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 …

From the day a young male’s testicles drop, he yearns for something very specific. Although this yearning may be taking place subconsciously at the moment, eventually it will explode from him like last nights Taco Bell. Now, you’re probably wondering what the subject of this yearning happens to be….if you’re single (and didn’t read the article title). If you’re married however, the moment you realized you absolutely needed the subject of this post was the exact moment that white gold wedding band slipped over your sausage finger. The Man Cave, …

Everyone enjoys a freshly pressed shirt. It looks good and it feels good, but is ironing manly? Up to this point I would have told you no. I, much like the rest of you, thought ironing was a skill best left to grandmas and dry cleaners. Well, gentlemen, turns out we were wrong.
Let me introduce you to Extreme Ironing. Yes, you read it correctly. A sport which takes something that was previously thought to be a chore for house-wives and bachelors and turns it into something both manly and hilarious.
“The …

German designers Oliver Keller and Tillman Schlootz designed these kick ass concept vehicles for the Michelin Challenge Design in 2006. What they’ve done is taken a motorbike and tosses a set of tracks on it instead of wheels. Throw in an engine from a quad and you should be good to go.
By running tracks on a bike instead of wheels, the theory is that as long as some part of the track is touching the ground, you’ll be able to move, regardless of what the terrain is like. The tracks …

During the Olympics, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and US President Barack Obama entered into a friendly wager over who would win the gold medal men’s hockey game. Should the US win, Obama would win himself a case of Yuengling, the President’s beer of choice. If Canada won, however; Harper would win a case of Molson Canadian.
I’m assuming that since you’re reading articles at the Man Institute, that you also watched the game. A game that was huge for us here in Vancouver, but also just a spectacular game overall. A …

If you learn nothing else from your time spent at the Man Institute, remember this: manliness is inversely related to the amount of equipment used when attempting to achieve a goal. That is, the more equipment you need to get the job done, the less manly the act is.
Take hunting, for instance. Hunting on its own is a fairly manly activity. You grab your favourite rifle and head off into the bush to camp and hike and eventually kill an animal. Manly, yes, but there is still room for improvement. …

It is admittedly long overdue, but given recent events it’s clearly about damn time we write some articles about hockey. In this, the first volume of hockey manliness, some of the manliest people to play one of the manliest positions the sporting world has to offer, the great goalies.
Jacques Plante
I’m sure many of you will know Jacques Plante as the first goalie to wear a mask. You’re all wrong. Plante did, however, design the first fiberglass goalie mask and the first to wear a fiberglass mask in the NHL. Now …