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The Body as a Site of Struggle
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The Body as a Site of Struggle

Ben Sixsmith
May 21, 2021
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Gyms are opening again in Poland next week, so I will make my annual attempt to get strong. What happens is this: I go four times a week, I focus on the compound lifts, I make a bit of progress aaaaand I don’t eat enough to make any more.

I do want to be stronger, for aesthetic reasons, naturally, but also to feel more capable – capable of lifting, capab…

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