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Jul
29
All the artist girlies are deadlifting

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!
7 min read
Jul
01
Take a deep breath. Really hit the back walls of your lungs

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!
3 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
27
I just do things scared

I just do things scared

My take on the She-Hulk trailer, the swimmers' body fallacy, the myth of "constant tension," and TOO MUCH more (open in tab!). This is Links 39.
6 min read
May
20
What if it takes a long time until I get a snack?

What if it takes a long time until I get a snack?

Hilary Duff is lifting weights; "greens" and "reds" powders turn out to be fake; and Joe Rogan's dwindling fandom is in dire straits. That rhymed, this is Links 38!
6 min read
May
13
Laughing along with your friend's fat jokes in the paper of record

Laughing along with your friend's fat jokes in the paper of record

Plus: romanticizing your life, scapular pushups, a growing Kayla Itsines backlash, and more. This is Links 37!
6 min read
May
06
I'm just trying to have a body

I'm just trying to have a body

And everyone's having an impossible time being okay with that! Additionally, Kim K, IPF Worlds is gonna hit, and the L**** K***. Links 36!
5 min read
Apr
29
Honey, use those legs. If he dies he dies

Honey, use those legs. If he dies he dies

Additionally: the Crossfit Survivor Games, the dearth of beginner workout content, lipo-etched abs exposed, and more. Welcome to Links 35!
5 min read
Apr
15
Something doesn't add up about this Noom ad

Something doesn't add up about this Noom ad

Searching for "Noelle, the award-winning weightlifter" of a mysterious Noom campaign. Plus, an actual new protein intake tip, intentional dysentery, and failing skateboarders. Links 33!
10 min read
Mar
04
A TikTok meathead tried to own a woman, but he went too far

A TikTok meathead tried to own a woman, but he went too far

Can you beat everyone at the gym in this large-format thumb wrestling? Can a leg press ever target the hamstrings? Can anyone get stronger in three seconds a day? All this and more in Links 27.
8 min read