Joel Snape
From 2008 to 2018, Joel worked for Men's Fitness, which predated, and then shared a website with, Coach. Joel moved from features editor, to acting editor, associate editor and finally editor-at-large. Joel has also written for The Telegraph and The Guardian. Though he spent years running the hills of Bath, he’s since ditched his trainers for a succession of Converse high-tops, since they’re better suited to his love of pulling vans, lifting cars, and hefting logs in a succession of strongman competitions.
Latest articles by Joel Snape
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Is Red Meat Bad For You? Like, All Bad?
By Joel Snape published
There are plenty of scare stories around red meat, should you give it up entirely?
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How To Cook Steak For Beginners
By Joel Snape published
Don’t be confused in the kitchen, it’s easy to cook simple, tasty, healthy food. Case in point: Steak
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Use This Post-Workout Recovery Plan To Come Back Stronger
By Joel Snape published
However tough your training, without the right recovery plan you can only go so far. Here’s how to come back stronger after every workout
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How To Get Bigger Muscles
By Joel Snape published
Follow these training methods and start with our sample workout
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How To Get Stronger
By Joel Snape published
Train smarter and target your key muscles, and you’ll look and feel better after every gym session
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How To Get Lean
By Joel Snape published
Achieve the fat loss you’re after with this plan and workout
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The Essential Guide To Taking A Cycling Holiday
By Joel Snape published
Upgrade the scenery and plan a wheels-inclusive holiday with the Men’s Fitness guide to taking your steed on tour
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Healthy, Spicy Tomato Soup Recipe
By Joel Snape published
Learn how to make tomato soup and upgrade your kitchen skills
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Healthy Pizza Base Recipe
By Joel Snape published
Change up your pizza game with this gluten-free pizza base recipe
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Healthy Lasagne Recipe
By Joel Snape published
This simple recipe substitutes in sweet potato for pasta sheets
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Five Helpful Productivity Apps
By Joel Snape published
Avoid distractions, pick the right jam to pump up your productivity and turn your to-do list into a game with these life-improving apps
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Beyond 10,000 Steps: Six Things You Should Be Tracking
By Joel Snape published
There’s more to performance tracking than counting steps or calories. Look for these extras on your phone or watch to improve every metric
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How Music Can Help Your Workouts
By Joel Snape published
Adam Dehaty, performance psychologist and founder of Get Ahead Coaching, fine-tunes your playlist
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The Micro-Adventure Mission: Imagine What You Could Do One Weekend
By Joel Snape published
The micro-adventurer Alastair Humphreys on his achievements and how everyone can fit more adventure into their lives
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How To Start Training With Gymnastic Rings
By Joel Snape published
For strength, lean muscle and shoulder health, get into using gymnastic rings. Here’s how
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Dave Cornthwaite Wants You To Say Yes To Adventure
By Joel Snape published
We catch up with the adventurer while he’s water-biking the Norwegian coastline
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What Ultra-Explorer Ben Saunders Has Learned About The World
By Joel Snape published
Antarctica’s big. Like, takes three days to fly across it big
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Ben Ainslie: Coming To America’s
By Joel Snape published
He’s already one of Britain’s greatest ever Olympians, but now Ben Ainslie is training to take on sailing’s greatest test
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Is Your Favourite Drink Healthy?
By Joel Snape published
Whether your glass is half-empty or full doesn’t matter so much as what’s in it. Fix your drinks – and watch your health improve
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How To Train For A Triathlon
By Joel Snape published
Master all three elements with this guide to getting triathlon training right
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How To Build Your Own Workout Routine
By Joel Snape published
There’s a simple framework to follow for any goal. Here’s how to plan a session from start to finish
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Hang Clean: Instructions, Form Tips and Variations
By Joel Snape published
This exercise works your body from top to toe in a dynamic, powerful movement.
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Three Impressive Gym Moves To Master
By Joel Snape published
You’re there for your own ends – but there’s no harm in impressing your fellow gym-goers now and then
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