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Courtesy of Professional Fighters League “The Spartan” is a pretty apt nickname for Professional Fighters League star Alex Nicholson. Not only does the hulking heavyweight have a beard that would make King Leonidas proud, but he also trains with a regimen worthy of an ancient Greek warrior...

Courtesy of John Gramlich Three years ago, John Gramlich realized that his weight had spiraled out of control. He’d just moved back to his native Oklahoma after spending ten months in Nebraska for work—a place where he didn’t have the community, friends, or family that he had back home. When he...

Brandon Ramos / M+F Magazine Sarah Cogswell, one of the top Strongwoman competitors in the 82kg (180 pounds) weight class, doesn’t compete or lift for the plaudits, money, and titles. So when she failed to make weight for the 2019 Strongest Woman in the World competition in Fairbanks, AK, she...

You may not know him by name, but you’ve definitely seen Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, aka The Mountain and Thor—either on ESPN 2 winning the World’s Strongest Man in 2018, as Gregor Clegane on HBO’s hit series Game of Thrones, or repping top-tier fitness brands like Rogue and Reign Total Body Fuel...

Per Bernal / M+F Magazine As is true with almost any skill, the more you lift, the better you get at it (and the bigger you get as a result). The more frequently you train a muscle, the faster it’s going to respond by growing. So if you’ve only ever trained one or two body parts in a...

jason shaltz courtesy of siriusxm / M+F Magazine Who is the hardest-hitting person you’ve fought? That’s easy, [former UFC heavyweight champ] Shane Carwin. He punched me in the back of the head and my whole brain went tingly. Which interview was your most awkward? Andrew Dice Clay came on the...

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Courtesy of F45 For some, the thought of group fitness conjures visions of jazzercise and Zumba. But these days, group fitness isn’t what it used to be, and there may be no better proof than F45 Training. Short for Functional 45, the Australia-born group fitness franchise centers its workouts...

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https://www.outsideonline.com/2400977/why-your-friends-workout-not-for-you Why Your Friend’s Gym Routine Might Not Work for You A study that assigns different workout plans to each leg shows just how much (or little) the details matter Alex Hutchinson It’s always tempting to base your...

Westend61 / Getty Picture this: You walk into the gym primed to set a personal record (PR), but then you get distracted: You start looking for the perfect song, you set up your phone to capture a video, you get caught up in how many reps you’re going to get, etc. As a result, you botch the...

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Westend61 / Getty Forget 5Ks, 10Ks, half-marathons, or even triathlons. Obstacle course races are unique in that you won’t know quite what lies ahead of you until you’re at the starting line. Most race directors pride themselves on surprising participants with challenges that will push...

Jozef Polc / Getty Instability training is popular in many fitness circles, including CrossFit, HIIT, and yoga. As the name implies, it involves introducing instability to your exercise, usually with external implements. For example, you could utilize an unstable surface like a Swiss ball or...

eclipse_images / Getty Army bases, city parks, church gyms, and state prisons are full of guys with wide shoulders, thick backs, and big chests and arms. And if you asked them what they do to achieve this look, you’d always hear the same answer: pullups and pushups. These simple, timeless...

Per Bernal / M+F Magazine It’s not efficiency for efficiency’s sake. Getting in and out of the gym in 25 minutes wouldn’t be an attractive proposition if your gains had to be shortchanged in the process. After all, we believe most M&F readers are like us, and we don’t mind spending a long time...

You can’t put on the amount of muscle that’s advertised by celebrity trainers who say that their clients gained 20 to 30 pounds of mass in three months for whatever superhero film is set to release this month. “I’d say a pound or two pounds of muscle is very attainable to do naturally,” says...

Per Bernal / M+F Magazine Henri-Pierre Ano put the classic physique division on notice in 2018. A promising open-class bodybuilder, the Canadian decided to bring his aesthetics to a new division last year. The move netted him a first-place finish at the Tampa Pro and a fourth-place spot amid a...

YouTube Originals Jacob Bertrand is back as fan-favorite Hawk—the bolder, flashier alter ego of Eli, a previously bullied character—in Cobra Kai, the YouTube Premium series based on the Karate Kid franchise. While the nonstop action and cool fight scenes are fun for Bertrand and his co-stars...