Link Letters

Free Friday newsletters with essays, links, analysis, commentary, and god-tier social media posts.
Nov
02
mixing a protein shake with a milk foamer

Friendship ended with protein shaker, friendship begun with milk foamer

A new Swole Woman shirt!; movements you'd like to to be able to keep doing forever; learning to love the creepy crawlies. This is Link Letter 107!
6 min read
Oct
26
Get a grip: a guide to grabbing, the good way

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'

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
Oct
12
Things that are not steroids: creatine

Things that are not steroids: creatine

Hungry Hungry Hippo Crossfit workout; healthy living bloggers of 2010 vintage; centripetal force = ovaries stay IN. This is Link Letter 104!
5 min read
Oct
05
German word for "muscle soreness": an interview with a stein-holding champ

German word for "muscle soreness": an interview with a stein-holding champ

Sophia Agostinelli shares her secrets for state victory; ignore blood-flow restriction; men grind through the catastrophic flooding of New York, among other signs of unwellness. This is Link Letter 103!
8 min read
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
21
You're doing good. Keep coming back

You're doing good. Keep coming back

Trying new hobbies, plus: the Institute of TikTok University for Research and Development (I-TURD); real self-care from within; I have two shirts. This is Link Letter 101!
8 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
Sep
07
Japan's most legendary writer who freaking loved to lift

Japan's most legendary writer who freaking loved to lift

A bit of Mishima's 'Sun and Steel,' plus: vegan diets x bone health x lifting; the lost lifting stones of Ireland; don't skip isolateral legs. This is Link Letter 99!
8 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