“Got a letter from the marketers the other day; I opened it and read it; it said they were suckas”
Received this from a marketing dept the other day…
Kinda related to training: Bags of a Feather
As part of a life/body transformation project, one of my awesome Lean Eaters told the corporate world to shove it so she could pursue her craft. She just launched her website: Bags of a Feather!! Check her stuff out!
I’m a fan of the Scandinavian motif bags. She’s working on a water bottle holder for you athletic grrls…
Ask Dr. K: Tips for female grapplers
Some tips for female/newer grapplers, in response to an email I received. The scenario: A small female grappler who is getting stuck/pinned in particular positions by larger male opponents. Here’s my advice…
Think you’re badass? Try the Metro Dash
Metro Dash was created by former Navy SEALs with a passion for fitness. After years in the military, the team became involved in various endurance competitions and races. They discovered that they couldn’t find exactly what they were looking for: a creative, intense, urban course (check it out! there’s some crazy shit there!) that can […]
Campaign to save women’s bodybuilding
An interesting issue around the IFBB’s potential decision to eliminate women’s bodybuilding. I’d be curious to know more about the politics behind this decision…
Update from Katie
Reader Katie M is featured on our reader mail page here. She’s been busy recently. Here’s the email she just sent…
Girls against boys
Been getting the link to this story from a few readers.
14-year-old high school wrestler Cassy Herkelman became one of the first two girls to ever qualify for the Iowa state high school wrestling tournament. One of her first opponents, Joel Northrup, a self-described deeply religious student in Herkelman’s 112-lb weight class, defaulted rather than fight her. Herkelman later lost her next two matches…
Stress nom nom nom
We can understand overweight/obesity (along with a host of disordered eating behaviours that don’t necessarily result in excess body fat, but are still not healthy food relationships) as the consequence of a coping mechanism. Humans and many animals use food and eating in some way to deal with pain, discomfort, and distress.
The coping mechanism operates through several pathways, but basically you can understand eating behaviour as a potential mode of self-medication and self-soothing. Here’s a recent article from Neuropsychopharmacology about one of the ways in which this can occur…
Fuck Supplements: The Vitamin D edition
Vitamin D is a particularly interesting debate, as it is a substance that is not widely available in food. We evolved to get the bulk of D from the sun, not food. Vitamin D status has been shown to be an important factor in chronic disease. Many of us live in climates where there is not year-round optimal sun.
It’s a conundrum. So what to do?