Love watching American Ninja Warrior and toying with the idea of trying out? Well, let’s just say it’s really, really, really…really hard. Just ask pro rock climber Isaac Caldiero, 35, of Utah, the first-ever American Ninja Warrior participant to win its $1 million prize. After a few years of trying out for the show, he finally perfected his training by building replicas of the obstacles in a compound in his parents’ backyard....
Psychology plays a role in almost every aspect of our lives. Be it food, travel, or relationships, there’s usually a reason for everything we do and a clear justification for our tastes and preferences. For Mattias Horseman, ambassador for Hendrick’s Gin, this concept relates to cocktails, too. “There is a distinct lack of research into the psychology of bartending,” says Horseman, who studied psychology at the University of Chester in England before going behind the bar and into an ambassador role with William Grant & Sons, renowned distillers of Glenfiddich, Tullamore D....
The Expert Division race is in the books, the field of 30 is set, and now it’s time to get ready for the Saturday’s Main Event. Here are the 10 athletes who earned themselves wild cards for the Elite Race down Jacob’s Ladder on Idaho’s North Fork Payette: Matej Holub Sean Madden Adrian Mattern Geoff Calhoun Vavra Hradilek Galen Volkhausen Cole Moore Will Grubb Andy Hobson William Griffith (COMPLETE RESULTS) Check out this preview of the course these athletes will have to contend with on Saturday: ...
There are obvious differences between elite endurance athletes and the rest of us, but a microscopic one seems to have an enormous impact. The gut microbiomes of elite marathoners and rowers appear to have more of a group of bacteria called Veillonella that enhances health and athletic performance. So researchers from Harvard’s Wyss Institute isolated the strain from Boston Marathon runners and elite and Olympic athletes, then gave it to mice....
It’s true that cutting chips, cookies, candy, and other carbs from your diet can help you uncover your abs. But if you think eliminating all the carbs is the key to reaching your weight-loss goals, we’ve got a few reasons to reconsider. It can hurt your attitude Going too low-carb isn’t just bad for your body, it’s bad for your spirit. Extreme low-carb diets negatively impact your mood, says Jeannie Gazzainga-Moloo, Ph....
Get ready to kick off a new decade—our January issue is hitting newsstands just in time to ring in the new year. And who better to appear on our first cover of 2020 than El Camino star and three-time Emmy winner Aaron Paul? Writer Amy Spencer visited with Paul in his L.A. home to talk about his upcoming roles, his family … and check out what’s behind that trap door in his den....
By: Conor Mihell and Frank Wolf Over the years, I’ve followed adventurer, photojournalist and filmmaker Frank Wolf’s expeditions with awe. He cut his teeth with a single-season, 5,000-mile canoe trip across Canada in 1995; completed a sea kayak circumnavigation around British Columbia’s Haida Gwaii islands; and trekked the route of a proposed pipeline across the northern Rockies. Lately, Wolf has put up a series of seriously ambitious, exploratory canoe trips across northern Canada, from the Northwest Territories to Labrador....
A roadside café in Russia that uses three caged bears to attract customers was the scene of a tragic accident Tuesday when an intoxicated man bought cans of condensed milk from the café and attempted to feed the bears. A security camera at the café in the Shelekhov District in Irkutsk Oblast captured Andrey Sakharovsky, 42, walking toward the bears with a plastic bag carrying the condensed milk he intended to feed to the 4-year-old male bears named Misha and Sasha, and a 5-year-old female bear named Masha....
Ski Women was added as a category to the Xtreme Verbier in 2006, two years after the Men joined what was previously a snowboard-only event. The Xtreme grew to become the Freeride World Tour, which has featured events from Alaska to Japan. Today, the FWT announced that for all future events, starting with Hakuba this weekend, Men and Women on the main tour will compete for equal prize money, rather than prizing calculated based on the size of the competing field....
Josh Brolin has always been a cut dude onscreen, especially in recent films like Everest and Sicario. But the 49-year-old’s latest role has steeper demands: Playing Cable, the jacked, mutant super soldier antagonist in Deadpool 2. Becoming Cable is no cake walk. Deadpool‘s star, Ryan Reynolds, has been the ripped guy in movies for at least a decade. So to dwarf him meant packing on some serious muscle. Fortunately, Brolin’s trainer, whose resume includes human muscle-factory Mickey Rourke, was up to the task....
There’s something about the briny air of the Pacific Northwest that makes you hopeful – like some fresh adventure is waiting around each corner, and all you have to do is follow the breeze to find it. The city has a feeling of opportunity – with each whisper of breeze is a new movement, a chance to try something different and unexpected. Spending time in this neck of the woods will reinvigorate you....
Unlike other juicers, the Omega Nutrition Juicer makes for the best juice you can ask for. There’s no runoff or a lack of juice. This is designed to give you the best experience, better than others. Designed to go at 80 RPM, this will lead to less heat buildup and less oxidation. This, in turn, will lead to a longer-lasting juice you can enjoy at your own pace. With this design that goes at 80 RPM, the Omega Nutrition Juicer will deliver juice with minimal pulp....
Jason Momoa has had a very busy summer, though it’s not because of another movie: He has joined protests against a telescope planned for Mauna Kea in Hawaii, and he’s using his massive Instagram presence (13.1 million followers) to draw attention to the cause. This isn’t a one-off celeb shoutout, either. Momoa has been in Hawaii and posting about the movement regularly for the past few weeks. Jason Momoa Might Appear in the ‘Cliffhanger’ Reboot....
Jason Momoa is known for having one of the most badass beards in Hollywood. Through all his major roles, like Aquaman and Khal Drogo on Game of Thrones, Momoa has always rocked grizzly facial hair. But for the first time since 2012, Momoa is going bare-faced and clean-shaven—and it’s for a very good cause. How to Grow and Maintain a Long, Unruly Beard Like Jason Momoa Read article Momoa shaved his beard to help promote awareness of plastic waste around the world and encourage people to recycle and ditch single-use water bottles....
Jeff Van Gundy was right. He usually is, or appears to be. “The Warriors will dominate,” he says. “I don’t see it going past five games.” On this day, just before the start of the NBA Finals, the tiny diplomat in his heart makes an appearance — “Cleveland’s a great team led by a great coach and a great player, and Kyrie Irving’s unguardable” — but the truth is what it is and must be told without reserve....
Interview by Tyler Williams // Portraits by Luke Urbine Most ardent river runners have, at some point, been a guide. Some try it for a season, others make it a career. Perhaps nobody has embraced the profession, however, with such sustained enthusiasm, and in as many places, as Glenn Goodrich. He started in the era of non-self-bailing rafts, spending his first two-and-a-half decades of boating in West Virginia and the Southeast before heading west to the Grand Canyon in 2003, when he was 49 years old....
In his post-Iron Man career, Robert Downey Jr. is making a big change: The superstar actor is adopting a plant-based diet. Hero Training: Robert Downey Jr.’s Muscle-Building Iron Man Workouts Read article Downey’s no stranger to staying on top of his fitness, as he kept himself in prime shape to play Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for over a decade (Here’s one of the muscle-building workouts he used for it....
Your grocery bill is about to go up. Findings from a 23-year study at the University of California, San Diego, have shown that Californians may have high levels of glyphosate, the active chemical in the herbicide Roundup. In the 1990s, only 12 of the 100 people researchers followed had detectable levels of the weed killer, which is sprayed on nonorganic wheat, oats, barley, and soybeans. Now, 70 of them have glyphosate, and their overall levels jumped 1,200 percent....
San Diego’s Aqua Adventures Kayaks & Paddleboards has a new owner, catering to everyone from sea kayakers and SUPpers to veterans, youth and more. Long run by five-star BCU sea kayak instructor Jen Kleck, the store was sold last year to U.S. Army vet Craig Seering, who, along with manager Ashleigh Conaway, is quietly turning their sleepy corner of Mission Bay into a vibrant hub for all things paddlesports. Offering rentals and instruction in everything from sea kayaks to SUPs, their long term plan includes a wellness lounge with yoga offerings, vittles, libations and live music at the soon-to-open Tower 2 Beach Café....
Fasting for five days with juice will just leave you cranky and hungry. But fasting for 16-24 hours throughout the week? That’ll leave you energized and leaner. Intermittent fasting, as this diet method is known, is just as effective as daily calorie restriction for improving body composition, according to a 2017 study analysis from the International Society of Sports Nutrition. Unlike calorie restriction, though, intermittent fasting doesn’t require you to count calories all the time—and it’s better at preventing hunger....
