September-October 2018

Men's Fitness South Africa

The new measure of success

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Publisher’s Note
It’s quite crazy how we always romanticise the past and almost demonise the future. How many times have you said or heard someone say, “back in my time things were so much better”. Back in the day was horrible; people were dying from what is an easil
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Hitting The Mark
RYAN PHILLIPPE AND his longtime personal trainer, Happy Hill, refer to the actor’s training regimen as “prison-style workouts” for both their simplicity and reliance on basic equipment: barbells, dumbbells, and body-weight moves. Phillippe’s “Happy H
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What Winners Know
MAKE A STATEMENT! ■ Cut loose and make a clean break from traditional time. Taking a modern twist on vintage style, the Maverick Collection takes inspiration from the ground-breaking Son of Time to shake up the Sport Heritage world. Walk a different
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The Easy Path To Gains
EVERYBODY LOVES the results of lifting weights. Few people enjoy the work of actually lifting. Whether it’s the straining, the burn, or the demand it puts on your breathing, the discomfort of hard training is one of the reasons people begin to dread
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Destination: Marathon
You’d be surprised how much an exotic locale will help motivate your marathon training and keep you focused on your goal. Plus, new and interesting surroundings make the race itself fly by, whether you’re cruising through New York City’s five borough
Men's Fitness South Africa4 min readCooking, Food & Wine
Blade Runner
No doubt you’ve mastered the art of making a smoothie: Dump stuff in a blender, blend it, drink it. But did you know that all this time you could also have been mixing up fast, healthy chilis, soups, quiches, pancake batters, even ice cream in that s
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Join The Resistance
IT WON’T KILL your pump to skip the squat rack for a day or two and get your swole on outside in the fresh air and sunshine. All you need is a set of resistance bands and the right combo of exercises to feel like you’ve hoisted a ton of weight while
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How To Do It
1) Elongate your spine and keep your eyes looking down. 2) Perform a steady kick with loose ankles. 3) Think about pulling with your forearms, not your hands. Breathe on every third stroke on opposite sides to help balance your motion. 4) Allow your
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Comfort Food Made Easy
SERVES 4 1 large fennel bulb1 large red salad onion1 heaped tsp freshly minced garlic2 whole lemons (1 for zest and juice and 1 sliced for garnish)2 tbsp honey2 tbsp olive oil for sauce and 1 tbsp to drizzle on onion and fennel1 tsp salt½ tsp ground
Men's Fitness South Africa2 min readAutomotive
The Bakkie Evolution
A new flagship to the Mercedes X-Class range is set to arrive in South Africa beginning of 2019 with the quiet claim of being the fastest bakkie on sale. Men’s Fitness tagged along to the international test drive in Slovenia where the high altitudes,
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My Spartan Senses are Tingling
With the new season of the FIA Formula One World Championships in full swing, the official video game for 2018 aims to improve upon its predecessor in numerous ways. Hailed by critics as the best F1 game ever, F1 2017 was a massive improvement for th
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Lisa Raleigh
The first phrase that catches your eye when you visit Lisa’s website, is Rebounding. A training program the NASA uses for their astronauts, is Lisa’s go to method to keep her self and her clients and great shape. The Biogen Ambassador shares some int
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The Gig Picture
The 9-to-5 slog, the cattle-call commute, the ballbusting from your boss…is all this making you daydream about having more independence and freedom over your job—and maybe even the potential for higher earning power? Well, welcome to the gig economy!
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Goodbye, My Friend
Trimming your social circle online requires only a mouse click. But cutting off a real-life friend can be a truly complex maneuver. What follows is a personal tale of a bromance gone awry, as well as tips from a pro on dealing with a dysfunctional fr
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The Multifaceted Skylar Lear
Q Skylar you are an athlete, model, actor and entrepreneur. Please tell us more about what projects you are currently working on? I definitely like to keep a lot on my plate. Currently, I’m adding several new products to my E-commerce business Emagin
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John Cena: Breaking Through The Wall
Q Your 2017 film, The Wall, about two American soldiers in Iraq trapped by a close-range sniper, is far grittier than anything you’ve done in the past. The other stuff was effects-based action, which is guy-loses-girl, guy-chases-girl, shit blows up.
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Shorty The Barber
Q I started biking to work, but when I get there I’m always drenched with sweat. I don’t want to smell or feel gross all day. (The office has no shower.) What can I do? PIET S. A You know, I always want to open my car door and knock people like you o
Men's Fitness South Africa5 min readCooking, Food & Wine
The Next BURGER BOOM!
WE’RE NOT CERTAIN exactly when the humble burger stopped being defined as just a greasy stack of beef and cheese—or, as Los Angeles superchef Roy Choi calls it, “the head of the snake,” the snake being our historically awful American diet. But we’re
Men's Fitness South Africa13 min readDiet & Nutrition
YOU’RE NOT EATING NEARLY ENOUGH protein. PERIOD.
A small plastic pouch filled with dark brown, organic matter arrived at my doorstep today. No, I didn’t immediately bolt down the stairs in hot pursuit of some teenagers. Instead, I took a closer look and found that the bag actually contained somethi
Men's Fitness South Africa2 min readDiet & Nutrition
Your Protein Power Calculator —ch2ch(ch3)2
STEP 1 WHAT TYPES? ■ Mix it up: beef, pork, chicken, seafood, tofu, even hemp seed, which has more protein by weight than any other veggie source. Variety is not only more fun, it also feeds muscles with a good medley of micronutrients and aminos. If
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Moving Parts
This season, leave the battles for gym real estate to the meatheads. Some tunes, a little space, and this crop of body-weight moves are all you need to build muscle and whip yourself into a sweat-covered mess. What’s unique about this specific groupi
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Shape Up
A complex is generally three to five moves strung together using one tool—a barbell, kettlebell, dumbbell, sandbag, etc.—that you don’t put down until you’ve completed the set. Complexes are ideal for combining strength or hyper trophy training with
Men's Fitness South Africa4 min readCooking, Food & Wine
Breaking Good
● If you’re looking for the ultimate muscle-building food, eggs stand alone. Their protein is complete (they have all nine essential amino acids) and digests easily in the body. Eggs also offer healthy fats that can prevent overeating, as well as a b
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Better Abs, No Back Pain
■ We sit too much—at our desks, in our cars, in front of the TV. And when we train our abs, we reinforce that posture with situps and crunches that contribute to tight hips and a rounded lower back. Over time, this can lead to lower-back pain and eve
Men's Fitness South Africa1 min readDiet & Nutrition
Danger: Smoothie Ahead
Bombshell: Smoothies from stores and fast-food joints can actually rival—or surpass—the calories in a Big Mac and sugar in a regular soda, a new survey has disclosed. Though the original data was dug up by Australia’s LiveLighter health program, we d
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Sam Elliott
Q How do you feel about being identified as “the cowboy”? When I got the script for The Big Lebowski, I thought, “I’m finally going to play some wacky character.” But then it said the character had a Southwestern accent “not unlike Sam Elliott” and w

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