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: Lifting
“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”
What to do after you “mess up”
I almost forgot to brush my teeth this morning and it has me thinking about the challenge of changing our habits. I’ve been brushing my teeth right after rising for what, maybe 40 years? It is as deeply ingrained a habit as any I could identify. And yet, today, I walked downstairs into the kitchenContinue reading “What to do after you “mess up””
Because Why Matters
Over the last few years, I’ve been caught in a perfectionism loop with my lifting. I find moments of more peaceful existence with my exercise habits, but eventually, those perfectionism thoughts take hold, push aside my reasonable, wise self, and the systems crash for a while. I can’t do everything I want to do, and so IContinue reading “Because Why Matters”
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”
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?”
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”
To the New Year’s Resolutioner Looking to Change Their Body
Let me begin by saying that you are beautiful, valuable, and wonderful just as you are. Your body does not need to change to be good enough. You do not need to change your body to be good enough. You already are good enough. And I want to say that it’s ok and possible toContinue reading “To the New Year’s Resolutioner Looking to Change Their Body”
Working Out in My Winter Garage Gym (Feeling Boss on the Floor Press)
We are well-nearing the longest night of the year here in the Northern Hemisphere, and it is damn cold in the garage where I lift. Getting started at 6:15am, when it’s 34oF outside, the iron plates and bars are accurately conducting the absence of heat to my fingertips. I lay down on the concrete floorContinue reading “Working Out in My Winter Garage Gym (Feeling Boss on the Floor Press)”
How much do we have to lift to get bigger muscles?
So, you’ve decided you want to get swole, how much work do you need to put in to see results? It seems like the evidence-based fitness folk have come to a fairly strong consensus that optimal volume for building muscle mass is between 10-20 sets per muscle group. But how much time do you (andContinue reading “How much do we have to lift to get bigger muscles?”
Progressive Strength 