Strength and Weight Training

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Fortnight to fitness

Shaping up for the summer — in two exhausting weeks
If you’re reading this now, it may be too late. It’s the middle of May, and beach season is right around the corner.
By DEIRDRE FULTON | May 19, 2010

Dance, Monkey: Ripps McCoxen

Dance, monkey!
Ripps vs. Dice
By SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | February 09, 2009

Bigger, Stronger, Faster*

Steroids and a culture of competition
The film, both informative and poignant, is peopled with a cross-section of users, experts, politicians, pro athletes, and gym rats with melon-sized biceps.
By NINA MACLAUGHLIN | June 04, 2008

Fitter, happier?

Nintendo offers its new workout plan
Nintendo’s newest runaway sensation is, of all things, an exercise game.
By MADDY MYERS | May 27, 2008

Prodigy

H.N.I.C. Pt 2 | AAC
By the time this goes to press, Prodigy will be roughly 10 books and 2000 push-ups deep into the three-and-change prison term he picked up last year for illegal gun possession.
By MARTÍN CABALLERO | April 22, 2008

Muscles as art: Hulk meets haute

The aesthetics of oily bodies
This article originally appeared in the February 22, 1977 issue of the Boston Phoenix.
By CAROLYN CLAY | April 09, 2007

Big Daddy’s

The name says it all
The name of this Brighton joint is apt: the subs here could double as free weights, and the appetizers will satisfy the inner child of many with a variety of melt-in-your-mouth bite-size appetizers (while also satisfying your wallet).
By LEAH BEN-AMI | February 14, 2007

December 21, 2006

Thursday
Waxing moon in Capricorn; winter solstice. Capricorn gets a new beginning in every sense of the word. As much as you enjoy routine, try and mix it up today — Venus is on your side through the new year, which makes you one appealing goat. Romance for Cancer is a mixed-bag; if you're with a fire sign, you could wonder why it's always about “them.” Shopping tip: skin cream, free weights, chevre.
By SYMBOLINE DAI | December 20, 2006