eating

Sep
28
Processing "processed" foods

Processing "processed" foods

I was personally victimized by a Crossfit; Oprah on Ozempic; searching for America's chicken finger. This is Link Letter 102!
7 min read
Sep
14
Rich people HATE her (the unbearable forward march of time)

Rich people HATE her (the unbearable forward march of time)

Longevity guy Bryan Johnson, and unlocking a paid post on calorie restriction to strike a blow at all that is evil; can a trainer stand in the squat rack?; don't trust influencers pushing brands, even if they're RDs. This is Link Letter 100!
6 min read
Aug
31
I'm gonna make this easy for all of us: how much protein to eat, period

I'm gonna make this easy for all of us: how much protein to eat, period

There's even a chart. Plus: "rate me" subreddits, Depression Cooking Zine, a great play by play of the Luis Rubiales problem. This is Link Letter 98!
9 min read
Jul
23
'I diet so that my partner will also diet; how can I stop?'

'I diet so that my partner will also diet; how can I stop?'

Starting to lift means eating more food, but what if it also means... more than that?
9 min read
Dec
02
I Hate This Fucking Pan

I Hate This Fucking Pan

The calorie-phobia of "nonstick", plus: I AM WRITING A BOOK!, the Liver King's PED regimen, a coziness manifesto. This is Link Letter 64!
7 min read
Nov
11
A whole rotisserie chicken

A whole chicken contains multitudes

Notes on eating a whole rotisserie chicken, plus: to delay death, lift weights; "selling sex"; I am in my gruel era. This is Link Letter 62!
4 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
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
Jun
10
The magic protein ratio

The magic protein ratio

Or as I call it, the 1% milk rule. Also: embracing post-competition emptiness, lifting in a barn, and the 'Life is Good' guy. This is Links 40!
10 min read