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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. It is very…
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Ben Connelly
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…
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Bryson Newell
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…
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Alyssa Ages
July 2023
Why I Gave Up Wearing Pants
Notes on Weightlifting, Competition, and Age
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Daniel Kunitz
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Joe Lombardo
Built for Survival
“Box! Box!” The crew of the fire engine yells out as the ominous alarm buzzes over the speakers. For the uninitiated, these intense men aren’t yelling…
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Danny Wang
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…
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Joe Lombardo
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…
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Swede Burns
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Fat people don't need medical care for who they are
Even Jia Tolentino, with her seemingly infinite capacity for nuance and tact, can’t get it right. Ozempic is evidently a Fermat’s theorem of social…
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Virginia Heffernan
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