Jordan Peele is an American actor, writer and director who began his career in comedy, appearing in comedy sketches and later, his own sketch show. He has since turned his hand to directing movies and is responsible for some of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters in recent times. Quite simply, the man is incredibly talented.

So, who is Jordan Peele, what movies has he directed, who is his wife and what is his net worth? Allow us to answer all these questions and more below.

Jordan Peele Quick Facts

Name: Jordan Haworth Peele
Age: 43
DoB: 21 February 1979
Nationality: American
Height: 5 ft 7 1/2 in / 1.71m
Relationship Status: Married
Spouse: Chelsea Peretti
Net Worth: $50 million (estimated)
Instagram: @jordanpeele – 1.3m followers

Who Is Jordan Peele?

Jordan Peele is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker who was born on February 21st 1979 in New York City, to parents Lucinda Williams and Hayward Peele Jr. Jordan Peele was raised solely by his mother, who was single.

He attended The Computer School in Manhattan and then graduated from The Calhoun School, also in Manhattan, in 1997. Peele enrolled at the Sarah Lawrence College, a liberal arts college in Yonkers, New York, but dropped out to form a comedy duo with Rebecca Drysdale.

Jordan Peele Acting Career

Jordan Peele joined a couple of improvisational comedy sketch groups in Amsterdam and Chicago in the early 2000s, and he landed a gig hosting MTV’s Comedy Weekend in 2002.

Jordan Peele later joined the cast of the American comedy sketch show, Mad TV, for its ninth season in 2003. Keegan-Michael Key joined the cast soon after and the two were paired together as a comedy duo. The two would later star in their own comedy sketch show, Key & Peele, which ran from 31st January 2012 until 9th September 2015, with a total of 53 episodes across 5 seasons.

Many of the skits in Key & Peele went viral online (and are still available to watch) such as the substitute teacher sketch, which sees Keegan-Michael Key play a substitute teacher Mr Garvy, who pronounces students’ names incorrectly.

Peele appeared in the first season of Fargo in 2014, playing an FBI agent, and in 2016 he starred in and produced the feature film Keanu, alongside comedy partner Key.

Jordan Peele Movies

Get Out

Jordan Peele turned his hand to filmmaking and in 2017 released his first movie, Get Out, a horror film that follows a young black man (played by now frequent collaborator Daniel Kalyuuya) who meets his white girlfriend’s family and uncovers some strange happenings.

Get Out was met with universal acclaim and was regarded as one of the top 10 films of 2017 by Time magazine. Peele won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 90th Academy Awards, becoming the first African-American screenwriter to do so, and Get Out was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor for Kaluuya. Get Out currently holds a 98% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Us

Jordan Peele returned to directing with his second movie, Us, a psychological horror film that follows Adelaide Wilson (played by Lupita Nyong’o) and her family, who come across a group of doppelgängers. Us proved to be another critical and commercial success for Jordan Peele, and he once again received praise for his screenplay and direction.

Us holds a 93% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes but, while it was nominated for a number of awards, it didn’t receive any Academy Award nominations.

Nope

Jordan Peele’s third movie, Nope, was released in the US on 22nd July 2022 and is due for release in Australia on 11th August 2022. Nope once again sees Daniel Kaluuya star in the lead role, alongside Keke Palmer, as siblings who discover a UFO and attempt to capture video footage of it.

Jordan Peele said during an interview on the Smartless podcast, that he chose the title of ‘Nope’ because it is said many times during the movie, and that it stands for ‘Not of planet earth. Nope currently holds an approval rating of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Other Movie Projects

Aside from writing and directing his own movies, Jordan Peele has been involved with many other Hollywood projects. He co-produced the Spike Lee film BlacKkKlansman in 2018, which was a critical success and earned Peele an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.

Peele has released a series on the YouTube Premium streaming service called Weird City, which he co-created with Charlie Sanders. This too was met with critical acclaim.

Jordan Peele voiced ‘Bunny’ in the 2019 movie Toy Story 4, with comedy partner Keegan-Michael Peele voicing ‘Ducky’, Bunny’s sidekick.

Jordan Peele Wife & Family

Jordan Peele is married to American comedian and actress Chelsea Peretti, who is best known for starring as Gina Linetti in Brooklyn 99. The pair began dating in 2013 after Jordan Peele “slid into her DMs” on Instagram. They became engaged in November 2016 and eloped in April 2016. The couple has a son, Beau, who was born on Just 1st 2017.

Jordan Peele Net Worth

Jordan Peele’s net worth is an estimated $50 million according to Wealthy Gorilla.

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DMARGE has done the math and a shot of coffee costs just under 20c. So why does a coffee cost upwards of $5 at most cafes in Australia?

The cost of living is undeniably expensive and prices just keep on rising. And while one of the finer experiences in life is heading down to your local cafe and getting a barista-made cup of coffee, that too is getting pricey AF.

But why is it so expensive? By our calculations, coffee costs about 20 cents per shot. If you’re wanting the specifics of how we got this figure, one kilogram of coffee produces 142 shots and ten kilograms of coffee costs around $280. So, 280 divided by 1420 equals 0.1972 AKA 20 damn cents.

Now, if you’re a coffee drinker who prefers a bit of milk with your caffeinated beverage (like a latte, flat white or cappuccino) that’s where the price understandably increases a tad. The average cost for a litre of milk in Australia is $1.50, so as most lattes use about 150ml of milk, that takes the total up to 43 cents (23c for the milk plus 20c for the shot of coffee).

However, if you have to have a ‘speciality’ milk, like oat or almond milk, in your coffee because it’s either a personal preference or a dietary requirement, your coffee will again understandably cost more. For instance, a litre of almond milk goes for roughly $3, meaning a latte made with almond milk costs 65 cents.

Considering the cost of a regular latte is just under 50c in terms of bare ingredients but most cafes in Australia charge $5, this begs the question: where is the extra $4.50 going?

Well obviously, there are other costs involved with cafes – the rent, wages, cups (bone china, ceramic or paper) etc. Plus, cafes need to make a profit. After all, it is a business and we live in a capitalist society – we can’t expect to just get coffee for free.

We won’t pretend to know all the costs involved with running a cafe but it would be interesting to see how much money per cup of coffee goes towards running costs and how much is a profit.

What we do know is that the entire Australian economy, plagued with sluggish wages and a f*cked up property market, needs a shake-up because if the standard cup of coffee does go up to $7 by the end of this year, coffee drinkers will riot…

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A clip that cuts between a scene from Don’t Look Up and a recent interview from a UK news program has gone viral on Twitter. Ultimately, the clip shows that fictional films and shows aren’t an escape from reality anymore. But before we dig deeper: here’s a little context.

For literal aeons, man has created fictional stories to make dealing with reality that little bit easier. Spoken stories turned into books which eventually turned into movies and television.

Think about the height of the pandemic; many of us went through an extremely tough time during COVID-19 and I’d argue most of us dealt with it by turning to shows and films that had nothing to do with pandemics or sickness; we escaped into a different and exciting (but fictional) reality.

But those days of escaping reality may be behind us; take the 2021 Netflix film Don’t Look Up, for instance. The entire film is an allegory for climate change and how we, as a society, aren’t taking the threat seriously enough.

The film is extreme in its portrayal of the US President and journalists who are overly ignorant and frustratingly blase about the world’s impending doom (in the film, a meteor is going to hit Earth and kill all living beings). And sure, it’s nothing new that movies and shows use not-so-subtle metaphors to urge viewers to care more about a real-world problem.

But what is new is that the film’s extreme portrayals actually aren’t that extreme anymore when compared to real life; proven by a recent clip that’s gone viral on Twitter. The clip shows a scene from Don’t Look Up, where Jennifer Lawrence’s character gets very upset that the anchors of a news show want to “keep the bad news light.”

WATCH: ‘Don’t Look Up’ eerily reflected in real life…

It then cuts to a real-life interview that occurred just a few days ago between the anchors of GB News – a United Kingdom news channel – and meteorologist John Hammond.

Hammond is there to discuss the heatwave that the UK is currently experiencing and warns the anchors and viewers that the heatwave is dangerous and will most likely result in many deaths. Hammond said, “This will be potentially lethal weather for a couple of days. It’ll be brief, but it’ll be brutal.”

At this point, anchor Bev Turner interrupts Hammond and says, “So, John, I want us to be happy about the weather… I don’t know whether something’s happened to meteorologists to make you all a little bit fatalistic and harbingers of doom.”

Turner’s comments and attitude are scarily similar to that of Cate Blanchett’s Don’t Look Up character. Hopefully, the world realises that we should take scientists, who have done the research and know the facts (no matter how scary or unpleasant), seriously.

That way Hollywood can return to making works of fiction that are utopias (or dystopias; whatever your poison) that are nothing like real life and we can escape into them once more. And in the meantime, you can watch the entire viral clip above.

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After years of intense speculation and insane price rises, it seems as if aftermarket prices for Rolex watches are starting to fall… And the ‘crypto crash’ might be to blame.

Anyone who’s even passingly familiar with watches knows that buying a Rolex at retail is near-impossible right now and that the coveted watches demand a ridiculous premium on the aftermarket. It’s a complex situation, which we’ve discussed in greater detail here.

Prices for popular Rolex models (as well as for other models from other popular watch brands, such as Audemars Piguet and Patek Philippe) have absolutely skyrocketed over the last two years during COVID – mirroring the insane hype around other alternative asset classes like NFTs and cryptocurrencies.

It’s no mystery why: in a global economy racked by recession and uncertainty, alternative asset classes have become much more desirable.

But things are changing. Recent months have seen a reversal in fortunes, with Rolexes on track to lose all the price gains they made this year on the resale market… Which neatly coincides with the ‘crypto crash’ that’s upset investors over the last few months, too.

As of publishing, WatchCharts’ Rolex Market Index – which is comprised of 30 popular Rolex models with high trade activity, such as the Cosmograph Daytona ‘Panda’ (ref. 116500) and the GMT-Master II ‘Pepsi’ (ref. 126710BLRO) – is now currently sitting at AU$19,851, down from a record high of over AU$23,000 in mid-April 2022. That’s an almost 14% decrease.

Interestingly, this decline roughly correlates with Bitcoin’s performance over the same period, which has fallen by over 30% over the last six months.

As Bloomberg puts it, “the bubble in secondhand timepieces was fueled by a combination of crypto and stock-market gains, stimulus cash and speculation. That is now unravelling.”

“So far, demand for both new watches and other types of luxury goods is holding up. But what’s happening in the secondary watch market is a stark reminder that the bling boom, particularly in the US, might not last.”

Bloomberg

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What does this all mean for retail investors? Well, it might be good news if you’ve been struggling to get a Rolex of your own. Cheaper prices on the aftermarket won’t just make it easier on your wallet to pick up a Rollie, but they’ll also disincentivise flippers from buying up new Rolexes at retail and exhausting allocations for the average buyer, making buying at retail a more realistic prospect.

On the flip side, it means that if you have a Rolex of your own, now might be the time to sell before prices drop any further – which they’re likely to do so anyway, as Rolex gets back up to full steam in terms of production, and stock/crypto markets continue to weaken.

Much to ponder.

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The wukalina Walk is the only Tasmanian Aboriginal owned multi-day hiking trip around. It provides a unique opportunity for guests and guides to connect. Located in North-Eastern lutruwita (Tasmania), the wukalina Walk goes through the larapuna (Bay of Fires) region, ending up at a restored 1800s cottage at Eddystone Point, allowing you to learn about Tasmanian Aboriginals’ land and culture, on their terms. It is a 4 day, 3 night tour.

A spring gleams, waves roar, and wind pelts sand into your eyes. You take off your hiking boots and trudge up a dune, following in the footsteps of your guide so you don’t step on one of the piles of shells (these Cultural Living Sites can be up to 45,000 years old). You get to the top and peek around (between gusts of wind), scarcely believing this pool, tucked behind a sand dune, barely 30 metres away from the ocean, could be fresh.

You get down on your haunches and take a sip. Yep: fresh. This is just one of many revelations you are going to have on the wukalina Walk, an Aboriginal owned and operated walking tour of the Mount William and larapuna (Bay of Fires) region. As our guide, Cody, explains, these midden mounds (as we are used to calling them) are not just mounds of discarded seafood (as the phrase can imply), but are important cultural living sites where Tasmanian Aboriginals used to live, hunt, cook, conduct smoking ceremonies and spin yarns.

WATCH: 4 days in 30 seconds on the wukalina Walk

This is just one of the revelations I had on the wukalina Walk, which I recently was lucky enough to join. Here’s a sample itinerary, as well as everything I learned along the way, and why I reckon it’s the hiking experience you should do in Tasmania.

Itinerary

Fly to Launceston

We flew to Launceston on Thursday evening, had dinner in Stelo at Pierres (local produce through an Italian lens) and then spent the night at Hotel Verge. This is just an example of what you might do, though, and is not included in the wukalina Walk tour.

Visit The Elders Centre

This is where the wukalina Walk experience begins. On Friday morning we went to the Elders Centre. We ate scones and drank tea with Elder Aunty Sharon and wukalina Walk’s general manager Gill Parssey. While doing so we learnt about the palawa story – one of sustainability and wellness, violent upheaval and resistance, survival, strength, healing and excellence.

Drive to the start of the walk

Depending on which walk you book (it varies between summer and winter, and the one we did was slightly different again, as it was a media trip), this part may vary. For us, we drove to Mount William (a couple of hours’ drive from the Elders Centre in Launceston) and walked to the top, on our first day. We then drove to Eddystone Point to stay in a beautifully restored lightkeepers cottage from the 1800s (at this point most normal tours would walk to the architecturally designed standing camp of krakani lumi in domed-ceiling huts).

Three days of walking (with the first and third being the main ones)

Enjoy two main days of hiking, fit around one day (in between) of relaxing around camp and being shown around a cultural living site (walking short distances). On your last day of walking (this day comprises walking 17km along some of the most stunning beaches in the world), end up at larapuna (Eddystone Point), to stay in a restored lighthouse cottage. Experience cultural activities, bush tucka, traditional foods and lots of yarning all along the way. Oh, and see Deep Creek on your way, too.

Drive Back To Launceston

After sleeping at the restored 1800s cottage, drive back to Launceston.

Have Dinner At Geronimo

This isn’t part of the wukalina Walk, but if you’re after Tasmanian produce done with Eurocentric flair, it’s a good choice for your last meal before flying out the next day.

Why You Should Try The wukalina Walk

The scenery is beautiful

I’m a sucker for scenery. And the wukalina Walk has it in spades. From Mount William, which we climbed on our first day, to Eddystone Lighthouse (where you arrive on your last night of walking), there are more incredible vistas than you can poke a sprig of kunzea at.

The accommodation is epic

The camp where you stay two nights (during the summer iteration of the walk) is amazing, with fancy-looking (but natural, and sustainable) huts designed in the traditional domed shape. Inside the huts lie two beds, netting for airflow (if you want it) and a wooden flap that can be opened or shut depending on whether you like to wake up with the light, or wake up when you like. These huts are also singed on the outside to make them less fire prone.

You get to shower in what feels like a ‘tree house’

At the standing camp, the main big hut which has a kitchen, a fire pit, bathrooms and showers, is just as impressive as the domed huts you sleep in. My personal favourite part of this experience was showering. The shower was a far cry from every other grim camping/caravan park shower experience I’ve ever had. The floor and walls are made of wood, the water is nice and hot, the shower has a large, rainforest-esque type head, and there is a flynet through which the steam escapes, and where you can look out into the bushes, hear the birds, and feel like you’re showering in a tree house.

You experience a smoking ceremony

On our first night on larapuna country, we experienced a traditional smoking ceremony. As our guides explained, these ceremonies would be done when arriving on new land, as a cleansing spiritual ritual.

You experience the magic of kunzea

Whether it’s in tea or in damper, this booming new ‘superfood’ is actually very old. Though many more people are now cottoning onto it and taking it for its medicinal benefits in the form of creams and oils, Tasmanian Aboriginals have been using it to soothe irritated skin and muscular pains for thousands of years. We got to pick some fresh and drink it in tea, and also see it used akin to rosemary in cooking.

You get taken to see a cultural living site

As mentioned at the beginning of this article, you get taken to see a sacred site and learn about its history. During this part of the tour we were also shown how you can wash your hands by rubbing a certain kind of succulent leaf between them, and how to tell whether a stone is just a stone, or whether it might have previously been a tool.

You get taught traditional weaving methods

As well as creating twine necklaces and bracelets, we were shown how to make small kelp bags. Our guides Cody and Carleeta also explained the traditional burning methods (regularly burning the undergrowth, in small areas at a time) and how it protects the animals and the land from larger-scale fires.

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You get to eat a lot of bush tucka

From ‘over the fire’ muttonbird to ‘fresh off the sand’ sea popcorn I ate a lot of food I’d never eaten before on this trip.

It’s not just a walking tour

The wukalina Walk is not just a walking tour. We started at the Elder’s Centre in Launceston (you can fly to Launceston direct from Melbourne and Sydney), where we chatted to Elder Auntie Sharon, who taught us a little about the history of the island. This was just the beginning though. After leaving the Elder’s Centre we met up with our super savvy guides Carleeta and Cody, who continued teaching us about their culture and history throughout the entire journey.

The wukalina Walk forces you to confront Australia’s dark history

Though many non-Aboriginals pay lip service (if that) to the history and culture of Australia (and the massacres that occurred during colonisation), a lot of people – myself included – don’t walk around day to day with any of this really in mind. The wukalina Walk forces you to stop sweeping this under the rug. Though this realisation isn’t enough in itself to change things, it’s a start.

The wukalina Walk is Tasmanian Aboriginal owned and operated

By doing the wukalina Walk, you are supporting an Aboriginal owned and operated business. One of the biggest eye openers for me was seeing how the wukalina Walk offers young Palawa people the chance to connect with their country and culture, while also sharing parts of it with guests, on their terms. This is also a great way for guests to learn about the Tasmanian Aboriginal culture, without being as much of an imposition as you might be in another context (although it is still encouraged you do your own research, and educate yourself before you come, as the burden of educating people about Australia’s dark past shouldn’t all fall to those who have been impacted most by it).

The wukalina Walk can be a transformative experience

Though there were heavy moments and hard truths to swallow throughout, our gracious guides filled me with hope for the future and inspired me not to be such a privileged cynic. I now want to learn more about the land I live on and more about what non-Aboriginals can do to help Aboriginal communities achieve self-determination (the challenge is now putting my money where my mouth is and doing it).

I now better understand ‘self determination’

“Self-determination” always used to sound like a vague buzzword to me. I associated it with ineffective politicians and evasive corporate speak. But a lot of that was down to laziness on my part. Seeing the wukalina Walk’s passionate founders and operators actually live and breathe the term, has helped me understand it better.

The writer travelled courtesy of Tourism Tasmania.

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They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder… And when it comes to this rough-and-tumble paddock basher, the ugliness is part of the charm.

First posted as an expression of interest on Facebook’s AU Falcon Fan Club and then shared by rough motor aficionado Car Rave on Instagram, this heavily modified Ford AU Falcon might just be the ugliest car in Australia.

There’s a lot to unpack with this one. First of all, it’s got a 10-inch lift kit, huge bullbar, Hella rally lights and apparently a new high/low range gearbox. It’s still just rear-wheel drive, but we reckon it’d be quite the safari monster.

Virtually all the panels have been stripped of paint and there’s visible rust everywhere. The bonnet, which is the only panel with paint on it, seems to have been sprayed with black bed liner, and you can spot some ‘Bunnings special’ bonnet pins. It’s also got Subaru Forester rims for some reason?

Bizarrely, its 4.0L ‘Intech’ inline-six engine has had a carby swap… As well as a baby blue paint job. Not sure what the thought process behind this was, but it really adds to the Mad Max feel of the car.

Our favourite bit is the interior. Not only does the e-brake look like it’s made out of an oxy torch, but the footwells are lined with Astroturf. This is some next-level stuff.

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That it’s an AU Falcon – which is widely regarded by many Aussies as the ugliest car Ford Australia ever made – is even more appropriate (although, at the same time, many revheads are extremely passionate about its looks, so beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder).

Produced from 1998 to 2002, the AU Falcon was one of the first cars globally to utilise ‘New Edge’, Ford’s radical new global design language made famous by the ungainly Ford Ka. Characterised by its use of intersecting arcs, soft curves and sharp lines, it continues to polarise the Aussie public. As a result, AU Falcons are usually pretty thrashed. This one’s just more thrashed than most…

Yes, it’s a total pig, but you can’t deny that you’d have an enormous amount of fun in this thing. It’s the ultimate paddock basher; a middle finger to polite society. It might be the coolest, most Aussie car ever made – and we kind of want it.

We just wish it had a carby-ed Barra…

UPDATE: seems as if the owner’s post on AU Falcon Fan Club has been taken down. Does this mean a successful sale, or is this bad boy still up for grabs, floating in the aether? Watch this space.

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Many rich people seem to be compensating for something when they buy f*ck off Ferraris and stonking superyachts. Elon Musk, however, was recently spotted off the coast of Greece in a relatively small charter yacht called Zeus.

In recent years, Elon Musk has kicked Jeff Bezos off this throne as ‘world’s richest man.’ Musk’s current net worth is $234.4 billion. Jeff Bezos’ net worth, for comparison, is $143.9 billion. Elon Musk’s companies include SpaceX, Tesla, The Boring Company, Neuralink and OpenAI. He can be a bit awkward, as seen on Joe Rogan’s podcast, and some people hate his Promethean attitude, but he is a fan of dry humour, a genius and is apparently (sometimes) able to manipulate crypto and stock markets at whim (make of that what you will).

Elon Musk also owns a $70 million (AUD $101 million) private jet, but – surprisingly, when you consider the spending habits of many of his contemporaries – does not own a superyacht. To this end, on a recent vacation to Greece, Musk was spotted on a boat called Zeus, which can be charted for some $7,000 (AUD $10,109) a day.

This isn’t cheap by most people’s standards. But when you compare it to Jeff Bezos’ US$500 million, 127 metre long superyacht – which is going to be the biggest in the world – or any one of these Russian oligarchs’ outlandishly luxurious oceanic steeds, Musk’s rented 24-metre yacht starts to look positively ‘Marie Kondo.’

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Musk reportedly rented Zeus from SamBoat, which is a European online boat-rental company. According to Insider, the Zeus yacht that Musk was spotted on takes 20 people and is made for full-day excursions (when DMARGE checked SamBoat’s website, we could only find a boat called Zeus which takes 11 and is 12.3m long, however).

Insider isn’t alone though. Yahoo News has also reported that the Zeus vessel Musk was spotted on is 24 metres long. So presumably there is another, bigger Zeus out there than the one we could find. In any case, Musk appeared to enjoy his day of leisure, being hosed off on the back deck and joking about it on Twitter (he wrote: “I should take my shirt off more often”).

Features and activities of Zeus include swimming off the back, chilling on the deck, sitting down for a meal (or sipping a cocktail) inside, sleeping in one of the four indoor berths and exploring the marvellous waters of the Aegean Sea with a snorkel and flippers.

C’est la vie.

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The landmine is an essential piece of gym equipment but is almost always used to work your chest, shoulder or even lower body muscles. But did you know you could also use the landmine to build yourself a set of huge arms? If you do it correctly, it’s a sure-fire route to ~gains~.

The landmine refers to a barbell being anchored to the floor via a specific landmine plate. Once anchored, the barbell can then be moved horizontally and vertically, allowing you to integrate a range of exercises into your workout routine.

Some of the most popular landmine exercises include a landmine row for your back, a landmine standing press for your chest and shoulders and the landmine squat for your lower body. But Dr Joel Seedman, founder of Advanced Human Performance, has put forward a new use for the landmine, which could help you build some huge arms.

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Taking to Instagram, Dr Seedman has posted a video showing one of his clients performing eccentric overload bicep and triceps exercises. These exercises incorporate the Biltaerial Assisted Negative Accentuated training method, which Dr Seedman says means “up with 2 limbs and down with 1 limb.”

Landmine Bicep Curl

The first of the landmine arm exercises shows the lifter performing what is essentially a barbell bicep curl, but instead of having both hands holding the bar with an underhand grip, only one hand is held in an underhand grip.

The other hand (furthest away from the weight at the end of the bar) holds the bar with an overhand grip and is there for added support to help curl the bar up. This, Dr Seedman says, “allows the lifter to do self-assisted reps with slight assistance, thus allowing the lifter to handle greater than 1RM (1 rep maximum) for their single arm bicep curl.”

Once at the top of the bicep curl, the hand using the overhand grip is removed from the bar, and the hand using the underhand grip slowly lowers the bar back to the starting position (the eccentric part of the movement).

The landmine bicep curl is already a known exercise, but Dr Seedman’s method of adding the second arm for assistance should allow you to lift a greater amount of weight.

Landmine Skull Crusher

The same process applies to the skull crusher, a great exercise for training your triceps muscles. With this landmine variation, the lifter needs to lay down on the floor with the bar in line with their eyes. Again, the hand closest to the weight at the end of the bar should hold the bar throughout the exercise, using an overhand grip.

The hand furthest from the weight provides assistance pressing the bar up. It’s then removed so that the remaining arm can slowly lower the bar back down to the starting position.

Dr Seedman adds, “eccentric overload has been consistently shown in research to be one of the most effective training methods for stimulating muscle growth, strength & injury prevention. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to implement on your own as it often requires a spotter to assist you on the concentric (the lifting/curling part) since you’ll be handling supramaximal loads (greater than 1RM).”

What Is 1RM?

1RM stands for one-repetition maximum and literally means the maximum amount of weight you can lift, for one repetition. 1RM is often used to determine someone’s maximum strength and is the method commonly used to determine a winner in powerlifting and weightlifting competitions.

1RM might not be necessary for all gym-goers, especially those who just want to go to keep themselves in good shape. But for those who really want to test their strength, it’s a great way to monitor your progress.

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Christopher Nolan, the mastermind behind some of the best films in cinematic history like Inception and The Dark Knight, is back with a new film. Oppenheimer is an upcoming biopic written and directed by Nolan, and the first look was just shared on Instagram.

A fiery poster with the tagline, “The world forever changes” and a silhouette of Oppenheimer, – played by Cillian Murphy, best known for Peaky Blinders, Inception and 28 Days Later – if the first look is anything to go by, Oppenheimer is going to be one hell of a film.

According to Variety, a teaser trailer for Oppenheimer has also been released in cinemas and is playing before screenings of Jordan Peele’s Nope. So far, the Oppenheimer teaser has not been released online but this isn’t unusual for Nolan, as the first teaser trailer for his last film, Tenet was never released online and only played in theatres before Hobbs & Shaw.

If you’re itching to see Oppenheimer, we suggest you go to the cinema to check out the teaser trailer (which features a countdown clock and voiceovers from Emily Blunt and Robert Downey Jr), and in the meantime, here’s everything else you need to know about the film.

Oppenheimer Release Date Australia

Oppenheimer is set to be released in Australian theatres on the 20th of July 2023.

Oppenheimer Cast & Crew

The cast list for Oppenheimer is seriously impressive. As aforementioned, Murphy is set to star as the titular character, J. Robert Oppenheimer. Emily Blunt, best known for Edge of Tomorrow and The Devil Wears Prada, stars as Oppenheimer’s wife, Kitty.

Heavyweight actors Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Kenneth Branagh, Rami Malek, Gary Oldman, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, Scott Grimes, Josh Hartnett and Josh Peck are all set to star in the biopic too.

Again as aforementioned, Nolan – who has written and directed the stellar films The Dark Knight, Inception and Dunkirk – has written and directed Oppenheimer. Ludwig Göransson, who worked with Nolan on Tenet and is best known for composing the music for Black Panther and The Mandalorian, has composed the score for Oppenheimer.

The Plot

As Oppenheimer is a biopic, it is based on a true story. The film will follow the theoretical physicist, J. Robert Oppenheimer and explore his time as the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project; which is where his contributions led to the creation of the atomic bomb.

What The Critics & Reviews Say

As the film is a long way away, there are no current reviews of Oppenheimer available. Watch this space!

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