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No penis is an island. Or so J. Stephen Jones, M.D., F.A.C.S., a urologist with the Cleveland Clinic, likes to tell his patients. If your penis were an island, it would be tempting to think of it as a hot spot in the Caribbean-calm and tranquil durin...

Make This St. Paddy's Day Snack

Sauerkraut gains attention twice a year: during Oktoberfest and during St. Patrick’s Day. It’s a shame, really. This fermented food deserves more play.Real sauerkraut—the kind that’s fermented naturally instead of mass-produced, pressure trea...

The Adventure Race Every Man Should Do

Unless you’re an extra on The Walking Dead, you won’t get many chances in your life to scramble over taxicabs and city buses, haul ass into the upper deck of an empty stadium, and run for your life down some of the world’s most recognizable str...

Banish Your Belly

Between work deadlines, family commitments, and filling in March Madness brackets, there are plenty of reasons to skip the gym. But when it comes to building your best body, time shouldn’t be a limiting factor. That's because you can blast fat and ...

The Skinny Man's Muscle Plan

I'VE BEEN CALLED A pencil, a string bean, skin and bones. I've heard the three words no man who cares about his physique ever wants to hear: "You work out?" Trainers refer to us as ectomorphs—which sounds like something from Ghostbusters—to disti...

The Hang-Clean Challenge

Darren Sproles may be the smallest player on the football field, but the 5-foot-6, 190-pound Saints running back always makes a big impact. "Sproles amasses huge numbers of total yards each season because he is quicker and stronger than the opponents...

Decode Your Protein Label

Don’t be overwhelmed by the endless options in the protein powder aisle. Here’s what all of the jargon means for you. Whey: A type of protein in milk. Considered a "fast" protein because it's quickly broken down into amino acids and absorbed into...

Is the "Coregasm" Real?

We can't say that Men's Health "invented" the coregasm, but we were the first (as far as Lexis Nexis records it) to come up with a name for the phenomenon of a woman having an orgasm from exercise.Back in March 2007, we blogged about a stor...

Ryan Lochte's Office Burn

Most of us struggle to get a six-pack on company time. Pick your excuse: Whether it's conference calls or sales meetings, fitting a total-body metabolic blast into your overcrowded Outlook calendar is about as easy as, well, "prairie dog plunges," it...

Transform Your Chili

I’ve never been a huge fan of chili. Yeah, I said it. I’ll eat chili, but it’s about as exciting to me as Sloppy Joes or beef stew—a mushy amalgam of ingredients that carry the same flavor and texture. Stick-to-your ribs? Sure. Exciting? Eh. ...

The Coolest Exercise You Haven't Done

Unless you've worked out with fitness experts David Jack and Jeremy Frisch before, there's almost no chance you've seen this week's exercise. It's called the "swiper," because, well, that's what they decided on when they created it. But you'll und...

Cook a Steak Dinner . . . With Science!

Good cooking, at its core, is good chemistry. Great meals come from understanding and harnessing the properties of how food transforms from its raw state to a cooked one. To help guide you to better eating through science, listen to what some of the ...

Should You Trust Google?

Mark had been feeling unusually thirsty for a few days. It was probably nothing, but he decided to see his M.D. anyway. And why not? There's no wait and no co-pay with Dr. Google. Within seconds, Mark had a diagnosis: diabetes. Or, wait, hyperthyroid...

The Lower-Body Sizzler

When it comes to training their lower half, most gym-goers stick to the 45-degree leg press—a machine in which you lie down and push a weight sled upward with your legs. While it may be one of the most popular ways to train your legs, it's not one ...

The New Rules of Stretching

Unless you need to build your tolerance for boredom, most stretching is a waste of time. After all, when you review the research, it's clear that the most widely held principles of flexibility training simply don't work. Which is why few guys ev...

Danica Patrick Spills All!

As you've undoubtedly heard by now, racing history was made last Sunday. Danica Patrick become the first woman in NASCAR's 64-year existence to win the pole, the coveted top qualifying spot for the Daytona 500 (which happens this Sunday, February 24t...

10 Ways Sex Improves Your Health

It probably won't take much convincing to follow this general rule, but you should know it, anyway—the more sex you have, the healthier you'll be. Not only can it help your general mood (thereby reducing stress), but studies show there are tangible...

Steal Adam Levine's Style

IMAGINE YOU'RE A ROCK STAR. You've done this before, of course. But let's sharpen your vague dream and make you a multinational, multiplatinum rock megastar with multiple Grammys on your shelf. You have your pick of stunning models and actresses and ...

The Crunch That Works Every Muscle

If you’ve been hibernating like a grizzly all season, the bear crunch will wake up nearly every muscle in your body—and attack your abs!Here’s how to do it: Start on all fours, and raise your knees one inch off the ground. The next part is tric...

The Secret to the Ultimate Sub

Americans are odd in our treatment of butter. We readily use it as we would an oil to melt, bake, and fry, but too often dismiss butter for what it—and it alone—can be: a condiment. In this way, the French have it all over us. The unoffici...

Why She Wants A Jerk

On a sunny Saturday afternoon the summer after graduation, I sat through brunch with friends, nursing a mimosa and a hangover. The night before, I'd talked and then danced and made out with a bearded guy in a bar—whiskey-soaked necking that left my...

A Wealth Plan for Every Man

20s: THE EXPLORATORY YEARSThis decade is all about you. We'll sweat the difference between a roth ira and an ira, help you scrub away debt, and lay the groundwork for a lifetime of compound interest.LEARN TO SAVE YOURSELFDevelop smart budgeting ...

The Best Way to Build Your Biceps

Your biceps are relatively small as muscles go, but that doesn't stop you from cranking out rep after rep of biceps curls in hopes of bigger guns. "However, the classic dumbbell curl only targets the biceps brachii, one of the two muscle groups in th...

Seduce Her with Sweets

Framboise Float with Sparkling Rosé, Vanilla Ice Cream, Raspberry Courtesy of Holsteins at The Cosmopolitan of Las VegasIngredients:2 scoops vanilla ice cream1 tbsp raspberry puree 1 12-oz can Wittekerke Rosé sparkling raspberry wheat beer, or any ...

What She Really Wants on Valentine's Day

Charles Xavier was probably a big hit with the ladies at Valentine’s Day. You, however, don’t have the gene mutation for mind reading. And forget simply asking her what she wants. “Women are under the impression that if they have to ask for it ...

Are You As Fit As a 5-Year-Old?

Jeremy Frisch, owner and director of Achieve Performance Training in Clinton, Massachusetts, trains everyone from college football players to middle schoolers. (Want to train like a professional athlete? Then check out Warrior Cardio to build power, ...

The Best Cities for Dating

If you live in Atlanta and your name is Ted Turner, you don't need help finding a girlfriend—or four, the number Turner was juggling last May. Alas, Atlanta singles without billions aren't so lucky. "The city is very spread out," says Janet Page, P...

Abs in 60 Seconds

If the path to a six-pack were paved with supplements or magical abs products sold on infomercials, every guy with some spare cash would have a chiseled midsection. But you don't need to shell out dough to find your abs. All you need is a single body...

Maximize Your Metabolism

The secret to faster fat loss isn't more time in the gym—it's targeting more muscles, says Alwyn Cosgrove, C.S.C.S., owner of Results Fitness in Santa Clarita, California, who created the two metabolism-revving moves below. The more muscles you wor...

Is This The Coolest Car Ever?

There comes a moment, while driving the fully electric Tesla Model S, when you realize you’re in an alternate universe, one without committees, focus groups, or, for that matter, rules. Indeed, this is a car conceived by and built among the first t...