Men's Fitness South Africa

The performance magazine with training, nutrition and relationship advice to help you realise your full potential.

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Men's Fitness South Africa

Aerobic exercise can heal your heart

Pumping light weights puts on real muscle

She wants it as much as you do • (You’re just too much of an idiot to realise it)

Wheat takes another beating

Lord of THE COALS • Whether you’re a cookout rookie or a braai maestro, these simple but sophisticated hacks will raise your grilling game

Sharpen your skills

The great pyramid

Hard Facts • Our Training Director, Sean Hyson, solves your workout conundrums

Buffalo gets buff

Ball busters • Open up gains with mobility balls

Hide the spinach • Trick yourself into eating more (weight-loss-inducing!) veggies by hiding greens in a fruit-and-nut-butter smoothie

THE FLAB BLASTER • Fat-loss tips from the world’s most famous trainer

Bespoke big shot • Umberto Pitagora is the Obi-Wan Kenobi of suit making: One of the few bespoke tailors left in the world today, the 75-year-old has a clientele that’s among the 1% of the 1%. When the US Connecticut-based tailor was a teen, he wanted to be a mechanical engineer, but once he’d sewn his first pair of pants, he was hooked. Here, Pitagora dispenses 60-plus years worth of sartorial wisdom.

The Cuban advantage • In his debut monthly column for Men’s Fitness, everyone’s favourite billionaire investor, NBA owner, TV star, fitness fiend, and all-around guy’s guy reveals the very high-level secrets behind his winning ways.

Marco Araujo • USN Elite Athlete and WBFF Pro Fitness Model Marco Araujo shares his journey into the fitness industry. We discuss who inspires him, why he loves training legs, and what are some of his favourite supplements.

Athletes Choice

Alrieta De Wet • We secured a seat with Alrieta De Wet - USN Ambassador, WBFF Bikini Pro and Personal Trainer.

The best of the blades • Our guide to buying man’s favourite kitchen appliance and healthy-eating status symbol: the all-powerful blender

OLD SCHOOL COOL • This season sees the serious urban overhaul of some of your favourite staple outerwear pieces. See our pick of classic pieces that we think are ready to make a comeback, and stay – a definite must for your closet this season. From detachable hoods, a classic trench and the streetwise bomber, this season’s protectors should see you through for many years to come. MMA and fighting champion Boyd Allen is our athlete to know this month. We’ve got some serious info on how he rose to become an EFC champion.

Boyd Allen

The new man about town • Re-invent this nearly R300 000 high-end Kiton look for less than a tenth of its original value with our recommended pieces and stay on top of your style game.

Swimming with the Big Fish

THE LOCAL DESIGNER WHO PREVAILED

THE SUPERHERO WHO BULKED UP NETFLIX

THE HARLEY-RIDING BADASS WHO INVENTED YOUR FAVOU-RITE JEANS

The chef who’s manned up in the kitchen

THE CEO WHO’S AMPING UP YOUR GEAR

THE NFL STAR WHO DREAMED OF OLYMPIC RUGBY

The beat master who runs in hyperdrive

THE BABE MAGNET WHO MAY BECOME BOND

The biz guy who bought the UFC for R17M — and sold it for R58B

THE MOUNTAIN CLIMBER WHO MADE IT TO SUNDANCE

The Optimistic CEO

THE CREATIVE GENIUS WHO’S TEAMED WITH LEBRON TO RAISE CLEVELAND’S GAME

The baller who’s truly a Warrior

THE MUSIC BOSS WHO BECAME THE BIEBER WHISPERER

THE PHARM BOSS WHO DECLARED WAR ON FAT

The HBO star who got jacked in jail

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