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Aug
26
The New York Times makes a dangerous suggestion in its strength training guide

The New York Times makes a dangerous suggestion in its strength training guide

Happy Birthday, She's A Beast. We have a big discount available early to subscribers, plus: strength training makes you smart, gym-ing on a road trip, (sigh) Brad Pitt's Fight Club body. This is Links 51!
9 min read
Aug
21
The Last Article on Protein Powder You Will Hopefully Ever Have to Read, Amen

The Last Article on Protein Powder You Will Hopefully Ever Have to Read, Amen

Which protein powders and why, plus how, when, how much, and as always, what not to worry about. Plus a few recipes.
17 min read
Aug
19
A gym should be like a toy store, not a museum

A gym should be like a toy store, not a museum

Plus: a study on caffeine and periods AND strength training; a powerbuilding guide; takedowns of the new weight loss drugs. This is the big 5-0 for Link Letters!
9 min read
Aug
14
Being 'Being John Malkovich'

Being 'Being John Malkovich'

If they made 'Being John Malkovich' today, who would it be instead of John Malkovich? Am I, or was I, supposed to know who that is, or was, or not?
14 min read
Aug
12
The problem with "it worked for me"

The problem with "it worked for me"

Don't defend brands with your chest like that, plus: a map of the body's muscles; Doja Cat is going for gains; how being a "food person" can reinforce disordered behavior. This is Links 49, now on Ghost!
8 min read
Aug
12
Welcome to Ghost!

Welcome to Ghost!

If you’ve clicked any www.shesabeast.co links in the last couple of days you might already have noticed
1 min read
Aug
09
What Tim Ferriss got wrong (and right) about lifting, food, and bodies in The 4-Hour Body

What Tim Ferriss got wrong (and right) about lifting, food, and bodies in The 4-Hour Body

Revisiting the book that spawned a decade of "stacks," ice baths, redpill bros, and confusion on the forums.
13 min read
Aug
05
It actually DOES matter that you lift heavy weights

It actually DOES matter that you lift heavy weights

Building size vs. strength, plus: the Big Beautiful Horse Shirt; how to stop hating salads; a very brief ode to the $9 half-gallon water jug. This is Links 48!
8 min read
Jul
29
All the artist girlies are deadlifting

All the artist girlies are deadlifting

How to learn to deadlift, plus: a new destination mega-gym, whether all our protein is killing the environment, and the joy of stretching. This is Links 47!
7 min read
Jul
24
How to escape the gravity well of "not working out"

How to escape the gravity well of "not working out"

What NASA and Kim Kardashian (HEAR ME OUT) have to teach us about the process of doing deceptively hard things.
9 min read