Aug
29
Why I wish I started lifting in my teens
8 min read
lifting
Aug
22
We will now practice radical empathy for the overhead press
Hate OHP? I hate it more; together, we will overcome our differences. Plus: Strava mules; exercise toxoplasmosis, or, the Mark Wahlberg Effect; the king of the "ferret leggers." This is Link Letter 140!
8 min read
Jul
04
How do I find a good trainer?
Tips from your fellow readers, and me.
8 min read
Jun
30
'Am I the one who is wrong??'
Swole Woman Court is in session on: crying in bench press; programming off body-weight percentages; uneven bodies; and whether DOMS should cause anxiety attacks.
15 min read
Jun
20
How to work out in the heat, if you absolutely must
The first rule of "working out when it's irredeemably hot" is "don't." Plus: the runners are multiplying; the "60 second total" PR; doing nothing has never been more important. This is Link Letter 136!
10 min read
Jun
16
'But I'm a runner! How do I strength-train?'
Answering the eternal runner question of "What am I supposed to do?" which is inevitably followed by "Okay, but what if I don't want to do that?"
15 min read
Jun
06
The Swole Woman "Hotel Special" Workout
A workout whose effectiveness defies even the dinkiest of hotel gyms.
3 min read
May
16
The genius oddball of the lifting internet, GZCL
6 min read
May
05
'I want to lift, but I don't want to use my brain about it'
12 min read
Apr
07
The Last Article on "Activating/Engaging" Your Glutes You Will Hopefully Ever Have to Read, Amen
Especially when it comes to deadlifts, this is what I've learned from a decade of glute scholarship: Let the big dog (your glute maximus) eat.
16 min read