By now, it goes without saying that Chris Hemsworth knows how to stay physically strong and healthy. The Australian actor – who is currently filming the Netflix movie Extraction 2 – dedicates serious time to ensuring his body is in peak physical condition.

But his workouts aren’t all bicep curls or sled pulls for aesthetics. Instead, many of his workouts can fall under the functional strength umbrella. Functional training is, as we’ve learnt from Chris before, where you complete and perform workouts and exercises that are relevant to movements you do in everyday life.

These everyday tasks can include things like picking something heavy up off the ground, and in this case, a deadlift would be a prime example of an effective functional training exercise. Fortunately, you don’t even need to lift anything heavy in order to improve your functional strength, as Chris Hemsworth’s latest workout posted to Instagram – and part of his Centr workout program – proves.

Instead, all you need is a medicine ball and a wall. Chris then demonstrates seven exercises to perform with the medicine ball, all of which are completed for 5 reps (or 5 reps each side in some cases) for 4 sets, with a two-minute breather in between each set.

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Chris Hemsworth’s medicine ball functional training workout is as follows:

• Right ball slam x 5 reps: Standing perpendicular to a wall (with the wall on your right) and with feet wider than shoulder-width apart, twist your body to the right and throw the ball at the wall with as much force as you can muster. It will bounce back, so catch it and absorb the energy. When you catch the ball, twist slightly to the left so that you can generate momentum to throw it back towards the wall. 
• Left ball slam x 5 reps: Complete the same steps as above, but this time with the wall on your left side. 
• Ball slam x 5 reps: The regular medicine ball slam follows the same idea, but this time, you’re throwing the ball at the ground with as much force as possible. Throw the medicine ball at the ground, with the ball starting up above your head to get a full range of motion and to target the greatest number of muscles. 
• Front squat x 5 reps: Holding the medicine ball in front of you with elbows bent, squat down. Be sure to keep your core braced and maintain your visual focus on looking out in front of you.
• Alternating push-up x 5 reps each side: The alt-push up is a more advanced progression of a regular ball push-up. Here, you perform a push-up, but with just one hand on the ball at any time. It will torch your chest, shoulders and triceps. With one hand on the ball and one hand on the ground, perform a push-up, ensuring your body is straight. Push yourself back up and quickly alternate to have the other hand on the ball to perform another.
• Sit-ups x 5 reps: Holding the ball above your chest, brace your core to perform a sit-up. As you near the top of the sit-up, push the medicine ball up in the air. Bring it back down to your chest as you lower your body to the floor.
• Russian twists x 5 reps: You want a six-pack? Then do Russian twists. Your entire abdominal region, along with your obliques are targeted with this movement, so it’s essential. Sit on the floor so that only your pelvis is touching the ground. Have your legs slightly elevated in the air with knees bent and your upper body almost upright (you can put your feet on the floor to make it easier if you wish). Whilst holding the ball, twist your torso from left to right, ensuring you rotate to close to 90-degrees. Chris is performing this move pretty quickly, but with this one, you can go at your own pace. 

Once you have completed all 7 movements, rest for two minutes before repeating again. Aim to complete four sets, but if you feel you still have some energy after completing all four, go for another. 

Chris’s medicine ball workout will work the vast majority of muscles in your body – making it a full-body workout – and should only take around 30-minutes to complete (including rest periods). This is the beauty of functional, HIIT-style workouts; they don’t take up much time from your day, yet are incredibly effective at raising your heart rate and improving your cardiovascular system. 

Doing so will help you to increase your metabolism, lose body fat and increase muscle mass all at the same time. 

So, next time you’re in the gym, pick up a medicine ball and complete Chris’s workout either as a standalone workout, or as a finisher once you’ve completed your regular workout routine. 

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The Wolf Of Wall Street is based on the true story of Jordan Belfort. Set in the late 80s and early 90s, the film centres around Jordan, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, starting his own brokerage firm and then defrauding wealthy investors out of millions of dollars.

Despite being a well-known and established actor already, Jonah Hill’s performance in The Wolf Of Wall Street cemented him as an incredible actor and Hollywood started to take him seriously; Hill was even nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his role as Donnie. And rightly so, because Donnie has so many superb moments that were acted to perfection by Hill in The Wolf Of Wall Street.

To celebrate the icon that is Jonah Hill, here are his best moments in The Wolf Of Wall Street.

When Donnie admits the rumours about his cousin are true

Jordan tells Donnie that he’s heard some rumours about Donnie and his cousin, which initially Donnie denies, “No… it’s not like that. It’s not like that.” Then he completely 180s and admits that he’s married to his first cousin in an extremely funny ramble that only Jonah Hill could pull off.

“Yeah, my wife, yeah, my wife is my cousin or whatever; but it’s not, like, what you think… Her father is the brother of my mum…”

“We grew up together and she grew up hot, you know, she fucking grew up hot, and all my friends were trying to fuck her, you know, and I’m not gonna let someone, you know, one of these assholes fuck my cousin, so, you know, I used the cousin thing as like, like an in with her. I’m not gonna let someone else fuck my cousin, you know? If anyone’s gonna fuck my cousin, it’s gonna be me. Out of respect.”

Plus, when Jordan asks what would’ve happened if Donnie’s kids were disabled, Donnie says he’d drive them out to the country, tell them to get out of the car and “run free”. Hill’s deadpan delivery is *chef’s kiss*.

When Donnie quits his job

Donnie approaches Jordan in a diner and enquires whether the nice Jaguar out front is his. Donnie then asks how much money Jordan makes. When Jordan replies that he made roughly $72,000 last month, Donnie says “You show me a pay stub for $72,000, I quit my job right now and work for you.”

The film then cuts to Donnie and Jordan at a pay phone where Donnie says into the phone, “Hey, Pauly, what’s up? No, yeah, yeah, no everything’s fine. Hey, listen… I quit!” Hill’s comedic timing in this scene is hilarious and the way he delivers the line “don’t fucking tell Susan. It’s none her business” is the funny cherry on top of this hysterical scene.

When Donnie doesn’t understand what non-alcoholic beer is

Once Jordan is sober, he offers Donnie a non-alcoholic beer. Unable to comprehend what non-alcoholic beer is Donnie has multiple funny responses such as “you drink a lot and it’ll get you fucked up?” and “I don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about”.

When he finally does understand that the beer doesn’t contain alcohol, Donnie jokes “what, you wanna go inside and blow some lines of fucking baking powder?” A rather witty line paired with Hill’s impeccable inflection is what makes this underrated scene golden.

When Donnie eats a goldfish

During the issuance of a new IPO, Jordan notices that an employee is cleaning his fishbowl. Donnie decides to intervene. The small preamble before Donnie loses it, especially the way he says so calmly “and, today you needed to clean the fishbowl, today?”, is acted to perfection by Hill as you can see the anger brimming beneath his composed facade.

Then, when Donnie inevitably loses it, gets up on a table and screams “Hey, everybody, listen up! This is what happens when you fuck with your pets on new issue day!” you can’t help but watch in fascination; especially when Donnie proceeds to eat the employee’s live goldfish.

Fun fact: Hill was more than willing to actually eat and swallow a real, live goldfish but he legally wasn’t allowed. However, he did put (and then spat out) a real, live goldfish into his mouth multiple times to shoot the scene.

When Donnie pretends to be intoxicated

Donnie pulls up to meet Brad inebriated which immediately frustrates Brad as he specifically asked Jordan to make sure Donnie didn’t turn up to the exchange ‘drugged out’. Donnie’s speech is slurred, and he struggles to put the car in park. Eventually, he stumbles out of the car.

It’s when Donnie suddenly stands upright with a huge grin on his face and explains “It’s a joke! I’m sober!” that you can’t help but laugh at how Hill comedically conveys how reckless Donnie can be.

When Donnie’s on Jordan’s tapped phone

Donnie and Jordan take a lot of quaaludes after feeling no effects but then discover they’re expired and therefore mustn’t work. Shortly after, Jordan leaves his house at the request of Dietl who then tells Jordan that his home and work phones have been tapped by the FBI. It’s then that Jordan starts to feel the effects of the quaaludes and goes home. But when he gets there, he sees Donnie, also now high, on Jordan’s home phone.

The two are both completely intoxicated and the two struggle as Jordan instantly tries to get Donnie off the phone and explain that the FBI are listening but Donnie tries his darndest to stay on the phone. The way Hill shouts “Hey! I’m on the phone” and the facial expression Hill pulls when he hits himself in the face with the phone is just pure hilarity.

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Australians have had it tough over the last two years, but no city has had it tougher than Melbourne. Mental health in the hipster capital, which has suffered the most austere COVID restrictions in the country, is arguably at an all-time low.

A Redditor has taken to the r/melbourne Reddit community – a subreddit for Melburnians and Melbourne enthusiasts – with an honest admission that is resonating with people from all around Australia. The user started: “Was relatively fine January 2020-present but I think it all just hit me.”

They continued: “Two years of my life flashing by (the supposedly best ones too! In my 20s), a global pandemic, politics everywhere (I’ve tried avoiding this my whole life but find it impossible now), people somehow supposed to ‘live with it’ (wtf? Like just yolo it lol?)… ugh.”

“I don’t know how to describe it. Feel like a truck hit me lately. All these corporations hellbent on profits, climate change, (potential) wars/fighting etc, and so much bad news all around (I’m aware there’s plenty of good news).”

Reddit user u/Bisah1342

“I’m not left or right leaning politically (or rather anything) but surely as a society who’s developed such advanced technology (AI, ML, automation etc) we could do better than working most of our lives, in jobs we don’t really like, for a bland ‘retirement’, which we probably won’t enjoy…”

Before getting too ‘into the wild‘ the Reddit user then pivoted back to social skills (or rather, the lack of them): “Lost most of my social skills these past years too. Maybe I’m just grumpy I’m getting older hahahah.”

“This post probably didn’t make sense Zzz I guess I’m just tired, and two years of fatigue just only started to hit me. : p meh.”

Classic Reddit. And a classic take, which many Australians can relate to, by the looks of it. The thread has garnered 386 comments and has an upvote percentage of 96% (and has been upvoted 1.9k times).

One Reddit user responded to the post: “Yep. Im older than you, but I feel a lot older than I am and that only happened since going back to work this year. I need to be out with people in the world, but also can’t be bothered. Its [sic] going to take a good year to get out of this slump I think.”

Another wrote: “I am 100% the same mate, was relatively ok but struggling up till these last holidays which just dropped me on my head. The world today just seems completely altered.”

Another response was: “I have been feeling it too. Honestly, a lot of us have. I think maybe some kind of emotional exhaustion and a bit of a ptsd of the last two years. The cycle of ‘breaking news’ of case numbers, closed borders, of the lockdowns. Now we have have to recalibrate to adjust to this year. I think 2022 we are now facing the feelings of having had to soldier on for so long.”

“Please be compassionate to yourself OP and know your feeling are valid.”

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Other users shared how anxious they were about going back to working from the office, while another shared how “fucked up” they’d been ever since “losing my job August 2020,” explaining that they felt lost “in every sense of the word.”

Another interesting take was that some people took a weird sense of comfort in lockdowns and have stagnated because of that: “Yup. I feel like lockdowns at least felt temporary and somehow took some weird comfort in them,” one user wrote.

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“Now it just feels like a real false life of not really doing much and this was supposed to be the great restart. Work is depressing AF. I feel ripped off my beach trip away I had mentally built was rainy and then a small trip after was canned cos of a common cold.”

“I know I am grumpy to be around at the moment as a result of all this too. I am putting it down to COVID + Post Holiday blues combining into a massive shit supernova.”

They ended: “Anyway – my advice, ignore the news and politics, that helps. And then find joy in something you can control – dunno what… hiking/sailing/sport of some sort.”

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Social media is sometimes a bit of a dirty word in Australia these days, despite how utterly ubiquitous it is.On the one hand, it can make our lives objectively better: it helps us stay in touch with loved ones, discover new experiences and makes organising social events a doddle (a Facebook event sure beats handing out party fliers…) For many of us, it’s also become essential and beneficial for our livelihoods – and not just for influencers.At the same time, many Aussies would readily admit that social media can also be terrible for our mental health. From the pressure of having to be ‘always online’ to the cavalcade of impossible beauty standards our feeds throw at us, social media truly is a double-edged sword.But it’s not just our mental health that social media sometimes impacts. Turns out it’s our relationships as well. DMARGE recently completed its inaugural ‘Men’s Matters’ Survey in partnership with Hoop Research – an annual study to better understand the expectations and pressures of work, lockdown and relationships on men – and some of our findings were rather startling.In particular, over a third of men surveyed (34%) feel as if social media has negatively impacted their relationships, with over two thirds (68%) also sharing that they feel that online apps have made dating less enjoyable.

That information on its own might not be that surprising, but the interesting takeaway is how women felt on these two topics compared to men. Only 28% of women surveyed felt as if social media has negatively impacted their relationships (although 81% agreed that online apps have made dating less enjoyable).Another interesting point of divergence in our data related to social media was how men and women felt about the #MeToo movement. 42% of men compared to 30% of women said that the #MeToo movement has made dating more complicated – although it’s interesting that a majority of men, then, aren’t as bothered.RELATED: Single People Beware: ‘Chumming’ Is The New Unscrupulous Dating Trend In TownOf course, there’s a wealth of scientific literature to support what our survey’s revealed. Studies from as far back as 2011 have revealed how social media use can lead to increased jealousy and relationship dissatisfaction, and studies from 2013 and 2019 suggest that those who spend more time or ‘overshare’ on social media are particularly likely to experience problems in their relationships, just to name a few.But the really interesting takeaway is that, in contradiction of what might be conventional wisdom, it’s actually Australian men who are feeling these pressures more than women.Read Next

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The annual Super Bowl, the championship game for the American National Football League (NFL) is almost upon us. This year, Super Bowl LVI will take place at SoFi Stadium, located in California, and the renowned halftime show will feature iconic hip-hop artists Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar.

If you’re wanting to watch the United States’ biggest sporting event of the year, you’re not alone. Therefore, we’ve rounded up which Sydney sports bars and pubs are hosting special events for this year’s Super Bowl, where you’ll be able to enjoy the game with your mates over classic American food and delicious beer.

The game kicks off at roughly 10.30am AEDT on the 14th of February, which is a Monday here in Australia… So, you may want to take the day off work and make sure you organise some roses for your partner; as the 14th is also Valentine’s Day. Once you’ve got all that sorted, you’ll be able to indulge in as many pints and wings as you like while watching Super Bowl LVI at one of the following awesome places.

Beer DeLuxe

9 Lime St, Sydney

Beer DeLuxe offers some of Sydney’s best beer food, tempting mains, interesting wines, stunning cocktails, and a craft beer list that’s to die for. Located on King Street Wharf, this premium brewhouse boasts an outdoor beer garden, an inside restaurant over two levels, and an outside balcony that looks over Darling Harbour.

Beer DeLuxe’s doors will open at 10am on Super Bowl day and the venue will be streaming the game on all of their TV screens. You won’t need a ticket as entry is free, but we highly recommend booking a table.

The Dee Why Hotel

834 Pittwater Rd, Dee Why

For those in the Northern Beaches wanting to watch the Super Bowl live, The Dee Why Hotel will be once again having their annual Super Bowl party. Doors will open at 9am, and the pub will be streaming the game on all of their massive TVs.

The Dee Why Hotel will have on-site TAB, an all-day game day menu available from 9am,
$24 Bud buckets, and $7 Budweisers. Entry is free but secure your spot by booking now.

Forrester’s

336 Riley St, Surry Hills

An iconic tavern that’s been operating for over 100 years is Forrester’s in Surry Hills. The pub has multiple big screen TVs and always has a fun, energetic atmosphere.

Forrester’s doors will open at 9am and the bar will be serving $10 steaks, $1 wings and $5 MoonDog beers all day. Plus, they’re offering a Super Bowl Breaky Burger Special — bacon, hash brown, fried egg, American cheese, roasted garlic aioli and BBQ sauce on a toasted brioche bun for $14 — which will be available until midday. You won’t need a ticket to get in, but we highly recommend booking a table for you and your mates.

Harts Pub

Cnr of Gloucester & Essex Streets, The Rocks

Harts Pub is proud of its reputation as one of Australia’s iconic craft beer venues. A heritage-listed building with 8 big screen TVs, as well as an extra one in the pub’s beer garden, Harts Pub has an authentic vibe; perfect for the Super Bowl.

Hart’s Pub will be open from 9.30am on Super Bowl day and will be offering $5 rings and wings, $8 chilli dawgs, and all-day happy hour. We highly recommend booking ahead so you don’t miss out.

Kent St Hotel

347 Kent St, Sydney

The Kent St Hotel is located in the heart of the city; right in Sydney’s CBD. The pub has cool Cuban vibes and was redesigned not long ago specifically for guys wanting to grab a burger, a few beers and just watch sport. The venue also has big screen TVs perfect to watch the Super Bowl this year.

Doors will open at 9am on the 14th but you’ll need a ticket to get in. The tickets are $99 but include unlimited Coors on tap (from kick off to full time), unlimited hot wings during the game, and a cheeseburger & fries at halftime.

The Marlborough Hotel

145 King St, Newtown

One of the most iconic pubs in Newtown is of course The Marlborough Hotel. Known for their live music and beer garden, The Marlborough Hotel or the ‘Marly’ has a lively atmosphere that is ideal for the Super Bowl.

The Marly’s doors will open at 9am on Super Bowl day and the venue will be offering $25 beer buckets, $10 chicken wings, and ‘gameday giveaways’. Entry is free, but to avoid being turned away at the door due to capacity limits, you should definitely book ahead.

The Office Hotel

Cnr of Kent & Erskine Streets, Sydney

Located in the heart of Sydney’s CBD, The Office Hotel is known for its awesome sports bar and huge TV screens. You’ll be able to watch the Super Bowl on those big screens from 8am on the 14th of February, plus have access to some impressive food and drink specials. On Super Bowl day, The Office Hotel will be serving up $30 Bud Buckets as well as $9 pints of Coors.

The food specials for the day will be a ‘Sports Fan Burger Box’ for $28, Classic American Hot Dogs for $18 each, and Cheeseburger Spring Rolls for $17. There will also be a breakfast menu available if your body can’t handle American food that early in the morning. Plus, you’ll have the chance to win an NFL Buccs Helmet; just buy a bucket of Buds for entry. This isn’t a ticketed event but make sure you book ahead!

The Oxford Tavern

1 New Canterbury Road, Petersham

The Oxford Tavern is known for its southern-US inspired menu and its large range of beers, cocktails and shooters. Entry to the tavern will be free on Super Bowl day (but booking is recommended; damn COVID restrictions) and the doors will be open from 9am. The game will be streamed live and “very, very loud” on all of The Oxford Tavern’s TVs.

During the day The Oxford Tavern will be giving away cases of Pabst Blue Ribbon to lucky winners while American burgers, nachos & BBQ plates, as well as some hero dishes from each team’s hometown, PBR tinnies & US craft beers, will be on the menu. Plus, there will be some half-time ball throwing games with the winner taking home a Pabst jersey & a case of beer.

The Sporting Globe

King Street Wharf, 22 The Promenade, Sydney

The Sporting Globe is an award-winning sports bar that offers classic pub food and craft beers that are brewed on-site. On the 14th of February, the Super Bowl will be streaming live throughout the entire venue on their 50 TV screens; but you’ll need a ticket to get in.

The Sporting Globe has a few ticket options for the Super Bowl: The “VIP Package” is $199pp and includes a 4 hour bottomless drinks package (including all tap beer, cider, house wine, and soft drink), roaming canapés, a brekky burger, and express entry into the venue.

The “Premium Restaurant Package” is $90pp and includes a reserved table, brekky burger, 24 share wings, and either a Bud, house wine, or soft drink on arrival but to get this package you must be booking for a minimum of 4 people. Then the “GA Ticket” is only $25pp and includes guaranteed entry plus your choice of a free Bud, house wine, or soft drink on arrival.

Winghaus

Gateway, Alfred St, Circular Quay / Shop 1 at Scotch Row, Hickson Road, Barangaroo South

Winghaus is a sports bar/diner that specialises in all things chicken wings and has two Sydney locations; both of which are considered as Australia’s home of live sports. Therefore, it’s no surprise that both Sydney Winghaus locations will be streaming the Super Bowl on all of their 20 huge TV screens.

Winghaus’ doors will open from 9am but you’ll need a ticket to get in. The tickets are $50pp and include entry as well as a 500ml beer of your choice and a 10 pack of spicy, saucy wings doused in the sauce of your choosing. You just need to choose which location you’d rather go to — Circular Quay or Barangaroo — when purchasing your tickets, and you’ll be all set for game day.

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The popular Australian streaming service, Stan has launched the Stan Sport add-on package for both new and existing Stan subscribers, giving Australians yet another way to get their sporting fix (in addition to Optus Sport and Kayo).

As is the case with on-demand streaming services, Stan Sport holds exclusive rights to select sporting events, meaning you will likely have to now subscribe to more than one sports streaming service if you simply can’t get enough of live action sport.

Here’s everything you need to know about Stan Sport.

What Is On Stan Sport?

Stan Sport first came to be following a deal that saw Stan and it’s co-owner Nine Entertainment secure a three-year contract with Rugby Australia to broadcast all rugby union matches. All rugby union matches can be viewed live on Stan Sport and a select few will be available to watch on a free-to-air basis on the Nine Network.

Stan Sport is also now the home of Super Rugby and Super W matches, along with The Rugby Championship, the Bledisloe Cup and the Shute Shield. Perhaps most importantly, and one of the biggest draws to subscribing to Stan Sport, is that all matches can be viewed completely ad-free.

Stan Sport has also gone big on tennis, securing the rights, in partnership with Nine Network, to broadcast all four Grand Slam tournaments – US Open; French Open; Wimbledon and Australian Open. All matches on all courts will be broadcast live, and select matches are available to watch on-demand.

Continuing its acquisitions, Stan Sport secured the rights to UEFA club competitions in 2021, meaning it is now the only place in Australia where you can watch the UEFA Champions League (this was previously available to stream on Optus Sport).

Other sporting events available to stream live and ad-free on Stan Sport include:

• Six Nations – Rugby Union
• Formula E World Championship – Motor racing
• IndyCar Series – Motor racing
• Indianapolis 500 – Motor racing
• UCI Road World Championships – Cycling
• UEFA Europa League – Soccer
• UEFA Super Cup – Soccer
• UEFA Conference League – Soccer

How Much Does Stan Sport Cost?

• Stan Sport requires you to have an active subscription to Stan.
• Stan Sport costs $10/month on top of your regular Stan subscription.

To get access to Stan Sport you do have to get a base Stan plan first. Stan subscriptions start at $10/month. From here, you need to add the Stan Sport package to your subscription for an additional $10/month.

The maximum price you will pay for a Stan subscription and Stan Sport is $29/month – this combines Stan Premium with Stan Sport. Do note, however, that if you have Stan Premium, which offers streaming in up to ultra-high-definition quality, you will only be able to stream sports matches via Stan Sport in high-definition.

Stan Sport Free Trial

You can try Stan Sport for free by way of a 7-day trial; which is available for both those with and without an existing Stan account. If you don’t yet have a Stan subscription at all, you can get a 30-day free trial.

What devices can I use to watch Stan Sport?

Stan Sport is available on all the same devices that Stan is compatible with, which essentially means, a lot. Stan Sport compatible devices include:

• Smart TVs (select models from Samsung, LG, Sony, Hisense, TCL, Panasonic and other TVs running the Android OS)
• Gaming consoles (e.g. PlayStation 4/5, Xbox, etc.)
• Streaming devices and set-top boxes ( e.g. Google Chromecast, Apple TV, etc.)
• Smartphones (e.g. iPhone, Android, etc.)
• Tablets and iPads
• PCs and Macs

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You may still be disinclined to believe it, but face it, Formula One drivers need to be incredibly fit. Not only do they have to spend two to three hours sitting in a car going around a track several times, placing a serious mental toll upon them, but they have to withstand high g-force when going through corners and braking hard from high speed.Formula One drivers also need to ensure they keep their bodyweight as light as possible to make the total weight of the car as light as possible. Not an easy task, considering they also need to build muscle to increase their strength. We’ve previously examined the various workouts Formula One drivers perform, such as Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo’s circuit workout, as well as workout to help him improve his reaction times.Current World Champion Max Verstappen also recently showed off a home workout, although, we wouldn’t recommend you copy it exactly, because his form was far from perfect. Not one to be deterred, the Red Bull star has now posted another workout to his Instagram feed, although its actual benefits aren’t entirely clear.

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In his Instagram post, Max shows himself running on a treadmill wearing a mask to restrict the amount of air he’s able to breathe. Many believe this to be known as oxygen restriction training – or hypoxia training – however, this refers to restricting the actual amount of oxygen you’re able to breathe and is meant to mimic conditions experienced at high altitude.What Max Verstappen is doing is better known as respiratory muscle training (RMT), whereby you’re restricting the total amount of airflow going into your lungs. It’s key to remember how these two training methods are different. While there is obviosuly oxygen in the air we breathe, and by limiting the amount of air you can breathe via RMT you will reduce the amount of oxygen you’re able to get into your body, it isn’t the same as training at alitude.As Bodybuilding.com explains, when you train at altitude – hypoxia training – the total amount of oxygen within each gulp of air is far less, this is why the air is thinner. When you train at altitude, and reduce the total units of oxygen taken in to the body, your body “responds by increasing myoglobin/hemoglobin content and capillary density, and consequently increasing oxygen transport to muscles”One study did find evidence to suggest that RMT (wearing a mask while exercising) does indeed improve your respiratory function, however, the same study also found “these improvements in respiratory muscle function are not transferable to VO2max or endurance exercise capacity as assessed at 85% VO2max in competitive athletes.” Essentially, actual performance at high-intensity isn’t affected.So, does this mean Max Verstappen is once again performing a useless workout? Potentially, yes. However, another study that looked at the effect of inspiratory muscle training on handball players (a completely different sport, we agree) did find an “improvement in aerobic physical performance in handball athletes.”It continued: “These findings could be applied in sports training as a strategy to minimize the effects of respiratory fatigue in athletes, favoring a greater time in practice and an improvement in overall performance.”Essentially, by placing greater demand on his respiratory system, Max could find his body is better able to cope with the physical demands of a Formula One race. In other words: he’s better able to control his breathing and so will remain calmer under the pressure.It wasn’t just restrictive training Max revealed in his Instagram post, as the third slide shows him perform some rather brutal crunches. The ab crunch machine is a regular in most gyms, and can help you to improve the strength of your abdominal muscles. However, some only focus on the upper section, while others better target the lower section. However, most ab machines ignore one crucial aspect, according to Fitness19.com; stabilisation.“A lot of the machines will aid in mobilization, but they can’t help your deep stabilizing core muscles.”We will admit, however, that the ab crunch machine Max is using is likely to be far tougher than what you’ll find in your gym, just by looking at the grimace on his face. With this workout, Max appears to be fighting an incredibly high amount of resistance in order to crunch his body forward, and so will likely be engaging his entire core to help him do so. His legs are firmly locked in position too, meaning all the work is placed upon his core to get the machine to move.Whether you want to imitate Max’s latest workouts is up to you. There still isn’t a huge amount of evidence to support oxygen restriction training, and if anything, it could cause more harm than good if you don’t have the same peak level of fitness as a professional athlete.Read Next

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In a move that has been described by furious social media users as “the height of Rome,” “completely stupid” and “a flying rent by the hour motel” an enterprising new business has opened in Vegas, offering couples the chance to pay to join the mile high club.

For $995, the Las Vegas-based airline charter business will take you and your partner for a 45-minute flight above Sin City, in a private jet with a twin mattress and several pillows and much red satin.

A curtain will separate you from the pilot, who wears noise-cancelling headphones and doesn’t leave the cockpit during the flight. The plane and bedding are cleaned after each flight.

There is also a 60-minute Mile High Club flight for $1,095 and a 90-minute ride for $1,495.

Oh, and if you want to go full Vegas, the company, which is called Love Cloud, also offers inflight weddings for $1,195. Other add ons include a romantic one-course meal (for $100) and opting for the three-course option will set you back $1,595.

Its founder, Andy Johnson, who is a pilot, told the New York Times it could even be a relationship saver: “You come with a smile on your face, and you leave with a bigger smile on your face.” 

“We help keep people from divorcing, I’ll tell you that right now.”

Andy Johnson

Love Cloud also accommodates groups of up to 4, with a fee of $200 per extra person (beyond the couple).

Common concerns on social media about the business range from environmental (“what about the emissions”) to the sexual (“45 minutes?!? What else am I supposed to do with the 44 remaining ones”). Others expressed suspicions over whether the pilot’s headphones would really be soundproof.

Video: Sneak Peek Inside The ‘Love Cloud’ Jet

Others say it defeats the original premise of joining the mile high club – the excitement of not getting caught. Despite this, some couples (admittedly, ones featured the Love Cloud Instagram page, which are bound to be positive) say it was “the best sex they ever had.”

What was particularly slammed in the comments of the New York Times’ heralding of the news on Instagram was the environmental impact of Love Cloud, with comments like: “This is why the human race will eventually [sic] parish in their own climate made disaster” and “Hey I’ve decided to show you my love in the most polluting and unethical way ever and no it’s not even a diamond” rolling in.

Love Cloud currently has 8,974 followers on Instagram and describes itself as a romantic suite in the sky.

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Erratic tech-billionaire Elon Musk has a pretty interesting record when it comes to cryptocurrency. Despite being the CEO of both Tesla & SpaceX he still finds the time to use Twitter for posting memes and not-so-cryptic messages about certain financial assets. 

I kinda love Etsy

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 26, 2021

Elon’s outlandish social media tactics have become infamous for creating vicious movements in both traditional stocks and the crypto market. He’s even gone as far as to proclaim himself ‘The DogeFather’ & ‘MemeLord’ to his 75 million followers.

Love him or hate him; Elon sure knows how to create price action.

Video: Elon Musk & Mark Cuban Discuss Potential ‘Real World’ Uses Of Dogecoin

Why Does Elon Love DOGE?

For most of us, Elon’s interest in bitcoin seems reasonable enough, but his passion for a memecoin (shitcoin) that was literally created to take the piss out of cryptocurrency is where it becomes a bit of a head scratcher. 

Elon has justified his DOGE obsession in the past by saying that: “fate loves irony… wouldn’t it be funny if the thing that was designed to be a joke currency ended up being the real currency?”

Fate loves irony. #dogecoin pic.twitter.com/hyShGlxiqD

— TikTok Investors (@TikTokInvestors) February 7, 2021

It’s also a crypto asset that was small enough for his individual prods to create genuine price movement.

James Angel, Professor of Finance at Georgetown University, said that:

“The volatility of meme coins and their vulnerability to gratuitous tweets make them a dangerous place for investors… they are not investments in projects that yield predictable cash flows, he adds. “They are speculative games of musical chairs.”

To understand just how much power Musk has enjoyed over DOGE and the crypto market more broadly, you need to take a quick look at what he has tweeted and observe the price action that followed…

A Brief History of Elon’s DOGE Moving Tweets

• December 20, 2020: Musks tweets ‘One word: DOGE’ — the price spiked 25%
• February 4, 2021: Musk makes multiple tweets about DOGE —  the price surged over 60%
• May 9, 2021: Musk calls DOGE “a hustle” on SNL — the price tanked over 30% in a few hours.
• May 12, 2021: Musk tweets Tesla won’t accept bitcoin as a payment — crypto markets fell 25% in the following days. 
• December 15, 2021: Musk tweets that Tesla will accept DOGE — the price surged 25%

Musk’s DOGE Tweets Aren’t Harmless

You can see in the chart above that after every price spike, a rapid sell-off follows. This is exactly where most retail investors get burned.

All jokes aside, Musk’s Twitter conduct has caused some serious damage to the wallets and bank accounts of everyday investors, which in turn has attracted brutal criticism from some of crypto’s most prominent figures. 

The CEO of Binance (the world’s largest crypto exchange) Changpeng Zhao declared: 

“Tweets that hurt other people’s finances are not funny [they are] irresponsible.”

Now, while you may be thinking: “If you’re dumb enough to be buying substantial amounts of dog-themed crypto on the internet then you probably deserve to lose money…” but this is where things get tetchy. 

Unlike the world of traditional investing, which requires a lengthy process of official verification, research and effort to become involved, the wonderful world of crypto has very few barriers to entry. Any tech-savvy 14-year-old with an iPhone and their mum’s credit card can start investing in crypto, no questions asked. 

This means that quite often, the level of financial literacy possessed by the average crypto investor is probably a good deal lower than that of the average investor in the stock market. So, when you combine this lack of knowledge with an audience of millions of eager Musk-worshipping tech-bros; you’ve got yourself a recipe for market manipulation that practically guarantees losing money long-term.

While Ol’ Musky obviously gets an ego boost out of trolling markets via Twitter, it’s pretty obvious that he doesn’t care about the implications of his actions on the finances of others.

Regardless, it seems as though Elon’s power is slowly fading

The End of Musk’s Power?

As we’ve learned, a Musk tweet usually creates a 20%+ price move when it comes to DOGE. However his most recent ‘McDonalds’ tweet only caused an extremely short-lived 9% spike. In the hours following, this eventually flattened out and held steady at a measly 7% overall gain.

For starters, the crypto market is currently going through a “rough patch” with the total market down 25% year-to-date. This means that there’s less money sloshing around in the pockets of investors and almost everyone is far less willing to risk it all on the back of a DOGE-themed tweet.

Secondly, the recent changes to the broader macroeconomic conditions seem to have made Elon’s Twitter account somewhat flaccid. As the Federal Reserve hikes up interest rates, and fiscal policy around the world constricts, investors couldn’t give a shit about Elon’s random thoughts — they just wanted to get their assets out of risk-heavy sectors and into something that won’t fall another 30% from here…

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