Gym Chalk Is Your Secret Weapon for Lifting More Weight
If you’ve ever seen someone chalk up before a big deadlift, maybe clapping a big cloud of the stuff into the air, you might wonder if it’s actually even doing…
Today’s Connections Hints (and Answer) for Friday, September 15
If you’re looking for the Connections answer for September 15, 2023, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Beware, there are…
Your Athletic Peak Is Longer Than You Think
In the world of sports, young athletes get a lot of attention: High school and college teams are full of strong, fast people. Later in life, the stereotype goes, they’ll…
Let’s Bring Back the Dumbbell Swing
“The ‘swing’ lift is a great favorite in France,” the weightlifter and barbell-maker Alan Calvert wrote in 1911. He described it “rapidly coming into favor in England, along with the…
No, Celebrities Don’t Need to Eat 8,000 Calories to Get Swole
Image: The Wolverine/20th Century Hugh Jackman recently posted a photo of over 8,000 calories’ worth of boxed meals with the caption “Bulking. A day in the life.” Gossip headlines ran…
The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture: Who Are The Try Guys?
This week, young people everywhere are experiencing the pain of finding out someone you admire is actually a hypocrite and a cad. Older people like us don’t care because we’ve…
10 of the Hardest Video Games Ever
Hollow Knight – Release Trailer The peril of exploring an alien world with little to your name but your wits and a weapon, is what makes the Metroidvania genre—established by…
You Can Finally Stream All of the Olympics Without a Cable Subscription
Photo: Mirko Kuzmanovic (Shutterstock) Didn’t we just have an Olympics? Yes—but the 2020 Summer Games were booted into 2021 by COVID, so we’re back here again already. The 2022 Beijing…
What Is Powerlifting, and How Do You Get Into It?
Screenshot: Jordan Jovkov (Shutterstock) Competitive sports often require special spaces or equipment, and that’s true of most strength sports. Weightlifting (the kind they do in the Olympics) requires bouncy bumper…
19 of the Most Confusing Things We Explained to You in 2021
Photo: Elena Graham (Shutterstock) If you’re familiar with a menstrual cup as an alternative to pads and tampons, you might start wondering about this newfangled menstrual disc that’s being advertised…