Link Letters

Free Friday newsletters with essays, links, analysis, commentary, and god-tier social media posts.
Oct
17
A bunch of my favorite bulking recipes, because 'tis the season

A bunch of my favorite bulking recipes, because 'tis the season

JACKED! SYDNEY! SWEENEY!; the revenge of the exercise snack; Japanese sleeper train reviews. This is Link Letter 148!
9 min read
Oct
10
What everyone is getting wrong about 'eat less to live longer,' again

What everyone is getting wrong about 'eat less to live longer,' again

And it's not just that they're talking about mice (though that is part of it). Plus: we found the brain's garbage collection system; the compounded GLP-1 crackdown; a really good baked potato. This is Link Letter 147!
7 min read
Oct
03
What is so wrong with wanting a 'ballerina body'?

What is so wrong with wanting a 'ballerina body'?

If you're going to be trying to get a ballerina body, I'd rather you do it in the house. Plus: Wim Hof is a monster, allegedly; the "gender exercise gap"'; the joy of foraging. This is Link Letter 146!
9 min read
Sep
26
Why I’m so glad I’ve been lifting weights in my thirties

Why I’m so glad I’ve been lifting weights in my thirties

8 min read
Sep
19
'Character Limit' author Kate Conger on how lifting helped her write

'Character Limit' author Kate Conger on how lifting helped her write

Bro'ing down to benefit the mind. Plus: protein popsicles, the compositional difference of belly fat in folks who exercise, [BBC voice] pensioners, falling. This is Link Letter 144!
10 min read
Sep
12
Why can’t a human body go to Mars? I’m glad you asked

Why can’t a human body go to Mars? I’m glad you asked

If we sent Elon Musk, though, that'd be just fine. Plus: it's not "core strength," it's shoulder stability; Violet Beauregarde's body roundness index; the Paper Mate Flair conspiracy. This is Link Letter 143 (awww).
8 min read
Sep
05
Why I wish I started lifting in my twenties

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!
10 min read
Aug
29
Why I wish I started lifting in my teens

Why I wish I started lifting in my teens

8 min read
Aug
22
We will now practice radical empathy for the overhead press

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!
8 min read
Aug
15
I am mother

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.
7 min read