Forget Running – You Can Burn Double The Calories Doing This

by Mens Health | Dec 5, 2016 | Fitness, Workouts

Fry 26 calories a minute with this metabolic apocalypse With readouts on cardio machines and fitness trackers, counting calorie expenditure has become part of the human condition. And until recently, the conventional wisdom was that cardiovascular exercise like...

How Much Of Your Body Build Can You Really Blame On Genetics?

by Mens Health | Nov 30, 2016 | Fitness

Your body’s limitations are your secret weapon for packing on muscle mass We all understand that genes determine basic features like our height or eye colour. If you and your wife have blue eyes, and your baby’s eyes are brown, you know it’s time to...

Here’s How You Can Steal The Rock’s Secret Weapon For Building Muscle

by Mens Health | Nov 22, 2016 | Fitness

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson revealed a surprising training tool in a recent Instagram Dwayne Johnson, a.k.a. The Rock, is known for his Herculean dedication to the gym and for sharing his brutal workouts with his 70+ million Instagram followers. Recently he posted a...

Most Guys Believe This Myth About Bench Pressing – But It Could Get You Seriously Injured

by Mens Health | Nov 22, 2016 | Fitness

Despite what you’ve heard, this will NOT mess up your back Answer quickly: When performing bench presses, should your lower back be arched or flat against the bench? If you said flat, you’re wrong. But that’s not your fault. A lot of men are taught—incorrectly—that a...

Can This Trainer Beat An Olympian At The Men’s Health Challenge? Watch And See

by Mens Health | Nov 17, 2016 | Fitness

For the first time, a woman takes on the Man VS Men’s Health fitness challenge… and nails it Cape Town personal trainer and boxer Sanchia du Preez faced up to the ultimate Men’s Health challenge, and showed it flames. It’s the same challenge we...