X-frame gaining phase
The x-frame gaining phase is a 10-week weightlifting programme that follows a five day push/pull/full-body split over seven days.
- Sep 2
- 3 min
Pop punk enjambment; or, poetry everywhere
Falling in love is chaotic, discombobulating and exciting; falling out of love for me has also been the first two with inverse pain.
- Aug 26
- 3 min
Staying sane while gaining weight; or, learning to love and trust the process
Eating in a calorie surplus has been mentally challenging. Here I discuss the – admittedly privileged – difficulties of "bulking up".
- Jul 24
- 5 min
Avoiding avoidance; or learning to turn into the skid
I avoid starting things. I sometimes avoid finishing things. I've been putting this article off for a while...
- Jul 8
- 4 min
A hot take on mini-cutting
This is not an exhaustive guide; this is my hot take on why I decided to run a mini-cut phase this year alongside how it went.
- Jun 17
- 3 min
What's in a word? Are we what we do?
This is an account of a recovering depressive weightlifter; or, someone who lifts weights and gets down sometimes. What's in a word?
- Jun 10
- 5 min
Do you only get what you give?
January-March, I was the most productive and least anxious I've ever been; April through May, I was the least productive and most anxious.