Welcome to the September issue Of Men's Fitness Online

Welcome to the September issue of Men’s Fitness Online.This month we’ve got Wildman wisdom, Neanderthal muscle, brutal workouts, some genuinely interesting science and plenty more.

We’ve also rounded up 41 fitness events happening around Australia this September. Make sure you click through to our website for the full list and find your next challenge. Have a read. And if you’ve got a story you reckon belongs in Men’s Fitness, send it my way. I’d love to hear from you.

Todd Cole
Editor

todd@mensfitnessonline.com.au

OPINION

Wild for Men's Mental Health

Damian looks exactly like a man nicknamed Wildman should: Mohawk, head and neck tattoos, crocodile necklace, the whole shebang. Think Crocodile Dundee or Steve Irwin with shades of Chopper energy. But he preaches uncommon wisdom and drops pearls about men's mental health, especially young men. READ MORE

Damian ‘Wildman’ Duffy

At 42, the Northern Territory wildlife presenter won his boxing debut with one crisp right hand. But the life behind the punch is far more interesting than the knockout.

Are Your Part Neanderthal?

A 47,000-year-old gene variant is still giving some modern humans extra muscle. A new study published in Current Biology released August 05, 2026 has found that some modern humans possess a Neanderthal version of the growth hormone receptor.

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Think Cindy is a Bitch? Meet Karen

Tom Holland’s reported (CrossFit WOD) Cindy PR is 27 rounds: 810 reps in 20 minutes.

Then there’s Karen: 150 wall balls for time. Just misery, evenly distributed. Then Fran. Horrible. We break down all 17 of CrossFit’s infamous Girls, what each workout involves and exactly why they hurt.

Road, trail, gym, water, strength

41 Fitness Events on in September

Find Your Next Event

Ever wondered what you might be naturally good at? It’s not all training. Your height, arm span, leg length and torso proportions change the mechanics of how you move. So, what are you built for?

What is Your Ape Index?

Meet Grandpa Bodybuilder

He Lost 80 kg, rebuilt his life, gained a million followers and began competing in bodybuilding competitions. Meet Vovô bodybuilder.

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Where Is Techno Viking Now? The Internet Legend Who Disappeared

Before instagram influencers and viral video, there was a towering, shirtless man with braided hair and the build of a Norse god marching through a Berlin street party. The internet would later call him Techno Viking.

An experimental compound called TOFA increased energy expenditure by up to 18 per cent in obese mice, without a significant drop in lean mass. Here’s what the mouse study shows, and what it doesn’t.

Read About TOFA

Five Men Trained Shoulders Five Different Ways For 30 Days. One Method Was Clearly The Worst.

Browney put five very different shoulder-training methods to the test for 30 days. The experiment could not crown a winner, but it found a clear loser.

L-Carnitine: The Truth and Nothing but the Truth…

A meta-analyses have found that L-carnitine supplementation may produce modest reductions in body weight, body mass index and fat mass, particularly in people overweight or obese. Is that the whole truth?

Zyzz Built the Fitness-Influencer Blueprint. A New Documentary Reveals the Cost

Before fitness influencing became an industry, Zyzz built the template.

The transformation. The character. The catchphrases. A new Stan documentary uses private family footage, official documents and testimony from the people closest to Aziz Shavershian to examine the man behind the mythology—and the cost of maintaining the persona.

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