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Feb
25
If you do athletics, you're an athlete

If you do athletics, you're an athlete

Plus: a scientifically designed minimum lifting routine, the 'Nintendo Generation' has 'weak skeletons,' and I'm gatekeeping donuts. This is Links 26.
5 min read
Feb
18
Why you can't build muscle on 1500 calories per day: the Blogilates muscle building journey, part one

Why you can't build muscle on 1500 calories per day: the Blogilates muscle building journey, part one

Here's how Blogilates could "gain 6.3 pounds of muscle in a month", plus: junk volume, "sustainable" leggings, "actually"ing Sha'Carri Richardson. Lotta quotes! This is Links 25.
7 min read
Feb
11
Who's afraid of a "cookie cutter" workout program?

Who's afraid of a "cookie cutter" workout program?

Swole Woman Court in the matter of Brittany Dawn, and fitness influencers offering fake "individualized" programs and meal plans. Plus: the Olympics, Peloton, and more. This is Links 24!
8 min read
Feb
06
How do I get the cool strong girl in the gym to be my friend?

How do I get the cool strong girl in the gym to be my friend?

7 min read
Feb
04
A strip mall with a gym and a Chipotle is my Disneyland

A strip mall with a gym and a Chipotle is my Disneyland

Alex, the peaceable bro of Summer House, plus: the Palestinian Chad, the drink buffet, and 17-year old girl benching 380 pounds. This is Links 23.
5 min read
Jan
21
Exactly how and why this dude who's mad at a fat fitness mag cover model is wrong

Exactly how and why this dude who's mad at a fat fitness mag cover model is wrong

Rest in pieces, James Smith, plus: You need weights, not just protein; Lu raises; don't come between bros and their curls. This is Links 20.
8 min read
Dec
10
Introducing noted powerlifter Lana Del Rey

Introducing noted powerlifter Lana Del Rey

Don't worry, we still know almost nothing about her. Plus: a subscription sale!!, here comes LIFTOFF!!! Peloton ~did not~ do that thing, and more. This is Links #14.
7 min read
Dec
03
You don't want to 'lose weight,' Will Smith edition

You don't want to 'lose weight,' Will Smith edition

48 percent of you are about to try and do it, though. Plus: the joyous lives of two strongmen, a chef's kiss Joe Rogan podcast parody, and we need to talk about Oprah. This is Links #13.
8 min read
Nov
29
What is a Peloton supposed to do, exactly?

What is a Peloton supposed to do, exactly?

Peloton was sold on the hope that its continuous supply of connected infotainment would create customers for the long-term, which makes a fundamental mistake about how motivation works.
3 min read
Nov
28
Confessions of a former playground adrenaline junkie

Confessions of a former playground adrenaline junkie

Is it possible to build more love for a certain kind of pain?
8 min read