The Goliath star on the best advice he’s received, the virtue of ignorance, and marrying out of self-defense. What’s the best advice you’ve ever received? Johnny Cash told me one time, “If you know you have it, if you know you know something, don’t listen to anybody.” What drove you as a kid? I was severely dyslexic, so I was just kind of known around school as a moron. Nobody really encouraged me....
Chris Pratt and Taylor Sheridan—the screenwriter and director who’s helped revitalize action and Western genres in Hollywood—might be teaming up for a new film. Pratt’s in talks to star in Sheridan’s action thriller Fast, according to Variety. In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies The movie will follow a former elite special forces commando (Pratt), who’s brought into the fold by the DEA to help hunt down a group of drug dealers by leading a black ops team....
Ever since he was a kid, comedian Jon Glaser has loved gear. Now, he’s picking up where he left off with his TruTV show Jon Glaser Loves Gear. The series follows a fictionalized version of Glaser as he tests out gear, gets into wild situations, and talks to gear experts who know the ins and outs of everything Glaser uses. The Top 25 Gear and Gadgets for Adventure Read article...
Though it may be a recent trend for the outdoor community, unfortunately for indigenous people, threats to sacred land is not new. The intersection of natural resource management policy and indigenous people is the central focus of Dr. Len Necefer’s life’s work and newest film, “Welcome to Gwichyaa Zhee.” Necefer, CEO and founder of NativesOutdoors, realized the extractive resource plight that his Navajo community faced with the threat to Bears Ears National Monument shared an eerie similarity to the proposed energy and mining development of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge....
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Austin Kalama–son of SUP pioneer Dave Kalama–is proving to be quite the trailblazer. Ever since SUP foilboards burst onto the scene over a year ago, Austin has been at the forefront of pushing this cutting-edge technology to its limits. In this exclusive clip shot by Pat Myers–to be used as part of SUP filmmaker Brent Deal’s forthcoming project about the Kalamas–we get a peak at just how talented the younger Kalama truly is....
Chest presses are probably a staple of your gym routine. They’re perfectly respectable for building strength but not all that dynamic, since your body weight is entirely stable and supported by a bench. The 30 Best Chest Exercises of All Time Read article Now, do that same move on a foam roller and it becomes a super-challenging, total-body move. “The foam roller chest press is an anti-rotational exercise—the kind that forces the muscles in your core to fire,” says Joel Seedman, a neuromuscular physiologist and athletic-performance specialist in Atlanta....
Fans of Games Of Thrones may recognize Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, the show’s Jaime Lannister, at the beginning of his new crime thriller Shot Caller. But by the end of the film, he’s virtually unrecognizable. The plot follows clean-cut family man Jacob Harlon, played by Coster-Waldau, who is forced to join a prison gang for protection after being sent to jail for a tragic traffic accident. Out of necessity, Harlon goes from fun-loving everyman to hardened criminal, a transformation that Coster-Waldau had to go all out to portray....
Black Panther has broken the Marvel mold in many ways, but there is no denying the movie has created its own signature fight scenes. No doubt aided by the fact that lead actor Chadwick Boseman is a student of the martial arts, the action is sleeker looking and faster than most traditional action. “There are some actors who make it work with camera tricks and computer graphics,” says expert martial artist Marrese Crump....
If you want to be ripped and cause a minor commotion at the pool when you take off your shirt, then you need to put in a lot of time at the gym and create a diet that’s high in lean protein and low in processed carbs and sugar. Getting swole and diced is a lifestyle, but most people don’t have the time or motivation (or genes) to look like a fitness model....
ASN Weekends is our travel series dedicated to giving you exact 48-hour itineraries for how to maximize an adventure travel destination. This edition of Weekends was produced with support from our friends at Visit New Hampshire. Countless hikers, climbers, and explorers visit the White Mountains in New Hampshire in the summertime (the Presidential Peaks are among some of the most challenging terrain of the famous Appalachian Trail). However, we’d argue that winter might be the most magical season to visit New Hampshire....
It almost sounds like a stunt dreamed up on a playground: What would happen if the fastest swimmer in the world raced a great white shark? That’s exactly the goal with Great Gold vs. Great White, the upcoming Discovery Channel Shark Week special in which Michael Phelps is set to take on one of the deadliest predators in the ocean. Yes, really. But the question remains: Why would the greatest U....
With the much-hyped Black Panther less than a month away from its release, Marvel is unloading all the footage it can to drum up even more enthusiasm for The Universe’s latest chapter. New footage of the flick is featured in three new TV spots released over the weekend. Click to the 30-second mark in each of the following clips to see the new hints toward the movie’s plot. Creed director Ryan Coogler’s biggest project yet is the first MCU movie of 2018, and the sixth installment of “Phase Three”....
Mr Porter has paired up with some impressive names in the European sportswear industry to offer exclusive apparel for bicyclists and runners who want to look great while working out. The men’s fashion retail website is working with renowned independent manufacturers Iffley Road, Pas Normal Studios, Café du Cycliste, and Soar on dedicated, new activewear collections to get kitted out on the trail, road, track, or wherever else you do your active thing this summer....
In the past few years, a new generation of nine-foot boats have taken extreme whitewater racing by storm. With nearly every kayak manufacturer bringing designs to market, there is no lack of options out there for everyday boaters with the need for speed. Yet with the release of each new speed demon, one question remains: Is there a limit to the speed that can be squeezed out of a nine-foot design?...
Few things are better than mezcal or a cold michelada during the summer. Even better is combining the two for a delicious drink that perfectly mixes the smokiness you love about mezcal and the spiciness you get from a michelada. In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies It’s so good it just might become your new favorite cocktail—no matter the season. Try this mezcal michelada recipe, courtesy of Red Star Taco Bar in Seattle, WA....
YOU HAVE GOT TO GET YOUR FEET ON THE STRINGER. Nothing will give you more advantage with getting into waves with speed and readiness to rip than having your feet already in surf stance when you’re dropping in. Think of it like having your shoes tied before you go on a run. If you don’t, you’re liable to trip up all over the place. That is the same with surfing here....
At Men’s Journal, we’re big proponents of veering off the beaten path (at break-neck speeds, in an ATV, if we can help it). So when planning a trip to a major trending tourist destination like Iceland, the obvious choice wasn’t to hunker down in the capital of Reykjavík. Or to tell you to go to the milky-blue waters of the Blue Lagoon. We set out to find a basecamp that felt remote yet homey, putting you at the center of extraterrestrial landscapes, heart-hammering exploits, and local haunts....
Legendary explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship—Endurance—perished in the Weddell Sea of Antarctica over 100 years ago. In 1915, the three-masted vessel was mangled by ice and sank 3,000 meters below the surface, but researchers from the University of Cambridge have launched the Weddell Sea Expedition to locate its remains, according to the official website of the expedition. In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies The team is setting a milestone this year as the first-ever group to use Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) in the search for Shackleton’s ship....
It may be a New Year, but it’s still the same dreary winter season it was last week. There’s a lot more cold and wet weather in the future. Months of it. So you gotta get prepared with the right kind of clothing to make those bad days less torturous. Especially on your feet. So the Timberland 6 Inch Classic Waterproof Boots on sale at Nordstrom would make for a great purchase this winter season....
If you want the real story, preparing to go high for your first peak-bag is more brains than brawn. Sure, there are some specific exercises that will help you muscle your way up, but it’s the “high” in high-altitude that you need to pay attention to most. Photo by Jon Kedrowski In fact, some of the most physically fit people run into the most trouble on big mountain hikes, says Lloyd Athearn, executive director for the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative....
