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Olivia Munn Is An Absolute BEAST In Combat Training Video For X-Men: Apocalypse [Video]A video posted by Olivia Munn (@oliviamunn) on Aug 1, 2015 at 11:15am PDT [Y]ou should be VERY, very scared of Olivia Munn. At least while she's training for her role as Psylocke—a... -
The Coke Effect: What Happens In Your Body After Chugging A Can Of Coke [Infographic][P]ssssssssh, how bad can an itty, bitty 140 calories really be? Not that it's mind-blowing whatsoever—we've been hating on soda hardcore for years—but if that 140 comes straight from a... -
The Workout Music Friday Five-Pack, V29 — Kaskade, Meek Mill, Major Lazer, & Martin Garrix[G]et amped. Every Friday we're dropping a five-pack of heart-thumping, blood-pumping workout songs to build out your playlist, hardwire a little energy into your workouts, and kickstart the... -
Upgrade Your Lettuce Game — Boost Your Nutrient Intake 3000% With This Two Second Salad HackImage: Epicurious [W]hat if we told you one mindless—and laughably easy—nutrition hack could boost your vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin C intake by over 3000%, and your potassium, calcium,... -
The Degree #GetMoving Challenge Week 4 — Push Yourself To Exhaustion With Crunch-Jump Rope Uber Supersets*This article originally appeared in Men's Health and was adapted for Lean It UP. [D]IPSET, DIPSET, DIPSET. We're halfway there. If you've been moving vigorously and maxing out over the... -
10 Naked World Class Athletes Dish On Body Image & Feeling Awesome In Your Own Skin [PHOTOS][O]ne size doesn't fit all. Want a little explosive inspiration to light up your week? Look no further than the lineup of world class athletes gracing the pages—completely au naturel—of... -
The Degree #GetMoving Challenge Week 2 — MAX OUT Your Body With Explosive Lunges, Push Ups, & Squats*This article originally appeared in Men's Health and was adapted for Lean It UP. [A]aaaaaaaaaaaand we're off. After a relatively simple week one—walk 12,500 steps/day—the Degree... -
[WOTM, 07/2015] SHRED UP Your Body Outdoors With The Bodyweight Hyperburner Workout Circuit[G]ET OUTSIDE. We adore the gym and love crushing weights just as much as anyone. It's basically a second home. But let's get serious for a second — it's July and it's GORGEOUS outside.... -
Washington Nationals' OF Bryce Harper Is Straight SHREDDED In ESPN's 2015 Body IssueImage: ESPN “You’re growing up and you go, ‘I want to be on the front of a Wheaties box, I want to be on the front of a Topps card, you want to be on the Body Issue” —... -
The Workout Music Friday Five-Pack, V28 — Flo Rida, Drake, Afrojack, & Dillon Francis[G]et amped. Every Friday we're dropping a five-pack of heart-thumping, blood-pumping workout songs to build out your playlist, hardwire a little energy into your workouts, and kickstart the... -
Shape Up This Summer With Chris Powell & The 6-Week Degree #GetMoving Challenge[G]et moving. We're PUMPED to announce that we've partnered with Degree, Men's Health, and Women's Health on a summer rendezvous to CRUSH a series of fitness challenges hosted by all-world... -
How Can I Get A Six Pack? 5 BIG Reasons Why Your Abs Aren't Growing[A]fter 1000's of crunches and seven brutally intense ab workouts per week, you'd think that it would all add up to that one coveted, magic number — 6. It's sad and discouraging when someone...
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Read MoreHow Can I Get A Six Pack? 5 BIG Reasons Why Your Abs Aren’t Growing
Building a stellar set of abs requires smart training, a LEAN diet, and minimal equipment — NOT ab workouts 7 days per week, ridiculous ab machines, or 1000’s of crunches. Here are the top 5 reasons why your abs AREN’T growing.
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Read MoreTweak The Way You Train — 5 Weight-Lifting Set Variations To Crank Up Fat Burn & Stimulate New Muscle Growth
Tweak your training and up the intensity with these 5 set variations; they’ll accelerate fat burn, spark new muscle growth, and burst frustrating plateaus.
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Read MoreThe 16 Best Shoulder Exercises To Destroy Your Delts And Carve Out Major Definition
Salivating over a pair of defined, striated, cannonball shoulders? Stay hungry. We’ve got an arsenal of powerful tools to destroy your delts and carve out gorgeous definition — a whopping 16 exercises deep.
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Read More8 Killer Superset Combos To Boost Workout Intensity And Invigorate Muscle Growth
If you’re still relying exclusively on straight, traditional sets as your only workout technique, blow up your training before it gets stale. Tap into your full-blown fat-incinerating, muscle-building potential with SUPERSETS.
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[WOTM, 12/2014] Upgrade Your Core This Winter With The Six-Pack Abs Gauntlet
Welcome to the fiery depths of abdominal hell. 11 exercises, 7 sets, 4 killer supersets — one incinerated core. Ready? ENTER THE GAUNTLET. December’s WOTM might be the most insidious ab workout we’ve ever concocted.
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Shakshuka — The Most Mouthgasmic Egg Dish You’ve Never Had [Recipes]
Shakshuka might be the most mouthgasmic egg dish you’ve never had. Or heard of. Or can even pronounce. Whip it up — it’s an uber-lean meal that’s perfect for brunch, dinner, or as a cure for a wicked hangover.
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The Meta Effect — 6 Uber-Easy Steps To Stay Lean & Healthy This Holiday Season
Winter is coming — be proactive and avoid the seasonal cycle of weight gain. To help combat the holiday onslaught, we’ve rolled out 6 uber-easy ways to eat healthier, live leaner, and ultimately keep your progress moving in the right direction.
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Jack Up Your Protein Intake — Here’s The Big List Of Top Protein Sources, Including The Best Options For Vegetarians
Protein is your #1 nutritional secret weapon to continuously build lean muscle & torch body fat. Here’s your full, go-to compendium of the top protein sources, including the best plant-based protein options for vegetarians and vegans.
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10 Easy Tactics To Prevent Your Stomach From Spontaneously Combusting This Thanksgiving
Don’t let your diet derail this Thanksgiving. Use these 10 quick tactics to eat leaner, burn more calories, and prevent your stomach from spontaneously combusting on Thanksgiving Day.
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Friday Five-Pack V14 — 5 Workout Songs To Energize Your Workouts And Kickstart The Weekend (11/17–11/21)
We’ve got a new five-pack of power workout songs to carry you into the weekend. This week — The Chainsmokers, ASTR, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, and John Dahlback.
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RUN, RUN, RUN — The 40 Best Running Songs To Power Any Marathon Cardio Session [Music]
Regardless of whether you’re destroying pavement or crushing a furious HIIT session, a sustainable infusion of eargasmic energy is mandatory. We’ve compiled a master playlist of the 40 best running songs to power any marathon cardio session.
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Get A Full Resistance Training Workout In Anywhere, Anytime With The Mega Bar [Product]
Struggling to get to the gym? Get a full resistance training workout in anywhere, anytime with the Mega Bar. It’s the Iron Gym on steroids.
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The 2014 Lean It UP Fitness Gift Guide — 12 Killer Gift Ideas For Your Favorite Fitness Junkie
Welcome to the Lean It UP 2014 Fitness Gift Guide, where dreams come true and happiness explodes everywhere. We’ve narrowed it down and hand-picked 12 of our favorite fitness gift ideas for the holiday season.
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[Workout Plans] Assault Your Core With The Dynamic Medicine Ball Abs Workout
Assault your core with the force of 472,948 cannonballs. The Dynamic Medicine Ball Abs Workout uses HIIT and a flurry of high-velocity exercises to peel off fat and build a strong set of abs. Get ANGRY and start throwing large objects.
Read More![10 Insanely Inspirational Quotes To Get Your Ass Moving This Monday, V4 [Monday Motivation]](../../wp-content/uploads/2014/11/il_570xN.386743257_aigw-67x67.jpg)
10 Insanely Inspirational Quotes To Get Your Ass Moving This Monday, V4 [Monday Motivation]
Sometimes you just need a little kick in the ass to set progress in motion. Every week we’re dropping 10 quotes, pictures, and other little bombs of inspiration to fuel your motivational furnace for the week ahead. Interpret at will and use it as a little injection of positive energy.
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Friday Five-Pack V13 — 5 Workout Songs To Energize Your Workouts And Kickstart The Weekend (11/10–11/14)
We’ve got a new five-pack of power workout songs to carry you into the weekend. This week — CAZZETTE, alt-J, and Walk The Moon.
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Got A Broken Diet? Fix It With This Simple 3-Step Process [Infographic]
Precision Nutrition put together a gorgeous, powerful infographic that lays out a simplified 3-step process to overhaul any horrible diet. It’s a shockingly simple—yet effective—way to look at nutrition, but it’s a smart guide to follow if you’re trying to make a lean, healthy upgrade.
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6 Power Medicine Ball Exercises To Dominate Your Core And Blast Your Body
Get back to basics. Blast your body, chisel out an iron-clad set of abs, and sweat up a tsunami with these 6 power medicine ball exercises.
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ Syncs Up Perfectly With This 1989 Aerobics Video [Video]
Chances are, you’ve already heard Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ about 4385723948x and find it insufferable at this point. But if you’re going to give it one more shot, listen to it synced up with this throwback 1989 aerobics video.
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Friday Five-Pack V12 — 5 Workout Songs To Energize Your Workouts And Kickstart The Weekend (11/3–11/7)
We’ve got a new five-pack of power workout songs to carry you into the weekend. This week — David Guetta, Kendrick Lamar, Calvin Harris, and OneRepublic.
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Need A New Power Snack? Get Deliciously, Nutritiously Horchata Drunk With Organic Gemini TigerNut Horchata [Product]
If you’re looking for a delicious new portable snack and/or drink to slash hunger, boost gut health, and shoot your body up with MASSIVE nutrition, give Organic Gemini TigerNut Horchata a shot. Grab a bottle the next time you’re perusing Whole Foods. It’s worth it.
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[WOTM, 11/2014] Build An Elite Physique With The 4-Day Muscle Thrashing Workout Program
Four workouts. One killer workout program. Get ready to shatter everything you know about your current body. We’re tearing it apart, pumping it with HQ muscle tissue, and pushing it into full-blown upgrade mode. You’re on alert.
Read More![Lebron James’ New Powerbeats2 Commercial WILL Amp You Up To Crush Your Next Gym Session [Video]](../../wp-content/uploads/2014/11/lebron-james-stars-new-beats-by-dre-commercial-October-2014-Her-Pink-Jersey--67x67.jpg)
Lebron James’ New Powerbeats2 Commercial WILL Amp You Up To Crush Your Next Gym Session [Video]
Beats By Dre recently dropped their newest commercial, this time for their new Powerbeats2 Wireless headphones. It features Lebron James, Cam Newton, and Serena Williams, and per usual, it’s high octane motivational fuel. Watch it once or twice, look me in the eyes, and find a way to tell me you’re not starving to go HAM on a weight stack.
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5 Spookily Delicious, Candy-Inspired Protein Shake Recipes To Chug This Halloween [Recipes]
In the spirit of Halloween, we’ve lined up 5 spookily delicious protein smoothie recipes inspired by popular Halloween treats — including Almond Joy, Reese’s, Snickers, Peppermint Patties, and Caramel Apples.
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Nutrition
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Supplements
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