Oct
31
Why I will be amped to continue lifting weights into my forties (and beyond)
10 min read
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Oct
24
The 'core workout' is a scam and it's time to stop
The core workout purveyors know what they are doing. Plus: fasted exercise is not better; culture is stuck; walk backwards up a hill and pause mysteriously every once in a while for the most effective cardio. This is Link Letter 149!
8 min read
Oct
20
Doming, coning, bracing, and Valsalva-ing: the part of lifting-while-pregnant everyone loves to argue about
15 min read
Oct
17
A bunch of my favorite bulking recipes, because 'tis the season
JACKED! SYDNEY! SWEENEY!; the revenge of the exercise snack; Japanese sleeper train reviews. This is Link Letter 148!
9 min read
Oct
10
What everyone is getting wrong about 'eat less to live longer,' again
And it's not just that they're talking about mice (though that is part of it). Plus: we found the brain's garbage collection system; the compounded GLP-1 crackdown; a really good baked potato. This is Link Letter 147!
7 min read
Oct
06
How to break out of wanting a 'ballerina body' (or any other 'body')
Making intrinsic goals, nuking algorithms, and adding feelings and sensations to the Feelings and Sensations Emporium.
11 min read
Oct
03
What is so wrong with wanting a 'ballerina body'?
If you're going to be trying to get a ballerina body, I'd rather you do it in the house. Plus: Wim Hof is a monster, allegedly; the "gender exercise gap"'; the joy of foraging. This is Link Letter 146!
9 min read
Sep
26
Why I’m so glad I’ve been lifting weights in my thirties
8 min read
Sep
22
A primer for lifting while pregnant
Which is also, in large part, a scientific rebuke of all the shady warnings to women about exercising/lifting while pregnant. Man, people are so rude to women, and it's no different being pregnant! Doctors who say to avoid "breathing heavily," with no further detail: I smite thee!
18 min read
Sep
19
'Character Limit' author Kate Conger on how lifting helped her write
Bro'ing down to benefit the mind. Plus: protein popsicles, the compositional difference of belly fat in folks who exercise, [BBC voice] pensioners, falling. This is Link Letter 144!
10 min read