Longevity
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What you actually need to know about testosterone—and how to increase it
Testosterone affects many aspects of man’s life. While a decline is inevitable, there are ways to slow it down without the use of dangerous substances.
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10 exercises to work into your new routine
Like workout plans, there’s endless supply of exercises you can have in your rotation, but routines, schedules, and priorities change. These 10 could make good swap-ins.
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What a “rest day” really looks like
Our bodies need time to recover and rebuild itself to be stronger. Days away from the heavy weights and intense exercise are essential to that process. And getting a good night’s sleep on the regular is a game changer. But there are other ways to enhance the recovery process without simply lounging on the couch for 24-48 hours straight. It’s called active recovery. Below are a some ways you can start doing it too. 2018 is here. Haven’t picked a workout program to follow yet? Check out the 6-week Unlabeled plan. Or, you could try one of our classics: Redemption: The…
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6 moves I used to tame a cranky knee joint in 6 weeks
As like many of you, I’m a very active person, and when you’re active, it’s inevitable to get some bumps, bruises, tweaks, twists, pops, and cracks. That’s why it’s so important to build a body that’s both strong and agile. But, sometimes that’s not even enough and you end up needing to recover, rebuild, and move forward again. See also: my recovery from shoulder surgery Around April or May of this spring, I bolted down the beach as fast as I could. (I didn’t warm up. The waves were pumping.) As I got down to the water line my foot landed…
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6 moves to do before even getting out of bed
There are very few things that come before coffee. These six moves get a pass. We all wake up achy or stiff from time to time. Sometimes it’s from a serious workout, other times it’s stress, or it can even be a combination of the two. From personal experience: if I spend several hours surfing on Sunday, Monday morning is going to be off to a sluggish start. In a recent MorningRep poll on Twitter, 59% of respondents indicated they “sometimes” experience aches and pains while 36% responded that they “quite frequently” experience ailments. A follow up poll found that 49% typically experience discomfort…
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5 changes to consider when your workouts start to suck
Everyone goes through a stage of not wanting to train or has experienced some level of fatigue. The following tips will get you fired back up. 1. Force your muscles to learn something new Take a break from gym/cardio routine you’ve been doing for the last 6 months and try a class for a week or two where you don’t have to think for an hour. It doesn’t matter what kind of class it is, but chances are you’ll feel a different kind of sore in the morning. Hey, you might even surprise yourself and enjoy it. 2. Train the stuff…
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Supplemental exercises for enduring an ocean’s angry thrashing
The ocean can be mesmerizingly beautiful—gentle offshore winds, groomed lines, and perfect green-blue tubes. That’s when it’s as good as it gets for any wave rider. But behind it’s beauty, is a potentially dangerous beast. And, on the other hand, there are times the beast isn’t hiding, and it can be downright scary just looking at it. Just when you feel like you’re comfortable with it, it gives you a good beating. Then blesses you with a wave of your life. Then again another good beating. No one is ever completely comfortable. And if they are, they are making a…
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Today’s Workout: Lose weight and build muscle without a workout “plan”
If you followed Men’s Fitness (@MensFitnessMag) and/or Muscle and Fitness (@Muscle_and_Fitness) on Instagram between March 2017 and October 2017, it was a daily (Monday-Friday) workout post in the mornings on Men’s Fitness and in the evenings on Muscle and Fitness. This was the HFP-produced “Today’s Workout” series. You can get all of the routines from “Today’s Workout” on HFP-affiliate and social-syndication brand, MorningRep on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter I’ve been getting a lot of questions about it lately such as who it’s for and how it works. Well, it’s quite simple… “Today’s Workout” was created to provide a quick, easy-to-follow routine…
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The Survival Plan: Building an Unbreakable Machine
What if you actually had to push, pull, or even carry something incredibly heavy? How about sprint, jump, or climb? And would you have the stamina to do if for a sustained amount of time? Looking big, strong, and durable is one thing—being big, strong, and durable is another. Instead of training for the pump, use this program to prepare your body to apply all of that size, strength, power, and endurance. This program has been designed and demonstrated by Mike Counihan, a New York City law enforcement officer and group training instructor. Follow him on Instagram @nodonutshere. HOW IT WORKS This program is…
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The 8 Most Common Triathlon Injuries, And How to Prevent Them
Triathletes push their body to the limit, and sometimes those limits can bring the body to its breaking point. Injuries are common, and quite possible. It comes with the territory. 1. Swimmer’s Knee How is it Caused? Swimmers knee is most common in the breaststroke, but is often found with those who have improper swimming form. This improper form comes mainly from the kick portion of the swim by an external rotation that places a high amount of stress on the medial collateral ligament (MCL) as well as the medial patella. This injury will not happen immediately, but the repetitive…
