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Dec
02
I Hate This Fucking Pan

I Hate This Fucking Pan

The calorie-phobia of "nonstick", plus: I AM WRITING A BOOK!, the Liver King's PED regimen, a coziness manifesto. This is Link Letter 64!
7 min read
Nov
20
What it means when you hear "don't lift more than X pounds"

What it means when you hear "don't lift more than X pounds"

It probably doesn't mean "don't lift ever again, period." It also doesn't mean 10, 20, or 50 pounds is dangerous for everyone else.
12 min read
Nov
18
Let's take down the "hormone-balancing/cycle-syncing workout/diet" scam

Let's take down the "hormone-balancing/cycle-syncing workout/diet" scam

Plus: ENTER MARY, accountability coaches find a new direction, the Barkley Marathon. This is Link Letter 63!
7 min read
Nov
11
A whole rotisserie chicken

A whole chicken contains multitudes

Notes on eating a whole rotisserie chicken, plus: to delay death, lift weights; "selling sex"; I am in my gruel era. This is Link Letter 62!
4 min read
Nov
06
Accessory moves that everyone should like and do more, in my opinion

Accessory moves that everyone should like and do more, in my opinion

Including one that has unduly suffered for too long at the hands of "the glute guy."
13 min read
Nov
04
Rest in pieces, the "beach body"

Rest in pieces, the "beach body"

Plus: PLATESLAM 2022 COMETH; swearing makes you fitter (no questions), and whether sour candy "improves your workout." This is Link Letter 61!
7 min read
Oct
28
What 15 pounds of muscle ACTUALLY looks like

What 15 pounds of muscle ACTUALLY looks like

Suck it, every breathless hype cycle for celebrity transformations for superhero roles. Plus: personality change, whether "thin is in again" 🙄 and a cinnamon cake.
7 min read
Oct
23
What it means when Lenny Kravitz does high reps with low weights

What it means when Lenny Kravitz does high reps with low weights

Should we all do as Lenny Kravitz does, if want to look like him?
8 min read
Oct
21
The problem with Dr. Oz

The problem with Dr. Oz

Plus: a post on Lenny Kravitz's dumbbells is on its way!, a set of Barbie weights I don't totally hate, "you don't look anorexic." This is Link Letter 59!
10 min read
Oct
18
Watch along: 'Pumping Iron II: The Women'

Watch along: 'Pumping Iron II: The Women'

2 min read