Legs Of Steel

The MH ultimate series

Me And Six Other Angry Men

Between the bills, the tweets, the coffee spills... you’re gonna lose it. Here’s how to manage it a whole lot better.

The 5.4-Minute Hero

Everything you thought you knew about how long you should last in bed is a lie.

Finding Understanding In The Great Unknown - Unravelling

Francois Malherbe’s CV isn’t a list of accolades, or on-the-job experiences. It’s not a machine gun rattling off the bullet points of his qualifications. Instead, the career coach – who uses adventures to help his clients find their true purpose – carries a portfolio of uncomfortable moments, times he’s faced the unknown and thrived.

Speed Up With Age

Hitting 40, Terence Burger knew it was time to rev up his fitness.

High-Intensity Anxiety Training

If you’re too busy – or too anxious – to deal with your fears, a few forward-thinking therapists can help you take down anxiety at warp speed. It’s like hiit for your emotions. But you’ve got to be ready to work.

How To Make Friends And Keep Them

A handy guide to acquiring and sustaining meaningful relationships over time, over distance and even over a gaming headset.

The Boy Who Would Be King

Award-winning rapper YoungstaCPT has been unapologetically representing Cape Town through his music since 2010. Now, a decade later, he’s risen through the ranks and cemented his name among SA’s rap royalty. This is his moment.

The Legend Returns

AN EXHILARATING BLEND OF POWER, AGILITY AND PRECISION HANDLING – THE TOYOTA GR SUPRA IS NOT JUST A REVIVAL, IT’S A REINVENTION.

Bad Blood

NO LONGER CONFINED TO THE AGED OR MARKEDLY OVERWEIGHT, RATES OF TYPE 2 DIABETES ARE RISING FAST, WITH 6% OF THE COUNTRY NOW AFFECTED. AND WITH MANY CASES GOING UNDIAGNOSED, YOU COULD BE AT FAR GREATER RISK THAN YOU REALISE. THIS IS YOUR GUIDE TO STAYING ON THE SWEET SIDE OF THE STATS.

What Is Strength For?

This year marks the 23rd year of Men’s Health making better men. In this time, we’ve become known for building strong bodies, shredding abs and burning fat fast. And while we’ve spent more than two decades helping you, our readers, craft cover-worthy bodies and superhero strength, we know that not all strength is designed totally up likes on Instagram. Strength goes beyond the aesthetic goals and testosterone-fuelled drive to lift heavy things. The guys on these pages embody the kind of strength forged not with iron, but with an iron mindset. It’s strength that inspires, strength that persists under pressure. These are their stories.

Calm Before The Storm

Clinical. Courageous. A fighter. Herschel Jantjies went from unknown prospect to local legend in the space of a single year. But this meteoric rise isn’t a miracle, it’s the perfect storm: when a bulletproof mindset meets finetuned athleticism.

All Meat. All The Time. Any Questions?

The 100 percent carnivorous, veggies-be-damned diet is the apex of the new extreme-eating trend. Its followers claim weeding out plants can help you lose weight, build muscle faster and even reverse chronic illness, while dieticians have a serious beef with almost everything about it. Here’s our (no-bull) analysis.

THE SHADY PAST AND BRIGHT FUTURE OF SELF-HELP'S NEW SUPERSTAR

Best-selling books. Problematic blog posts. So many f*cks not given: MARK MANSON’s lesson in reinvention.

HELL'S BELLS

LONG BEFORE CROSSFIT BECAME THE ULTIMATE TEST OF ATHLETICISM, THERE WAS KETTLEBELL SPORT: A BRUTAL, COMPETITIVE FORM OF FULL-BODY TRAINING. HERE, JOINING THE ELITE IS AS MUCH ABOUT MENTAL MASTERY AS PHYSICAL STAMINA. GET TO GRIPS WITH THE KETTLEBELL WORLD CUP

The Lawn Mower Flow

CUT OUT BOREDOM WITH A STRENGTH-BUILDING MOVE FROM OUR FAVOURITE FLOW MASTER.

Internal Investment

FROM BUTTERY COFFEE TO BRAINWAVE RESEARCH, WE ASSESS THE PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING SHORT CUTS BIO-HACKERS SWEAR BY

THE BIG T

More muscle, more sex, more energy? Maybe. We shake down the oversimplified and overrated myths about testosterone to bring you what you need to know about it now.

Hitting The Wall

Climbing perilous heights at speed takes nerves of steel, unfaltering grip and months, if not years, of practice. Naturally, we gave our man just three days to get the hang of it. This is how his gym-honed fitness stacked up.

COME BACK STRONG

DURANG ATEMBE MAY BE YOUNG, BUT HE’S ALREADY LEARNT THAT WHEN LIFE KNOCKS YOU DOWN, YOU JUST HAVE TO KEEP GOING. THIS IS HOW HE FOUND THE STRENGTH TO CARRY ON AFTER BEING FORCED TO PUT HIS RUGBY ASPIRATIONS ON HOLD.

Pitch Perfect

Your success – in business and in life – often depends on one crucial moment: the pitch. Seal the deal and develop a winning mindset with author Justin Cohen’s battle-tested advice

21 Ways To Turn Sunshine Into Muscle

No one wants to spend the final weeks of summer in a windowless weights room. But a departure from your regular fitness plan doesn’t mean sacrificing your gains. Quite the opposite: this is your time to shine. Whether you’re home or away this month, our pointers will help you maintain mass when you’re OOG*. Now, which way’s the beach, again? *That’s “out of gym”

Beat Any New Year Goal

According to a US News & World report, 80 percent of New Year’s resolutions fail by February. Setting intentions without having a plan is one of the reasons why. Whatever your goals, we have the advice you need to ensure you stick to your resolutions all year through. You’ll finish the year stronger than you started.

Is Sleep the Ultimate P.E.D.?

What sleep coaches are telling the world’s top athletes can raise your daily game, too. Listen up and turn in.

Picture of Happiness with Leandie Du Randt

IN A WORLD WHERE EVERY SECOND PERSON IS BROADCASTING MOTIVATIONAL TALKS ON THEIR INSTAGRAM STORIES, IT’S TOUGH TO WEED OUT WHAT’S BELIEVABLE AND WHAT’S CERTIFIED-BS. THIS MONTH’S WOMEN’S HEALTH COVER STAR, LEANDIE DU RANDT IS ONE OF THE GOOD ONES.

Man on a Mission

At school, Michael Kan was a jock on the sports field and a whiz in the classroom, but bad decisions led him down the wrong path: drugs. After three years of addiction, he cleaned up his act, lost 29kg, built the chiselled physique you see here and has dedicated the next chapter of his life to improving both his mind and body. And as a fitness instructor, he’s helping others unlock their full potential, too.

Home Brew

OPERATING OUT OF THE GARAGE OF HIS MOTHER’S HOME IN KHAYELITSHA, SIKELELA IS PROOF THAT IF YOU BREW IT, THEY WILL COME

HENRY CAVILL GOES BEAST MODE

Renowned for his relentless work ethic and dedication to training, the Superman actor could be forgiven for craving some downtime. But for monster-hunting epic The Witcher, Netflix’s keenly awaited answer to Game of Thrones, he turned up the toil afresh. His reward? Becoming the stuff of schoolboy fantasy.

Build Action Man Muscle

WHEN VUYO DABULA GOT THE CALL TO STAR IN AFRICA’S FIRST SCRIPT-TO-SCREEN NETFLIX ORIGINAL QUEEN SONO, HE HAD A MONTH TO GET SHREDDED. HERE’S HOW HE SHED THE WEIGHT, AND SCULPTED A SCREEN-READY BODY.

A Stand-Up Guy

A surprising test of speed, stamina and coordination, stand-up paddle-boarding is an intense sport that’s making waves. We sent our man to the Dragon World Championships in France to find out if it can really deliver a full-body workout at a stroke