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The issue highlights pushup challenges, a structured four-week leg-day plan for stronger quads and glutes, and insights into creatine science and updated statin guidance. It also explores testosterone thinking shifts, festival medical survival tips, and creative strategies for sleep, mood, and focus, while including gear and travel-oriented features for active men.","F E A T U R E S  \n48 MUSIC + MUSCLE  \nTouring used to be about vice, debauchery, and excess. Lenny Kravitz, Diplo, Shaboozey, Gunna, and a new class of fit musicians are changing the score.  \nBY MILO F. BRYANT, BEN COURT, AND MICKEY RAPKIN  \n62 HOT PIZZA SUMMER  \nGrilling homemade (and healthy-ish) pies is fast and easy. Let the country’s best new pizzaiolos show you how.  \nBY SALVAGLICA  \nOn the cover: Lenny Kravitz photographed exclusively for Men’s Health by Jonny Marlow. Equipment: High Visibility. Location:  \nTMPL Clubs & Bath, NYC. 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