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Jul
20
Reader, I tried reformer Pilates

Reader, I tried reformer Pilates

We're not so different, you and I. Plus: the lesbian lumberjack of the internet; husband meal; Cillian Murphy almond mom. This is Link Letter 94!
6 min read
Jul
13
Could Elon Musk train to beat Mark Zuckerberg in a cage match?

Could Elon Musk train to beat Mark Zuckerberg in a cage match?

How fast can someone get in shape? Plus: 'Girl dinner', and a very detailed video on what happens when you lift but don't eat. This is Link Letter 93!
7 min read
Jul
09
It hurts when I do this: A lifter’s practical toolkit for dealing with injury

It hurts when I do this: A lifter’s practical toolkit for dealing with injury

10 min read
Jul
07
Offline edition: Snow in July

Offline edition: Snow in July

I understand forest bathing; Sturdy Girl Club; flat-chested Bronze Era lifters. This is Link Letter 92!
5 min read
Jun
30
Swole Woman Classic: Can a personal trainer touch you without permission?

Swole Woman Classic: Can a personal trainer touch you without permission?

Gym etiquette, and the men who want to correct your form.
6 min read
Jun
25
How to fuck around in the gym

How to fuck around in the gym

12 min read
Jun
23
It's a cool (shirt) summer

It's a cool (shirt) summer

Shirts for hot weather workouts; nutrition studies are not probably not for gen-pop nutrition guidance; Bryan Cranston lives to systematize. This is Link Letter 91!
5 min read
Jun
16
Quieting the dopamine mice in my brain

Quieting the dopamine mice in my brain

"Person who doesn't wear a watch"; a Pilates instructor and Henry Rollins on adding strength training to their lives; sucralose isn't giving you cancer. This is Link Letter 90!
10 min read
Jun
11
What everyone got wrong about "eat less to live longer"

What everyone got wrong about "eat less to live longer"

A journey into the dark heart of late 2000s scientific research, magazine reporting, and the Calorie Restriction Society.
11 min read
Jun
09
The weight-loss drug issues everyone refuses to talk about

The weight-loss drug issues everyone refuses to talk about

The three classic rhetorical blunders of talking about Ozempic; Arnold will miss the real-world gym when he is reunited with Joe Gold at the great Gold's Gym in the Sky; you take your "fearless girl" and you shove it! This is Link Letter 89.
6 min read