Men's Fitness South Africa September - October 2024

STRENGTH TRAINING CJ Murphy, M.F.S. Owner, Total Performance Sports, Everett, MA Jim Smith, C.P.P.S. Owner, Diesel Strength & Conditioning Zach Even-Esh Owner, Underground Strength Gym, Edison, NJ WEIGHT LOSS Bob Harper Fitness expert; trainer, NBC’s The Biggest Loser Chris Powell, C.S.C.S. Trainer; author; transformation specialist, ABC’s Extreme Weight Loss Frank G. Bottone Jr., Ph.D., R.D. Author, The Diet Denominator: Fill Your Tank for Less FINANCE Roy Cohen Career counselor; author, The Wall Street Professional’s Survival Guide; careercoachny.com Chris Bart, Ph.D. Business consultant; author, A Tale of Two Employees DERMATOLOGY Tina West, M.D. Board-certified dermatologist; founder of the West Institute, westskinlaser.com Annet King, Director of global education, the International Dermal Institute and Dermalogica PHYSICAL THERAPY Jay Dicharry, M.P.T., C.S.C.S. Director of biomechanics, Rebound Physical Therapy FOOD Danny Boome Celebrity chef, currently…

Carb up for the long run (literally) ■ Researchers believe carbs can bolster your health and promote faster recovery from exercise because they stabilise blood sugar levels during particularly gruelling workouts, which lowers your body’s stress response. ■ But there’s a catch: Those carbs make a difference only in longer training sessions. While you can certainly work up a great sweat during shorter sessions, researchers say you need carbs only during high intensity or prolonged exercise of 90 minutes or more. ■ Eat 30–60 grams of carbohydrates every hour during exercise to support healthy immune function. (Journal of Applied Physiology) 30-60 GRAMS OF CARBS NEEDED PER HOUR OF EXERCISE Be a PRISE Winner WE KNOW IT’S A PAIN IN THE ASS to plan meals and nutrient intake, but researchers at…

Eat protein like you think about sex: all day long Guys will probably be fighting online for millennia about the best time to get protein during the day. To add to the chorus, a new study from the University of Illinois in the US recently tackled the subject in a twophase experiment on rats. • First, they gave two groups three meals a day with 16% of calories from protein — one fed animal-based protein from whey or eggs, another plant protein from soy and wheat — and found that the animal group had increased muscle synthesis, while the veggie eaters gained 20% more body fat. • The second part focused only on whey protein with one group getting a balanced amount of protein through the day, while the other…

Wassup?! Hardened Arteries! While a daily tipple won’t harm your health, drinking to excess can harden your arteries, says recent research. Knocking back a couple of cold ones or enjoying a cocktail or two has been shown in the past to help with heart health, but going overboard daily — meaning more than one or two drinks a day — can increase risk of high blood pressure, obesity, and stroke. A recent study showed that heavy drinking may also stiffen the arterial walls, squeezing blood flow and increasing risk of heart disease. Researchers analyzed the drinking habits of almost 4000 UK residents over 25 years and found that moderate drinking is linked with reduced risk of heart disease, but heavy drinking — more than 120ml of pure alcohol per week…

Bedroom fakers may be unfaithful ■ Women who fake orgasms might be more likely to cheat — or so says a new study out of the University of Missouri and Carnegie Mellon, USA. ■ Researchers tried to test the “female fidelity” theory, which suggests that the female orgasm “signals a woman’s sexual satisfaction, and therefore her likelihood of future fidelity to a partner”. They surveyed 138 women and 121 men currently in a sexual relationship and asked a variety of questions about the frequency of their orgasms as well as infidelity. ■ When the researchers analysed the results, they found that the female-fidelity theory was pretty much a nonstarter. They did find, however, that a “faked orgasm was associated with female sexual infidelity and lower male relationship satisfaction”. In other…

MORPHING ARMS as scrawny as pipe cleaners into straight up pipes isn’t as easy as grasping a barbell and curling it until your arms go numb. Yes, barbell curls are a potent mass builder, but neglecting to train the triceps and relying solely on barbells won’t give your arms that extra pop. • Your gym has plenty of lifting tools that’ll help you train the arms aside from barbells, including dumbbells, bands, and TRX. But one you might easily overlook is a multi-faceted piece of iron that you normally use to swing, squat, and deadlift. • Due to their unique design, kettlebells promote instability that recruits more muscle fibres as you curl or press. Their shifting weight distribution also increases the amount of time a muscle is kept under tension.…