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Free Friday newsletters with essays, links, analysis, commentary, and god-tier social media posts.
Sep
02
Your body is not smart and it needs you

Your body is not smart and it needs you

6 min read
Aug
26
The New York Times makes a dangerous suggestion in its strength training guide

The New York Times makes a dangerous suggestion in its strength training guide

Happy Birthday, She's A Beast. We have a big discount available early to subscribers, plus: strength training makes you smart, gym-ing on a road trip, (sigh) Brad Pitt's Fight Club body. This is Links 51!
9 min read
Aug
19
A gym should be like a toy store, not a museum

A gym should be like a toy store, not a museum

Plus: a study on caffeine and periods AND strength training; a powerbuilding guide; takedowns of the new weight loss drugs. This is the big 5-0 for Link Letters!
9 min read
Aug
12
The problem with "it worked for me"

The problem with "it worked for me"

Don't defend brands with your chest like that, plus: a map of the body's muscles; Doja Cat is going for gains; how being a "food person" can reinforce disordered behavior. This is Links 49, now on Ghost!
8 min read
Aug
05
It actually DOES matter that you lift heavy weights

It actually DOES matter that you lift heavy weights

Building size vs. strength, plus: the Big Beautiful Horse Shirt; how to stop hating salads; a very brief ode to the $9 half-gallon water jug. This is Links 48!
8 min read
Jul
29
All the artist girlies are deadlifting

All the artist girlies are deadlifting

How to learn to deadlift, plus: a new destination mega-gym, whether all our protein is killing the environment, and the joy of stretching. This is Links 47!
7 min read
Jul
22
How to start going to the gym, Pt 3: how much weight to use

How to start going to the gym, Pt 3: how much weight to use

Plus: the mystery of Elon's torso and the tyranny of Silicon Valley biohacking; Lorde and Kristin from Laguna Beach are deadlifting baby!!; Lululemon is unionizing. This is Links 46!
11 min read
Jul
15
How to start going to the gym, Pt 2: the pre-production dry run

How to start going to the gym, Pt 2: the pre-production dry run

Plus: how to spot a fake gym clout-chaser on TikTok; weaponizing your inner monologue; Meryl Streep's one weird trick. This is Links 45!
10 min read
Jul
08
How to start going to the gym, Pt 1: The case for the gym visit

How to start going to the gym, Pt 1: The case for the gym visit

Plus: the case for the supermarket as a place to hang out, Smith machine circus antics, and DFW on Hot Ones. This is Links 44!
9 min read
Jul
01
Take a deep breath. Really hit the back walls of your lungs

Take a deep breath. Really hit the back walls of your lungs

Orlando Bloom's cheater curls, the guy who started Hawaiian Tropic, and Playgrounds by West Elm x Restoration Hardware. This is Links 43!
3 min read