Try This Long-Forgotten Training Method To Rocket Yourself Into The Best Shape Of Your Life

by Mens Health | Mar 15, 2018 | Fitness, Workouts

Try a long-forgotten training method to rocket yourself into the best shape of your life. How To Do It: Select a total-body lift (section 1), a cardio trial (section 2), and a bodyweight finisher (section 3). Do 10 reps of the lift; then immediately do 2 minutes of...

This Exercise Is the Antidote To Spending All Day In a Chair

by Mens Health | Mar 12, 2018 | Fitness

The exercise in the video below (aka the lateral leg raise) may look like something Jane Fonda would do—but it’s not just for making your butt look great in spandex. (Although it will accomplish that.) The lateral leg raise strengthens your gluteus minimus, the muscle...

Do This With Your Pinky Finger to Build Bigger Shoulders

by Mens Health | Mar 12, 2018 | Fitness

The lateral raise might be the best exercise for targeting your lateral deltoids—the muscles that make your shoulders look broader. Related: Try The Goblet Lateral Lunge If you’re not doing lateral raises already, start. But even if they’re already part of your...

Don’t Take Winters Off: These Are The 3 Things You Should Do Instead

by Mens Health | Mar 8, 2018 | Fitness

Skip the old bulk-and-cut mentality; you want to build lean muscle while having fun and not following an unsustainable diet cycle. Here are some options to keep your motivation levels high and couch time low. Get Into (Or Onto) The Water It may sound counterintuitive,...

The Two Moves That Will Help You Jump Higher Than Everyone Else

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...