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In terms of total body exercise, there is perhaps none more mentally and physically imposing than rock climbing. If you can get past the thought of climbing, the benefits abound: increased muscle strength and improved balance and flexibility, to name a few. For professional rock climber Sierra Blair, it was love at first climb. As [...]

matter which team you're hoping to win on Sunday, one thing is for sure: you'll be munching on some of your favorite Super Bowl Sunday recipes and snacks. Except for this year, when the game is over, you won't be, thanks to Dom Ruggiero, Scottsdale, AZ-based chef Dom Ruggiero, founder and CEO of Cast Iron [...]

My "Train Like Arnold" challenge is coming to the home stretch. After a workout midway through week four of the Arnold Challenge, I decided to check my progress. I felt I was taking steps in the right direction and I was getting stronger. My stamina also improved. After taking a three-minute break between supersets and [...]

Kansas City Chiefs rookie defensive end George Karlaftis is just a game away from every kid's dream. However, the start of his football career was anything but a Super Bowl moment. "In my first two games, I jumped offside twice," he recalls of his nose guard debut as an eighth grader. "You caught me hard. [...]

Whether you're playing in the Super Bowl, training for the NFL Combine, or just looking to improve your running speed for fun, you may have seen Coach Isaac Hadac's popular social media channels as they are designed to help you track your past metrics surpass Hadac, a former Division 1 soccer player from Binghamton, NY, [...]

This content provided by our partners at musclepursuit.com For the past few years, I’ve been testing out some of the best testosterone booster supplements on the market. As we get older, our testosterone levels plummet, making us feel tired, making it harder to gain muscle or burn fat, and sending our sex drive down the toilet. [...]

When you see the famous Arnold Schwarzenegger clips and videos in "Pumping Iron," it's summertime in Venice Beach, California. There are moments when you can spot him on the beach, in the sea, or sunbathing as he prepares to defend his Mr. Olympia title. It's quite a contrast to my settings. I started this project [...]

For many of us, music is so important that our favorite songs form the soundtrack of our lives, but Kitt Wakeley has taken his love of music even further by composing his own deeply personal scores. M&F caught up with the Grammy-nominated musician and fitness enthusiast to find out how he found harmony through music [...]

If you're already filling your diet with chicken, beef, and salmon, you're off to a great start when it comes to getting the best protein you need to get that little extra buff. And throwing in a few beans into the mix for a kick of plant-based protein is an added bonus. But just as [...]

As a photographer, I started focusing on female bodybuilders when they started competing. The sport was evolving rapidly, and in 1989 a photographer friend told me about a young woman named Lenda Murray who had just won the IFBB rth American Championships. I wrote an article and photo series for Muscle & Fitness magazine called [...]