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The future of Ultraphysical
I’m very proud of the many essays and articles featured on Ultraphysical.
Mar 6
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Joe Lombardo
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October 2024
Not So Peachy Kean
I’m riding the fire engine today.
Oct 4, 2024
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Danny Wang
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Narcissism and the green ribbon of irrelevancy
An early memory of my childhood in suburbia was having to reluctantly attend summer recreation with throngs of hundreds of other eleven- and…
Oct 1, 2024
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Joe Lombardo
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September 2024
The Professionalization of the Olympics has made them better
Yet again, the United States took home the highest number of bronze and silver medals in the Summer Olympics.
Sep 20, 2024
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Ben Connelly
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The Narrow Straits
Last summer I was doing pull-ups at the gym of where I used to work, when I felt a sudden pain surface somewhere between the left side of my scapula and…
Sep 13, 2024
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Joe Lombardo
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July 2024
What Our Contributors Are Reading This Summer
In between sets
Jul 19, 2024
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Daniel Kunitz
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The Ultraphysical Newsletter, #1
Thank you for your support!
Jul 13, 2024
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Joe Lombardo
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June 2024
Golden Aged Fallacies: a Response to Stangler
R. McKay Stangler’s fine essay, “Fitness in the Age of Cultural Disunity” addresses what he views as a source of divisiveness in our country. Since he…
Jun 21, 2024
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Daniel Kunitz
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Fitness in the Age of Cultural Disunity
What is a “fit” person?
Jun 13, 2024
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R. McKay Stangler
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May 2024
The Trial of Long-Distance Running
The Good and the Terrible
May 24, 2024
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Ben Connelly
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A dialogue with our past
I once believed, and perhaps a part of me still does, that strength and physical aesthetics is a matter of inputs and outputs: a given expenditure of…
May 13, 2024
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Joe Lombardo
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April 2024
The Eternal Aesthetics of Youth
A few months ago, days ahead of my 45th birthday, I reflexively clicked on a suggested post in my Instagram feed. “She looks like me – in a good way,” I…
Apr 15, 2024
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Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
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January 2024
The Whole Picture
Mind and Body in Obesity Management
Jan 22, 2024
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Swede Burns
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October 2023
Rookie Year in the Fire Department
Two months into my new job and every day feels like hell.
Oct 13, 2023
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Danny Wang
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September 2023
Of Athletes and Idiots
One Valentine’s Day afternoon in 2019 in Michigan, Ryan Belcher was driving home from work to pick his up children when he heard a loud crash. Two cars…
Sep 25, 2023
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Joe Lombardo
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Beyond T: Sex-Based Differences in Athletic Performance
For anyone who has seen the 4X400-meter running mixed relay final from the World Athletic Championships in September 2019 (World Athletics) the…
Sep 18, 2023
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Gregory Brown
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August 2023
On Training and Tacit Knowledge
Tacit knowledge refers to knowledge that can only be gained through experience, and which cannot easily be described in words or numbers.
Aug 29, 2023
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Ben Connelly
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Filling the Mind with Sky
First session It’s four a.m. and dark outside. The desert night is still. The moon is shining through the small window in my hut. I’ve been up for about…
Aug 16, 2023
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Somatic Primer
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Exploring Our Physical Limits
I was rolling through the finish chute of the Ironman 70.3 San Juan on my cherry red Kestrel road bike, smiling at the crowds lining the final few…
Aug 2, 2023
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Alyssa Ages
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July 2023
Why I Gave Up Wearing Pants
Notes on Weightlifting, Competition, and Age
Jul 26, 2023
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Daniel Kunitz
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Why I Gave Up Wearing Pants
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Thank You
For your support
Jul 23, 2023
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Joe Lombardo
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Built for Survival
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Jul 19, 2023
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Danny Wang
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Aletheia and the Body
“As an athlete in action, she was transfigured, and escaped into a form of human perfection.” —Henry de Montherlant In Henry de Montherlant’s essay…
Jul 12, 2023
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Joe Lombardo
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Health At Every Size (HAES): Risky or Revolutionary?
The Health At Every Size (HAES) movement has gained significant attention in recent years, advocating for a shift in the way we perceive obesity…
Jul 12, 2023
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Swede Burns
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