Health & Sports

Train Like an Ancient Hindu Warrior: The Steel Mace Workout

by Brett & Kate McKay

This post is brought to you by Onnit. Check out Onnit’s line of supplements and fitness gear including their new steel mace. Looking for a new workout? How about one that was used by Hindu warriors over 2,000 years ago and still used by Pehlwani wrestlers today? The gada, or heavy mace, was the weapon of [...]

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7 Reasons to Become a Gentleman Gardener

by A Manly Guest Contributor

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from John Porter. With warm weather upon us and summer just around the corner, it’s time to think about gardening. “Gardening?” you say. Yes, gardening. If the mention of it has you thinking of aged ladies in big hats and frilly gloves gently nipping blooms from their roses, [...]

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How to Build the Ultimate Bodyweight Gym (Using Only PVC Pipe)

by A Manly Guest Contributor

Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Todd Kuslikis. Men strive for efficiency. We are creatures that look for ways of getting the maximum amount of benefit from the least amount of time invested. We look for the straightest path to achieve our goals. That’s why I am always confused why so many men wake [...]

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Start Your Day Off Right: The 15-Minute Bodyweight Workout

by A Manly Guest Contributor

Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Chad Howse. Have you ever intended to work out in the afternoon or evening but didn’t get a chance to and were bummed that exercising that day was a wash? Or maybe you have a tough time getting started in the morning and feel sluggish throughout your [...]

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Know Your Lifts: Overhead Press

by Brett & Kate McKay

“Know Your Lifts” is an illustrated guide series that shows how to perform basic weight lifting exercises. Check out our previous guides on the High-Bar Back Squat and the Deadlift. On the docket today is another essential and beastly lift: the Overhead Press. The overhead press (or shoulder press, or strict press, or just “press”) [...]

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Testosterone Week: How I Doubled My Testosterone Levels Naturally and You Can Too

by Brett

At last we’ve reached the final post of Testosterone Week and based on the comments from you all, this is the post you’ve been most looking forward to. Today I’m going to share what I did during my 90-day experiment in order to double my total and free testosterone levels. I’m afraid I have no [...]

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Testosterone Week: What’s a “Normal” Testosterone Level and How to Measure Your T

by Brett

Welcome back to Testosterone Week! If you’re just joining us, I recommend checking out our two previous posts in the series: the benefits of testosterone and a short primer on how T is made. Today we’ll be taking a look at what’s considered a normal testosterone level and how you can get your testosterone levels tested. [...]

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Testosterone Week: A Short Primer on How T Is Made

by Brett

In yesterday’s post we discussed the benefits of maintaining optimal testosterone levels and why you should care about your T. Today we’re going to look into the different kinds of testosterone that exist and how our body produces it. Grasping how testosterone works will help us understand why our own levels may be low and [...]

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Testosterone Week: The Benefits of Optimal Testosterone

by Brett

Welcome to the first installment of Testosterone Week! Based on the reaction from yesterday’s announcement post, this is a subject that many of you are both interested in and passionate about. I’m looking forward to reading your constructive contributions to the discussion. I know many of you are clamoring for the “how-to” part of this [...]

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Testosterone Week: The Declining Virility of Men and the Importance of T

by Brett

At the end of last August I decided to start an experiment on naturally increasing my testosterone levels. Kate and I had just finished a month-long series called Heading Out on Your Own: 31 Life Skills in 31 Days. We cranked out a 2,000-4,000 word post every day for 31 days straight. Writing over 75,000 [...]

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5 Myths About Distance Running

by A Manly Guest Contributor

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Jason Fitzgerald, a USA Track & Field certified coach. Hey Skinny, looks like it’s time for some push-ups! So, you live on pasta and bagels right? Running isn’t a real sport! After more than 14 years of running experience – in high school, college, and ever since [...]

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The GORUCK Challenge: A Review

by Brett

It all started with an email from Andy at Huckberry. They were doing an offer that week with a company called GORUCK. Andy wanted to introduce me to Jason, its founder. I’d read about GORUCK before, and knew they had a really cool story. Jason had served in the Army as a Green Beret and [...]

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Know Your Lifts: Deadlift

by Brett & Kate McKay

“Know Your Lifts” is an illustrated guide series where we’ll show how to perform basic weight lifting exercises. Last time we covered the High-Bar Squat. On the docket today is another essential and beastly exercise: the deadlift. Know Your Lifts Series: High-Bar Back Squat Deadlift Overhead Press Thanks to Barry Schroeder and Jim Schoenberg of CrossFit Sandstorm for [...]

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Burn Off That Pie, No Equipment Necessary: The Stair Workout

by A Manly Guest Contributor

Editors note: This is a guest post from Chad Howse. Did you wake up with a pumpkin pie-induced hangover this morning, feeling more like a butterball than a man? You’re ready to slough off that tryptophan haze and get yourself moving again. You want to do a full body workout that’s really going to make [...]

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How to Throw a Perfect Football Spiral: An Illustrated Guide

by Brett & Kate McKay

Thanksgiving is this week. For many men in America, Thanksgiving Day not only means eating turkey and stuffing, it also means playing a pick-up game of football in the morning with friends and family. To help you quarterback your team to a Turkey Bowl victory, we put together this illustrated guide on how to throw [...]

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Know Your Lifts: The High-Bar Back Squat

by Brett & Kate McKay

“Know Your Lifts” is a new illustrated guide series where we’ll show how to perform basic weight lifting exercises. While wearing an oldtime strongman single-strap leotard, naturally. Know Your Lifts Series: High-Bar Back Squat Deadlift Overhead Press Thanks to Barry Schroeder of CrossFit Sandstorm for consulting on this post. Illustration by Ted Slampyak

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Fitness for New Fathers: How to Avoid Being a Fat Dad

by A Manly Guest Contributor

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Jon Finkel. It was the immortal Rodney Dangerfield in Back to School who said, “You gotta look out for number one… But don’t step in number two!” Yes, Dangerfield’s character in the movie was known for armpit farting and doing the esteemed Triple Lindy dive, but he [...]

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The Woodsman Workout

by Brett

this content series is in partnership with smartwater. smartwater, live a life well hydrated. Click here to learn more.What’s this?A simple workout that you can do out in the woods with nothing but your body weight, a log, and a maul.

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The Desk Jockey Workout: 8 Ways to Stay in Shape at the Office

by Brett & Kate McKay

This content series is in partnership with smartwater. smartwater, live a life well hydrated. Click here to learn more. What’s this? Your guide to staying fit at the office.

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