Sami Reiss

1 week ago | snake.substack.com | Sami Reiss

Howdy folks, medium to light week for auctions, everyone is either in Milan or preparing for Passover—some, indeed, are both. A few selected thoughts, however:Tariffs are on pause now again and one has to wonder if there’s any benefit or damage or any effect on folks who only buy vintage. I am sure there is in a long-tail way (butter was about to be $11) but the Chad economics here is that buying used things off non-retail websites.. not to go Thomas Friedman but means you are less affected.

1 week ago | revistagq.com | Sami Reiss

Este artículo sobre entrenar en vaqueros se ha publicado originalmente en GQ.com. Existe una indignidad específica que casi todos los motivados con el gimnasio acaban viviendo. Piensa que eres un gymbro que se lo curra de verdad –levantas cargas pesadas, tomas suficientes proteínas, llevas pantalones cortos de atletismo con el tejido adecuado– y que, un día, por fin, superas ese meseta de entrenamiento y haces tu mejor marca. Estás eufórico.

2 weeks ago | gqjapan.jp | Sami Reiss

ジムでウェイトトレーニングをする人なら、いつか経験するだろう屈辱の瞬間がある。正しいフォームで重いウェイトを持ち上げ、適切にプロテインを摂取し、動きやすいトレーニングウェアに身を包んで、ひたすら地道に鍛え続ける。そんな努力の末、停滞期を乗り越え、ついに自己ベストの重量を更新する。最高の気分だ。充足感とともにふと横を見ると、ジーンズ姿の男が同じ重さで軽々とウォームアップを始めているのが目に入る。敗北感が押し寄せる瞬間だ。 ジーンズは、本来、動きづらく運動に適さないはずだ。それなのになぜ、リフティング上級者に限って、ジーンズでのワークアウトを好むのだろうか？ 冬でも半袖短パンの小学生と同じで、ジーンズでワークアウトする神話のような人が、米国のジムにたくさん存在するのはなぜだろうか？ 運動に適したウェアが世の中には山のようにあるのに、ウェイトリフティングにわざわざジーンズを選ぶのには、何か理由があるのだろうか？ まったく気にしない人々...

3 weeks ago | gq.com | Sami Reiss

There’s this one specific indignity that almost all lifters eventually experience. A gym rat who does all the right things—lifts heavy, gets enough protein, wears correct-inseam athletic shorts—might, after a while, break a plateau and squat their PR. They feel good. Then they’ll turn around and see, one squat rack over, some guy in jeans warming up with their max weight. It’s confounding. Why would a strong lifter favor denim, which isn’t designed for workouts and can inhibit movement?

3 weeks ago | ssense.com | Sami Reiss

The long, slow reign of blobby lamps and way too neutral lighting is over. The sun is setting on harsh, noncovered overheads, and, while we’re at it, anything at all that flickers. No more LEDs, no more off-colored squiggles, no more cold, construction-white tones like in most offices. Well, in an ideal world, anyway. If the new age of lighting isn’t equally distributed yet, it’s bubbling up and can be seen in fits and spurts by individuals who pay attention to these things and who work in it.