On this planet there are a ton of amazing feats that a man can complete to pump up the old man-o-meter. Beating bears to death with a stick (See: Jim West), fighting a shark under water (See: Craig Clasen) and being credited with over 700 kills in a war (See: Simo Häyhä) are all excellent ways to show that you are a real man. A guy who lesser men tremble before.
There is another challenge that will push a man to his absolute limit. A challenge so manly that it makes …

A while back we were contacted by a manly man by the name of Josh Karp. Josh had recently written a book entitled Straight Down The Middle and offered the Man Institute a copy to check out. I’d like to say that it took persuasive techniques and hours of bargaining to get us to agree to read it, but really he simply mentioned that the book is about improving your golf swing and we were instantly drooling over the idea.
The book arrived and I cracked it open that night in an attempt to …

The other day I was thinking about the Cheesy Double Beef Burrito-Stuffed Bacon-Wrapped Sausage Log that we had written about in February and started thinking that if someone was awesome enough to think up that meal, their must be other disgustingly awesome stuffed meals out there. It’s common knowledge that food reaches its maximum flavour potential when it is stuffed with another food, so why don’t we find more of these recipes?
My google search was: “manly stuffed sausage log bacon” and the first result was one of the manliest food creations …

 
There aren’t many places around where your average working man gets to dust off the ol’ guitar and take to the stage to perform in front of a screaming crowd, but at The Jam, this is exactly what happens. Guys from all over drag themselves and gear out of their dark secluded man cave and have the opportunity to perform in front of screaming fans. These guys are your everyday joes. Your butt-crack flaunting plumbers, your nose in the air Junior VP’s and you grease covered fast food employees can …

In our efforts to bring you only the manliest of articles, we have to do a bit of searching online to find great stories, products, people, feats, etc.  The vast majority of articles highlight manly things that men will be interested in. We do, however, come across the occassional topic that causes our blood to boil in a manly rage. This is one of those articles.
There are people out there who have decided that it’s best to work against manliness. There is a multi-billion dollar industry dedicated for safety equipment, …

In one of my earliest articles I chose Tsutomu Yamaguchi as a more than deserving topic. Clearly any man who survives having two atomic bombs dropped on him in three days has earned the highest honours that the Man Institute can bestow. On January 4th 2010, the world lost one of it’s manliest men. The current life expectancy at birth in Japan is slightly over 88 years and the average number atomic blasts survived is zero. Yamaguchi died at the age of 93 despite decades of illness caused by radiation …

Gentlemen, in an effort to save you all from those pain in the ass garbage gifts you receive each year, the Man Institute has taken it upon themselves to compile a list of kick ass gifts that any manly man could ever want. If your loved ones stick to this list this year, you should see no stupid ass new tie or boring book that you don’t really need.
Feel free to refer your old lady and everyone else that may be buying you something this Christmas to this page. We’ll …

Guys, put away your razors. It’s getting cold out and your upper lip could use some comfort. Movember 2009 is finally here.
Easily the best organization ever created, Movember was created to raise funds and awareness for men’s health. Sweet deal. I don’t really want to die, but how can I show the world  support the cause AND look incredibly bad ass? Oh that’s right, you get to grow a sweet ass mustache! Guys, if your old lady is one that thwarts your mustache growing efforts, then this is the month …