Link Letters

Free Friday newsletters with essays, links, analysis, commentary, and god-tier social media posts.
Mar
11
Why elite athletes can't help you with becoming great

Why elite athletes can't help you with becoming great

Plus: Bigorexia, the most enduring scam in fitness history, and a PED-less (maybe?) Batman physique. This is Links 28!
7 min read
Mar
04
A TikTok meathead tried to own a woman, but he went too far

A TikTok meathead tried to own a woman, but he went too far

Can you beat everyone at the gym in this large-format thumb wrestling? Can a leg press ever target the hamstrings? Can anyone get stronger in three seconds a day? All this and more in Links 27.
8 min read
Feb
25
If you do athletics, you're an athlete

If you do athletics, you're an athlete

Plus: a scientifically designed minimum lifting routine, the 'Nintendo Generation' has 'weak skeletons,' and I'm gatekeeping donuts. This is Links 26.
5 min read
Feb
20
How to eat like a big beautiful horse

How to eat like a big beautiful horse

I've been on the "eating more" grind for years now; here is every tip I've fought to learn along the way.
14 min read
Feb
18
Why you can't build muscle on 1500 calories per day: the Blogilates muscle building journey, part one

Why you can't build muscle on 1500 calories per day: the Blogilates muscle building journey, part one

Here's how Blogilates could "gain 6.3 pounds of muscle in a month", plus: junk volume, "sustainable" leggings, "actually"ing Sha'Carri Richardson. Lotta quotes! This is Links 25.
7 min read
Feb
11
Who's afraid of a "cookie cutter" workout program?

Who's afraid of a "cookie cutter" workout program?

Swole Woman Court in the matter of Brittany Dawn, and fitness influencers offering fake "individualized" programs and meal plans. Plus: the Olympics, Peloton, and more. This is Links 24!
8 min read
Feb
04
A strip mall with a gym and a Chipotle is my Disneyland

A strip mall with a gym and a Chipotle is my Disneyland

Alex, the peaceable bro of Summer House, plus: the Palestinian Chad, the drink buffet, and 17-year old girl benching 380 pounds. This is Links 23.
5 min read
Jan
28
Time to put the 1200-calorie diet in the grave

Time to put the 1200-calorie diet in the grave

Instead, let us focus on leg days, strongman, our favorite Jamaican restaurant; anything else. This is Links 22!
7 min read
Jan
21
Exactly how and why this dude who's mad at a fat fitness mag cover model is wrong

Exactly how and why this dude who's mad at a fat fitness mag cover model is wrong

Rest in pieces, James Smith, plus: You need weights, not just protein; Lu raises; don't come between bros and their curls. This is Links 20.
8 min read
Jan
14
The strength you build is yours, even if you don't do it forever: the evidence for 'muscle memory'

The strength you build is yours, even if you don't do it forever: the evidence for 'muscle memory'

Plus: The conservatives are struggling, how to overcome weak points, and more. This is Links #19.
9 min read