I have long espoused weightlifting as a discipline in service of the mind-body connection. This is a discussion of weightlifting-in-excess and the current, fabricated culture surrounding the activity.
https://www.stevenfranssen.com/weightlifting-is-not-moral-heroism/
Having a look at one of Miles Mathis' "favorite films" and the social commentary relevant at the time.
Latest from Substack. Enjoy!
https://franssen.substack.com/p/an-excess-of-self-concern
Firing some broadsides in the general direction of welfare. Enjoy!
https://franssen.substack.com/p/welfare-is-the-modern-plague