Beast Mode (Literally)

Winter 2025

WHY THE FITNESS WORLD IS GETTING ON ALL FOURS.

A FEW MONTHS BACK, I found myself crawling around my Brooklyn apartment after I’d severely fucked up my back. Turns out that haphazard double kettlebell snatches and a mildly herniated L5-S1 disc don’t mix. A doctor I “visited” over Zoom prescribed all sorts of pills, including a weapons-grade opioid that only reinforced my diagnosis.

Three weeks later, I was back on all...