| Plus: the actual strongest woman in the world is not Chun Li |
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 | | | YOU AREN'T READY FOR A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE | | | But building the skills to cope will make you better at everyday life | |
| So you've got your hiding-spot all worked out and decided you're more of a hand-axe guy than team crossbow – that's cute. But face it: your current squat-and-pull-up plan isn't going to help when an airborne virus causes the dead to stalk the earth. What will? Parkour, for a start. Being able to land safely from falls, hurdle obstacles at a sprint and clamber up fences at speed is paramount. Start with Ryan Ford's free-running drills: climb-ups and cat hang dynos will instantly raise your running-away game. |
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| | Ready to start smashing brains? Slow down, champ, you're in this for the long haul. Loaded carries will make you better at stocking up on medical supplies and canned food, while weighted step-ups will come in handy when you're grabbing the high ground. Wearing a weight vest would probably help: unless you're a complete maniac, you'll be wearing as much bite-resistant clothing as you can find when things go bad. A full set of motorcycle leathers for sir? Yes please. |
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| | Whatever your bench press numbers, they won't improve your head-breaking. For extended stretches of zombie-removal – think The Walking Dead's mid-season all-nighter – you'll need forearm strength, grip and endurance. After all, you're unlikely to find a katana lying around in the post-zombocalypse streets, but baseball bats and bits of pipe should be plentiful. The obvious solution? Sledgehammer swings: a couple of dozen on a tyre will stop your arms giving out when you need them most. |
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| #FITTOFOLLOW | | | THE WORLD'S FITTEST WOMAN | |
If you've noticed the compression-pants-and-kinesio-tape crowd at your gym going extra-hard on the handstands this week, there's a reason for that: we're a mere six days from the start of CrossFit Games Open season, the most exciting time in the "being good at pull-ups" calendar. Frontrunner for the women's competition is 2015 champ Katrín Davídsdóttir, who – as seen here (she's on the right in the picture) – likes to have a bit of fun in life alongside lifting weights that would crush you into the ground. Her advice? "Find a training partner who will motivate you. Someone at your level." Sage. |
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 | | | THE MAGAZINE | | | HAVE WE MADE A HUGE MISTAKE? | |
| | In the latest issue of Men's Fitness, we've corralled together 25 of the greatest superhero workouts of all time, from the mainstream (Bat-Fleck's chest routine) to the obscure (Jessica Jones supporting character Luke Cage's upper-body split). What didn't make the cut? Agents Of SHIELD's Grant Ward (good at handstand press-ups, but not technically a superhero) and Adam West's non-existent Batman workout (though, to his credit, he never relied on an injection-moulded suit). Let us know if we've missed anyone else out using #HeroBody on social media – or tell us if you'd like a matching villain-bod issue: we've got Jared Leto's Joker-abs plan ready to go… | |
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 | | | BOOZE | | | IS THERE ANYTHING GOOD ABOUT IT? | | You know how it is. The NHS says we're drinking too much, but you remember once reading something about red wine being good for your heart… or was it your brain? Real talk: the problem with every booze-related study in existence is that they all show correlation, not causation. Yes, it's possible that polyphenols in red wine make people healthier – but the boost also might be down to having a stress-free night out or a healthy dinner with their vino, unlike most of the gentlemen who prefer to chug White Lightning.
Your new prescription? Booze if you like it, but cut back a bit if you can – by, say, suggesting non-alcohol-based activities to mates or swapping quantity for quality. Just forget about booze's "health benefits": there are better ways to improve your brain and body, and the NHS will never tell you to cut back on vegetables or press-ups. |  |
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