Stilo Recommends – Chest Fly!

Lay on the ground or the bench, weights out to the side, even with your ears. Raise the weights slowly until they touch directly above your chest. Lower slowly back to the side, repeat. Do not use momentum and allow the weights to “fall” to the side. Lowering the weight is as much a part of the exercise as raising it.

Summer Skin Care for Men from Zirh

Summertime brings a lot of summer fun along with it. Jet skiing, surfing, hiking and wakeboarding expose your skin to a lot of damage. Even when the sun isn't shining, those harsh UV rays are still ready and waiting to do damage.We came up with a list of our favorite men's skin care essentials from a company called ZIRH. Zirh products are top of the line and a must have for every guys toiletry bag. Your skin will notice the difference and thank you.

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Hair Loss Guide for Men

David Beckham is a lucky son of a bish.  Good looking, mega rich, a hot wife and a lush head of hair that he flaunts on soccer fields all over the world.  From the Faux Hawk to the Buzz Cut, Beckham is always the epitome of male style and fashion sense.

On a more serious note, hair loss for men is no laughing matter.  Once it starts, it seems almost impossible to stop the train in it’s tracks.  So exactly what causes hair loss?  It can be because of nutritional deficiency, hormone imbalance, stress, and diseases. But generally the most common cause of it is called adrogenetic alopecia. It is the medical term for hair loss or baldness. Adrogenetic refers to the influence of androgens, and genetic predisposition to balding can be the reason of such a hair loss. 

Just the presence of someone in your family of balding is not enough to predict that you will also become bald. It is really hard to predict who will go bald and how fast will it be. That is why planning for hair restoration will be very important for those people who gets alarmed about it.  For men Testicles and adrenals are the one to produce it.  There is no exact age for balding occurrence. Balding is a process, simple yet this fact is often ignored. This process can be slow or rapid. It usually starts at late teens. Illnesses and medical conditions is one of the causes of hair loss. Such as thyroid disease and diabetes, can cause hair loss. Those people with liver and kidney diseases and lupus can also have baldness.

What can you do about hair loss or slowing down the process of losing your hair? 
1.  Natural Alternatives for Male Hair Loss.
There are some natural alternatives that can aid in hair loss such as massaging with essential oils such as Lavendar or Sage.  Blood flow through exercise or handstands are also recommended.  I run regularly at Runyon Canyon and my hair grows fast and strong.  Does it have anything to do with all of my cardio exercise?  I can’t say for sure, but it hasn’t hurt me.

2.  Electronic Aids for Hair Loss
There is also an electronic comb that is supposed to stimulate hair follicles into growing back.

3.  Hair Transplant
Hair transplanting has come a long way over the years.  A hair transplant consists of a doctor removing hair from the back of your head, near your nape, and transplanting it to your thinning and bald areas.  It sounds painful, but patients say the pain is minimal.  However, the price tag is not.  A hair transplant procedure is considered a plastic surgery, and can cost up to $5,000.00.  The procedure also takes a few months to complete.  Also, 100% hair growth is not guaranteed.

4.  Oral Treatments and Supplements.
An oral treatment such as Provillus.   Just as we take vitamins and other supplements to enhance our workouts, it’s also reccomended to prevent hair loss.  Provillus, an oral supplement, works to block DHT, a form of testosterone that is responsible for 95 percent of hair loss. It also works to stimulate the scalp and bring dead follicles back to life. You can use Provillus as a preventative tool, starting the program before hair loss becomes severe, or you can use it after DHT has already begun to take hold of your hair and scalp.

Other Money-Back Guarantee Results for people who have used leading chemical-based hair loss products are inconsistent.  While some people will notice somewhat of a minor change, others will watch as their hair continues to fall out at the same rate. Provillus, on the other hand, has enjoyed consistently positive results by utilizing proven natural substances like saw palmetto, vitamin B6, magnesium, and zinc to attack hair loss from all angles. Plus, because it’s all-natural, you won’t suffer the physical and sexual side effects that other hair regrowth products cause.

When you order Provillus, it comes with a money back guarantee. If you are not pleased with the results you get from our product, you have six months to return it for a full refund. Provillus are confident, though, that when you use their supplement, you will stop losing and start regrowing your hair.

Mens Hair Styles, the Faux Hawk

Let’s talk about popular men’s hair styles.  I think a lot of guys are under the impression that they have limited options when it comes to hairstyles.  After all, most guys I know go to their local Super Cuts once every 6-8 weeks; and usually get serviced by a different stylist every time.  On the other end, women will diligently go their favorite hair stylist once a week, no matter what.

Well, things have changed, and guys are giving a little more thought to their hair these days.  They used to say that a woman’s hair was her crown and glory.  I think the same goes for guys as well.  One of the more popular hairstyles for guys these days is the Faux Hawk.  An updated version of the old school 80′s Mohawk.  The Faux Hawk is still edgy, but can also be rocked with a tailored suit and even to the office and boardroom meeting, if groomed correctly. 

International soccer star, David Beckham’s Faux Hawk is a perfect example of the perfectly groomed hair style for men.  Today’ faux hawk is a spiky haircut, with tapered sides, opposed to shaved sides.  The modern Faux Hawk is a really good, versatile haircut, just made to be rocked with a leather jacket or a Lanvin sportcoat.

Stilo Recommends – THE PLANK

After watching the film “300”, I knew my daily workout of Menchie’s yogurt was not helping me achieve my six-pack abs. So I began to experiment with different exercises Then one day while watching a workout routine on cable, I was introduced to The Plank.

Get into pushup position on the floor.
Now bend your elbows 90 degrees and rest your weight on your forearms. Your elbows should be directly beneath your shoulders, and should form a straight line from your head to your feet. Hold the position for as long as you can. Your goal should be to hold it for two minutes.

• Practice: Perform planks several times each day, trying to hold the position a little longer each time.

Use body-weight exercises: Pushups and pullups will improve your core strength.

• Squat and deadlift: Guys who are strong in these specific lifts find planks are no problem.

HOLD IT
If you don’t have the core strength yet to do a regular plank, you can build up to it by doing a bent-knee plank. If you can hold a plank for more than two minutes with ease, you can move on to these tougher variations.

• Lift one leg up. By simply raising one leg in the air, you dramatically increase the demand on your core to fight your body’s natural urge to rotate.

• Lift one arm up. Again, your body will want to fall to one side. Don’t let it!

• Use a Swiss ball. Rest your forearms on the ball and you’ll have to stabilize your body and stop the ball from rolling out from under you.