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!
'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!
Why can’t a human body go to Mars? I’m glad you asked
If we sent Elon Musk, though, that'd be just fine. Plus: it's not "core strength," it's shoulder stability; Violet Beauregarde's body roundness index; the Paper Mate Flair conspiracy. This is Link Letter 143 (awww).
'When do I use the weight machines, and when do I use free weights?': part two
On allowing gravity itself to customize the handling of weight, according to your body.
Why I wish I started lifting in my twenties
Or, earlier in my twenties. Plus: baking soda as a supplement; raw milk and the collapse of consensus reality; really good arts and crafts with Jason Schwartzman. This is Link Letter 142!
What exercise should I do so I can shoot a baby out of my hoo-hah as efficiently as possible?
The secret offerings of strength training vs. prenatal yoga and Pilates, Simmons' Law, and the almighty mystery of the pelvic floor.
We will now practice radical empathy for the overhead press
Hate OHP? I hate it more; together, we will overcome our differences. Plus: Strava mules; exercise toxoplasmosis, or, the Mark Wahlberg Effect; the king of the "ferret leggers." This is Link Letter 140!
I am mother
I’ve undertaken a new kind of bulking phase… Plus: give Imane Khelif that Harry Potter money; snacks at Trader Joes only women can see; going galoot mode.
All the types of tired you can be
CNS fatigue, overtraining, bad recovery, long- and short-range tired. Plus: athletic shorts for summer; elementary-school lunch; ordinary unhappiness. This is Link Letter 138!
