Ask A Swole Woman

Advice columns for paid subscribers of the newsletter.
Oct
09
How to be okay with starting all over again, part two

How to be okay with starting all over again, part two

"I recently have been through some health issues I never saw coming. It's really difficult to accept that it's where I'm at at the moment. Is there still gratification to found in there?"
16 min read
Sep
25
How to bulk like an even bigger beautiful horse

How to bulk like an even bigger beautiful horse

Bulking was one of the best gifts I've ever given myself.
15 min read
Sep
11
Why the popularity of "low-impact exercise" continues to chap my ass

Why the popularity of "low-impact exercise" continues to chap my ass

"Low-impact" does not actually mean "easy": The false promises of the yogas, barres, spinnings, golfs, and HIIT circuits of the world.
9 min read
Aug
21
The Last Article on Protein Powder You Will Hopefully Ever Have to Read, Amen

The Last Article on Protein Powder You Will Hopefully Ever Have to Read, Amen

Which protein powders and why, plus how, when, how much, and as always, what not to worry about. Plus a few recipes.
17 min read
Aug
09
What Tim Ferriss got wrong (and right) about lifting, food, and bodies in The 4-Hour Body

What Tim Ferriss got wrong (and right) about lifting, food, and bodies in The 4-Hour Body

Revisiting the book that spawned a decade of "stacks," ice baths, redpill bros, and confusion on the forums.
13 min read
Jul
24
How to escape the gravity well of "not working out"

How to escape the gravity well of "not working out"

What NASA and Kim Kardashian (HEAR ME OUT) have to teach us about the process of doing deceptively hard things.
9 min read
Jul
10
How do I know when it's time to deload?

How do I know when it's time to deload?

12 min read
Jun
26
The high-strung perfectionist’s guide to dealing with injury

The high-strung perfectionist’s guide to dealing with injury

13 min read
Jun
12
If any fitness fad was going to succeed, it would have been Curves

If any fitness fad was going to succeed, it would have been Curves

13 min read
May
15
The spring 2022 cutting recap

The spring 2022 cutting recap

16 min read