Sports vs. Predators
The problem with rooting around for "damage" in strength athletes. Plus: toxic cycling communities, "age reversal," TikTok is fake. This is Link Letter 70!
'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
Posing
Happy 2023! Plus: let something go, Kate Winslet corrects the record, what it means to really, truly rest. This is Link Letter 67!
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.
The problem with Dr. Oz
Plus: a post on Lenny Kravitz's dumbbells is on its way!, a set of Barbie weights I don't totally hate, "you don't look anorexic." This is Link Letter 59!
Be as the hawk in the trash can
Lessons from a hawk and a stone skipper, plus: doing calf raises under your desk to "burn calories," "high value women," and cork dumbbells. This is Link Letter 56!
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.
All the artist girlies are deadlifting
How to learn to deadlift, plus: a new destination mega-gym, whether all our protein is killing the environment, and the joy of stretching. This is Links 47!
Take a deep breath. Really hit the back walls of your lungs
Orlando Bloom's cheater curls, the guy who started Hawaiian Tropic, and Playgrounds by West Elm x Restoration Hardware. This is Links 43!
