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Thursday, January 23, 2014
10 New And Best Tips To Loose Weight
Push For More Power
You've probably seen guys propelling weight sleds at the gym. It's a grueling power workout with a simple concept: push a heavy object from point A to point B. Unfortunately, most people do it wrong, says Bruce Mack, co-founder of Thrive Training Systems.
"Guys try to move the sled as fast as possible, and in the process they round their back and push through their arms," says Mack. "Instead, you should move deliberately and treat the exercise as if it's a walking plank." As you move forward, you should maintain a straight line from your head to your ankles the entire time. Your power comes from your legs and hips, so drive your feet diagonally into the ground with each step, he says.
Most people tend to load up their sleds, too, but you shouldn't start with a lot of weight, explains Mack. Try loading the sled with one, 45-pound plate in the beginning. Once you have the form correct, add load in 25- to 45-pound increments.
Mack showed Men's Health Fitness Editor Jill Fanslau and Reporter Kelsey Cannon how to perform a sled push with perfect form at Men's Health headquarters in Emmaus, Pennsylvania earlier today.
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BREAKING: John Cena Hates Weight Machines
John Cena--11-time WWE champion--just bench-pressed a personal best: 481 pounds. That's after arm surgery for a torn triceps and a physical therapy routine that he started in his hospital bed five months ago.
And with a renewed focus and physical comeback, the pro wrestler--who also just announced his partnership with BodyChange, a 10-week weight loss DVD program--could show you a thing or two.
Cena isn't just a a wrestler, though. He's a rapper and actor, and an occasional reality TV star on Total Divas--which features female wrestlers the Bella twins. And turns out, a very cool guy. Check out his answers to my quick-fire questions. (Oh, and that's us in the photo above, taken at the Men Health office in New York City.)
#1: My favorite binge food is . . . French toast, blueberry muffins, bananas foster, or a slice of pizza. With the nutrition plan I'm on, one day a week is my "load day" where I get to eat whatever I want.
#2: The best fitness tip I can give is . . . Consistency is key. I hate overcomplicating stuff.
#3: My favorite workout move is . . . Olympic movements like the snatch and clean and jerk.
#4: My least favorite move is . . . Anything on a machine. Machines are overpriced dinosaurs. I feel bad for the people who are married to them.
#5: I train like . . . An off-season football athlete. My schedule is all about resistance. It's either a push-pull day or an Olympic lifting day.
#6: When I work out . . . I'm not married to music. When I was younger, I trained at a gym called Hard Nocks. This mean old bastard ran it, but he was like a father to m e, and he said, "If you've got to be in here and motivate yourself with music, then you're in here for the wrong reasons."
#7: My biggest WWE victory . . . Is the fact that I'm still here.
#8: The WWE has taught me . . . Humility, patience, and the reward of hard work.
#9: A celebrity I want to meet is . . . Jay--Z, because of his success in business rather than his musical success.
#10: My hidden talent is . . . How well I can cook. I can make a steak that can pretty much rival any New York steakhouse.
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What to Look For in a Laptop
Searching for a new computer? Listen up: On this week's episode of Men's Health Live, cohost Gregg Stebben hits the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and chats with Paul Tayar from Acer about the company's new Chromebook laptops, which are based around a Google Chrome operating system. Tayar explains how a touchscreen feature upgrades a laptop that looks like a traditional PC:
"Touch was introduced on the iPad. It's a feature that people have started getting used to. Data shows that today there's 28 percent of market penetration on touch, and they expect that number to grow to 50 percent in the years to come. It's a value that customers are looking for."
For more great conversation and useful information, click here to listen to the entire episode. PLUS: Subscribe to the Men's Health Live Podcast.
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Tebowing, Planking, and Now: LeBroning
From the kids on your social media feeds who brought you Tebowing and Planking comes this winter's latest trend: LeBroning.
James can rest easy: He's arguable the best player in the world following back-to-back NBA Championships and MVP honors. But right now he's blowing up the web with people mimicking his dramatics of falling to floor after barely being touched in games.
But King James isn't the first person to "flop" in the NBA. For decades players have been trying to coerce officials to blow their whistles by acting like a cannon shot them after any little touch. While there have been numerous famous floppers--Dikembe Mutombo and anyone from Duke comes to mind--the grand poobah of flopping has to be Vlade Divac.
The 7-foot-1 big man was one of the first European stars in the NBA, but the Serbian center also perfected the flop. Night in and night out he battled other Goliaths like David Robinson and Shaquille O'Neal, so he had to find an a dvantage. His slight body awkwardness and theatrics were often effective in getting his opponents into foul trouble. Shaq famously called out Divac during the 2002 Western Conference Finals for flopping while the much bigger O'Neal would back him down to the basket.
In 2012, the NBA started fining players for excessive flopping. Today, the league rings them up to the tune of $5,000 for a first offense--and fines can reach $30,000.
So by our calculations, if Divac was called for flopping at least once per year during 22 NBA seasons--we're being modest here with just one a year--he'd owe $110,000. We just wish Gifs and Vine were around in the 90s so we could have "Vlade-ing" in our vocabulary. After all, despite today's viral trend, LeBron has only been fined once--during the 2013 Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers.
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New Olympic Sport: Have You Heard of 'Slopestyle'?
Olympic skiing and snowboarding are much more than going from the top of the mountain to the bottom. In fact, next month's Sochi Olympics will include four different disciplines in each of those sports--that means eight distinct events to keep track of.
Even more: Some sports are new to the Games this year. Halfpipe skiing--where athletes are judged on how technical their tricks are and how big they go on, well, a halfpipe--and slopestyle--which is a mix of technical features like rails and jumps--both make their Olympic debut in Russia.
But instead of explaining the sports ourselves, let's allow the athletes to do the talking. After all, this weekend, the U.S. Olympic Committee announced the rosters for the popular Team USA snowboarding and skiing.
Men's Health caught up with Nick Goepper and Bobby Brown--two skiers who scored a ticket to Sochi--and asked them this simple question: Can you describe slopestyle in 10 seconds?&nbs p;
Here's what they said:
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Can Cold Weather Really Make You Sick?
We survived one polar vortex already. So before the next round of glacial temperatures approaches, take steps to protect yourself against these three lesser-known dangers.
YOUR BRAIN CAN FREEZE. Sure, you've heard of people dying of hypothermia. But know this: At about the same body temperature that makes you shiver the hardest--95 degrees Fahrenheit--your decision-making and coordination abilities also suffer, says Duke University physician Claude Piantadosi M.D., author of The Biology of Human Survival: Life and Death in Extreme Environments. The exact temperature and timing depends on a lot of factors, including your height, weight, and body fat percentage. But on average, at a windchill of -40 degrees, you'll likely survive only 5.5 hours outdoors in regular clothes.
DO THIS: Layer up, even on your feet. Instead of just one heavy coat, pile two to three lightweight, breathable layers on top of each other. A nd don't forget gloves, a hat, and proper footwear: "Double-insulated ski boots provide the best protection against this kind of cold," Dr. Piantadosi says. (Try Alico Telemark Ski Boots, $422.70 at Sierra Trading Post.)
YOU'RE MORE INJURY-PRONE. Frostbite isn't the only danger of cold-weather workouts. Constricted blood vessels do a poor job of shuttling blood to your muscles and tendons, meaning they stay cold and inflexible for far longer. As a result, your risk for sprains, strains, and other musculoskeletal injuries rises as the mercury drops, says Scott Smith, M.D., orthopedic surgeon for Texas Orthopedics in Austin.
DO THIS: If you just can't bear the treadmill, lengthen the amount of time you warm up before pushing yourself har d, Dr. Smith advises. Do dynamic moves, like side-shuffles and slow jogging, until you've broken a light sweat. And unless you have special training to deal with the very cold and Arctic-approved gear (like Polartec, which is in the U.S. Army's extended cold weather system), it's best to move things indoors when the windchill hits about -40, Dr. Piantadosi advises.
COLDS AND FLU FREEZE TOO. Sorry, Mom--cold air doesn't actually cause colds. In fact, subzero temps offer some degree of protection. Because colds and flu tend to spread in nasal droplets, their transmission may slow when everyone's snot freezes, says Amesh Adalja M.D., an infectious disease physician at the University of Pittsburgh.
But several other factors could actually increase your risk of catching a bug during the deep freeze, he notes. The flu virus spreads more easily in dry, cold air, and frigid conditions impair the ability of hairs in your nasal passages to trap viru ses before they enter your respiratory system. And in the stress of a severely cold environment, your immune system works less efficiently, says pulmonologist David Ross, M.D., of the David Geffen-UCLA School of Medicine.
DO THIS: Mom may have been wrong about the reasons, but she's right about the solution. Wash or sanitize your hands frequently, steer clear of sick people, and if you haven't yet, get a flu shot.
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