Pull-ups are one of the most policed movements in fitness — historically and culturally. Really enjoyed chatting to @MensHealthMag about that tension
Link: menshealth.com/uk/building-m…
New Substack Post:
The Strongest Men in Britain Didn't Train the Same Way!
open.substack.com/pub/physic…
New Substack Article. How the upright row became the most hated exercise in the gym!
Link: physicalculture.substack.com…
A hotel with a gym?
Okay not a novel idea but what about a hotel where 'weakness is a crime'? In this week's Substack I examine Bernarr MacFadden's eccentric health resorts from the 1940s!
Link:
open.substack.com/pub/physic…
I recently had a really thoughtful conversation on Weirdly Helpful w/@muzachary about historic stone lifting, gym burnout, and why not everything needs to be tracked, optimised, or monetised!
Old practices still have a lot to teach us.
Link: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Your fitness resolution isn’t new — it’s ~200 years old!
I joined @OnPointRadio and @MeghnaWBUR to unpack how modern fitness culture emerged, and why we’re still obsessed with it today. Shoutout to @nearfm for letting me rent studio space (the notions!)
A huge honour for a long-time On Point obsessive.
🎧 Listen here 👉 wbur.org/onpoint/2026/01/06/…
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