Levelling up doesn’t happen by accident. It’s something you achieve through smarter choices, sharper habits and the drive to evolve. But that doesn’t mean you have to soldier on alone. Our new issue is stacked with lessons to help you elevate every aspect of your life, from upgrading your workouts to overhauling your diet to perfecting your style.
Here are a few of our favourite reads in the new May/June 2026 issue:
1. Raise Them Right
Here’s something all dads can agree on: fatherhood doesn’t come with a blueprint. However, undeniably, there are plenty of men getting it right. We spoke to some of SA’s coolest dads – guys juggling awesome careers while raising heroes – to find out how they get it together. Tap into their lessons on showing up with intention, communicating with compassion and arming their kids with the mental toolkit to thrive.
2. Lean Muscle, No Excess
You don’t have to bulk to build muscle. The proof? Our new ‘maingaining’ workout that teaches you how to pack on strength while keeping your body fat levels constant. With a weekly schedule that takes the guesswork out of your daily exertions and a quick-and-effective guide to crunching the numbers when it comes to your macros, consider this the ultimate muscle cheatsheet.
3. Come Back Stronger & Smarter
With the return of S3’s Top Billing, we caught up with the presenter trio taking the show into the new age. They share their lessons on living a purpose-filled life, chasing your dreams, staying grounded and laying the foundation for an ironclad future.
4. Beef Up Your Nutrition
Built right, a burger can be the ultimate protein powerhouse. Where better to source recipes for the ultimate muscle-builder than the birthplace of burgers themselves, the United States. We tagged in to chefs to teach you how to whip up flavourful (and macro-maxed) feasts so that you can enjoy every step on your way to reaching peak performance.
5. Could Tech Put Your Insomnia to Bed?
Globally, one in three adults struggles to sleep through the night. But could embracing the multimillion-dollar sleep economy be the solution to our nighttime woes or would obsessively trying to finetune our shuteye cause another problem altogether?
6. Is This the New CrossFit?
From outdoor pull-up rigs to packed competitions, streetlifting is fast becoming the underground strength movement everyone wants in on. But could this hyped-up hybrid of calisthenics and weightlifting make us rethink what it means to be strong and fit?
7. Inside Sport’s Most Radical Experiment Yet
Organisers of the Enhanced Games claim it’s a science-backed effort to help humans reach their full physical potential, while detractors call it the ‘Doping Olympics’ and see it as a threat to the sport. We investigate what’s really going on.
8. Train Your Brain To Perform
Always wanted to unleash your inner musician? Our writer thought he’d left it too late before he started tinkering on the piano and found it was just the note he needed to tune up his mind.
9. Suit Up & Break Rules
Smart tailoring will never go out of style, but weaving in a few rebel threads can take trendy to the cutting edge. From layering textures to rethinking your shoes, our Winter Guide to Style makes it easier than ever to style yourself for any occasion.
10. Keep Your Heart in Fighting Shape
Who better than the experts themselves to arm you with tips on safeguarding your ticker? We spoke to top docs across the world for the inside scoop on the habits that ensure their hearts are firing on all cylinders.
11. Your Most Important Health Check
It’s the most commonly diagnosed cancer amongst SA men, but we’re still skipping screenings. But guys are starting to speak out and it’s exactly the wake-up call we all needed to ensure we aren’t just another statistic. This is your guide to the warning signs to worry about, the screenings that matter and the steps you can take right now to protect yourself in the future.
Could You Be Our Next Cover Guy? Entries Open May 1
Our annual Cover Guy Competition is back! We’ve once again partnered with TROJAN Home Fitness Equipment and Gear to find someone who embodies the core qualities of our brand. A man who is healthy, confident, strong, lives a fitness-fuelled lifestyle and inspires others to follow in their footsteps… Exactly the type of guy you’d expect to see on the cover of Men’s Health. Head over to our dedicated Cover Guy hub to enter.
