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Feb
01
Pudgy Stockton, who loved to throw around her boyfriend for sport

Pudgy Stockton, who loved to throw around her boyfriend for sport

Plus: mourning your old "pretty" self; a "doped Olypmics"; Jack Reacher is too jacked to die. This is Link Letter 120!
8 min read
Jan
28
The "big rocks" method of learning to track food

The "big rocks" method of learning to track food

15 min read
Jan
25
What to think about when you think about lifting

What to think about when you think about lifting

A translation from the Latin (cardio), plus: a staggering accessory movement compendium; posture-correcting bras; in defense of the uneventful vacation. This is Link Letter 119!
10 min read
Jan
18
Cardio has fallen; strength training is the new gold standard for “exercise you must do”

Cardio has fallen; strength training is the new gold standard for “exercise you must do”

Plus: walking backwards out of hell; how to escape the pull of Andrew Tate; the dawn of the 'Tenet' understander. This is Link Letter 118!
6 min read
Jan
14
Collagen sits on a throne of lies

Collagen sits on a throne of lies

Or, how the supplement industry took meat garbage and turned it into a 9-billion-dollar business.
15 min read
Jan
11
To reclaim and redefine "salad" (emotionally, at least)

To reclaim and redefine "salad" (emotionally, at least)

Plus: Slouching towards Equinox; Christopher Nolan faced by a Peloton instructor; a package on quitting. This is Link Letter 117!
9 min read
Jan
04
The uselessness is the point: A resolution for play

The uselessness is the point: A resolution for play

If it doesn't pay, we are getting warmer. Plus: Alan Ritchson of Reacher uses T; a celebration of junk miles; men want butts (and not like that). This is Link Letter 116!
11 min read
Dec
31
If I lift, can I keep all my body fat?

If I lift, can I keep all my body fat?

Can you? Yes. *May* you? Also yes.
13 min read
Dec
28
The She's A Beast StrongList of Important Things, 2023

The She's A Beast StrongList of Important Things, 2023

Significant trends in health, body, movement, and how all those things are mediated by, dun-dun-dun, institutions of power.
12 min read
Dec
21
If the teen was taking Ozempic 'for her health,' shouldn't she have been unhealthy?

If the teen was taking Ozempic 'for her health,' shouldn't she have been unhealthy?

It's not New Year's yet; there's still time! Plus: a bodybuilder thriller trailer; "good" tired; year-end lists. This is Link Letter 114!
8 min read