Why I wish I started lifting in my twenties
Or, earlier in my twenties. Plus: baking soda as a supplement; raw milk and the collapse of consensus reality; really good arts and crafts with Jason Schwartzman. This is Link Letter 142!
We will now practice radical empathy for the overhead press
Hate OHP? I hate it more; together, we will overcome our differences. Plus: Strava mules; exercise toxoplasmosis, or, the Mark Wahlberg Effect; the king of the "ferret leggers." This is Link Letter 140!
I am mother
I’ve undertaken a new kind of bulking phase… Plus: give Imane Khelif that Harry Potter money; snacks at Trader Joes only women can see; going galoot mode.
All the types of tired you can be
CNS fatigue, overtraining, bad recovery, long- and short-range tired. Plus: athletic shorts for summer; elementary-school lunch; ordinary unhappiness. This is Link Letter 138!
The power of girls doing some nonsense together
A Beastie caught in 240p lifting an AC out of her car; time to get rid of the chicken thigh; a vitamin company pushed hard by influencers suddenly vanishes. This is Link Letter 137!
How to work out in the heat, if you absolutely must
The first rule of "working out when it's irredeemably hot" is "don't." Plus: the runners are multiplying; the "60 second total" PR; doing nothing has never been more important. This is Link Letter 136!
A trick for chicken
Plus: One devastating and one flattering read of runners; Brie Larson's nonsense Marvel workout; if not friend, why friend-shaped? This is Link Letter 135!
The Swole Woman "Hotel Special" Workout
A workout whose effectiveness defies even the dinkiest of hotel gyms.
"Diets don't work": What dietitians (and others) do and don't mean
I love to clarify; I love to define terms. Plus: a Starbucks potato egg bite dupe; upward mobility isn't a prerequisite for security; 23-year-old suspects the wellness industry *just might be* a scam. This is Link Letter 134!
