Men's Fitness is for men who want to get more out of their lives and celebrates an upbeat, optimistic, pro-active lifestyle. Men's Fitness recognizes that mental and emotional fitness is vital to balanced living and aims to offer active and aspirational men - entertainment, information and inspiration.
Men’s Fitness
EDITOR’S LETTER
RELEASE THE BRAKE • If you want to smash a new PB in your next race science suggests you will first need to override your body’s natural in-built speed limiter
UPDATES
UNDER CONTROL
GB ROWER TOM GEORGE
PICTURE PREVIEW
RIDE THE WAVE
BACK ON TRACK
55 WAYS TO NAIL YOUR NUTRITION • Dial in to your diet for improvements across the board, from general health to muscle size and sporting performance
REACH FOR THE STARS • Hit a plateau with your strength training? This advanced, intensive technique can help you break new ground
MILITARY MOTIVATION • Mike Chadwick is the former paratrooper turned tactical fitness coach who revolutionised training in the British Armed Forces to deliver unprecedented pass rates for soldiers. Here he reveals the secrets to that success – and how his approach can benefit your own training
TRIPLE THREAT • Buoyed by his gold and silver double at Tokyo 2020, new GB triathlon star Alex Yee is hunting more glory at the Commonwealth Games this summer. He tells MF how sports science and targeted training can make you a stronger runner, cyclist and swimmer
TEAM TALK
Summertime SADness • Seasonal affective disorder is increasingly recognised but for some it’s summer, not winter, that brings on low mood and depression
FUEL
CHEMICAL REACTION • Are ultra-processed foods secretly sabotaging your health? Here’s why it might be time to take a closer look at food labels
FLOWER POWER • Europe’s leading meat alternative brand, Eatplanted, has created an array of sustainable dishes to make eating well, easy
VEG OUT
TRAINER POWER COUPLE
A SUSTAINABLE ROUTINE • The Movement Blueprint’s Harvey Lawton explains how to set yourself up for success
FIGHTING TALK • MF’s strength expert James Griffiths waxes lyrical about the body and mind benefits of combat sport training
TRIHARD
HUNGRY AS A HUNTER • The breakout star of new fi tness sport HYROX, Hunter McIntyre, talks staying versatile, going hard and Olympic ambitions
GO THROUGH A PHASE
HIIT IT • This fat-burning workout requires just one pair of light- to medium-weight dumbbells and can be done anywhere with enough room to swing them
THROW IN THE TOWEL • For a full-body workout that hits your muscles from every angle, all you need is a towel and a suitable patch of floor
FIRE IN THE HOLE!
GOOD EVENING
TESTO