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Jun
09
The weight-loss drug issues everyone refuses to talk about

The weight-loss drug issues everyone refuses to talk about

The three classic rhetorical blunders of talking about Ozempic; Arnold will miss the real-world gym when he is reunited with Joe Gold at the great Gold's Gym in the Sky; you take your "fearless girl" and you shove it! This is Link Letter 89.
6 min read
Jun
02
Don't rob a powerlifter

Don't rob a powerlifter

On being "the consuming woman"; the seesaw press; working out is not deeply fatphobic. This is Link Letter 88!
4 min read
May
29
On squatting 400 pounds at seven months pregnant

On squatting 400 pounds at seven months pregnant

A Q&A with powerlifter Lucie Martinsdóttir.
17 min read
May
26
To be a surfer girl in the 90s

To be a surfer girl in the 90s

Beachbody is about to define "no gain no pain"; guys are popping testosterone like multivitamins; muscles give marching orders to the rest of your body. This is Link Letter 87!
7 min read
May
19
Fake weights for my sham friends, champagne for my real friends

Fake weights for my sham friends, champagne for my real friends

Lizzo isn't trying to be thin; sodium's "Reputation" tour [MSG's version]; eustress. This is Link Letter 86!
5 min read
May
14
No, it isn't too late

No, it isn't too late

Not me coming to terms with the fade of youth, as the kids say
8 min read
May
12
Does the number of reps matter? Yes. Why? I’ll tell you

Does the number of reps matter? Yes. Why? I’ll tell you

Jason Momoa on climbing; anger management; we should do a fast of "dopamine fasting." This is Link Letter 85!
9 min read
May
05
graphic of a human body suffering some sort of midsection distress

Longevity bros suffer a longevity blow

Here for a good time AND a long time; Jenny Craig gets her fat trimmed so she can see how SHE likes it; combat juggling. Thar Link Letter 84 blows matey
5 min read
Apr
30
Are we allowed to talk about women's bodies?

Are we allowed to talk about women's bodies?

The Hotness Box, moralism of healthism, and Natalie Portman's arms.
10 min read
Apr
28
A peek inside the #spon #ad sausage factory

A peek inside the #spon #ad sausage factory

A real influencer solicitation email, plus: a thrilling 3500 calories/day Grubstreet diet, a depressing 350 calories/day NYTimes breakfast; double dynamic progression. This is Link Letter 83!
5 min read