Men's Fitness Guide

Put together by experts in weight training, fat shedding, body toning and training-focused nutrition, the Men's Fitness Guide series of bookazines zone in on different topics to get you on track to the body you want. We've got the Complete Guide to Dumb-bell Training, Meals that Make Muscle, the updated Workout Manual for 2020, and many more dedicated specialist magazines for you to keep at home for expert tips in an instant.

Men's Fitness Guide

About this guide • If you’re struggling to fit your workout into your busy schedule, don’t worry. Our training plans will get results in less than an hour a week

Muscle 101 • What happens to your body during and after a workout? Here’s the simple science behind adding muscle mass and making your body bigger and stronger

Stay on track • Whether you’re burning fat or building muscle, sticking to a training plan will be hard. Use the latest research on motivation and psychology to keep going

Decoding the workouts • The crucial information you need to know before starting to do these routines

NO KIT FAT LOSS PLAN • These workouts are short, sharp and ideal for blasting flab and helping you achieve a lean physique. And the best bit? They all take 20 minutes or less

Workout 1 • This timed circuit will turn your body into a fat-burning furnace in under 20 minutes

Workout 2 • To achieve maximum calorie burn, complete as many rounds of this fat-fighting circuit as possible in 20 minutes

Workout 3 • Complete this 100-rep challenge to torch belly fat

Progressions • Follow the workouts as described in the previous pages for four weeks, then use the progressions below to make things harder. This will ensure your fitness and fat loss progress and will allow you to use the workouts for a complete 12-week plan

HOME GYM MUSCLE BUILDING PLAN • These workouts use easy-to-store equipment to increase your bulkbuilding potential without turning your lounge into a glorified weights room

Workout 1 • This upper-body workout uses simple kit to generate big, muscle-building results

Workout 2 • This workout uses lifts with long eccentric phases to help encourage new muscle tissue growth

Workout 3 • This lower-body superset workout will build muscle and torch fat

Progressions • Follow the workouts as described in the previous pages for four weeks, then use the progressions below to make things harder. This will ensure your fitness and muscle building progress and will allow you to use the workouts for a complete 12-week plan

Know your muscles • There are over 600 muscles in the human body. These are the major ones you’ll target in these workouts

RECOVER FASTER • Training takes a lot out of you, both physically and mentally. But for the best fat loss results you need to train consistently, so try these five recovery strategies so you’re ready to give every session all you’ve got