When your nickname is Bam, you have a lot to live up to. But for Brandon Boykin, that’s been the case since his high school football days and he has yet to disappoint. First at the University of Georgia and now with the Philadelphia Eagles, who selected the cornerback in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
Before we even get into this, every person that submitted to our "Street Physique" contest for the September 2014 issue were winners. When you are proud of living the fitness lifestyle, there are no losers. Unfortunately, there is only space for 10 on the page and we have to make some tough decisions. If you did not get in, please submit for our upcoming November issue's page.
The 2001 NFL Draft is one that is remembered for being deep as far as defensive lineman goes. Nine were chosen in the first round alone, but only three of them were ever named to the Pro Bowl – Richard Seymour, Casey Hampton and Marcus Stroud.
The cover feature with James Maslow has been a sensation all over the Internet, television and radio and the “Dancing With The Stars” and “Big Time Rush” celebrity has given his rabid and passionate fan base so much to enjoy and banter about. But we have taken it a step…make that 10 steps…further with this amazing behind-the-scenes video from Gregory James Photo.
Giving back to our readers is important to us and we feel that one of the best ways to do so is by putting them in our magazine. How cool is it to grab a copy off the newsstand, flip through the pages and see yourself? It kicks ass!
Pressed shirts, ties that match the suits and polished shoes are the types of items that can be found in his luggage, but a gym bag and a printout of the local fitness centers in the destination city would seem like a rarity. But that is exactly what you would be carrying if you were Shy Anderson, the vice president of business operations with the Dallas Cowboys.
Competing in fitness competitions would not have even been on my list of things to do. Not because I didn’t think it was amazing, but because I didn’t think “I” could do it.
Being a veteran in the NBA, Elton Brand knows that he has to do certain things differently than he did earlier in his career, especially after suffering major injuries such as a ruptured Achilles’ tendon and a torn labrum.