Casey Johnston

Writer and sole proprietor of the She's A Beast newsletter about being strong (physically, mentally, emotionally). As few reps as possible.

The problem with "it worked for me"

12 Aug 2022 8 min read Link Letters

Don't defend brands with your chest like that, plus: a map of the body's muscles; Doja Cat is going for gains; how being a "food person" can reinforce disordered behavior. This is Links 49, now on Ghost!

Welcome to Ghost!

12 Aug 2022 1 min read

If you’ve clicked any www.shesabeast.co links in the last couple of days you might already have noticed this, but She’s A Beast has officially moved off Substack [weird] and

What Tim Ferriss got wrong (and right) about lifting, food, and bodies in The 4-Hour Body

09 Aug 2022 13 min read Ask A Swole Woman

Revisiting the book that spawned a decade of "stacks," ice baths, redpill bros, and confusion on the forums.

It actually DOES matter that you lift heavy weights

05 Aug 2022 8 min read Link Letters

Building size vs. strength, plus: the Big Beautiful Horse Shirt; how to stop hating salads; a very brief ode to the $9 half-gallon water jug. This is Links 48!

All the artist girlies are deadlifting

29 Jul 2022 7 min read

How to learn to deadlift, plus: a new destination mega-gym, whether all our protein is killing the environment, and the joy of stretching. This is Links 47!