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When it comes to holiday shopping , it’s easy to go big. Whether you’re browsing the latest gadgets, looking for a celebration-worthy whiskey , or searching for some well-made apparel , it can be tempting to think that bigger price tags correlate with better gifts. But that’s not necessarily the case, and this guide will help you uncover an important holiday shopping truth: There are lots of great men’s gifts under $50. Whether you’re shopping for a friend or family member or just need to grab something for the annual office White Elephant gift exchange (do those still happen?), this guide will help you find something great. Bottom line: You don’t have to break the bank to show you care. Here, we’ve rounded up a bunch of small gifts, all under $50, for everyone you want to show a little love—or who may have slipped your mind—this holiday season. The Best Gifts for Diehard Fans of Any Sport Read article The Best Men’s Gifts Under $50 for 2022 from Men's Journal https:/...

Oleksii Novikov is the champion of the 2022 Strongman Rogue Invitational . This variation of the strength sports contest took place from Oct. 28-30, 2022, in Austin, TX. Novikov’s victory continues an impressive run where the athlete has finished on the podium in 17 of his last 19 contests dating back to September 2020. That same stellar run includes seven victories, perhaps most notably the 2020 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) title. Trey Mitchell (second place) and Mitchell Hooper (third place) joined Novikov on the podium. Mitchell’s top-two performance is his immediate follow-up to a win at the 2022 Shaw Classic . Meanwhile, Hooper has yet another podium result in his young career after winning each of the recent 2022 Giants Live World Tour Finals and 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic UK competitions. To date, Hooper has failed to qualify for the top three on just one occasion — his debut at the 2022 WSM, where he came in eighth place overall. Here are the final standings from the...

After a four-day contest from Oct. 27-30, 2022, in Austin, TX, Laura Horvath and Justin Medeiros are the Individual champions of the 2022 CrossFit Rogue Invitational . For Medeiros, he successfully defended his Men’s title from last year’s Rogue competition. It’s the latest achievement for the two-time reigning Fittest Man on Earth® . Meanwhile, after a solid third-place finish at the 2022 CrossFit Games, Horvath dominated to capture the Women’s title. Chandler Smith and Jeffrey Adler joined Medeiros on the Men’s podium in second and third place, respectively. On the Women’s side, former two-time CrossFit Games champion Annie Thorisdottir (second) and 2022 CrossFit Games Rookie of the Year Emma Lawson (third) finished just behind Horvath. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rogue Invitational (@rogueinvitational) [Related: How to Do the Trap Bar Deadlift — Variations, Benefits, and Common Mistakes ] Here are the final sta...

You might not want straight-up tree trunks for legs , but if you’re craving more solid muscle mass—especially in the notoriously tough-to-build calves—you need targeted calf exercises, aside from just hammering your lower body in colossal leg-day workouts. Calves can be especially challenging. We’ve heard plenty of lifters complain that they just don’t have the right genetics to build big calf muscles . But these stubborn muscles can grow, if you approach your workouts the right way. First, some anatomy: The calf is made up of two main muscles. The gastrocnemius is a lower leg muscle that sits just under the skin, and it makes up the bulk of the calf. Then there’s the soleus, a wide, flat muscle that starts below your knee and runs down your lower leg, connecting to the Achilles tendon above the heel. These muscles connect the knee and ankle joint to help with knee flexion and extension so you can walk, run, and jump. Here, we’ve compiled some of the greatest muscle-building calf ...

As the new Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RR rolled into my driveway in Toronto, it was love at first sight. From the sturdy definition of its more-dressed-than-naked frame to the hand-stitched black leather seat and wasp tail, the Speed Triple 1200 RR is flat-out chic—a couture machine engineered with the power and tech to back it up its aggressive appearance. I eagerly suited up and tossed a leg over the bike to experience the performance firsthand . Downtown Toronto traffic comes with a multitude of challenges. The area has a seemingly unplanned grid of one- and two-way streets, and it’s shared by a network of streetcars and bicycle lanes and criss-crossed with pedestrian crossings. But despite the chaos, navigating these buzzing urban thoroughfares on the nimble and sporty Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RR was painless. At rider’s command, the bike offered instant and sustained power to zip around obstacles. And with Triumph’s Quickshifter, I maneuvered through traffic at variable speeds w...

Men’s Journal ’s Everyday Warrior With Mike Sarraille is a podcast that inspires individuals to live more fulfilling lives by having conversations with disrupters and high performers in all walks of life. In episode 32, we spoke to professional bull rider Ezekiel Mitchell. Listen to the full episode above (scroll down for the transcript) and see more from this series below. This interview has not been edited for length or clarity. Mike Sarraille: Welcome to the Men’s Journal Everyday Warrior podcast. I’m your host, Mike Sarraille. I’m joined today by Ezekiel Mitchell—25 years old, the only Black bull rider in PBR. Is that correct? Ezekiel Mitchell: I guess at the Unleashed to Be Series or the Team Series level? Yeah. I’m the only one. Mike Sarraille: I wanna dive into that. And you’re 36th in the world. Ezekiel Mitchell: Yeah. I’d like to be a lot higher than that, and I know I’m capable of being a lot higher than that. So, uh, I don’t know. It, it doesn’t sink in. I guess. ...