How to Do the Dragon Flag
Bruce Lee made the Dragon Flag one of his signature moves, and it’s now part of fitness pop culture. Sylvester Stallone also helped
Harley-Davidson Iron 1200 Sportster: Review
Enjoy the thrill of riding stripped to its bare essence. In 2018, Harley-Davidson added to the long legacy of the Sportster motorcycle line
Healthy Drinks
Do healthy drinks lift your overall health to the next level? We try the current top three selling healthy drink categories.
15 Ways To Dominate
Top trainers in pro sports tell you how to build muscle, lose fat and avoid injury.
Master Obstacle Course Racing
Adventure Obstacle course races are coming back later in the year. Dan Cooper speaks to the best in the business to find out
What is GHRP-6?
Growth hormone is the hashtag hogging the supplement limelight but its high-tech cousin GHRP-6 might offer fewer negative side-effects and significantly more rewards.
Boost your Immunity
Health You can’t live in a bubble, but you can follow these smart tips for giving your immunity system a fighting chance to
How to Increase Motivation
Sometimes working out is the last thing you want to do, especially in winter. When motivation wanes, use these tactics to get moving.
1000-rep home workout challenge
Come out of lockdown fitter, leaner and stronger with this bodyweight workout.
99 Cans of Beer on the Wall
Pabst Blue Ribbon have launched a 99 Cans pack. Just in time for those long-awaited holiday getaways and weekend BBQs with mates.
Want To Be a Powerlifter?
Cameron Mackenzie is an Aussie Powerlifter and Bulk Nutrients ambassador. We caught up with Cam to discuss how he got involved with the
Work(out) From Home: 5 pro tips for nailing your fitness goals
Chaos, as they say, breeds opportunity. And for fitness fans, one of the few bright spots of COVID-19 has been the explosion of
Mental Fitness
There’s alarming statistics surrounding suicide in Australia, with eight people taking their life every day, a majority are blokes. Alarmingly, this is on
Supercharge Your Post-Isolation Routines with this Simple DNA Test
Knowing about your DNA can help you adapt and optimise your fitness, while strengthening your immune system. Just ask USA’s #1 Celebrity Trainer Luke Milton
Top Whiskies From Around the World
Take a whisky-fuelled journey all the way around the globe, from the rolling hills of Ireland to the gum trees of our homeland.
Win a $1,200 Bottle of Whisky!
A chance to win one of the World’s Best Whiskies.
Lockdown relief
If lockdown left some grooming casualties, we have the relief package.
Your Guide to Drinking Whisky
We shared a wee dram with Brand Manager for Whisky at Southtrade International Andrew Milne, who told us everything you need to know
A Top Tipple for World Whisky Day
A couple weeks ago Westward, the highest-rated American Single Malt Whiskey, created the perfect Virtual Happy Hour Cocktail. This week they’ve just announced
Free 12-Month Health and Fitness Program for Vets
The DVA (Department of Veteran Affairs) is providing a free 12-month health and fitness program that can be delivered to eligible veterans anywhere in the country.
The 5 Healthiest Home Meal Delivery Services
Nutritional home meal delivery services take the hard work out of hitting your nutritional goals. Here’s our top 5.
Top Gift Ideas For Mother’s Day.
A card and flowers? You can do better than that… Does your mum deserve to be spoiled this Mother’s Day? As we know,
Matthew Hauser
MF chats to young gun triathlete Matthew Hauser about training in lockdown and how the pandemic is affecting his chances for the Tokyo
The Big Boxer: BMW R 18
After a 16-year hiatus, BMW has burst unabashed onto the cruiser market with the first-ever R 18 and staked a claim firmly in the territory of Harley-Davidson.
Sore?… Nah. The Surprising Benefits of a Regular Sauna
The Finnish are clearly onto something. Regular sauna trips may benefit you in many ways including help you live longer, a Finnish study published in JAMA Internal Medicine has found.
Steak & Broccoli Nacho Penne
Pasta Power: Crucial fuel for your brain and muscles, with that comfort food feel. What’s not to love about this cracker of a carb?
Two Dumbbell Workout
Think an effective workout requires a gym full of kit? This workout, featuring just one pair of dumbbells, shows you otherwise.
FREE downloadable Workout Poster. The 30 Top Upper Body Exercises
So, here you have the top 30 Upper Body Exercises. Download the FREE pdf and design your own upper body workout.
Supersets: A Beginner’s Guide
Supersets sound super hard. They’re not. But there is some confusion among newcomers as to what a superset actually is. Read more.
Home Tabata Workout
Keep the family in shape during these difficult times. Here’s a bodyweight workout for guys and girls and older kids.
A Perfect Cocktail for your Virtual Happy Hour.
A simple cocktail for your virtual happy hour
Swiss Ball Core Workout
Online PT Luke Grainger guides you through a Swiss ball core workout to work your abs from every angle.
Be a Meal Prep Master
NUTRITION Because proper meal prep is one of the cornerstones of a healthy diet. If the first time you think about what you’re
Internet Overload: Switch Off
Are you addicted to the internet? What can you do about it?
The Perfect St Patrick’s Day Meal
Celeb Chef Colin Fassnidge shares his favourite dish to pair with Irish Whiskey
So What is a Dexa Scan?
There is a much more accurate way to measure than a tape or callipers. It’s called DEXA and the most important aspect of DEXA is that users can measure ‘true’ change in fat and lean muscle mass.
Diet, Stress and Heart Health: How your gut acts as your second brain
Good diet can help manage stress levels. Find out why having a healthy gut is linked with better mood, stress management and more.
Can You Go 12 Rounds?
Taylor Adams, an AFL player and recent franchisee of the exploding 12Round gyms shares his top fitness tips
The Best Golf Watch To Improve Your Game
There is no golf technology out there that can swing the club for you, but the best trackers and GPS Golf Watches can offer useful insight into both the course you’re playing on and your own game.
Eddie Hall Smashes CrossFit ‘Isabel’ WOD at European Championships
CROSSFIT The 2017 World’s Strongest Man set a new world record for the CrossFit WOD, Isabel Strongman Eddie Hall has smashed CrossFit legend Rich
Under Armour HOVR Machina Review
These shoe comes with an embedded chip that allows runners to connect with the MapMyRun app to access a host of features, including cadence and gait tracking, audio-coaching, interval training, and more.
A Crafty Way to Tackle Mental Health
Sydney based social enterprise, Craft Beer Coopery, is a craft beer subscription service with the aim of bringing mates together to tackle the growing isolation many Aussies experience, which can often lead to mental health issues.
This Guy is Obese: BMI alone is not the answer for weight managment
This guy is clearly ripped, but he’d probably be obese by BMI measures. There are better ways to assess your weight.
Perfect Body-Weight Finisher
Abs finishers are notoriously hard for trainers to put together. Some are too easy, some are way too hard, and it’s tricky to tread the fine line between progress and pain.
Mazda BT-50 Boss Review
I’m not sure how Mazda came up with Boss as the badge for its top-shelf BT-50 variant, but it suits it: Like a Boss.
5 reasons to start meditating in 2020
We all know that we are the masters of our own fate and if meditation hasn’t made it onto your list to learn in 2020 – Here’s 5 reasons why it should.
Get Big Fast with German Volume Training
There aren’t many things that old school body builders and modern sports scientists agree on but one of them is that volume is a key variable in the quest for muscle growth.
Alexander Ludwig: Born to be King
This summer, the biggest action film to watch will be Bad Boys For Life – the third instalment in the Bad Boys film franchise. But while the film reunites top stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence for plenty of shoot-em-up action and witty banter, it also features another face that many would recognise – Alexander Ludwig.
On Your Marks!
If you’re serious about performance, recovery and results, you need to be monitoring your biomarkers.
12 TRAINING PRINCIPLES FOR MASTERS ATHLETES
Think participating in organised sports games is just for kids or elites? Think again.
5 steps to running your first marathon on the Gold Coast
New decade, new goals. If you’ve set your sights on going the distance at a marathon, make the Gold Coast your place to shine.
Why You Need Vitamins and Minerals, Today!
The conversation around vitamin and mineral supps can be a murky one.With so many brands to choose from, and celebrity ambassadors endorsing their use, it can be a minefield working out what’s relevant to you and your lifestyle.
What it takes to be… An ultra runner
Galen Reynolds’ effort at this year’s Berghaus Dragon’s Back Race cemented his status as one of the world’s premier ultra-distance runners.
The Rowed Less Travelled
Four friends from Bondi Beach have clinched second place in the world’s toughest rowing race – the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge – finishing only behind British team, Fortitude IV.
10 weight Lifting Myths: Busted!
Gym myths are the modern weightlifter’s confusing version of “fake news”. Despite unprecedented access to pro expertise and scientific research, the everyday gym-goer now also has to contend with waves of online pseudoscience…
Are plant-based nutraceuticals the answer to our nation’s health woes?
Aussies are living longer than ever, but we’re also sicker than ever – 50% of us now have at least one chronic health
#summerlife
Everything seems to taste fresher and more delicious during the summer months. So make the most of all the good stuff on offer.
Better Pacing, Better Results
Once you’re a little more experienced – starting to sign up for races or taking part in your local parkrun regularly – proper pacing becomes absolutely crucial to a controlled, successful run.
Work Up a Sweat
Summer is a great time to mix up your training. And if you time it right, the heat won’t hold you back. Dive in to these sunny training ideas.
The Case for Keto
Sugar and grains are harming your health and the only smart way to eat is to follow a ketogenic diet, says The Keto Reset Cookbook author Mark Sisson.
Why You Need A Skin Check The Summer
New research reveals majority of Australians aren’t taking their own advice about skin safety, leaving millions at risk of cancer Elliot (25) noticed
Recover from a Run
The part of running people often get wrong is actually the recovery, rather than the run.
Seiko’s Strange Watch Names
The watch pictured is unofficially called the Turtle. There’s another Seiko watch called the Alien; another called the Darth Tuna and another dubbed the Tuna Can. These are all the Seiko fan-boy names for timepieces in the Seiko line of divers’ watches.
Four Steps to Get Shredded for Summer
Getting shredded isn’t rocket science. It’s just a matter of following some simple steps. Here they are from someone who knows.
5 Tips to Train like an Athlete
Athletes have learnt throughout their careers that to perform at their best, they need to get their bodies ready to perform. Here’s 5 pro tips to increase athletic performance.
5 ways to deal with anxiety and stress
It’s completely normal to stress out before a new client meeting or fret over how you’ll finish in your next 10k, but here’s what to do when things get out of hand.
What Men Can Do About Hair Loss
A new innovative start-up is changing how Australian men deal with hair loss. Hair loss in males all around the world is common,
Can a Fighter Leave his “work” at the gym?
UFC champion Robert Whittaker talks about how he compartmentalises his work life and his home life.
Can too much protein make you fat?
Here’s the thing, your body has a harder time converting protein into a non-protein substance, and no study has yet conclusively shown how much protein you can eat before your body starts changing it to fat. Chances are, though, that the protein-to-fat ceiling is pretty darn high, because tons of studies have researched what happens when people eat lots of protein, and none has reported changes in body fat composition.
Leg Day Workout
Generally speaking, leg day is most guys least favourite day. It’s big muscle groups so it’s taxing and painful, which is exactly why it’s good for you. It stresses the body out and causes it to release growth hormone, which benefits your whole body. Add this tried-and-tested legs and back workout to your routine and you’ll be well on your way to full-body strength. Now, that’s done, it’s chest and arms next, probably most guys favourite days.
Change Your Body Shape
Most people have a pretty clear idea of the results they’re after with their exercise and how they’d like to look, but is achieving an ideal body an option for everyone?
Star power transformation
You’ll know Uli Latukefu from Netflix shows such as Marco Polo and the new movie Danger Close, but for his latest role in action flick The Legend of Baron To’a, Latukefu had to undergo a serious transformation to reinvent both body and mind.
Train like the Green Machine
Danny Green is proud to say he’s never started a fight, but we all know he can finish them. The four-time world champion boxer has a record of 36 professional wins and has been fighting for belts, pride, purses, family and country for nearly 20 years.
Can you Go Meat Free for a Week?
Maybe you should give your bowel a break from meat. Really, you should give it a crack. Studies show that bowel cancer risk increases by 17% per 100g of red meat consumed per day and by 18% per 50g of processed meat consumed per day.
The 2-in-1 kettlebell leg workout
If you’re comfortable with your usual leg routine, you could be missing out on some big-time gains, whether it be in strength or
Robert Whittaker on UFC 243
UFC 243 is scheduled to take place on October 6, 2019 at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. It will see Robert Whittaker pitted against Israel Adesanya for the World Middle Weight championship.
10 at-home workouts to get six-pack abs
Home is actually a great place to hone your abs—after all, a six-pack is mostly made in the kitchen. “There’s no such thing
Bear Grylls – Man vs Goat Testicles
Burnt barbecue? Dodgy kebab? Wombat eyeball? TV survivalist Bear Grylls tells you how you can eat almost anything.
The Rock’s Workout
From his glory days in the ring as the WWE’s biggest draw to starring in a recent slew of box office smash hits, Dwayne Johnson, aka, The Rock, has always been a born entertainer. But in spite of his reputation as Hollywood’s resident gym-freak, there’s more to The Rock’s success than weights and workouts alone.
Review: Rip Curl Search GPS 2 Watch
We had the opportunity to test the Rip Curl Search GPS 2, a watch for surfers. It has legitimate ground-breaking technology, that analyses your session live, to show all manner of interesting stats.
Review: JBL/UA Sport Wireless Headphones
JBL make loudspeakers. Under Armour makes training clothes and runners. Both companies have come together to make head- and earphones. It’s like two good friends hooking up who you never thought would. It’s cool, but a bit strange a little unsettling nonetheless.
Outnumbered. Outgunned. Never Out of Courage.
Late afternoon August 18, 1966 South Vietnam – for three and a half hours, in the pouring rain, amid the mud and shattered
Your Best Run Yet
Runners are united by the common goal of chasing their best – whether it’s a new 5K PB, a marathon, or even running
Here’s how exercise can help you kick a bad habit
Exercise is one of the healthiest and most effective methods to ditch a bad habit If you’re hooked to one of the deadliest
Review: Holden Acadia
Built for the Aussie adventurer (and his family), the latest offering from Holden to the big SUV market is impressive, inside and out.
How to crank out more pullups
The only way to make one of the best upper-body exercises better, is to do more or them Pullups are hands down one
Tailor-made Meal Prep Macros – an Aussie 1st
The Aussie ready-meals industry is set for a shake up as FitnessMeals.com.au becomes the first local player to offer standard macro-sized meals as well as customisable macronutrients.
5 ways porn can affect your relationship
A guy’s first foray into the world of porn is like a coming of age. Unlike puberty, though, it usually lasts through manhood.
Better Sex: 10 Sex Mistakes
Want more action? Don’t do these things.
Lose Carbs, Gain Muscle
Build strength and size on a strict diet.
Triathlon Run Training: Get The Edge
Two key sessions that will make all the difference to your triathlons? MF running advisor Sean Williams knows what they are.
Why you need to be more Flexible
Many people – men in particular – are catching on to the ways yoga can increase performance in the gym.
A vegetarian diet could help you lose twice as much fat
Most of us could stand to lose a few kilos, even it if just five or 10. But it’s often hard to get
10 workouts you can do with dumbbells
Dig the dumbbells out of the garage and you’ve got all the equipment you need for a really good workout. A component of
6 tips for dating a woman with kids
Romance was confounding even back in uni, when every dude still had his hair and nobody had yet reproduced. But now your world
The 8 best ways to switch up your plank
OK, we get it: Planks are boring. Staring at the floor with the sweat dripping down your nose waiting for your timer to
Why your diet is key to fitness
Eat Your Favourite Foods, Just Healthier! Have you had that sinking feeling in your stomach of disappointment when you look down around your waist and
Last Longer in Bed
The house is empty, the candles are lit and there’s no place else the two of you have to be. In other words, the stage is set for a night of wild, hair-pulling, bed-thumping, no-holds-barred sex.