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1 week ago | 
esquire.com.au | Ben Jhoty
MIDDLE AGE, YOU’D have to say, is aging rather well. If you wanted proof of that you need look no further than your Instagram feed, where you’ll see posts comparing what 50 or 60 looked like in 1980 compared to what it looks like now. For obvious reasons, former members of the ’80s show The Golden Girls are often used as a reference point for this type of content, which is frankly a little harsh on Betty White et al.
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1 week ago | 
menshealth.com.au | Ben Jhoty
PRO BODYBUILDING DOESN’T exactly have a saintly reputation, with a long association with the use of performance enhancing drugs, that have led to concerns about the sport’s safety. Now, research has confirmed that the pastime is dangerous. In a study conducted by researchers at the University of Padova, sudden cardiac death was found to be responsible for an unusually high proportion of deaths in male bodybuilders globally, with the risk highest among professional bodybuilders.
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2 weeks ago | 
esquiresg.com | Ben Jhoty
MIKE ON MIC? That was the news that reverberated around the basketball world, amid the craziness of the second round of the NBA play-offs. In case you missed it, Michael Jordan, ‘his airness’, arguably (in the most vehement sense of that word) the GOAT, the richest athlete of all time (RAOAT) and owner of the most culturally resonant shoe brand in history, will be joining NBC’s NBA coverage next year.
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2 weeks ago | 
esquiresg.com | Ben Jhoty
/In the third round of the 2008 Miami Masters, Russian tennis player Mikhail Youzhny turned his racquet on himself. With the match locked at one set apiece and his opponent, Nicolás Almagro, attempting to serve it out at 5-4 in the deciding set, Youzhny forced break point. A long and gripping rally followed, before Youzhny hit a tired backhand into the net.
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3 weeks ago | 
menshealth.com.au | Ben Jhoty
IT TURNS OUT man’s best friend is also your mind’s bestie, too. That’s because a dog is far more effective in motivating you to get off the couch and get moving than any personal trainer you can find, according to new research commissioned by Asics.
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1 month ago | 
menshealth.com.au | Ben Jhoty
HOW WOULD YOU rate your life up to date? What grade would you give yourself? If you said a B or a B+, you’re probably going a little easy on yourself, which is okay – no one wants to admit to being a C student. But the paradox of the ‘assignment’ is that those who’ve achieved the most in life are often the hardest markers of themselves, which is perhaps why they’re so successful. So, when Trent Scanlen tells me that he once gave his life a B minus, I’m not overly surprised.
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1 month ago | 
esquire.com.au | Ben Jhoty
GEORGE CLOONEY HAS been the poster boy for a lot of things over the course of his Hollywood career. Old school charm and sophistication, left-leaning political activism, self-conscious fund raising for humanitarian causes, Nespresso, and, you could argue, for punching above his weight in securing a marital partner (human rights lawyer, Amal).
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1 month ago | 
menshealth.com.au | Ben Jhoty
WHEN ALEX NOBLE appears on my screen for our interview, my first impression is that I might have accidently intruded on a video link with the actor Cillian Murphy. There’s the same soulful eyes, prominent cheekbones, an arresting presence and perhaps a little of the not-suffering-fools demeanour of the Irish actor. But when Noble speaks, such idle thoughts are quickly dispelled, though, you could argue the 22-year-old Sydneysider has a story that belongs on the silver screen.
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1 month ago | 
menshealth.com.au | Ben Jhoty
SAY THE PHRASE ‘Leg Day’ to a certain type of fitness enthusiast and their eyes will light up. Say it to another, probably less seasoned gym-goer and you’ll either be met with looks of horror or with a shrug. Yes, leg day is polarising. Those who’ve never really targeted their pins before will likely struggle to see the point in a session dedicated to muscles that are often buried underneath jeans or chinos.
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1 month ago | 
menshealth.com.au | Ben Jhoty
DAVID BECKHAM DOESN’T do things by halves, except perhaps, football matches. Back in March he wowed the world by stripping down to his boxers for a viral bodywear campaign that also saw him grace the cover of Men’s Health in 10 countries, the moment helping mark the former football superstar’s 50th birthday, this year. After kicking goals with that campaign, Beckham has now turned his attention to outerwear, with his co-designed spring/summer 25 debut with BOSS.
