Casey Johnston

Casey Johnston (born February 6, 1987) is an American writer, editor, and strength-training advocate. She has written the fitness advice column "Ask a Swole Woman" since 2016 and a newsletter about weightlifting, She's a Beast, since 2021.

Early life and education

Johnston grew up in the city of Gloversville in upstate New York. She played field hockey and lacrosse at the Emma Willard School in Troy, New York, and went to Columbia University in New York City, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in applied physics from the university's engineering school in 2010.

Career

Johnston worked as a writer and editor for Ars Technica after beginning her career there as an intern in June 2009. She was an editor for the product review website Wirecutter from 2014 to 2018. While working for the website The Outline in 2018 , she wrote an article criticizing the MacBook Pro's new butterfly keyboard design.

Johnston became interested in weightlifting after seeing Reddit posts by a beginner female weightlifter. GQ described her tone as "that of an enthusiastic amateur with an eye for bullshit".