Men's Health October 2008

<b>FEATURES</b><br>
42 BETTER SLEEP, BIGGER MUSCLES<br>
Learn the key connection<br>
66 THE 15-MINUTE HOME WORKOUT<br>
Ignite muscle growth in record time<br>
104 SKYROCKET YOUR CHARM<br>
By James Davidson<br>
114 GAIN MUSCLE, LOSE POUNDS<br>
Do both at once with this single exercise<br>
120 THE DO-OR-DIE HEALTH TEST<br>
If your blood could talk, it would say, &quot;Read this!&quot;<br>
136 BUILD WEALTH FAST!<br>
Start by avoiding this invisible tax BY OLIVER BROUDY<br>
150 PINPOINT THE BEST MEDICAL CARE<br>
Turns out, it may lie oceans away. BY MARK JENKINS<br>
158 FIX YOUR LIFE<br>
Solve these 17 nagging annoyances<br>
164 BEAT THE ODDS<br>
RocknRolla star Gerard Butler shows you how to make gambles pay off. BY JAMES
DAVIDSON<br>
<b>HEALTH</b><br>
50 SLASH YOUR CANCER RISK<br>
The small dietary adjustments that can make a huge difference<br>
82 TAKE THE PAIN OUT OF HOSPITAL VISITS<br>
Whether you're a patient or a visitor, here's everything you need to know<br>
128 DO ENERGY DRINKS REALLY WORK&Eacute;<br>
By Heather Loeb<br>
144 NOT LISTENING TO PROZAC<br>
Are SSRI antidepressants cure-alls, or overhyped placebos? BY PAUL SCOTT<br>
197 LOSE YOUR GUT!<br>
By Joe Dowdell<br>
<b>SEX &amp; RELATIONSHIP</b><br>
32 ASK THE GIRL NEXT DOOR<br>
&quot;Why does she save stuff from her exes?&quot;<br>
48 LEARN THE SECRET OF THE PERFECT SHAVE<br>
Not for you&#8212;for her<br>
72 STIMULATE HER MIND<br>
These seduction techniques worked for us<br>
74 SWAY HER SECRET JURY<br>
Convince her inner circle you're Mr. Right<br>
84 TURN HER ON, NOT OFF<br>
Avoid these four fatal grooming gaffes<br>
124 LOWER HER INHIBITIONS<br>
What you can learn from raunchy bachelorette parties BY GRANT STODDARD<br>
<b>NUTRITION</b><br>
54 A TOAST TO LOSING WEIGHT<br>
Raise a glass to help burn fat<br>
80 SPEED YOUR MUSCLE GAINS<br>
The protein-packed fish you can cook in minutes<br>
81 ENERGY BY THE SPOONFUL<br>
Two great chili chefs spill their best recipes<br>
134 USE YOUR BRAIN TO SHRINK YOUR GUT<br>
Seven ways to outsmart your stomach BY DAVID SCHIPPER<br>
<b>FITNESS</b><br>
56 GAIN THE WINNING EDGE<br>
Wear this to psych out any opponent<br>
58 BANISH SORE MUSCLES<br>
The key: Work through the pain<br>
60 SPEED YOUR SIX-PACK<br>
Try this trick for faster results<br>
68 SHAPE UP ON YOUR LUNCH BREAK<br>
Give us 19 minutes. We'll give you the body of your dreams<br>
70 BUILD YOUR CORE, BOOST YOUR ARMS<br>
If you can walk, you can do this amazing two-for-one workout. Here's how<br>
<b>GUY KNOWLEDGE</b><br>
62 GARNER RESPECT<br>
Film director Antoine Fuqua shows how<br>
86 JIMMY THE BARTENDER<br>
&quot;How can I tell my girlfriend not to use the toilet when I'm showering?&quot;<br>
88 COME OUT ON TOP<br>
Learn how to inflate your paycheck&#8212;not blow it&#8212;when socializing after
work<br>
90 BLAZE A TRAIL<br>
Everything you need to know to get away from it all&#8212;literally<br>
92 SHOOT LIKE SCORSESE<br>
Film your own biopic in high-def<br>
98 CONQUER ANY FEAR<br>
These 13 terrors aren't that bad<br>
102 RED, BLUE, AND YOU<br>
Forget red and blue states&#8212;this moat MetroGrades breaks it down by city<br>
108 RECONNECT WITH DAD<br>
This man did, and so can you BY DAVY ROTHBART