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20 things you can learn from this issue

Men's Fitness, Sept, 2003

1 If you only eat one meal a day, make it breakfast. Then change your mind about the whole thing by lunchtime. (page 62)

2 Warm milk really can help you sleep ... but warm beer is just plain gross, no matter what those Brits say. (page 50)

3 For $250, you can buy this cool solar-powered watch. For $5, we'll make you a sundial. (page 24)

4 Pre-exhaustion means tiring out a muscle prior to doing a set of exercises, not staying out till 3 a.m. the night before your workout. (page 112)

5 Unless your name is Fonzie, it really doesn't matter if the water you drink is cool. (page 38)

6 Mushrooms taste good ... even the ones with a "decaying leaves" flavor. (page 79)

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7 The right home ab routine can make you look like a rock star.... Don't worry, it's not Keith Richards. (page 86)

8 Laughing can help your body process blood sugar. How many endocrinologists does it take to screw in a light bulb? Just one, but he'll make you give a urine sample first. (page 26)

9 A woman should always give her man some space ... but if it's more than 1,000 miles, you've got problems. (page 32)

10 Eating garlic can lower your cholesterol; it's also associated with a 32% reduction in vampirism. (page 34)

11 Running is really "controlled falling." Of course, so is drinking. (page 58)

12 Slowing down your workout can bring you faster results. Like when Doogie Howser met Hawkeye Pierce, it's a paradox. (page 114)

13 You haven't lived till you've experienced the original, Lou Ferrigno-starring Hulk TV show in Dolby 5.1 surround sound. (page 18)

14 If you want to discuss changes in your sex life, you should do it in a nonsexual setting ... but probably not during dinner with her parents. (page 44)

15 Eating too many sweets can make you look older. Did you know that Cap'n Crunch is really only 23? (page 72)

16 If you're going to visit Joshua Tree National Park, wait till the fall when it cools down. (The same goes for Woodland Hills, Calif., home base of MEN'S FITNESS.) (page 22)

17 You have a better chance of being hit by lightning than having your chute not open when you're skydiving. But if both happen at once, you're really in trouble. (page 16)

18 When magazines run articles about laser-vision surgery, they always include a creepy photo of somebody's eye. (page 26)

19 Write down the details of your workouts rather than trying to remember them, and you'll save precious brainpower for doing the Jumble. (page 46)

20 With a $10,000 sound system on your TV, it'll seem as if you're really there. Which could be a problem if your favorite show is CSI. (page 75)

20 things you can learn from this issue

Men's Fitness, Sept, 2003

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