The discerning person’s guide to plateaus
When you can’t lift any more—how do you lift more?
Ask A Swole Woman
Advice columns for paid subscribers of the newsletter.
The yassification of Ozempic
No bigger red flag than describing a weight-loss trend as something "everyone" is doing.
#GymCreeps TikTok is not here to save us
When there’s nothing left to burn, we eventually set each other on fire.
What makes lifting "dangerous" for everyone, including older people
Squats are good for your knees, presses are good for your shoulders, deadlifts are good for your back. We are just not used to thinking about working out in all the ways we need to.
My sport says I weigh too much
Rock climbing, cycling, gymnastics, dance, and lots of other sports fixate on low body weight as the key to sports performance. Here comes the hammer
The deal with Kayla Itsines
And the limits of saying you want to “help women."
What to do when the clothes are too small
The Torment Nexus of old clothes, the onslaught of the passage of time, and how to not feel bad about feeling bad.