Men's Health UK

Men's Health is the UK's best-selling quality men's magazine packed with expert tips and advice on everything today's man needs to feel fitter, healthier, and happier. Every month Men's Health delivers the inside track on the subjects that matter most to men. Naturally there's fitness, weight loss and general health plus the best advice on food, nutrition and meal plans. The award-winning Men's Health also delivers the very best in sex and relationships, gear, style, grooming, travel and wealth. Small steps, big results: It's an essential read for any man who wants to make his life better without turning his world upside down.

Men’s Health

The Strength Issue

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News you can use • Your TL; DR on the latest health and fitness research

I’ve always struggled to build muscle – are genetics to blame?

Rise, shine, repeat • From Ben Franklin to Tim Ferriss, high achievers swear by the value of a structured start to the day. But what’s really worth including in yours?

William Goodge • The ultrarunner explains how his record-breaking run across Australia was part endurance event and part eating contest

Slumber crunching • Whether you choose to lie on yours or wear it, the best sleep trackers can have a dramatic effect on the quality of your rest

My cholesterol rises? • We do need some of this fatty substance, but too much of the wrong kind can be fatal

‘I track every session and try to beat my score. It’s like a game’ • As a new dad, Nick Agress needed an efficient way to stay in shape. Then he found the Men’s Health Dumbbell Club. Twelve months and 156 workouts later, he’s never been fitter

Temple of gains • South-east London’s military-inspired stronghold mashes up martial arts, strongman and more for a unique and inclusive experience

Your liver • Your largest internal organ is a master at multitasking. Here’s how to keep it running

Face value • Ageing is inevitable, but with LED light therapy masks it needn’t show on your face

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BUILT FOR IMPACT • A FORCE OF NATURE ON THE PITCH AND UNAPOLOGETICALLY GROUNDED OFF IT, ELLIS GENGE IS AS FIERCE IN PRINCIPLE AS HE IS IN PLAY. HERE, THE BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS PROP SPEAKS TO MEN’S HEALTH ABOUT GROWING UP WITHOUT LOSING HIS EDGE

HOW GENGE BUILDS HIS BODY • WHEN IT COMES TO DEVELOPING STRENGTH, SIZE AND RAW POWER, GENGE KNOWS WHAT HE LIKES – AND HE LIKES IT BECAUSE IT WORKS. HE FOCUSES ON VARIATIONS OF THESE FOUR EXERCISES TO BUILD UNRIVALLED, MATCH-READY MUSCLE

HAVE WE FINALLY REACHED PEAK PROTEIN? • From doughnuts and biscuits to pasta and crisps, the muscle-building nutrient has become Big Snack’s big sell. But do all these extra grams really add up to more muscle?

CAN FERMENTED FOODS CURB STRESS? • They’re valued gut-health MVPs, but can a dollop of yoghurt or kimchi help you manage your mood, too? MH takes a closer look at the psychobiotic diet

JOIN THE RESISTANCE • From supporting metabolism to boosting energy and mood, resistant starch supplements come with bold claims. We’ve made the science a little more digestible

CHANGE THE STEAKS • Super-fit chef Giorgio Rapicavoli powers his big lifts and long runs with this barbecued pork tenderloin

YOUR DIET NEEDS A SHAKE-UP • Sick of boring, chalky-tasting protein concoctions? Us too. Prepare your blender for a flavour revelation

BLENDS WITH BENEFITS

head strong • What if everything we’ve held as gospel about goal-getting is, in fact, way off target? Here’s the neuroscientific guide to chasing results you can actually feel good about

‘I got on to the canvas, tears streaming down my cheeks… he wasn’t getting up’ • Boxer Malam Varela thought he had...