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May
01
How to feel like a big beautiful horse

How to feel like a big beautiful horse

9 min read
Apr
29
Honey, use those legs. If he dies he dies

Honey, use those legs. If he dies he dies

Additionally: the Crossfit Survivor Games, the dearth of beginner workout content, lipo-etched abs exposed, and more. Welcome to Links 35!
5 min read
Apr
24
Share your setup: How do you track your workouts?

Share your setup: How do you track your workouts?

1 min read
Apr
22
Okay: Blogilates' muscle-building journey DID have some good lessons (part two)

Okay: Blogilates' muscle-building journey DID have some good lessons (part two)

Whether she actually saw them, we'll never know. Plus: intermittent fasting has no "biological benefits," people are over Peloton, and Natalie Portman has guns. This is Links 34!
10 min read
Apr
17
Returning to the gym? Here is how much weight to use

Returning to the gym? Here is how much weight to use

10 min read
Apr
15
Something doesn't add up about this Noom ad

Something doesn't add up about this Noom ad

Searching for "Noelle, the award-winning weightlifter" of a mysterious Noom campaign. Plus, an actual new protein intake tip, intentional dysentery, and failing skateboarders. Links 33!
10 min read
Apr
10
Write a letter to your hater

Write a letter to your hater

1 min read
Apr
08
I hate the 'exercise snack'

I hate the 'exercise snack'

*curling Arthur fist* plus, how eating 'healthy' can hurt performance, solo vs. group workouts, a barbell backflip, and more. Links 32!
5 min read
Apr
03
When do I call in a wellness check on my disordered friend?

When do I call in a wellness check on my disordered friend?

9 min read
Apr
01
You can hide your stress from anything except your weights

You can hide your stress from anything except your weights

Plus: the workout I do when life has me by the throat, women peeing when they lift, and tampon books. Links 31!
7 min read