Casey Johnston
@caseyjohnston.bsky.social
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https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/casey-johnston/a-physical-education/9781538773253/
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LIFTOFF couchtobarbell.com
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Today is the day! My book is out in the world. It’s not a friendly world for writing about science or women or especially women’s bodies right now. But I’m so proud to be telling a story that makes a certain type of person very, very angry. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/casey...
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This is a FASCINATING read about the pelvic floor that's well worth taking your time with! Great reporting from @caseyjohnston.bsky.social
The Pelvic Floor Is a Problem
Everyone’s suddenly obsessed with the pelvic floor—physical therapists, MAHA influencers, me. Could this deeply misunderstood body part really be the seat of so much modern dysfunction?
www.wired.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
This is a FASCINATING read about the pelvic floor that's well worth taking your time with! Great reporting from @caseyjohnston.bsky.social
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I hope that literally everyone reads this
I wrote this piece because I only learned about pelvic floors a few years ago, despite having had one all my life. And then it turned out to be where I store all my issues. And then that turned out to be true for a lot of people www.wired.com/story/the-pe...
The Pelvic Floor Is a Problem
Everyone’s suddenly obsessed with the pelvic floor—physical therapists, MAHA influencers, me. Could this deeply misunderstood body part really be the seat of so much modern dysfunction?
www.wired.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I hope that literally everyone reads this
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ALSO: pelvic floor PT here, and a lot of times Pilates is one of the worst things you can do for your pelvic floor in re: pain.
November 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
ALSO: pelvic floor PT here, and a lot of times Pilates is one of the worst things you can do for your pelvic floor in re: pain.
for folks replying to this piece I wrote "mm that's why you should really do pilates"--I've lifted weights for 11 years. I can play my pelvic floor like Mozart played a piano. It could defeat three men in single combat. I labored in birth less than 20 minutes. Still, STILL: sudden, debilitating pain
The Pelvic Floor Is a Problem
Everyone’s suddenly obsessed with the pelvic floor—physical therapists, MAHA influencers, me. Could this deeply misunderstood body part really be the seat of so much modern dysfunction?
www.wired.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
for folks replying to this piece I wrote "mm that's why you should really do pilates"--I've lifted weights for 11 years. I can play my pelvic floor like Mozart played a piano. It could defeat three men in single combat. I labored in birth less than 20 minutes. Still, STILL: sudden, debilitating pain
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I won’t get into my business but I will say that I have told men in my life for years that they need yoga and pilates more than we do. I say it doubly hard to Black men. Folks don’t listen.
In talking to people about this I learned that many think, for instance, men don’t even have pelvic floors. Buddy, do you ever
November 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I won’t get into my business but I will say that I have told men in my life for years that they need yoga and pilates more than we do. I say it doubly hard to Black men. Folks don’t listen.
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This is a great piece. I have had five endometriosis surgeries and a c-section. Pelvic floor PT is a godsend.
I wrote this piece because I only learned about pelvic floors a few years ago, despite having had one all my life. And then it turned out to be where I store all my issues. And then that turned out to be true for a lot of people www.wired.com/story/the-pe...
The Pelvic Floor Is a Problem
Everyone’s suddenly obsessed with the pelvic floor—physical therapists, MAHA influencers, me. Could this deeply misunderstood body part really be the seat of so much modern dysfunction?
www.wired.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This is a great piece. I have had five endometriosis surgeries and a c-section. Pelvic floor PT is a godsend.
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Four nonfiction books I really enjoyed reading this year:
@audrelawdamercy.bsky.social's The Originalism Trap
@leahlitman.bsky.social's Lawless
@caseyjohnston.bsky.social's A Physical Education
@hofrench.bsky.social's Born in Blackness
@audrelawdamercy.bsky.social's The Originalism Trap
@leahlitman.bsky.social's Lawless
@caseyjohnston.bsky.social's A Physical Education
@hofrench.bsky.social's Born in Blackness
November 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Four nonfiction books I really enjoyed reading this year:
@audrelawdamercy.bsky.social's The Originalism Trap
@leahlitman.bsky.social's Lawless
@caseyjohnston.bsky.social's A Physical Education
@hofrench.bsky.social's Born in Blackness
@audrelawdamercy.bsky.social's The Originalism Trap
@leahlitman.bsky.social's Lawless
@caseyjohnston.bsky.social's A Physical Education
@hofrench.bsky.social's Born in Blackness
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Casey is the best in the world at writing this specific kind of piece, she's been doing it since forever, we're blessed to have her curiosity and clarity on display for something that can be so nebulous both in the abstract and in attempting to visualize it concretely.
I wrote this piece because I only learned about pelvic floors a few years ago, despite having had one all my life. And then it turned out to be where I store all my issues. And then that turned out to be true for a lot of people www.wired.com/story/the-pe...
The Pelvic Floor Is a Problem
Everyone’s suddenly obsessed with the pelvic floor—physical therapists, MAHA influencers, me. Could this deeply misunderstood body part really be the seat of so much modern dysfunction?
www.wired.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Casey is the best in the world at writing this specific kind of piece, she's been doing it since forever, we're blessed to have her curiosity and clarity on display for something that can be so nebulous both in the abstract and in attempting to visualize it concretely.
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"Now might be a good time to try and detect your own pelvic floor. Sit on the corner of your chair, or more ideally the corner of a table, so that the area between your legs is in full contact with the surface. (If you’re in a public place or office, try to be … a little bit subtle about this.)"
I wrote this piece because I only learned about pelvic floors a few years ago, despite having had one all my life. And then it turned out to be where I store all my issues. And then that turned out to be true for a lot of people www.wired.com/story/the-pe...
The Pelvic Floor Is a Problem
Everyone’s suddenly obsessed with the pelvic floor—physical therapists, MAHA influencers, me. Could this deeply misunderstood body part really be the seat of so much modern dysfunction?
www.wired.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"Now might be a good time to try and detect your own pelvic floor. Sit on the corner of your chair, or more ideally the corner of a table, so that the area between your legs is in full contact with the surface. (If you’re in a public place or office, try to be … a little bit subtle about this.)"
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Ladies of any age: I just completed pelvic floor therapy and it was a complete game changer. Stop whatever you are doing and make an appt.
I wrote this piece because I only learned about pelvic floors a few years ago, despite having had one all my life. And then it turned out to be where I store all my issues. And then that turned out to be true for a lot of people www.wired.com/story/the-pe...
The Pelvic Floor Is a Problem
Everyone’s suddenly obsessed with the pelvic floor—physical therapists, MAHA influencers, me. Could this deeply misunderstood body part really be the seat of so much modern dysfunction?
www.wired.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Ladies of any age: I just completed pelvic floor therapy and it was a complete game changer. Stop whatever you are doing and make an appt.
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I was sent to do pelvic floor PT after almost a decade of pain (which I had seen multiple doctors about) and I couldn’t fucking shut up about it- It’s an important muscle group in the core of your body!!!
I wrote this piece because I only learned about pelvic floors a few years ago, despite having had one all my life. And then it turned out to be where I store all my issues. And then that turned out to be true for a lot of people www.wired.com/story/the-pe...
The Pelvic Floor Is a Problem
Everyone’s suddenly obsessed with the pelvic floor—physical therapists, MAHA influencers, me. Could this deeply misunderstood body part really be the seat of so much modern dysfunction?
www.wired.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I was sent to do pelvic floor PT after almost a decade of pain (which I had seen multiple doctors about) and I couldn’t fucking shut up about it- It’s an important muscle group in the core of your body!!!
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Sharing to read later, but also….I read somewhere that part of standard postpartum care in France includes pelvic floor therapy, and after working in the birth world for years, I think it’s a shame we don’t do that here.
I wrote this piece because I only learned about pelvic floors a few years ago, despite having had one all my life. And then it turned out to be where I store all my issues. And then that turned out to be true for a lot of people www.wired.com/story/the-pe...
The Pelvic Floor Is a Problem
Everyone’s suddenly obsessed with the pelvic floor—physical therapists, MAHA influencers, me. Could this deeply misunderstood body part really be the seat of so much modern dysfunction?
www.wired.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Sharing to read later, but also….I read somewhere that part of standard postpartum care in France includes pelvic floor therapy, and after working in the birth world for years, I think it’s a shame we don’t do that here.
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This is a super important read, especially if you have a connective tissue disorder - our ligaments are so loose, we unconsciously compensate by clenching internally, and the chronic pain fallout from that can be astronomical.
I wrote this piece because I only learned about pelvic floors a few years ago, despite having had one all my life. And then it turned out to be where I store all my issues. And then that turned out to be true for a lot of people www.wired.com/story/the-pe...
The Pelvic Floor Is a Problem
Everyone’s suddenly obsessed with the pelvic floor—physical therapists, MAHA influencers, me. Could this deeply misunderstood body part really be the seat of so much modern dysfunction?
www.wired.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is a super important read, especially if you have a connective tissue disorder - our ligaments are so loose, we unconsciously compensate by clenching internally, and the chronic pain fallout from that can be astronomical.
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i love the way Casey writes about bodies, and as someone who’s lived with pain from pelvic floor dysfunction for over a decade, this feels like such a gift.
I wrote this piece because I only learned about pelvic floors a few years ago, despite having had one all my life. And then it turned out to be where I store all my issues. And then that turned out to be true for a lot of people www.wired.com/story/the-pe...
The Pelvic Floor Is a Problem
Everyone’s suddenly obsessed with the pelvic floor—physical therapists, MAHA influencers, me. Could this deeply misunderstood body part really be the seat of so much modern dysfunction?
www.wired.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
i love the way Casey writes about bodies, and as someone who’s lived with pain from pelvic floor dysfunction for over a decade, this feels like such a gift.
I wrote this piece because I only learned about pelvic floors a few years ago, despite having had one all my life. And then it turned out to be where I store all my issues. And then that turned out to be true for a lot of people www.wired.com/story/the-pe...
The Pelvic Floor Is a Problem
Everyone’s suddenly obsessed with the pelvic floor—physical therapists, MAHA influencers, me. Could this deeply misunderstood body part really be the seat of so much modern dysfunction?
www.wired.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I wrote this piece because I only learned about pelvic floors a few years ago, despite having had one all my life. And then it turned out to be where I store all my issues. And then that turned out to be true for a lot of people www.wired.com/story/the-pe...
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After years of scorched-earth union-busting and stonewalling tactics by their bosses, Starbucks workers are trying to get their union drive and contract negotiations unstuck through a nationwide strike.
Starbucks Workers Strike Against Foot-Dragging in Bargaining
After years of scorched-earth union-busting and stonewalling tactics by their bosses, Starbucks workers are trying to get their union drive and contract negotiations unstuck through a nationwide strike.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
After years of scorched-earth union-busting and stonewalling tactics by their bosses, Starbucks workers are trying to get their union drive and contract negotiations unstuck through a nationwide strike.
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I cried at least five times reading this book. It is like it was written for me. Yeah it's about weightlifting but it's also about learning to take care of yourself and to trust yourself. I love it.
Today is the day! My book is out in the world. It’s not a friendly world for writing about science or women or especially women’s bodies right now. But I’m so proud to be telling a story that makes a certain type of person very, very angry. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/casey...
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I cried at least five times reading this book. It is like it was written for me. Yeah it's about weightlifting but it's also about learning to take care of yourself and to trust yourself. I love it.
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Just listening to A Physical Education by @caseyjohnston.bsky.social and she has a chapter in the book about this!
November 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Just listening to A Physical Education by @caseyjohnston.bsky.social and she has a chapter in the book about this!
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Strength training is political. We have a right-wing which has taken over physical fitness spaces, and hijacked “warrior culture”.
We need a muscular progressivist visions. We need to be strong to build the world we want.
Building my guns for the revolution. 💪🏾✊🏾 #Swoletariat #ResistanceTraining”
We need a muscular progressivist visions. We need to be strong to build the world we want.
Building my guns for the revolution. 💪🏾✊🏾 #Swoletariat #ResistanceTraining”
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Strength training is political. We have a right-wing which has taken over physical fitness spaces, and hijacked “warrior culture”.
We need a muscular progressivist visions. We need to be strong to build the world we want.
Building my guns for the revolution. 💪🏾✊🏾 #Swoletariat #ResistanceTraining”
We need a muscular progressivist visions. We need to be strong to build the world we want.
Building my guns for the revolution. 💪🏾✊🏾 #Swoletariat #ResistanceTraining”
Stopped reading NYT on purpose a year ago and my life has improved measurably lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Stopped reading NYT on purpose a year ago and my life has improved measurably lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
i rarely ever overhead-press 65 pounds and I've been lifting for over a decade. weights simply don't want to be lifted overhead and i've learned to respect their boundaries
dear @caseyjohnston.bsky.social :
I finally got to my first 100lb lift today (DL 🙄) but fear I will have a 65lb OHP forever.
I finally got to my first 100lb lift today (DL 🙄) but fear I will have a 65lb OHP forever.
October 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
i rarely ever overhead-press 65 pounds and I've been lifting for over a decade. weights simply don't want to be lifted overhead and i've learned to respect their boundaries
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Smart appliances aren't smart. They're skeevy little rats telling your secrets to giant corporations who sell your life to other giant corporations because they can. Your Roomba and Alexa are basically creepy stalkers. Don't let them into your home.
October 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Smart appliances aren't smart. They're skeevy little rats telling your secrets to giant corporations who sell your life to other giant corporations because they can. Your Roomba and Alexa are basically creepy stalkers. Don't let them into your home.
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ICE is tear gassing schools
October 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
ICE is tear gassing schools
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Just receieved this today from Florida Blue. This is for a Bronze plan. Our monthly premiums are going from $333 (2025) to $2300 in 2026.
October 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Just receieved this today from Florida Blue. This is for a Bronze plan. Our monthly premiums are going from $333 (2025) to $2300 in 2026.