Men's Health USA - October 2022

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“I enjoy pushing myself
and really laying it all
out.Otherwise I don’t
feel like myself.”
—ZAC EFRON, P. 54
Zac Efron photographed exclusively for Men’s
Health by Ture Lillegraven. Styling by Natasha
Fomina. Prop styling by Ward Robinson. Styling
assistance by Priscilla Langdon. Grooming
by Sydney Sollod/the Wall Group. Tailoring by
Neli Abrahamy. Production: Crawford & Co.
On the cover: Muscle T-shirt by Jungmaven;
vintage motocross pants from Fox Costumes
& Wardrobe; boots by Alpinestars; gloves by FLY
Racing; watch by Garmin. This page: Muscle T-shirt
by Jungmaven; vintage motocross pants from
Fox Costumes & Wardrobe; boots by Alpinestars;
gloves by FLY Racing; watch by Garmin.
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T off his shirt. Men
hasn’t always been Lane Johnson, when we learn to new solutions.
everywhere still see
A healthy. Now he’s and others let you appreciate every BY PETER FLAX
his body as the
reinventing himself peek at their part of ourselves.
masculine ideal.
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Why? BY BRETT
to do it right. BY ANNA KATHERINE become stronger.)
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PHOTOGRAPH BY TURE LILLEGRAVEN MEN’S HEALTH | OCTOBER 2022 1
CONTENTS
THE KING OF
SANDWICHES
Three simple
ingredients
done right.
(See page 36.)
LIFE
33 The 2022
MH Sneaker
Awards! Featuring the
best kicks for every
occasion.
36 There’s only one
right way to make the
perfect BLT.
38 5 for $50: Turn
ordinary steak and eggs
into a workweek’s worth
of protein-packed fuel.
40 Home Front: No
more cheap pillows.
Invest in your bedroom
and reclaim your sleep.
43 You smell . . . old?!
Update your cologne
with these fresh takes
on classic scents.
44 Cool Dad: Comedian
Kevin Fredericks
thought his parents’
advice was dumb. Then
he had his own kids.
MIND
47 After traditional
meds failed to work
for Cody Blue Snider,
BODY he tried ayahuasca.
Now he’s on a mission
13 Peptide injections 26 Tricks to protect to destigmatize
your body that you love, promise muscle and your eyes against medical plants.
battling the NFL youth on demand. screens, headlights,
50 Kindness is proven
Sunday beer gut, and But do they live up to pollen—and more.
to boost your mood. All n.
your thoughts on the hype? da
28 Sleep. Steps. you have to do is give. eri
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22 Classic yoga but with 30 Transfor-nation!: e.
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All for
C H I C K E N FO R A L L .
More crispy chicken. More family faves.
Personnel Question:
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BEHIND THE SCENES
WITH THE EXPERTS,
ADVISORS, AND
READERS WHO BRING
MEN’S HEALTH TO
LIFE, AND THEN SOME.
EVERY BODY
I S P E R F EC T
I have super tiny ears. When I
was younger people would make
fun of them, but now that I’m
older the joke’s on them: all my
friends have huge old man ears.
@JuffBlidges
Starting on page 70, 11 real guys get real about
how they overcame body-image issues. Which got
I have a big nose. A
us to thinking about you guys....
beak, as some may
say. . . I take it as a
WHAT’S THE WEIRDEST THING
ABOUT YOUR BODY—AND WHAT DO compliment!
YOU LOVE ABOUT IT? @robDaria14569
Started losing
my hair in high
school. Accepted
it and rocked the
cue ball style.
@KomorowskiRob
My fingers are crooked
(I think the term
is hypermobility).
Showing people my
fingers is a fun party
trick. Their reactions
I have some stretch
are amusing.
marks from a serious
@JoshSaek
weight loss. I used
to be really self con-
scious about them,
I have a pronounced limp
but now they’re more
from an old sports injury, of a reminder of how
far I’ve come.
but my wife says it makes
@JWrightNotWrong
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WORLD
EDITOR’S LETTER
ASK
is not a single person working at or reading
this magazine who doesn’t have one or more MEN’S
or many things about their physical appear-
HEALTH
ance that they would change if they could.
Such as the guy asking the above question.
It’s a smart question, and I’m not going to
tell anyone their concerns aren’t important Q.
or they shouldn’t derive any kind of pleasure How can
or pride from their appearance. Feeling
I make up for
stronger and more confident after shedding
a few pounds or noticing some new definition all the beer I
in your biceps doesn’t make you superficial,
drink on NFL
and spending time, energy, or money on
self-improvement (however you define and Sundays?
measure it) doesn’t make you vain. It makes A.
you human.
Practice control.
But body image is complicated, and it’s
There’s no such thing as
personal, and you don’t need me or any
“justifying” unhealthy
stranger to tell you how to feel about it. Be-
eating and drinking.
sides: What I say probably wouldn’t matter. I
Sticking to a healthy
could tell you that other guys don’t really care
ASK THE E.I.C. diet all week (which
about your [insert insecurity here], and that
How do I create a better prioritizes lean protein,
your partner doesn’t really care, and that you
BODY IMAGE? whole grains, fruits,
should love your body and just be grateful for
and vegetables) is your
your health, but you’re not going to listen,
best defense against the
because whatever is bugging you comes
game-day beer. When
from a place beyond reason—a much deeper
Sunday arrives, have a
place of individual pathologies and cultural
satiating breakfast—
expectations around pride, shame, aging,
—@markd.fitnessjourney that means healthy fats
and masculinity.
like avocados, complex
Starting on page 70, we devote 26 pages to
carbs like spinach,
unpacking those pathologies and expecta-
WHEN I FIRST got this job back in 2018,
and proteins like eggs.
tions. From childhood taunts and Brad Pitt’s
my friends would text me questions about
You’ll be less hungry
Fight Club body to the #nofilter (read: highly
what it was like working at Men’s Health.
come game time and
filtered) fitfluencers flexing on your social
Like: Do you even lift, bro? And: Don’t you
feel fuller faster when
feeds, there are so many varied reasons
need six-pack abs to work there? And: How’s
drinking. You can also
why so many of us have lousy body images.
your sixer coming along? There were a lot
portion-control. What
There is only one solution, however, and it
of questions about that area of my body,
I would tell my clients:
begins and ends with how you decide to feel
actually, which sounds weird until you
Bring a single can. To
about your body. The men in our stunning
remember that this magazine spent decades
avoid peer pressure,
photo portfolio “Every Body Is Perfect” each
holding up a set of well-defined abdominal
use your friends to
decided at some point to stop letting others
muscles (six-pack, washboard, etc., etc.)
reinforce good habits.
dictate how they would see themselves. From
as a signifier for...something. Excellence.
Say: “Guys, I’m only
physical therapist Ilya Parker, who escaped
Self-possession. #Goals, before hashtags
drinking one beer
jokes about both gender and weight as a
were a thing. An easy metonym for what
today; hold me to it.”
youngster to become a fitness-inclusivity
was loosely and largely thought of as a good
If you have more beers
advocate for heavier people, to Cody Young,
body—maybe even a perfect one.
than you intended to,
a self-described body-hair ambassador, they
So here’s what it’s actually like working at
don’t feel shame on
are choosing their own standards of physical
Men’s Health: Very few people here (and I’m
Monday. Just return
excellence. They don’t have six-pack abs, and
not one of them) have six-pack abs, mostly
to your healthy-eating
they don’t need them. They’re strong and
because they’re not compatible with our
best practices.
self-possessed and totally convinced of their
genetics and/or lifestyle, and nobody thinks
awesomeness just the way they are—stretch —
they have a perfect body or that such a thing FATIMA CODY STANFORD, M.D.,
marks, jiggly hips, and all the rest of it. M.P.H., M.P.A., M.B.A. ,FAAP,
even exists. That doesn’t mean we’re sitting FACP, AN MH ADVISOR
That’s a #goal worth pursuing.
around feelin’ ourselves all the time. Stretch
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