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  PHYSICAL’ STARS ROSE BYRNE AND DIERDRE FRIEL SHARE THEIR TAKE ON GYM FASHION Physical” has been a hit for Apple TV+, and with Season 2 set to stream from June 3, there’s never been a better time to put on your leg warmers and get involved. Set largely in the 1980s, “Physical” follows Sheila Rubin, acted to perfection by Rose Byrne, as she builds a fitness empire and navigates a turbulent friendship with Greta, portrayed by Dierdre Friel. Aerobics proves to be a much-needed escape for Rubin, who is struggling with an eating disorder and a selfish husband outside of the gym. Greta, meanwhile, is dealing with insecurities around being overweight and is also finding it difficult to find her place in the world. FEATURED ARTICLES   ✕ Powered By Trackerdslogo Greta portrayed by Deirdre Friel on Apple TV series Physical Apple TV While the show offers an uncomfortable and necessary look at the fallibilities of the human psyche, there are some sparkling — and glittering — rays of light in ther

  WHEN IT COMES TO ENJOYING BRANDY, SIP WISELY BUT GO ‘NUTS’ Moving forward consistently with your fitness goals at times requires backing off boozy brunches or after-work alcohol indulgences. Julious Grant, founder of Omage brandy, is personally aware of the balancing act between staying fit and enjoying life every now and then. Before becoming one of the leading wine and spirits experts in the United States, Grant was a guard at Bethune Cookman University in the late ‘80s, where he averaged nearly 12 points a game his senior season. To this day, Grant, still physically active and watches his caloric intake, but Grant says that you can still enjoy the occasional highball — or straight up — without always having to go completely high and dry when it comes to alcohol. FEATURED ARTICLES   ✕ Powered By DistroScale Video PlatformDistroScale Video Platform When it comes to brandy, he says that it’s best sipped after either a fine dinner or just kicking back and enjoying an evening chill. He

  NFL GREAT VERNON DAVIS SINGS THE PRAISES OF PILATES Over the last two or three decades, professional athletes have put as much effort into training as they have the skill development that comes with their sport. This is very true when it comes to football players. Nowadays, teams have coaches and trainers specifically to help them in the weight room. When you saw Vernon Davis play, you could tell he was well acquainted with iron. He had one of the most impressive physiques in the NFL during his 14-year career. Nonetheless, as he told Zack Zeigler and Mike Myers on a recent episode of M&F Reps, he still felt the wear and tear of the game every day. “It takes a big toll on your body,” said Davis. “The key is to make sure you’re stable mentally, physically, emotionally, and just do all that you can to make sure that you can go out there and do what you have to do.” The Super Bowl 50 champion then added Pilates into his routine, and he felt it gave him new life on and off the field.

  PRE-DAWN TRAINING WITH SPARTAN COFOUNDER JOE DE SENA IN SPARTA, GREECE A little after 5 a.m. a day before the 2019 Spartan Trifecta World Championships in Sparta, Greece, and I’m drinking Spartan Tea with Spartan Race cofounder and CEO Joe De Sena on the porch of a guest house that sits atop a mountain. We’re several miles outside of Sparta, killing time before our pre-dawn workout. What we’ll be doing when we train is a mystery, as De Sena met all of my inquiries with a shrug and “We’ll figure something out.” Later in the day, De Sena will be part of a press conference with Sparta city bigwigs and a handful of racers favored to win. After that, he’ll oversee a parade featuring elite racers from more than 68 nations vying for the title in their respective heat. His phone blows up with texts and emails as I ask him about raising kids, intermittent fasting (he’s been testing out a plan to eat between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to provide a four-hour cushion without food before hitting the sack)

  10 TIMES NICOLE WILKINS WAS ABSOLUTELY SHREDDED ON INSTAGRAM Nicole Wilkins is cemented as a bodybuilding icon, but in reality her first love was gymnastics. She had been involved with gymnastics since she was 7 and continued all the way up to high school. What changed her fitness path were two meniscus tears in the same knee. As part of her recovery, she began to spend more time in the gym and realized that overall fitness was her true passion. She officially retired from the sport after competing in the 2002 gymnastics event at the Arnold Sports Festival.  After several years of preparation and competing in small shows, she eventually became the youngest winner of the Olympia Figure competition at just 25 years old. Over the years, she’s racked up a ton of accolades and continues to be a shinning beacon for fitness inspiration.  Take a look at her amazingly strong physique on her Instagram.

  PHYSICAL’ STARS ROSE BYRNE AND DIERDRE FRIEL SHARE THEIR TAKE ON GYM FASHION “Physical” has been a hit for Apple TV+, and with Season 2 set to stream from June 3, there’s never been a better time to put on your leg warmers and get involved. Set largely in the 1980s, “Physical” follows Sheila Rubin, acted to perfection by Rose Byrne, as she builds a fitness empire and navigates a turbulent friendship with Greta, portrayed by Dierdre Friel. Aerobics proves to be a much-needed escape for Rubin, who is struggling with an eating disorder and a selfish husband outside of the gym. Greta, meanwhile, is dealing with insecurities around being overweight and is also finding it difficult to find her place in the world. FEATURED ARTICLES   ✕ Powered By Trackerdslogo Greta portrayed by Deirdre Friel on Apple TV series Physical Apple TV While the show offers an uncomfortable and necessary look at the fallibilities of the human psyche, there are some sparkling — and glittering — rays of light in the

  OUR 20 FAVORITE WOMEN FROM THE MARVEL UNIVERSE Over the last decade, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has become an expansive and multifaceted entity. Avengers: Infinity War, alone, took in more than $2 billion at the international box office (not counting Blu-ray sales and merchandise tie-ins). That worldwide gross was helped, in large part, by the incredible characters that filled the screen. More specifically, Marvel casts touted some of the best actresses in Hollywood. And it’s not just the Avengers films that showcase strong, memorable female leads—nearly every Marvel film features a woman that is ready to kick just as much ass as her male counterpart. Here, we’ve highlighted some of the best women Marvel has to offer. Take a look through to see some of the franchise’s showstoppers, in no particular order.

  WHITNEY JONES EXPLAINS HER CHAMPIONSHIP-LEVEL TOUGHNESS ON THE ‘FIT ROCKSTAR SHOW’ Three-time Fitness Olympia champion Whitney Jones wears several hats at once. Aside from being the No. 1 athlete in her division, she is also active in media as a co-host of Femme Flex Friday, she works as a coach, and most importantly, she’s a mom. Jones took some rare free time to sit down with Isabelle Turell on the Fit Rockstar Show, and she described her approach to all things in life – keep it real. “I don’t know how to fake much of anything. What you see is what you get,” she said with a smile. Jones journey and career hasn’t been easy. She may be most famous for overcoming ACL surgery to win the Fitness International and Fitness Olympia titles. She’s also had to back out of the Arnold one year due to a positive COVID test the week of the contest. As Jones told Turell, the reaction to what happens can be what matters most. “You have to take life for what it is and make the best of it,” said Jone

  BOJANA VASILJEVIC AND CHRIS MINNES SHARE WHY THEY GOT INTO PROMOTING The IFBB Pro League and NPC are about the athletes, but they aren’t the only component of putting on a bodybuilding show. Promoters are vital to the success of the sport of bodybuilding. IFBB Figure Pro Bojana Vasiljevic and owner of Center Podium Productions Chris Minnes understand that a bad experience can lead to a negative outlook on their industry. They explained how they came to that conclusion on Femme Flex Friday. “I had a huge, just bad experience after bad experience as an athlete,” Minnes said. “I was like, ‘we can do this better.’” Chris Minnes did just that. Even though he was still competing in 2011, he dove head first into starting his own show. After he secured a sanction, he put on his first show in Tahoe, California, and it was well-received by the athletes and people that attended. “It just kept growing, and we used the same business model that basically I started in Tahoe in 2011,” he told co-hos

  CHERISSA JACKSON USES PHYSICAL FITNESS TO IMPROVE HER MENTAL FITNESS Many people that are into fitness want to do more than improve their bodies. They use their efforts from the workouts to focus on and improve mental health as well. Cherissa Jackson is the American Veterans Chief Medical Executive as well as the founder of Project Give Hope, and she understands that one coincides with the other. Jackson feels that working on physical health will help one’s mental health, and vice versa. “I see physical health and mental health as a marriage,” Jackson said. “If you take care of your physical health, your mental health will follow.” Veterans across America deal with various mental and physical issues that require medical attention. Jackson works to provide those veterans with the advocacy and guidance they need to H.E.A.L. That stands for Healthcare, Evaluation, Advocacy, and Legislation. This is more than a job for Jackson, it’s a calling. FEATURED ARTICLES   ✕ Powered By Trackerdslo

  HERE’S HOW NWA STAR KAMILLE DOMINATES IN PRO WRESTLING AND BODYBUILDING Long-time pro wrestling fans who yearn for some old school “wrasslin’” have helped the National Wrestling Alliance to re-emerge over the last few years as a fully-fledged promotion, now broadcasting weekly shows and special pay-per-view-events that are available to stream via FITE. There’s no doubt that while WWE and AEW offer cutting-edge graphics, pyrotechnics, and lighting on their grapple-based shows, the NWA has found its niche by keeping an old-school look and feel that harks to a magical era, bringing back fond memories of Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, and the Von Erich’s lofty heyday. And, if you are looking for a legitimate athlete that looks like she could kick your a**, you’ll be pleased to know that the current NWA Women’s Champion, Kamille, fits the bill perfectly. Formerly known by the longer ring name; Kamille “Brickhouse” (because she is built like one!), M&F sat down with the 28-year-old (whose re

  RYAN MONTGOMERY IS ONE OF COUNTRY MUSIC’S FASTEST RISING — AND FITTEST STARS Unless you’re a music star performing in front of thousands of people, or maybe a competitive physique athlete, you’ve probably never dealt with Ryan Montgomery’s dilemma come leg day. “Because I wear jeans on stage, and because of the upward angle, it makes my legs look bigger than they really are,” says the 23-year-old country music artist, who’s gracing more stages than ever these days. “You get those fricking big legs in the jeans, and it makes your upper body look awful on stage. So, I’m always trying to achieve a balanced look.” Whatever Montgomery’s doing in the gym is translating nicely to his music career. Young as he is, he’s been at it for over a decade already. The South Florida native started writing music and performing at age 12, after first picking up a guitar at age 5. At 18, he was playing live at bars. The next year he “got the crazy idea to take my truck out to the middle of a tailgate be