Link Letters

Free Friday newsletters with essays, links, analysis, commentary, and god-tier social media posts.
May
20
What if it takes a long time until I get a snack?

What if it takes a long time until I get a snack?

Hilary Duff is lifting weights; "greens" and "reds" powders turn out to be fake; and Joe Rogan's dwindling fandom is in dire straits. That rhymed, this is Links 38!
6 min read
May
13
Laughing along with your friend's fat jokes in the paper of record

Laughing along with your friend's fat jokes in the paper of record

Plus: romanticizing your life, scapular pushups, a growing Kayla Itsines backlash, and more. This is Links 37!
6 min read
May
06
I'm just trying to have a body

I'm just trying to have a body

And everyone's having an impossible time being okay with that! Additionally, Kim K, IPF Worlds is gonna hit, and the L**** K***. Links 36!
5 min read
Apr
29
Honey, use those legs. If he dies he dies

Honey, use those legs. If he dies he dies

Additionally: the Crossfit Survivor Games, the dearth of beginner workout content, lipo-etched abs exposed, and more. Welcome to Links 35!
5 min read
Apr
22
Okay: Blogilates' muscle-building journey DID have some good lessons (part two)

Okay: Blogilates' muscle-building journey DID have some good lessons (part two)

Whether she actually saw them, we'll never know. Plus: intermittent fasting has no "biological benefits," people are over Peloton, and Natalie Portman has guns. This is Links 34!
10 min read
Apr
15
Something doesn't add up about this Noom ad

Something doesn't add up about this Noom ad

Searching for "Noelle, the award-winning weightlifter" of a mysterious Noom campaign. Plus, an actual new protein intake tip, intentional dysentery, and failing skateboarders. Links 33!
10 min read
Apr
08
I hate the 'exercise snack'

I hate the 'exercise snack'

*curling Arthur fist* plus, how eating 'healthy' can hurt performance, solo vs. group workouts, a barbell backflip, and more. Links 32!
5 min read
Apr
01
You can hide your stress from anything except your weights

You can hide your stress from anything except your weights

Plus: the workout I do when life has me by the throat, women peeing when they lift, and tampon books. Links 31!
7 min read
Mar
25
Why I stand with one gram of protein per pound of bodyweight (sometimes)

Why I stand with one gram of protein per pound of bodyweight (sometimes)

Gee, my explore page has substantially changed since Instagram got in trouble for ruining teens' lives! Plus, good squat guides and a Sha'Carri documentary. This is Links 30.
9 min read
Mar
18
Hold on: Why do we want to do pull-ups?

Hold on: Why do we want to do pull-ups?

An interrogation of everyone's favorite fitness goal, plus a guide to cardio for people who hate cardio, Arnold Schwarzenegger massaging Lucille Ball, THAT teen girl Vanity Fair cover. Links 29!
7 min read