It actually DOES matter that you lift heavy weights
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!
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All the artist girlies are deadlifting
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!
How to start going to the gym, Pt 3: how much weight to use
Plus: the mystery of Elon's torso and the tyranny of Silicon Valley biohacking; Lorde and Kristin from Laguna Beach are deadlifting baby!!; Lululemon is unionizing. This is Links 46!
How to start going to the gym, Pt 2: the pre-production dry run
Plus: how to spot a fake gym clout-chaser on TikTok; weaponizing your inner monologue; Meryl Streep's one weird trick. This is Links 45!
How to start going to the gym, Pt 1: The case for the gym visit
Plus: the case for the supermarket as a place to hang out, Smith machine circus antics, and DFW on Hot Ones. This is Links 44!