You don't want to 'lose weight,' Will Smith edition
48 percent of you are about to try and do it, though. Plus: the joyous lives of two strongmen, a chef's kiss Joe Rogan podcast parody, and we need to talk about Oprah. This is Links #13.
What is a Peloton supposed to do, exactly?
Peloton was sold on the hope that its continuous supply of connected infotainment would create customers for the long-term, which makes a fundamental mistake about how motivation works.
The Swole Woman Studio Beastly Starter Kit
People often ask "which ___ do you have?" This is the ___ I have.
What She-Hulk could have looked like
Plus: wrinkles make us look alive, the IOC stands down, which spin bike is the Jazzercise of our time, and ADELE! EATS! AND! LIFTS!!!!!!!
"Lift with your legs, not your back"—respectfully: huh???
Links #11, including: doctors who say "if it hurts, don't do that" found bald; various forms of Longforms; the "exercise IS hard and some people will never like it" wars.
Indeed, what do any of us eat in a day?
Links #10, including: powerlifting! on! Ellen!!!, the wrong place to bro down, protein pumpkin pancakes WITH flour, thank you VERY much, and: hangovers.
The singular joy of a rep, or what we have to learn from the bros
And Links #9, including: the TikTok-viral 12/3/30 method, LeBron on a climbing machine, deepening your squat, and more.
Why would a ballet dancer lift weights?
Why exercise that makes you sore (like cardio) doesn't necessarily make you stronger, featuring an extended metaphor about paper, plus: hot swoalts, welcome to the PLATESLAM, and a useful hotline.
The art, science, theory, and practice of perceiving yourself
Plus: protein cookie dough, the program I'm doing, my dads The Rock and Vin Diesel are fighting, and more.
Everyone is wrong about obesity, researchers recently decided
Links #5: a Bulgarian split squats trick, how to throw a punch with long nails, sauna suits, and "the jeans I wore at age 21."
