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Got your pre-workout shake mixed and ready to go? Great — time to down it and get after that workout, right? Not so fast. If you’re like most exercisers, you’re probably taking your pre-workout supplement too soon before your workout for it to do you much good. Reason: The active ingredients in pre-workout drinks (more on those below) take a while — about 30 minutes — to kick in. So if you down your shaker bottle of Beachbody Performance Energize, which is specially engineered to help increase your energy and focus so you get more from exercise, and immediately start…
We hear a lot about getting seven to nine hours of sleep, but there is another question worth asking: does it matter what time you actually go to bed and wake up? Increasingly, research suggests it might. There is no scientifically established perfect bedtime for everyone, but several large studies have found better health outcomes among people who consistently fall asleep around 10 to 11 PM and wake around 6 to 7 AM. That does not mean everyone needs to be in bed by 10 sharp. The bigger takeaway is that sleep timing, sleep duration and consistency all matter, and…
The Olympia Fitness and Performance Weekend brings together the best and brightest from around the world, and that doesn’t only apply to the athletes flexing on stage. Celebrities and influencers of all kinds want to be a part of the Olympia experience, a reality that’s placing new fans and fresh eyes on the event regarded as the most prestigious of the year. Kalli Locklear will be seen making the rounds, interviewing athletes, fans and celebs throughout the weekend, and she’s looking forward to it. Locklear shared, “I get to showcase some incredible athletes and tell their stories beyond their performance.”…
Someone who only ever reads on their iPad mini will call it “her Kindle.” Not because she’s confused about what she owns, but because she’s being accurate. The device does one job, so it gets named after the job. The box it came in doesn’t get a vote. The Question Underneath Everything You Own That small slip of language points at something larger, and the question it points at is simple and slightly uncomfortable: what problem does this solve? It comes out of jobs-to-be-done thinking — the idea, popularized through Clayton Christensen’s milkshake research, that people don’t buy products so…
Compound lifts can add a lot of muscle-building volume to a program, but they also get expensive as fatigue builds. A set of squats or bench presses can start crisp and powerful, then slow down considerably once the reps pile up. Technique often starts changing right along with that drop in speed. Hypertrophy cluster sets give you another way to organize that work. Short rest periods inside the set let you chip away at a larger rep target while giving force production and bar speed a chance to recover between clusters. You still accumulate the volume needed to support muscle…
Since 2009, Shakeology has been a pioneer in the nutrition industry, continually evolving our formula to provide our customers with the absolute best way to get your daily dose of vital nutrients, all in a delicious shake. What sets Shakeology apart is its unwavering commitment to quality, with one goal in mind: to help you look and feel your healthiest. That’s why we take an uncompromising approach to sourcing and formulating Shakeology. Read on to learn how our formula has improved over time and why Shakeology continues to lead the industry after more than 15 years. Why We Make Continual…
Carly Kremer has spent years making the case that bees belong in the wellness conversation. When we last caught up with the Beekeeper’s Naturals founder for our Living Well series, she talked propolis, purpose, motherhood and the surprising lessons the hive has taught her about building a company. More recently, as we explored wellness’s growing pollinator problem, Beekeeper’s Naturals became part of a bigger conversation about the relationship between our own wellbeing and the natural systems we depend on. Now, Kremer is bringing that conversation to a much younger audience with her debut children’s book, Little Bee and the Bloom. Inspired in…
Qualifying for the Mr. Olympia is supposed to be simple: Win a qualifying pro show and you’re in. Finish in the top three at the previous year’s Olympia and you’re invited back. And, of course, if you’ve already won the Mr. Olympia, you’re qualified for life. Simple enough. But now that we have not one, not two, not three, but four Mr. Olympias competing in the same show, those rules start running into each other. And that has created some confusion. So, let me explain. RisanRisan/Adobe Stock When Qualification Rules Collide The 2025 Mr. Olympia provides a perfect example of…
I’ve been a runner for a long time, but it’s taken me years to claim that identity.It’s taken me even longer to do it in a healthy way.For one thing, I started running when I was a teenager, but running wasn’t something I did for school. I didn’t run track or do cross country. In fact, I specifically started running because it was something that didn’t require me to be part of a team. Running was something I could do for physical fitness entirely by myself.As a result, I never really saw it as a serious thing. I didn’t think…
Scottish windsurfer Andy Brown will enter the waters of the Musto iQFOiL World Championships 2026 as the reigning titlist in Weymouth, but to beat an exceptional fleet including European and Olympic medalists, Brown tells M&F that he’s been bulking up to be the strongest possible sailor. We caught up with the athlete and his coach to learn more. Great Britain is the most successful sailing nation in Olympic history, with more than 30 gold medals to its name, but Glasgow’s Andy Brown takes nothing for granted as he attempts to maintain his crown at the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy,…