Link Letters

Free Friday newsletters with essays, links, analysis, commentary, and god-tier social media posts.
Nov
12
"Lift with your legs, not your back"—respectfully: huh???

"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.
8 min read
Nov
05
Indeed, what do any of us eat in a day?

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.
8 min read
Oct
29
The singular joy of a rep, or what we have to learn from the bros

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.
11 min read
Oct
22
Why would a ballet dancer lift weights?

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.
8 min read
Oct
15
The art, science, theory, and practice of perceiving yourself

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.
10 min read
Oct
01
Everyone is wrong about obesity, researchers recently decided

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."
7 min read
Sep
24
Protein Oatmeal v2.0: Mush Reloaded

Protein Oatmeal v2.0: Mush Reloaded

Finally explaining, in one place, all the ways I get 35-40g of protein in for breakfast.
11 min read
Sep
17
Instagram is essentially a weight-loss app, and Facebook is loving that for it

Instagram is essentially a weight-loss app, and Facebook is loving that for it

Plus: Why 'The Glute Guy' is canceled, how to get your pull-up, and more.
10 min read
Sep
12
Why it's hard to make fitness goals (and how to make it easier)

Why it's hard to make fitness goals (and how to make it easier)

And why it's so hard to talk about it with your friends.
11 min read
Sep
06
The myths of bodyweight training, part 3

The myths of bodyweight training, part 3

Or, why it's hard to be hot without being strong (and why it's a mistake to want to be hot in the first place)
10 min read