How to Workout Like A Male Model!

How to workout like a model (and look like one too)

Here with the answers is ridiculously handsome math-professor-turned-fashion-model

 Pietro Boselli

Born: December 3, 1988 (age 30 years), Negrar, Italy

Height: 6′ 1″

Nationality: Italian

Education: UCL (2010)

Agency: Models 1

Eye color: Brown/Green

Pietro Boselli has had a crazy couple of years. While finishing his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at University College London and, you know, “working on the computational design of large steam turbines,” Boselli found himself the subject of a viral Internet story.
He’d been lecturing for an undergrad math course, just your average math professor with the body of a Roman god, when a few of his students realized their hunky prof was a bona fide model and took to Facebook. E! News made it a story, and then everyone from Elle to The Guardian picked it up. Boselli, 30, was dubbed “the World’s Hottest Math Teacher.”
“I was just living my life,” he says today. “This is something that can only happen with the Internet, obviously.”
Since then he’s become one of the most in-demand models, shooting campaigns for Dsquared2, Moschino, and Armani’s sportswear label, EA7. “I couldn’t be just a model,” he says.

“I don’t see myself as one thing. I’d like to have my own engineering firm.” He plans to start his own activewear label, too. Simple stuff like tank tops and shorts. Down the line, maybe he can expand into wearable technology: “Clothing you can plug in and have the electricity clean it,” he says. “Or fragrance-encapsulation technology. It could be done. But you need much bigger capital.”
We’re not worried about him finding work. “I’m a very confident person,” Boselli says. “I’m very confident in my abilities.”
You would be, too, if you had his body. So here’s exactly how to get it—and the clothes you’ll need to show it off.

Killer gym style starts in the streets

Activewear has infiltrated the fashion zeitgeist so thoroughly that Prada, paragon of sartorial refinement, is now unveiling its own version of athleisure. (These technical joggers and this ice-cold jacket marched down the runway, replacing all those suits.) There are two reasons for this sportification—and it’s a chicken-and-egg-type deal: Guys are wearing performance gear in more and more situations, and the gear is getting more and more stylish. Which means you can dress like an athlete, even if you think deltoids are a Florida State fraternity..

Your core is the core of your workout

“Most people do crunches at the end of their workout, but I dedicate a whole session to my core,” Boselli says. “Control is very important: Squeeze until you feel the burn and can’t continue any longer. Start with crunches from the floor and vary it up with a twist.”
Real locker-room talk: You’ve got to keep your junk in place and make sure it’s well-aerated. So pull on a fabric that can do both, like this spandex-cotton blend by the first name in drawers: Calvin Klein.

The incredible quad-blasting, heart-racing box jump

If you’re working out, you don’t have to wear shorts over your tights. If you’re not working out, why are you wearing tights at all?
The quickest way to increase your explosiveness is the old-fashioned box jump. Start standing with your feet at hip width. Bend your knees, without getting too low, and explode up with both legs at the same time, landing on the box in a squat position. Step down one leg at a time, like Boselli does here. “Dynamic motion in space is way better than being static, like on a leg-press machine,” he says. “Your body’s not just made of muscle; it’s a nervous system that responds to stimulation.”

Neon gym gear went out of style faster than dubstep. Today’s thinking: Strive for the same taste and restraint at the gym as you would anywhere else. That means a more sophisticated, less workout-y palette. Think grays, blues, and blacks. Just, please, no white tights.

Dumbbells: Way smarter than barbells

“People are asymmetrical,” Boselli reminds us. “We all have a stronger side, and dumbbells help compensate for this imbalance and build stability. The bent-over row, for example, is essential for adding back and core strength.” To do it: Stabilize your legs, then row up and back toward your hip, like you’re starting a lawn mower.

The first step to the chest you want

Why do all superheroes have big block graphics on their chests? It’s a simple lesson in optics: Chest graphics add a few orders of magnitude to your pecs’ appearance. If you decide to borrow this sartorial sleight of hand, stick to darker colors and skip the primaries—you don’t want to look like an actual superhero.

How to wield a kettlebell without destroying your back

“Kettlebell swings are very technical,” Boselli says. “I see a lot of people doing them wrong: bending their knees too much and throwing their chest too far forward, almost to a squat position. The movement and momentum should really start from the hips, thrusting forward as the kettlebell swings up to shoulder height. Keep your arms and back straight.” Work your way up to sets of 15 reps, but do yourself a favor and stop early if your form starts to deteriorate.

You can’t wear out the classics

On arm day, it’s hard to beat the freewheeling, mobility-maximizing tank top, a throwback to the old days of bodybuilding. Just make sure it’s in a technical fabric made for exercise and not its inbred cousin, the cotton wife-beater. (Man, that term is ready for retirement.) Then pair your tank with another classic: fitted gym sweatpants.
5 things to do with a (small) medicine ball
Giant medicine balls should come with a free referral to a chiropractor. Use them sparingly and get acquainted with the smaller ones, which are less for heaving massive weight and more for generating explosive power.
1. Crunches: Lying on your back with your legs in the air, do a crunch with the ball at arm’s length, lifting it toward your toes.
2. Sit-up Throw: Lying on your back with your feet on the ground, do a crunch while holding the ball above your head. As you sit up, throw the ball with both hands overhead to a partner standing several feet in front of you.
3. Squat + Wall Toss: From a deep squat, hold a larger ball below your chin, explode up, and push the ball with both hands (like a basketball chest pass) to a spot several feet above your head on the wall. Soften the impact by catching it as you return to a squat.
4. When you need a break, sit on the ball while you serenely meditate with the Headspace app.
5. Duckpin bowling.

Train for a triathlon, even if you’re not racing

• The benefits of daily exercise are easy enough to understand: health, energy, eucalyptus-scented towels. But in the long run—facing human mortality—there’s another, deeper reason to push yourself: endurance. “Your body needs to be stimulated beyond what the one-dimensional gym machines can offer,” Boselli says. “In Italy, I grew up near the Alps, and trail running was always very important to me. When I moved to London, I started commuting on a bicycle. Then I got into cold-weather swimming. Exposure to the elements is a powerful physical challenge.”

Pietro’s principles

If you wanna get as ripped as this guy, there’s more to it than pumping iron. A few tips from the man himself:
1. Bring your gym clothes everywhere. You’ll be more likely to have a spontaneous workout than a spontaneous nacho platter.
2. Put your phone in your locker and stop hitting on all the girls in yoga class. “I don’t go to the gym to socialize,” Boselli says, “so I can usually be out in 45 minutes.”
3. Don’t do cardio at the gym: Run outside, play sports, hike. Nothing’s more absurd than driving to the gym to hop on a StairMaster.
4. If you really want to take your body to the next level, build up to two-a-day workouts. Yes, really.
5. Pasta. Eat a lot of pasta. Then chase it with some pasta. The carb truthers are worse than the climate-change truthers.

Always wear clothes that will get you spotted

This handsome shirt right here is from our favorite new apparel brand, Fourlaps. Based in New York, the line is all about understated style, which is why it’s not covered in tacky logos. It’s also sweat-wicking and odor-resistant, which your bench partner will appreciate.