This week’s reelection of Donald Trump for President has led me to a moment of clarity. I am a queer person in a country where the most empowered political party scapegoats people like me. During the last administration, people targeted me at work. Lies were spread about me on the internet. I received hundreds ofContinue reading “My Commitment to Radical Self-Care”
Category Archives: Conversation
“Deadlifting six plates initiates more conversations,” Stronger by Science, Ep 136: How to Powerbuild
Can I just say I’m fucking tired of listening to men talk about what they think is important like it’s universal? I haven’t done a post about an evidence-based podcast episode in a while, and the biggest contributor is that I’ve found myself losing interest. Not in learning the latest research. Not in lifting. NotContinue reading ““Deadlifting six plates initiates more conversations,” Stronger by Science, Ep 136: How to Powerbuild”
Progressive Strength 2023 Top Ten
I know I’ve slowed way down in my blogging this year. Self-care has taken the highest priority, and what writing I’ve done has included work on other projects. And yet, folks still honor me with their curiosity and show up to read what I’ve got here. In case you missed them, here’s the ten topContinue reading “Progressive Strength 2023 Top Ten”
Road Report: 2023 WNBF Worlds in Seattle
Greetings and hello! I am so stoked to be freshly home after spending two days at WNBF Worlds Seattle: Kaged! I brought my journal with me and had lots of deep thoughts, but for today’s post, let’s stick to the overall experience of attending the most elite natural physique sports events in the world. WNBFContinue reading “Road Report: 2023 WNBF Worlds in Seattle”
Sexual Exploitation in Bodybuilding
It sounds like the IFBB Pro is run by a couple of assholes. Apparently, according to reporting over the last six months, they quietly, and maybe illegally, turned the nonprofit into a corporation, and then while raking in the dough, created an incentive structure in which the only official photographer was the son of theContinue reading “Sexual Exploitation in Bodybuilding”
Gender, Sex and Strength
Spread the word–I want to hold a Guinness Book of World Records event in Tennessee. The current documented world record for the largest drag performance was only 73 performers. Let’s create an enormous street event with thousands of folks in drag. They can’t arrest all of us! You can hardly miss that the latest vulnerableContinue reading “Gender, Sex and Strength”
Sustainable Fat Loss and the Power of AND
Fad diets don’t work for most people long-term AND that doesn’t mean sustainable fat loss isn’t possible for many people AND just because it’s sometimes possible doesn’t mean everyone with some “extra” body fat should be bothering to try to lose it. ALL of these can be true at the same time. Fad diets, includingContinue reading “Sustainable Fat Loss and the Power of AND”
Bulk, Cut or Recomp–What can a habit-based approach look like?
For those of us who want bigger muscles and to be lean enough to see them, it can feel like chasing a golden unicorn. Muscles build better when eating in a surplus, but eating in a surplus means putting on some fat, too. Eating closer to maintenance gives us the option of staying in aContinue reading “Bulk, Cut or Recomp–What can a habit-based approach look like?”
Is Emotional Eating a Myth?
This is the first time I’ve been triggered by an episode of the Maintenance Phase Podcast. But, after several over-generalizations, including about PTSD research ironically, or maybe pointedly, I found myself so upset, I turned it off. It’s disappointing, because I think they are usually pretty mindful of their words and how they might impactContinue reading “Is Emotional Eating a Myth?”
The power to decide
I’m feeling ready to begin work towards bodybuilding-type goals again, but I’d be lying if I didn’t say I was a bit conflicted. Can I add more intensity and/or volume to my training without overdoing it and triggering my PTSD? Can I work towards some fat loss in a healthy way that honors the lifeContinue reading “The power to decide”
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