Nick English

I write about fitness and menswear, bylines @menshealthmag @mensfitnessx @vice @WorldsStrongest Man @barbendnews

[Nick English @ncjms]

@matt47871 @LibertyLockPod This is such a brilliant burn

[Brady Holmer @Brady_H]

Grip strength being a "proxy for overall muscle quality..." is precisely the reason you *don't* need to train grip strength.

[tomisin 🧝🏽‍♀️ @tsizzle2real_]

okay so to grow your glutes i’m supposed to eat more, but also for your abs to show you’re supposed to eat less. ffs yall im tired.

[bud wiser @w0rdgenerator]

How unemployed do you have to be to hit 20k steps a day

[Cinema Tweets @CinemaTweets1]

I rewatched the The Matrix Reloaded on a flight from Los Angeles to Chicago last week & it was electric. Exceptionally fast flight. I will forever continue to wonder why this movie isn’t mentioned as an all-time great sequel. There are 4 sequences that are visually jaw-dropping.

[love drops @lovedropx]

My best tip for anyone trying to get back into reading is to remember that you can read books to avoid other responsibilities in your life, and it can become a vice if you play your cards right.

[cal? @cal_gif]

honestly the original USDA food pyramid was funny as fuck for recommending 6-11 servings of bread a day. genuinely don't mind if I do

[jolene of arc @okaypompeii]

hate when fitness influencers are like "instead of that 600 calorie latte, you could have 3 boiled eggs, 2 heads of broccoli, a handful of cheddar cheese, and rice." like okay, i don't want that. i want a 600 calorie latte

[Dr SHRADDHEY KATIYAR @Wegiveyouhealt1]

How strong legs save lives?

Strong legs save lives.
This isn’t motivation. It’s biology.

Your legs are the largest muscle group in the body. When they weaken, everything else follows.

1. Muscle is a survival organ
Leg muscles act as a metabolic sink. Strong quads, glutes, and hamstrings improve insulin sensitivity, lower blood sugar, and reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. Loss of leg muscle is strongly associated with insulin resistance and metabolic disease.

2. Balance decides life or death after 50
Falls are a leading cause of injury, disability, and death in older adults. Strong legs mean better balance, faster reflexes, and the ability to recover from a stumble. Weak legs mean fractures, hospital stays, and rapid decline.

3. Leg strength predicts longevity
Multiple cohort studies show that lower body strength is a better predictor of all-cause mortality than hand grip alone. People with stronger legs live longer, independent of age, smoking, or BMI.

4. Your legs protect your brain
Leg training increases blood flow, improves mitochondrial function, and releases myokines that reduce inflammation and support brain health. Sarcopenia is linked with higher dementia risk. Walking strength matters more than crossword puzzles.

5. Hospital outcomes depend on legs
Patients with better lower-body strength recover faster after surgery, tolerate illness better, and have lower ICU mortality. Bed rest kills muscle first, especially in the legs. Once it’s gone, recovery is slow or never complete.

6. Legs are your independence
Toileting, climbing stairs, getting out of a chair, catching yourself from a fall. Lose leg strength and you don’t just lose fitness. You lose autonomy.

The takeaway
If you care about heart health, brain health, and longevity, train your legs.

Not for aesthetics.
Not for sports.
For survival.

Walk daily.
Squat.
Climb stairs.
Carry weight.

Strong legs don’t just move you through life.
They keep you alive.

[Nick English @ncjms]

I tried this and TSA wouldn’t let me through in case I used it as a weapon

[Amerikanets 📉 @ripplebrain]

Just watched a guy bring a 45lb kettlebell through airport security as his personal item

[BarryRoland19 @BarryRoland19]

Don't understand people who claim to walk 20k steps a day.

Occasionally, on the weekends, when I tell my wife "let's go on a long walk", and we walk all day, and I look at my phone after hours and hours of walking, I'm at like 16,230 max.

Is everyone just a liar?

[CHURRASCO SAUDADE @churrascooooo]

>suck at incline press
>start doing it more
>get stronger at it

so fucking annoying how this works for everything

[Dick N. Bright @stationerycar]

Pears are perfect, there is just nothing to say about them.
Apples are too tart or too hard or to sweet, its a whole debate which cultivar to buy. Oranges are just obvoxious to eat. Pineapples, mangoes, kiwi are a slippery hassle to prepare. Strawberries and bananas are unripe then good for 4 minutes then start rotting. Blueberries are half bland hald too tart. Cranberries require serious preparation. Every other fruit has problems, you need solutions so you talk. But pears are just perfect. You just eat them. Delicious. Nothing to talk about.

[keegan @FranziaMom]

Scrolled past an instagram that started “Costco in Mexico is NOTHING like the U.S.” and said “Who cares” out loud, closed the app and deleted it off my phone. What the fuck am I doing with my life.

[Gayest Tone @gayest_tone]

Just add some soy sauce and ginger man then it would look less like dog food, taste better, and be an actual existing recipe

[Nick English @ncjms]

@anylaurie16 all the Roy kids said "yeah" instead of "ok"! it's the Britishness it's not Snook's Australianness!

[Aurora🏳️‍⚧️🔜EVO @AuroraFGC]

they reinvented meditation from first principles

[Nick English @ncjms]

@realLibertyKing @hormonedietdoc Which leads to less hunger*

[Mike Drucker @MikeDrucker]

“Eating candy corn feels like eating wax”

Yes! Good! Exactly! Do you know how many scented candles I’ve had that I’ve desperately wanted to eat?