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Abs are a full-time job

Abs are a full-time job

So sayeth our lord Eric Andre. Plus: the three classic rhetorical Ozempic blunders; Arnold will miss the real-world gym when he is reunited with Joe Gold at the great Gold's Gym in the Sky; you take your "fearless girl" and you shove it! This is Link Letter 89.

Don't rob a powerlifter

Don't rob a powerlifter

On being "the consuming woman"; the seesaw press; working out is not deeply fatphobic. This is Link Letter 88!

To be a surfer girl in the 90s

To be a surfer girl in the 90s

Beachbody is about to define "no gain no pain"; guys are popping testosterone like multivitamins; muscles give marching orders to the rest of your body. This is Link Letter 87!

Fake weights for my sham friends, champagne for my real friends

Fake weights for my sham friends, champagne for my real friends

Lizzo isn't trying to be thin; sodium's "Reputation" tour [MSG's version]; eustress. This is Link Letter 86!

graphic of a human body suffering some sort of midsection distress

Longevity bros suffer a longevity blow

Here for a good time AND a long time; Jenny Craig gets her fat trimmed so she can see how SHE likes it; combat juggling. Thar Link Letter 84 blows matey

A peek inside the #spon #ad sausage factory

A peek inside the #spon #ad sausage factory

A real influencer solicitation email, plus: a thrilling 3500 calories/day Grubstreet diet, a depressing 350 calories/day NYTimes breakfast; double dynamic progression. This is Link Letter 83!

"Drink more water," but make it unwell

"Drink more water," but make it unwell

A water "case race"; exercise-induced autophagy; a popped watermelon. This is Link Letter 82!