January - February 2019

Men's Fitness South Africa

The new measure of success

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Publisher’s Note
Getting back to your daily and weekly routine can be tough after a break from adulating and instead enjoying a few adult beverages next to the ocean (for us Jo’burgers it’s a big story) for a good few weeks. We have also no doubt earned that break as
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Breakthroughs
▪ Good news: To live longer, you just need to spend more time with other people. What’s the catch? To do it, you’ll have to buck the trend. A new study shows that not only are we becoming more socially isolated, but that this also raises our risk of
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Rice Goesdown!
▪ Rice, the staple of peasants since 2500 B.C (and bodybuilders since Arnold and his pals started popping their pecs on Muscle Beach) still feeds billions around the globe. Now it can do that with even fewer calories. Preparing rice in a specific way
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What Winners Know
▪ Biogen’s first vegetable energy gel with RedNite, a registered trademark ingredient with clinical trials to prove ergogenic benefits in trained athletes with a lower serving. RedNite is the world’s first proven beetroot powder standardised for nitr
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Exercise Your Health Options
Sneakers: NIKE It can help you stay lean better than dieting. ▪ As we age, our diets often get better, and yet our waistlines still expand; all because we’re exercising less, a study in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise found. So to keep extra
Men's Fitness South Africa3 min readCooking, Food & Wine
The Guy’s Guide To Shopping The Farmers’ Market
FARMERS’ MARKETS CAN BE DAUNTING places, full of foods you can’t pronounce and people who seem to have way too much free time on their hands. But they’re also full of high-impact foods, and ensure fresh seasonal eating. “The more variety you pack int
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Other Great Farm Foods
▪ Not only is honey a healthier sweetener for cereal and many markets have single-serving honey sticks, a great pre-workout energy boost. Eating local honey is also thought to reduce seasonal allergies. Ask the vendor if they leave some honey behind
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Blood And Muscle
Ever since that time you tied yourself up with rubber bands as a kid, you’ve been taught that cutting off the circulation to your arms or legs is a bad thing (fun as it may be). But research shows that mild, strategic blood-flow restriction, or BFR,
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Liquid Sun
▪ Rum has been the de facto drink of summer for more than 500 years. Nobody knows that better than Sean Cartwright, Senior Director of beverages at Atlantis, Paradise Island. Bartenders at the resort serve more than 21 000 rum cocktails each week, th
Men's Fitness South Africa2 min readAutomotive
Past, Present, Future
BMW’s talisman for over the last four decades remains the 3 Series. This despite the manufacturer’s ceaseless expansion of models – many of which have ably responded to the global demand for SUVs. For many the 3 Series is still the car strongly linke
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Sweet Spot
Bahrain isn’t renowned for its driving roads. To further discourage wanton speed, the roads are heavily enforced through preposterously big speeding fines. With that in mind, under smooth, cautious inputs our convoy of newly launched Panamera GTS mod
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Pixar Meets Horror Meets Combat
In recent years, console gamers have seen their fair share of remakes, from the inspiring Shadow of the Colossus to the embarrassing Night Trap Anniversary Edition nobody wanted. It’s been a mixed bag at best and when Capcom announced that they would
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E-Tread Lightly
WHEN IT COMES to getting rid of our old electronics, it’s pretty much a Wild West free- for-all, with few laws, lots of bad guys, and everyone out for themselves. Despite a recent rise in eco-consciousness seen in bans on plastic bags and regulations
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Invest And Rest
Most people have heard about hedge funds, but would struggle to explain what exactly they are. Now, however, it might be a good time to brush up on your hedge fund knowledge; as new regulations have made them accessible to retail investors. Until rec
Men's Fitness South Africa5 min readCooking, Food & Wine
Don’t Fear The pizza
THE CLASSIC Great pizza doesn’t have to be a greasy mess of fatty ingredients and empty calories. In fact, with the right toppings (nutritional powerhouses like kale, sweet potato, rocket, and almonds) you can rest assured that you’re fueling your bo
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Josh Coburn
Q So, Josh, it’s probably one of the most boring questions but one we have to ask the new kid on the block, who is Josh Coburn? As boring of a question as it may be, I will try my best to give you the most interesting, or more so honest of answers, s
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The Indispensable dozen
With just these 12 foods (and a few pantry staples), easy, delicious, and creative meals can be yours. For more facts about each (and surprising ways to use them) see the following pages. 1) Whole chicken 2) Sweet potatoes 3) Quinoa 4) Apples 5) Tri-
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The Perfect Pantry
Our chefs agree that you need two cooking oils on hand at all times: A high-heat oil like canola for sautéing and frying and an olive oil as a dressing or seasoning. (Using olive oil with high heat can ruin a meal). Both chefs use kosher salt to seas
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Bigger, Faster, Stronger
Even if their goal isn’t getting huge, runners often make the mistake of doing no lifting at all (and as big-time endurance guys like Dean Karnazes will tell you, that’s not only wrong—it’s just plain dumb). With these three exercises, combined with
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Ask Men’s Fitness
I’m tired of mojitos. What’s this summer’s new cocktail trend going to be, and how can I get in on it? TIM B., LOS ANGELES, CA Beer cocktails may have been all the rage last year, but “this summer’s going to be about gin”, according to Prairie Rose;
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You’re Not Born To Run (Here’s How To Learn…)
Shorts: BROOKS “Do you hear that?” asks Pasquale Manocchia, his face contorting into an ugly wince. It’s as if he’s just heard fingernails screeching across a chalkboard. We’re seated in his office high above a 13 000 square metre gym called La Pales
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Sex Files
Is there any way to tell when I meet a girl whether or not we’ll have good sex? I’ve met girls I think are smart and attractive, but when we’re in bed we just don’t have that spark. DEVON H., PORTLAND, ME, USA ▪ There’s not much you can know about se
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Build A “Baywatch” Body
▪ Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s physique already has legions of fans, but the transformation of co-star Zac Efron (who shot to fame in the teen-film hit High School Musical) has shocked the world. According to Efron’s trainer, Patrick Murphy, the actor
Men's Fitness South Africa3 min readCooking, Food & Wine
Eat Food— burn Fat!
The fastest way to lose fat is to adjust your diet, not do more cardio. And that doesn’t mean cutting carbs and calories to the bone. You can let your food burn fat for you while enjoying delicious, gourmet meals with these recipes made from ingredie
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Your New Colossal Chest
▪ We love the barbell bench press as much as you do; but just because you’ve been doing it every Monday night since high school doesn’t mean you can’t change it up every once in a while. Pressing with dumbbells is safer for your shoulders. It activat
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Growth Potential
For as long as man has wanted a better body he has been looking for a wonder-drug that’ll give it to him. Of course, there’s no substitute for hard work and consistency when it comes to building muscle and losing fat. But the idea of a potent elixir
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A Six-pack In Six Weeks
▪ It’s been the Men’s Fitness stance for years that anybody, including you, can get ripped abs. Even if you have less-than- Herculean genetics and just a second-rate space to train in. We’ll prove it again with this program to build six-pack abs and

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