Link Letters

Free Friday newsletters with essays, links, analysis, commentary, and god-tier social media posts.
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
Apr
14
Taking down the glute god

Taking down the glute god

Against the almighty hip thrust; #WaterTok; brain butter. This is Link Letter 81!
7 min read
Apr
07
U.S. soldiers in drag in 1942

The time U.S. soldiers put on a drag show

Deficit Zercher landmine curtsy squats with knee lift; the Finnish secret to happiness; why we love to spin til we fall down. This is Link Letter 80!
6 min read
Mar
31
Run Medium, Squat Also Medium

Run Medium, Squat Also Medium

The class politics of Instagram face; buffing your glutes (metaphorically); one (1) Gwyneth Paltrow skiing trial recap. This is Link Letter 79!
5 min read
Mar
24
A greeting to arms

A greeting to arms

Swole Woman LIVE; a frittata recipe from chef/powerlifter/author Julia Turshen; ab etching's many pitfalls. This is Link Letter 78!
5 min read