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Oct
10
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
06
How to break out of wanting a 'ballerina body' (or any other 'body')
Making intrinsic goals, nuking algorithms, and adding feelings and sensations to the Feelings and Sensations Emporium.
11 min read
Oct
03
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
8 min read
Sep
22
A scientific rebuke of all the shady warnings to women about exercising/lifting while pregnant
Man, people are so rude to women, and it's no different being pregnant! Doctors who say to avoid "breathing heavily," with no further detail: I smite thee!
18 min read
Sep
19
'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
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
08
'When do I use the weight machines, and when do I use free weights?': part two
On allowing gravity itself to customize the handling of weight, according to your body.
17 min read
Sep
05
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
8 min read