Mind Over Matter

Cover guy Ryan Dugmore is proof that a bulletproof physique starts with an ironclad philosophy.

- By Kieran Legg

29 AGE

1.8m HEIGHT

85kg WEIGHT

160 BENCH ( kg )

FOR SOME, FITNESS IS A lifestyle. For others, it’s therapy. But for Ryan Dugmore, clocking up reps at the gym, kilometres on the trail or hours in the saddle is more than that: it’s a philosophy. The brand consultant has his own ideology built around the iron, sweat, and pushing yourself to the limit.

“I call mine the freedom physique,” he says. “It’s a philosophy that gives a special understanding of your own potential, a potential that only you can actualise every single day.” His philosophy is propped up by three pillars—mentality, movement and menu —and it’s these core principles that help Dugmore stay in fighting form twenty-four-seven.

PILLAR 1: MENTALITY