Men's Fitness UK

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

GO EXPLORE • If you’re looking for a dose of outdoor escapism this summer, look no further than Ellis Brigham’s all-encompassing Explore Weekend

HANG TIGHT • The dead hang is a simple but highly effective exercise for both postural health and upper-body strength

PAUSE FOR EFFECT • Hit a wall with your strength training? If your progress has flatlined, it might be time to give cluster sets a go

‘FASTED CARDIO BURNS MORE BODY FAT’

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LEADING LITE

SAVED BY THE BELL • We’ve rounded up five of our favourite kettlebells to row, twist, swing and squat your way to full-body, functional fitness at home

1 in 10 Workers in Trouble with Their Boss Due to Lack of Focus

"OLD HABITS DIE HARD. • Sam Warburton reveals his blueprint for building strength, power and a body to stand the test of time

ARMS RACE

POWER UP! • This power workout, devised by SW7 Academy coach Chris Tombs, is based on Sam Warburton’s very own power programme. “With power training, you’re challenging your highest threshold motor units to recruit, which is going to help you from both a functional and a performance standpoint, whether lifting weights or playing with your kids,” explains Tombs. “That’s why our programming, whether you’re 15 or 55, is always going to have an amount of power alongside your strength and hypertrophy stimulus.”

I wasn’t thinking. I was just performing and executing what I practised for so long • Alex Honnold’s death-defying ‘free solo’ ascent of one of the world’s most iconic climbs made him the most famous climber on the planet. During some rare time on terra firma, he sat down with Mark Bailey to talk climbing without ropes, new perspectives post-fatherhood, and the absence of fear

GOLDEN RULES

RIDING HIGH • Red Bull athlete Kriss Kyle’s daydream of riding his BMX in the clouds turned into an epic odyssey of carbon-fibre engineering, unique fitness conditioning and a touch of trepidation

TURNING SOUR

SEEKING SUPPORT

THE REAL DEAL • RealMeal bars are the high-protein, high-energy, wholefood alternative for endurance athletes or men on the move

High-protein light bites • Being busy and eating healthily don’t always go hand in hand. Which is why all the recipes in this section have been designed to take 15 minutes or less

FRY THE FAT • Our lead workout this issue will help you craft a lean physique on the move, but before you jump straight into it here are three other ways to feel the burn

QUICK FIX • If you don’t want to completely let your training lapse while you’re on holiday, this routine can be done with nothing more than a pair of easy-to-pack resistance bands and set of TRX straps

UPS & DOWNS • The burpee is a brutal but highly effective calorie-crunching exercise – which, believe it or not, can be made even harder with the following variations

BODYWEIGHT BLAST • Rev your metabolism with this fat-burning HIIT workout from trainer and physio Sam Preston, co-founder of Palm Rock Retreats

STRETCHING THE TRUTH • Improve full-body mobility with these top-to-toe stretches from PT Luke Worthington

WELCOME BACK • Protect against back pain – while stretching out your hips and glutes – with this mobility routine from pliability