https://flexandblob.com/ The muscle wants gains. The fat wants snacks. Dan wants to believe every label he reads. A weekly webcomic about getting fit, and the myths along the way. en Fri, 13 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000 https://flexandblob.com/episodes/019-scare-tactics.html https://flexandblob.com/episodes/019-scare-tactics.html Fri, 13 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Dan keeps kettlebells under his desk to scare his muscles into staying gym-sharp. The muscles are shaking. Or is it the coffee?

]]> https://flexandblob.com/episodes/018-walking-pad.html https://flexandblob.com/episodes/018-walking-pad.html Thu, 12 Nov 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Dan buys a walking pad and now works while walking. Flex calls it training. Blob hasn't even woken up.

]]> https://flexandblob.com/episodes/017-sleep-strong.html https://flexandblob.com/episodes/017-sleep-strong.html Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Dan works and reads until 2 a.m. Flex can't rebuild anything, and the Brain goes on strike.

]]> https://flexandblob.com/episodes/016-steps-cult.html https://flexandblob.com/episodes/016-steps-cult.html Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 23:58. Dan is 588 steps short of 10,000. What follows is the longest kitchen walk in history.

]]> https://flexandblob.com/episodes/015-lunge-distance.html https://flexandblob.com/episodes/015-lunge-distance.html Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Lunges wreck Dan's legs and he can barely walk the next day. Then he has a revelation: he will master the lunge.

]]> https://flexandblob.com/episodes/014-door-day.html https://flexandblob.com/episodes/014-door-day.html Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Dan arrives early, the coach is late, and the gym door loses a fight. Then Coach Ana shows up.

]]> https://flexandblob.com/episodes/013-grape-expectations.html https://flexandblob.com/episodes/013-grape-expectations.html Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Dan helps Mama with the grape harvest: 40 rows of vines, 600 squats, barefoot grape stomping and "it's just juice, it's healthy."

]]> https://flexandblob.com/episodes/012-zacusca-season.html https://flexandblob.com/episodes/012-zacusca-season.html Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Dan helps his mother make zacuscă: 20 kilos of peppers, four hours of stirring and "a little oil."

]]> https://flexandblob.com/episodes/011-village-olympics.html https://flexandblob.com/episodes/011-village-olympics.html Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Dan invents Țăran Fit: hoe, scythe and well buckets. Bunica wins every event.

]]> https://flexandblob.com/episodes/010-deload-week.html https://flexandblob.com/episodes/010-deload-week.html Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 23 days without rest. Flex is falling apart, the Brain is overheating, and Blob is somehow tired too.

]]> https://flexandblob.com/episodes/009-mind-over-mattress.html https://flexandblob.com/episodes/009-mind-over-mattress.html Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Dan waits for motivation. The Brain explains why that never works, and Blob accidentally proves it.

]]> https://flexandblob.com/episodes/008-train-like-a-pro.html https://flexandblob.com/episodes/008-train-like-a-pro.html Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Dan trains with Seba, number 7 in Romania's volleyball first division. It goes exactly as well as you think.

]]> https://flexandblob.com/episodes/007-hold-my-pants.html https://flexandblob.com/episodes/007-hold-my-pants.html Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Carp fishing with Michael. The net breaks. Dan's grip strength finally matters.

]]> https://flexandblob.com/episodes/006-stick-with-it.html https://flexandblob.com/episodes/006-stick-with-it.html Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Dan tapes his knees like an Olympian. Taking it off is another story.

]]> https://flexandblob.com/episodes/005-operation-cheat-day.html https://flexandblob.com/episodes/005-operation-cheat-day.html Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Six weeks of clean eating. Flex is thriving. Blob is plotting.

]]> https://flexandblob.com/episodes/004-shoulder-case.html https://flexandblob.com/episodes/004-shoulder-case.html Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Dan's shoulder hurts. Detectives Flex and Blob take the case.

]]> https://flexandblob.com/episodes/003-crossfit-war.html https://flexandblob.com/episodes/003-crossfit-war.html Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Dan joins CrossFit. Flex and Blob wake up in a war nobody declared.

]]> https://flexandblob.com/episodes/002-muscle-fever.html https://flexandblob.com/episodes/002-muscle-fever.html Sat, 26 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Dan's first leg day. Two days later, the stairs have opinions.

]]> https://flexandblob.com/episodes/001-protein.html https://flexandblob.com/episodes/001-protein.html Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000 A cookie wearing a gym shirt walks into Dan's shopping basket.

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