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Osher Günsberg on saunas and the power of self-talk

Osher Günsberg on saunas and the power of self-talk

Osher Günsberg on saunas and the power of self-talk

I’VE SPENT A lot of money in my life trying to feel better than I do right now. The clothes, holidays, motorcycles, and substances only ever delivered a momentary result. Yet I can say without question that the most effective and profoundly beneficial thing I’ve ever...

Want bigger muscles? Study says push to failure

Want bigger muscles? Study says push to failure

GO HARD OR go home is gym-floor lore but it looks like the maxim has solid scientific backing if you’re looking to increase muscle size – and who isn’t. But if you’re looking to increase strength, failure is not an option, or at least, not an overly effective one....

How Travis Jeffery got ripped for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

How Travis Jeffery got ripped for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

LOOKING AT ACTOR Travis Jeffery today, it's difficult to imagine that he was once an overweight teenager. The 35-year-old is slight of build, but his forearms ripple with muscle and sinew, courtesy of the training he’s been putting in to prepare for his role as a...

Bailey Smith’s comeback is on track

Bailey Smith’s comeback is on track

WESTERN BULLDOGS SUPERSTAR Bailey Smith has been one of the AFL’s headline acts over the last couple of seasons. Blessed with an enviable combination of speed and strength, the mulleted midfielder’s electrifying ability to win the contested ball has made him...

Khan Porter: how to pull off the ring muscle-up

Khan Porter: how to pull off the ring muscle-up

WHEN IT COMES to show-off gym moves that also have underlying functional benefits, it's hard to go past the ring muscle-up. Essentially a combination of two killer moves, the pull-up and the dip, the ring muscle-up (RMU) is a compound gymnastic movement popular in...

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