Men’s Active - Fitness Magazine

Stephen Amell spent eight seasons playing Oliver Queen on Arrow, a role that demanded shoulder and core durability beyond what typical gym training builds. His conditioning has long leaned on bodyweight and… #stephenamell #fitness #plankstacker #corestrength #shoulderstability

Kerem Bursin spent the first half of 2026 training for a role built entirely around physical performance. “Çizginin Dışında,” a volleyball drama from O3 Medya, was reported as his most physically demanding project to… #kerembursin #grandmaisonistanbul #fitness #strengthtraining

Royce Dunne won the CrossFit Total at the 2018 CrossFit Games. He did not win the back squat. He did not win the shoulder press. He did not win the deadlift. He still posted the highest combined score on the floor… #roycedunne #crossfit #crossfitgames #strengthtraining #fitness

Ben Fowler walked into the 2026 Rebel Renegade Games in Johannesburg and never finished worse than fourth across nine events. He beat second place by more than 100 points before the competition had even ended. It was… #benfowler #crossfit #crossfitgames #fitness #fittestonearth

Patrick Wilson has been training seriously for over a decade, but never the same way twice. He’s 53 now, and the version of him racing Hyrox events across the US and Australia looks almost nothing like the… #patrickwilson #hybridtraining #strengthtraining #fitness #hyrox

Mike Thurston films his full-day-of-eating videos from a kitchen in Dubai he’s still unpacking. Four meals a day, most days — two he still gets delivered, two he now makes himself. The reason for cooking two of… #mikethurston #nutrition #proteintarget #fitness #fulldayofeating

Theo James turns 41 in December. The cover of British GQ’s issue, promoting a second season of The Gentlemen and two Italian restaurants he’s helped build in London. He’s also a father of two. None of that has… #theojames #strengthtraining #menover40 #fitness #thegentlemen

Chris Bumstead won six consecutive Mr. Olympia Classic Physique titles between 2019 and 2024. He stepped away from competition after that run. He did not step away from the gym. This week he posted a three-part leg… #chrisbumstead #legday #bodybuilding #fitness #classicphysique

Mason Gooding grew up in Los Angeles, the son of an Academy Award-winning actor, inside a level of scrutiny most kids never face. He has described his younger self bluntly: a chubby kid. Two weeks ago, he opened his… #masongooding #strengthtraining #physique #fitness #scream7

Thoren Bradley grew up in the wildland outside Yosemite National Park, in Groveland, California. His father was an arborist. Firewood was the family’s heat source, and chopping it was simply chores. His father died… #fitness #functionaltraining #strengthcoach #thorenbradley

Ricky Martin has spent nearly five decades on stage, from Menudo at twelve to global pop stardom by his mid-twenties. Earlier this month, he posted a video from a beach in Puerto Rico — no crew, no staging —… #fitness #fitnessover50 #functionaltraining #capoeira #rickymartin

Chris Hemsworth built a career on looking fearless. For a year and a half early in that career, he wasn’t. Not on camera, not off it. Anxiety showed up the moment he woke up and stayed until he fell asleep —… #fitness #mensmentalhealth #mentalperformance #chrishemsworth

Jason Statham was 40 when a prison-yard pull-up bar became one of the most repeated images in his filmography. The scene is from Death Race, released in 2008. Eighteen years later, it is still being clipped, slowed… #jasonstatham #strengthtraining #pullups #fitness #deathrace

Sergio Ramos turned 40 in March 2026. Transfermarkt has listed his club status as one word since January 1: none. On July 31, he posted a solo hillside sprint session — no team badge, no staff, no one… #sergioramos #fitness #footballtraining #recoveryprotocol #matchready

Ollolai, Sardinia, 1941. Franco Columbu worked as a shepherd before he ever touched a barbell. He boxed for years, won more than 30 fights, then walked away — too hard on the face, he said. Weightlifting and powerlifting… #francocolumbu #pumpingiron #bodybuilding #powerlifting

Olympiacos SFP was founded in 1925 in Piraeus, Greece. It is the most decorated water polo club in Greek history — 39 domestic league titles, two European Champions League trophies (2002, 2018). In June 2026, its… #olympiacoswaterpolo #strengthandconditioning #europeanchampions

None of it started with a script. Six months before the first season shot in 2018, trainer Simon Waterson — the same coach behind two James Bond preparations — built him a program around pulling heavy weight off the… #johnkrasinski #mobility #jackryan #fitness #trainingover40

Most lower-body programming isolates one plane at a time: squat day, hinge day, unilateral day. This complex forces the hips, glutes, hamstrings, and quads through hinge, squat, and single-leg patterns inside the same… #kettlebell #legday #strengthtraining #hipmobility

T.J. Hoban was told he should be a fitness model while walking on a San Diego beach in the early 2000s. Before that, in his own words, he was “a runt with coke bottle glasses, braces, and a bowl haircut.” He asked for a… #itsalwayssunny #wbffpro #physique #fitness #fitnessmodel

Kelly Slater walked away from full-time competition in 2024. Retired. Hip rebuilt with titanium. Two newborns at home. Then he took a wildcard entry into the 2026 Outerknown Tahiti Pro — straight into Teahupo’o, the heaviest wave… #kellyslater #surfing #wsl #fitness #teahupoo