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If you are tired at the end of the work week, try this: drink strong coffee and take 20-25 minutes of sound sleep. Ñ ABDUL ARIF, BANGALORE Well, we have heard of the occasional male stripper – yes, even in India.

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These activities may be modest by men's standards, but they are a lot of fun for girls. Ñ CHANDAN SINHA, KOLKATA She just realized something: contrary to what she thought in those first love-soaked months, you are not perfect.

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If you know you're simply not cut out for an affair, be honest and look at what makes you vulnerable,” says Men's Health columnist Pooja Bedi. This automatically helps you stay informed because you know your wife will ask you about it when you get home,” says Don David Lusterman, PhD, the author of Infidelity: A Survival Guide.

Alpha Male 03/08 All you need to lead in life

You've met her, spent time with her, maybe even worked with her - she's the woman who hints at possibilities. The next time you're about to orgasm, contract the same muscles a little earlier and relax.

Work the ﬂ attery without appearing opportunistic in her eyes

Buy something too big and she'll accuse you of thinking she's fat, which is worse. If your choice clashes with her personality, she'll feel like she's wearing a fancy costume.

03/08 ALPHA MALE

All my friends who have been married for a few years complain that their wives don't want to have sex. 4 Stomach Discuss her softer angles and curves when she lies on her back so that her stomach is flat.

Before dialling for the doc, ﬁ nd out what that stomach pain really is,

YOU PAY Rs 1280 BECAUSE people driving at high speeds are more likely to brake hard which puts more stress on your car parts. YOU PAY Rs 2750 BECAUSE driving at high speeds is associated with muscle and back pain.

ALPHA MALE

Going to the eyeglass store is more than just reading a few lines under the capital A. If you have some snow on your shoulders, immediately start using a shampoo containing zinc pyrithione to fight dandruff for 2-3 weeks.

If your family doctor is out of town, try one of these health practitioners

If it does not cause pain, but if a red or white spot appears, your dentist may refer you for a biopsy. Take a smoke test which will help monitor the carbon monoxide levels in your blood and give you a warning.

Find out if you’re using your head

At your six-monthly checkup, the dentist can take a soft tissue sample that can highlight any potential risk of oral cancer.

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Blast fat and build muscle with this all-in-one workout on the rowing machine

Getting ﬁ t can be as simple as putting one foot in front of the other. But should you get on your bicycle or run for it?

Sneakers with thinner soles may protect your feet better

A variety of rice varieties grown around the Gangetic basin make rice one of the staples. Chotanagpur in the southern half of Bihar is home to some tribes who thrive on boiled grains and millets.

Primarily a vegetarian cuisine, the delicious food of Bihar reﬂ ects the simplicity of its people

The Mughal influence on the cuisine is seen in meat dishes like kheema, nahari, kebabs and biryanis. The delicious food of Bihar, mainly a vegetarian cuisine, reflects the simplicity of its people.

ALOO CHOKHA

Workers wear sattu for lunch, which is eaten with green chillies, crushed onions and salt. The use of the mildly hallucinogenic mahua flower in cooking is almost unique to these tribes.

SURPRISING SUPERFOODS

Dough-covered balls of sattu, grilled on hot coals and dipped in ghee are called litti, and are often eaten with aloo chokha (see recipe) or with chicken and mutton curries.

Eat up 10 great mouthfuls of antioxidants. They’re measured in

Calories: 110 Calories from Fat: 0 Total Fat: 0gm Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 5mg Total Carbs: 7gm Protein: 1gm. While he stopped eating junk food and opted for a high-protein diet, he would indulge in dum biryani, his favourite, once a month.

Don't go out of your way to deceive her; treat her with cool politeness and she will get the message. I don't know' can be perceived as weakness, but I see it as a sign of intelligence.

I have a lot of responsibilities and I like to achieve goals and tick things off my bucket list,” she says. I'm going to put fun things on my list so I have more things to cross off,” she says.

Here’s how to get the best return for your denim investment

True blue jeans are our default trouser setting, but it's easy to get it wrong. But in general, leaving two buttons open at the neck is considered the perfect combination of cool and sexy.

Too much of a good thing can be a problem when it comes to styling and grooming

Let the coin be your clue

Instant ﬁ x

Take off the pointy shoes, wear your ﬂ ip-ﬂ ops at work and make your life easy to manage with these gadgets

For example, to capture a good photo of the night sky, you'll need at least a two-minute exposure on a good camera. If you want to capture a moving image, you may need a film speed of ISO 1600, but the image may be bad.

Fitness

7 What is the name of the muscle that is located at the back of the lower leg and runs from the two heads just above the knee to the heel. 8 Considered the best indicator of cardiorespiratory endurance, which is best defined by the Fick equation.

ALPHA MALE Game Show

Abhinav Chopra

See, Akshay, you get caught in the middle and you'll end up with a bloody something-or-other. So tomorrow, when you're getting ready to work out, you tell your partner that you know his affair is his business and that you're not going to turn him in or even remind him of the trouble he's getting himself into.

Men’s Health Charm School

The next time you're laughed at, laugh along and throw in an innocuous line like, "We're happy, things are great, your daughter is the best." Then, when you're her parents, tell your girlfriend that she should tell them to stop the wedding jokes. You call me when you've done something even more stupid than writing this letter, like maybe trying to sharpen a pencil where it doesn't belong.

Q THE BIG QUESTION…

Wealth is the product of man’s capacity to think.”

On this earth there is no better treasure

Wealth is the slave of a wise man, the master of a fool.”

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.”

The importance of money ﬂ ows from it being a link

Take care of the luxuries

Early to rise and early to bed makes a male healthy and

Being rich is having money;

Whoever cultivates the

Know that wealth, sex- delights, power, learning

They say it is better to be poor and happy than rich

We are stripped bare by the curse

AND THE MOST ASKED QUESTION

5 PERSONAL BRAINER

Viswanathan Anand, world chess champion and India's first grandmaster, gives you his tips to make your mind razor sharp. For example, if someone is having a bad tournament or is a bit shaky, you know to keep pushing them slowly until they make a mistake or break down.

TAKE MY ADVICE

TAKE IT FROM ME VISWANATHAN ANAND

And then I write down all the things I could have done better, or I just choose something totally. Plant your foot on solid ground with the first step and then think of the next, and then the next.

The ideal mind is a focussed mind that is able to bring it all together at the right time. You have to be able do

Ñ on the ground and then be able to slowly push your rival off a cliff or trick them into going over the edge at will. When you are going through a bad problem, the important thing is to forget about taking first place and then decide how to save the situation, what to deal with first.

Somehow, from the time I was a 12-year-old boy, I would keep repeating the mantra, "I want to become the first grandmaster of India." When this actually happens, your brain shuts down and tells you it's done time. If someone starts reading all this, it is quite difficult to enjoy what you have.

ANAND’S WAR TACTICS

About partnership in marriage Having a stable family life is one of the most precious things for a sport. And when you need a break from what you're always doing, it's nice to just have fun with the family.

His shiny hair, which he runs his fingers through so often, throws his head back every time he does so. Then there are those you find at parties who have this glazed expression, walking around looking for lust-filled eyeballs nubile young things to watch from as close as they can see.

WOMAN TO MAN*

They don't squint endlessly in front of the looking glass, although they will be very well dressed, immaculate, flashy, debonair, suave. Do it like him: Include others in your ambition, and don't brag about the money.

VITAL SIGNS

VS Health

Make it work for you: Don't just surf the radio and leave your reliefs to chance. Make it work for you: Until researchers develop a safe handheld blue light device, you'll have to get creative.

Odd But True

In the study, those who choose their own tunes experienced significantly greater pain relief than the people who had songs selected by the researchers. The moves in Bikram yoga may look tame, especially compared to Ashtanga, the power yoga taught in health clubs, which is now also sold in the UK by actress Shilpa Shetty.

VS Fitness

After a few warm-up positions, the hot yogis are in the middle of a real killer: arms straight, on toes, then dropping into a squat with arms and thighs parallel to the floor, while still balancing on the ground. the balls of your feet. There must be mental and physical satisfaction in all this, as hot yoga has become a hyper-popular discipline.

Hot Stuff

"It will definitely improve your circulation and provide health benefits," says Dr Dhruba Lahkar, a practicing physician at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. It can alleviate the symptoms of the disease, but it is not going to remove the disease itself."

4 SINGLE-LEG BROAD JUMP

Increase your weak spots and strengthen your chicken legs with this lower body workout. Perform this routine twice a week in place of lower body lifts for three weeks or until you pass the strength test below and you'll be proud to get yours.

I Hate The Gym

You don't need fancy leg presses and squat racks to be fit enough to wear these shorts to the gym. TEST OF STRENGTH Jump five times forward on one leg, landing on both feet on the last jump.

VS Nutrition

HIT OR MYTH?

Get It Right

Women Speak

VS Sex

Get Compatible

You don't need to clean your ears.” Some people have problems with earwax build-up, but they You use a cotton swab, right?” asked the doctor, inserting them into the ear canal until it felt like a root canal.

Shipshape

13 Squats 3 sets of 12 barbell squats every day for six weeks to shed an inch. Thirty minutes of front crawling every day for six weeks will burn off an inch.

VS Weight Loss

10 Water it down Swallowing half a liter of H2O before meals can reduce calorie intake by a quarter (thirst is often mistaken for hunger). In just six weeks, you'll be an inch closer to that call from one of the national clubs.

SHOPPING

Spending Rs 1,000 on a gift with a pinch of creativity or thoughtfulness is equivalent to spending Rs 5,000 on a gift with none of the above. Put your mind to what gift will make each recipient happy and shop well ahead of the rest of the shopping hordes.

Spend Smart

Shopping during the season's clearance sales well in advance saves you from panic buying at the last minute. If there are several weddings coming up at the same time that you need to buy gifts for, spread out your purchases by buying in advance so you can use cash or a debit card.

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY OF CREDIT CARDS

If you think going on that expensive cruise is the only way to feel good about your life, then sure. There are plenty of places where it's okay to be a drunken jerk, but an office party isn't one of them.

VS Work

Play It Right

VS Proﬁ le

Pradipkumar

The message overload means that any new mail it tries to send refuses to make the trip. A frantic Pradeep must quickly identify some useless (hopefully) mail from his inbox and create a small opening for his new post to zoom off.

OFFICE A.D.D.?

SICK DAYS

Why," asks his colleagues Pradeep, "don't you clear out the inbox?" Um, because so many of them still need to be read and answered. You often feel overwhelmed by the number of phone calls or emails you have to deal with daily.

LIFE IS TOUGH

Dr. (Prof.) Manju Mehta, Clinical Psychology, AIIMS, explains, “Often, X Sharma in class IV, who could not sit still in class, becomes Mr. to sit still. attend company presentations.” Dr. Mehta describes the signs of ADHD: “His eyes dart around, his fingers are constantly drumming, his legs kick under the ground. For most people with ADD, their lives are filled with overwhelming chaos: piles of stuff, endless tasks, and out-of-control clutter.

MENTAL BLOCK

WHEN YOU LIVE WITH A.D.D

What keeps you coming back to your inbox is the prospect of excitement: information about a new project; great news about something; positive feedback from a colleague or the boss. If your symptoms point to ADD, add more grains and beans to your diet for better iron intake.

GRABS WHAT YOU?

Women are also ideally designed to wrap their legs around their partners in a coital embrace, a position that is very reassuring to a man. These garments make her legs more attractive than complete nudity, says psychologist Stuar t Fischoff, and during sex ask her to wrap her legs tightly around you.

HEADTURNERS

But if you're a male face, you probably find a woman's eyes her most erotic attribute. Have sex in front of a mirror - you'll get a look you normally can't focus on when you're so close to her.

POWER PAIRS

He is a professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of California at Irvine who has studied muscles for nearly 30 years. Training in the space cycle is like hanging a barbell on every atom in your body,” he says.

INSIDE THE

You see, I'm about to spin at 3g in a hypergravity exercise gym, a prototype designed for a space station on Mars. Like that of almost all muscle scientists, his goal is to find better ways to prevent muscle loss that occurs with aging, cancer, spinal injuries and, in the case of the Space Cycle, interplanetary travel.

MUSCLE

Only, Caiozzo isn't concerned with helping men build bigger biceps—his research interest is far less marketable. Since Cosgrove opened his gym, Results Fitness, in 2000, he has kept a detailed account of every workout held there.

LABORATORIES

So in order to compete with the gym down the street, I had to figure out what worked best.” And that meant collecting training data from a large number of ordinary men using different training methods. Cosgrove's California facility only offers semi-private training, meaning each training course is designed, monitored and recorded by a member of staff.

FUTURE SHOCK

Once you've completed all sets of both exercises, move on to the second pair. The first is when the myoﬁbrils—the parts of the ﬁber that contain the contractile proteins—increase in number.

IRON MAN

CAN COOK MEN

Use high-quality heat

Because they're so lean, they hardly ever burn, and they turn pink when they're done, which is almost always within five minutes or so. Leave the skins on if you like, or be nice to your guests and remove them before grilling.

CILANTRO

The size of the shrimp does not matter much, although larger shrimp look better and require less effort.

Learn to salsa

If you use wooden skewers, soak them in water for about half an hour before you start cooking so they are less likely to burn. The marbling in the shoulder keeps the meat juicy and delicious, even if you overcook it.

WITH BAY LEAVES

And using two skewers for each kebab will make the flipping process much, much easier. 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 tablespoon minced garlic Salt and pepper to taste Lots of bay leaves, preferably fresh.

Smoke some herb

Skewer the meat and the addition of fresh herbs inject an extra layer of flavor into this simple classic. 1 Start a charcoal or gas grill; the fire should be moderately hot and the rack should be about four inches from the heat source.

GRILLED CHICKEN WITH SESAME

Soak up the ﬂ avour

Tip: If you are cooking chicken, do not marinate the meat for more than five hours. THE BBQ BAND Three guys who love barbecue tell you why it's such a man's thing.

GET GRILLED!

The neat little grilles can be installed anywhere: on your patio, balcony or even indoors if you place it in an uncluttered area near an open window. The main body of the grill is usually made of cast aluminum, sheet steel, cast iron or stainless steel.

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Hold the side bridge for 15 to 45 seconds on each side, then do 4 to 12 reps of the diagonal arm lift plank. Hold the side bridge for 15 to 45 seconds and perform 6 to 12 repetitions of the ankle lower.

NUMBERS

Keeping your legs straight, lower your left leg until your foot is 2 to 3 inches off the floor. Glute-Bridge March Lie with your knees bent and your arms and heels on the floor.

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While most muscles propel you, your core resists movement—for example, to protect your spine when you twist your torso. When you hit a plateau in the press, squat, or any other strength movement, ask yourself if you're training your core as hard as you can.

If you never look quite right in your clothes, there’s a strong chance you’re simply not wearing the right colours

If you never look quite right in your clothes, chances are you're simply not wearing the right colors. Wear light colors such as beige, white and pastel colors of pink, blue, gray and green.

03/08 COLOUR CODE

COLOUR CODE 03/08

Pick and choose the right colours to jazz up your casual wardrobe

03/08 STYLE ESSENTIALS

STYLE CHOICE 03/08

See what’s in your wallet before you match your belts and shoes

03/08 STYLE COUNSELLOR

Yes, we do (and inﬁ nitely more than we require fairness creams!) We’re almost as prone to sunspots and skin cancer as Caucasians

Find out how to protect yourself

GROOMING 03/08

03/08 STYLE WARS

Burning style issues. Lasting fashion arguments

This is where they all slug it out

This month: Is it best to wear warm colours or cold colours?

03/08 STYLE QUIZ

Match the appropriate headgear with the shirt

03/08 ACCESSORIES

Choose the right watches with a hint of colour to match your clothes

STOCKISTS 03/08

1A guy at my gym tells me to train to failure on every set (until I can't do any more reps) to build muscle. Abhay, Delhi The idea of training to failure – lifting weights until your muscles can no longer complete another repetition – is promoted with religious zeal in some quarters.

PALAK PANEER HOT-POT

So in theory, working out in the morning would have a muscle-wasting effect, like dropping your body in the middle of a marathon. This is a myth: your body burns mostly fat while you sleep, so you have plenty of carb-derived fuel in the tank when you get up.

Slim down

Keeping your feet together and your head and upper back on the floor, slowly rotate your legs to the left as far as you can or until they are 3 inches off the ground. Extend your right leg out to the side so that the knee is locked and facing forward.

Bulk up

Squat (or leg press) 2. Leg curl
Seated alternating dumbbell press 4. Cable triceps extension
Dumbbell biceps curl 6. Crunch (15–20 repetitions)
Shoulders and arms
Knee-dominant exercises (described above), plus abs and calves
Chest and back
Hip-dominant exercises (described above), plus abs and calves again

Keep your back and bend at the waist and knees until your upper body is parallel to the floor. 2 Raise your upper left arm out to the side until it is parallel to the floor.

KNOW YOUR MUSCLES

2 Slowly lower the weights and pull them slightly back towards your shoulders until your upper arms are parallel to the floor and in line with your ears. 2 Hold the weights just in front of your shoulders at about jaw height, palms facing forward.

THE PAYOFF

ALTERNATING SWISS-BALL INLINE HAND ROLL PRESS 1 Grab a pair of dumbbells and position yourself on your back on a Swiss ball so that your torso is at a 45-degree angle to the floor. If you are doing an odd number of sets, start with your weaker arm on the first and third sets.

Total body training series

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Ease out

Keep your left shin vertical to the top of your foot, and your back foot at 90 degrees to your front foot. Remove the yoga block from this position and try to extend your left hand towards the floor.

MIND

The spicy tomato note was perfect, the penne betrayed no hint of blandness, and you could polish off the generous portion without it. There's just one downside to getting used to such healthy food: you may never be able to look at those vanaspati-soaked fried abominations again without wincing.

BODY

Oil has gotten some pretty bad press from health experts around the world, so you might as well be on the cutting edge and join the zero-oil movement by dining out at Saltz. The restaurant, which serves Oriental and Continental dishes, has a mini menu of oil-free dishes, with equal justice for vegetarians and carnivores.

Food for Thought

SOUL

Get five-minute snacks of energy bars, yogurt and fresh fruit every two hours. 4 Every month after you have been paid, log into your account and transfer online 10 percent of the salary to another account.

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