Nov
26
Do my workouts have to be 'hardcore'?
Why exercising isn't a waste of time if you're not always going hard.
7 min read
lifting
Nov
16
A guide to freely interpreting "PRs": Announcing PLATESLAM 2023
Our national lifting holiday approaches. Plus: our last remaining mentally hinged member of society; becoming an outdoorswoman; meditation startups. This is Link Letter 109!
7 min read
Oct
26
Get a grip: a guide to grabbing, the good way
Grip strength involves a little thing I like to call strategy. Plus: a PT video for pushup/plank wrist pain; rucking; please watch Class of '07. This is Link Letter 106!
8 min read
Oct
19
In praise of 'slow lifting'
"This is what my belly looks like"; no more intensive skincare; RIP anorexic legend Louise Glück. This is Link Letter 105
6 min read
Sep
17
Am I allowed to trap-bar deadlift?
10 min read
Feb
17
What is it about sets of three?
Except when you have to do five. Plus: the swole women of Sparta; Tracy Anderson's "cutthroat empire"; skip the long run. This is Link Letter 73!
5 min read
Feb
05
What makes lifting scare-quotes "dangerous" for anyone, not just older people
Squats are good for your knees, presses are good for your shoulders, deadlifts are good for your back. We are just not used to thinking about working out in all the ways we need to.
14 min read
Nov
06
Accessory moves that everyone should like and do more, in my opinion
Including one that has unduly suffered for too long at the hands of "the glute guy."
13 min read
Oct
23
What it means when Lenny Kravitz does high reps with low weights
Should we all do as Lenny Kravitz does, if want to look like him?
8 min read
Sep
16
The simple answer to "can I lift weights barefoot?"
Plus: Learning to lift is like falling in love, the ugly truth about getting shredded, and why you should not "start each deadlift in a squatting position", for the love of all that is holy. This is Link Letter 54!
5 min read