinary unhappiness. This is Link Letter 138!
How do I find a good trainer?
Tips from your fellow readers, and me.
'Am I the one who is wrong??'
Swole Woman Court is in session on: crying in bench press; programming off body-weight percentages; uneven bodies; and whether DOMS should cause anxiety attacks.
The power of girls doing some nonsense together
A Beastie caught in 240p lifting an AC out of her car; time to get rid of the chicken thigh; a vitamin company pushed hard by influencers suddenly vanishes. This is Link Letter 137!
How to work out in the heat, if you absolutely must
The first rule of "working out when it's irredeemably hot" is "don't." Plus: the runners are multiplying; the "60 second total" PR; doing nothing has never been more important. This is Link Letter 136!
'But I'm a runner! How do I strength-train?'
Answering the eternal runner question of "What am I supposed to do?" which is inevitably followed by "Okay, but what if I don't want to do that?"
A trick for chicken
Plus: One devastating and one flattering read of runners; Brie Larson's nonsense Marvel workout; if not friend, why friend-shaped? This is Link Letter 135!
