by Mens Health | Feb 8, 2018 | Fitness
A popular magazine asked me to write an article on weight training for the over 40 average Joe.While I was flattered, the warm and fuzzy feeling faded once I skimmed articles on the topic in their archives. Suddenly, I felt embarrassed more than anything—like I was a...
by Mens Health | Feb 6, 2018 | Fitness
If you want to dunk in your next pickup game, zero in on your lower leg, your knees and ankles are the key to jumping higher, according to a new study in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. A vertical jump involves “triple extension”—fully extending the...
by Mens Health | Oct 30, 2017 | Fitness
Bro wisdom says that if you want to get big, you have to lift heavy. But emerging science begs to differ. In a new study from McMaster University, researchers put experienced lifters through a resistance training regimen for 12 weeks. They all did the same workouts: a...
by Mens Health | Oct 30, 2017 | Fitness
Five minutes? Come on … that’s all? Trust us, that’s enough. This total-body ladder workout from Men’s Health Next Top Trainer 2015 Winner Gideon Akande gets more dense and more intense as it goes along. Each minute, you’ll add a new exercise to the mix. So by the...
by Mens Health | Oct 30, 2017 | Fitness
I’d spent the good solid part of a quarter century glued to a couch or slouching over a desk actively trading muscle mass for new episodes of Narcos or Game of Thrones. The result? I wasn’t exactly rocking a pair of guns – it was more like a limp...
