The good powder (snow) the bad powder (erythritol) and the ugly powder (kratom)
What happens when you lose ten pounds in a week; ultra-processed foods exposed; do not work out on kratom. This is Link Letter 75!
Videos of yourself contain a different truth
Shy-girl workouts; an enigmatic cliff-diver; love song of a disembodied head in a jar. This is Link Letter 74!
#GymCreeps TikTok is not here to save us
When there’s nothing left to burn, we eventually set each other on fire.
What is it about sets of three?
Except when you have to do five. Plus: the swole women of Sparta; Tracy Anderson's "cutthroat empire"; skip the long run. This is Link Letter 73!
Fact-checking the New York Times’s core workout
Plus: The hour 'twixt "babe" and "hag"; I for one welcome our now new protein franken-animal overlords; the teens are drinking "borg." This is Link Letter 72!
What makes lifting scare-quotes "dangerous" for anyone, not just older people
Squats are good for your knees, presses are good for your shoulders, deadlifts are good for your back. We are just not used to thinking about working out in all the ways we need to.
The "Run Fast/Squat Heavy" diaries
Plus: haunches, "almond moms," an extremely through benching guide, and Mounjaro. This is Link Letter 71!
Week 1: Run Fast/Squat Heavy
The purity of being bad at something, alone.
Sports vs. Predators
The problem with rooting around for "damage" in strength athletes. Plus: toxic cycling communities, "age reversal," TikTok is fake. This is Link Letter 70!
