Ben Court

1 week ago | menshealth.com | Ben Court |Ebenezer Samuel

IN ONE CORNER of the convention center, a 63-year-old man grinds out a 340-pound bench press. Just a two-minute walk away, a group of hulking firemen raise 250-pound fire hydrants onto a four-foot-high scaffold, battling for the title of World’s Strongest Firefighter. Step into a side room and men with meaty hands wrap their sausage-like fingers around a steel tube loaded with 165 pounds of weight, grimacing as they lift using only the strength of their forearms.

1 week ago | sustainhealth.fit | Ben Court

Sports Direct has never been shy about kicking down gym doors, but the retailer’s latest entrance is more catwalk than footfall. Sports Direct has partnered with HYROX, the fast-rising fitness race that mashes endurance with strength inside arena settings, and the duo lit the fuse at HYROX Warsaw on 12–13 April. More than 2,500 competitors lunged, sled-pushed and burpee-broad-jumped through Europe’s first stadium HYROX, proving that sweat really does look better under floodlights.

2 weeks ago | menshealth.com | Ben Court

This story is part of a series on navigating the new world of Peak Protein, from the latest packaged products to emerging research. Read the rest of the stories here. WE’LL LET YOU in on a little secret. There’s a big reason why those shakes you buy at the grocery or the smoothie shop taste so good: added sugar. Some of those packaged bottles and prepared bowls can contain upwards of 25, 35, 45, and even 55 grams of added sugar.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Ben Court

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links."This story is part of a series on navigating the new world of Peak Protein, from the latest packaged products to emerging research. Read the rest of the stories here. WE’LL LET YOU in on a little secret. There’s a big reason why those shakes you buy at the grocery or the smoothie shop taste so good: added sugar.

4 weeks ago | sustainhealth.fit | Ben Court

The HYROX Relay Invitational has never been shy about making a noisy entrance, and this year’s edition promises enough drama to make a soap opera blush. Scheduled for Friday, 13 June, the fan‑favourite sprint spectacular will welcome 20 elite quartets—15 drawn from the season’s top‑ranked nations and five cheeky wildcards—into a 7 p.m. (local) showdown that will be livestreamed from start to tape‑break. Coverage flicks on at 6:20 p.m., perfect for pre‑race snacks and last‑second predictions.