Link Letters

Free Friday newsletters with essays, links, analysis, commentary, and god-tier social media posts.
Jun
23
It's a cool (shirt) summer

It's a cool (shirt) summer

Shirts for hot weather workouts; nutrition studies are not probably not for gen-pop nutrition guidance; Bryan Cranston lives to systematize. This is Link Letter 91!
5 min read
Jun
16
Quieting the dopamine mice in my brain

Quieting the dopamine mice in my brain

"Person who doesn't wear a watch"; a Pilates instructor and Henry Rollins on adding strength training to their lives; sucralose isn't giving you cancer. This is Link Letter 90!
10 min read
Jun
09
The weight-loss drug issues everyone refuses to talk about

The weight-loss drug issues everyone refuses to talk about

The three classic rhetorical blunders of talking about Ozempic; 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.
6 min read
Jun
02
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!
4 min read
May
26
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!
7 min read
May
19
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!
5 min read
May
12
Does the number of reps matter? Yes. Why? I’ll tell you

Does the number of reps matter? Yes. Why? I’ll tell you

Jason Momoa on climbing; anger management; we should do a fast of "dopamine fasting." This is Link Letter 85!
9 min read
May
05
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
5 min read
Apr
28
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!
5 min read
Apr
21
"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!
3 min read