An issue about the sun and the best of your body isn’t complete without an assemblage of the finest forms. This month, MEGA Man presents its annual list of Best Bodies, bringing together seven fine young men who exemplify what it means to be at their prime—be it physical or otherwise.
What do you order when you are shooting several batches of fine young men with chiselled abs, sharp triceps and enviable pecs (among other highly defined muscle of their bodies, of course)? Boxes and boxes of pizza and fried chicken, of course. No, we aren’t kidding. As is it is with photo shoots, these far from the healthy scale kind of food are a norm. It didn’t help that standing before us were seven young men with chiselled abs, sharp triceps and enviable pecs, among other highly defined muscle of their bodies, of course.
Did we wish we had bodies like them? Yes. Did we regret the slices of oil-laden carbs wolfed down in no time flat? Yes. Did we want to immediately hit the gym after the head-scratching brawn session? Yes. (Some of us actually ran for the nearest fitness center after.)
As it was a display of near-perfect anatomy, the men who fill up the list of the annual Best Bodies tradition (a partnership with Euphoria Maxx) swear by consistent hard work and undeterred discipline. Captured by the lens of Patrick Diokno, Gab Lagman, Marco Gumabao, Jak Roberto, Kiko Estrada, Derrick Monasterio, David Licauco and Enzo Pineda all stood out on their own physical and internal merits. This wasn’t just a surface serving of body. More than anything, it was a ringing reminder that if you want something, you get up, you put in the work and then you keep on doing it even if you’ve already gotten the results you wanted.
In hindsight, we totally wished we had the salad the boys nibbled on in between takes. Well, we’ll try better next time.
Frequently Asked Questions
MEGA Man’s Best Bodies is an annual list that MEGA says brings together seven young men who exemplify being at their prime, physically or otherwise. The feature ties it to an issue about the sun and presents the list as a tradition done in partnership with Euphoria Maxx.
The list includes Gab Lagman, Marco Gumabao, Jak Roberto, Kiko Estrada, Derrick Monasterio, David Licauco, and Enzo Pineda. MEGA’s headline names Derrick Monasterio, Marco Gumabao, and Enzo Pineda, and says all seven stood out on their own physical and internal merits.
MEGA says the honorees swear by consistent hard work and undeterred discipline. It describes the feature as more than a surface serving of body and a reminder that if you want something, you put in the work and keep doing it even after you have gotten the results.
Patrick Diokno captured the seven men for the feature, according to MEGA. The annual Best Bodies tradition is described as a partnership with Euphoria Maxx, though the feature gives no details about what the partnership involved and mentions no specific products, supplements, or workout programs.
MEGA says shooting several batches of the men meant ordering boxes of pizza and fried chicken, which it describes as a norm for photo shoots. The team joked about wishing they had the salad the men nibbled between takes, and some ran to a fitness center afterward.
