YOU'VE SHATTERED
your cardio PRs, dragged a rake over your abs and bio hacked every move from sexy time to slumber. But how do you become more mentally fit? How do you become the man you want to be on the inside, too? The guy who can power through a breakup, disappoint a partner or friend without shames-piraling and get what he needs from an infantile coworker without snapping like an angry parent.
That's where mental fitness comes in. The hard-to-grasp, often awkward and sometimes painful work that you can't track with an app. Spending time on a hearty mental-fitness practice can create more long-term benefits for your mind and life than virtually anything else you do. And no, meditation isn't required. We asked dozens of experts who train people to be mentally fit or study mental health for a living what it takes to forge mental fitness, and they all came back to three things: emotional intelligence, vulnerability and resilience. Working on each of these pillars, using the strategies here, gets you the mental equivalent of what strength, cardio, and mobility training do for your body. "These are the reps men need now," says psychiatrist Dr. Drew Ramsey. "Once you get a grasp on these three pillars, you'll see life-changing results in yourself and how you relate to others." They're what let you connect, adapt and really show up for life.'
PILLAR #1
FINE-TUNE YOUR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
DON'T MIND THE SQUISHY LANGUAGE. IT JUST MEANS UNDERSTANDING YOURSELF BETTER-BY EMBRACING HOW YOU ACTUALL FEEL. (AND MAN, THAT SURE FEELS GOOD.)
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THE BIG WINTER BULK-UP PLAN
MAX OUT YOUR GYM EFFORTS NOW, REAP THE REWARDS IN SUMMER. FOLLOW THIS FOUR-WEEK BLUEPRINT TO STACK ON FULL-BODY MUSCLE, AND GROW STRONGER WHILE YOU'RE AT IT.
HOW TO GET BY WHEN THE WORLD KEEPS GHOSTING YOU
WITH GREATER DEMANDS ON OUR COLLECTIVE MENTAL BANDWIDTH THAN EVER BEFORE, IT CAN FEEL LIKE OUR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES ARE PERPETUALLY UNREACHABLE. HERE'S HOW TO REGAIN CONTROL WHEN EVERYONE'S TOO DAMN BUSY FOR YOU.
WHY IS ENOUGH NEVER ENOUGH?
IN THIS ADAPTATION FROM MICHAEL EASTER'S NEW BOOK, SCARCITY BRAIN, THE AUTHOR EXPLAINS HOW OUR CAVEMAN WIRING CAN PUSH US TO WANT MORE THAN WE NEED AND TO MAKE AND REPEAT-BAD CHOICES.
YOUR NEED FOR SPEED
ATHLETES OF ALL SPORTS ARE NOW EMBRACING THE ART OF THE SPRINT. IF YOU WANT TO CRUSH CALORIES, BUILD STRENGTH AND SUPERCHARGE YOUR WORKOUTS, HERE'S HOW TO GET UP TO SPEED
TRACK STARS
IF YOUR SMARTWATCH ISN'T FIT FOR PURPOSE, DON'T SWEAT IT. THE GEEKS IN THE MH LAB STRAPPED UP TO FIND THE BEST FITNESS-FOCUSED WEARABLES FOR EVERY GOAL AND BUDGET.
OIL CHANGE
STILL WHIPPING UP DISHES WITH WHATEVER SWILL IS WITHIN ARM'S REACH? IT'S TIME TO CONSIDER A NEW TOP-UP FOR A FLAVOUR-MAKER THAT'LL TRULY SWITCH GEARS ON YOUR EFFORTS IN THE KITCHEN.
IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT DIET
MACRO COUNTING HAS ITS PLACE, BUT A GREAT TRAINING PLAN CAN BE TRANSFORMATIVE - NO MATTER WHAT, HOW OR WHEN YOU EAT.
IS SWEAT YOUR SECRET SUPERPOWER?
THE WORLD IS HEATING UP. THESE SCIENCE-BACKED STRATEGIES CAN HELP YOU USE SWEAT TO YOUR ADVANTAGE AND STAY COOL.
RISE TO THE CHALLENGE
LUCKY FADZI GAVE HIMSELF JUST 100 DAYS TO REBOOT HIS RIG. HERE'S HOW HIS TRIAL BY FIRE HELPED HIM UNEARTH MUSCLE, TORCH FAT AND BLAZE NEW TRAILS FOR HIS FITNESS
ALAN RITCHSON GOES BIG-FIT AT ANY AGE
Hollywood told him actors don't break past 30. But he kept working, and at 41, after decades of near misses and tiny roles, the Reacher star is busting out.