60-kilogram powerlifter Emily Hu has broken the all-time world record in the raw bench press. On July 23, 2023, Hu competed in the World Raw Powerlifting Federation’s (WRPF) Siege of the Shore meet in ... Continue Reading
2023 Strongman Champions League World Record Breakers Results — Aivars Šmaukstelis’ Reign Continues
The 2023 Strongman Champions League (SCL) World Record Breakers competition occurred on July 29-30, 2023, in Finland. The contest featured 10 of the world's top strongmen compete across eight events: ... Continue Reading
Enahoro Asein (83KG) Deadlifts a Titanic 350-Kilogram (772-Pound) Raw Triple In Training
Elite powerlifter, Enahoro Asein, is pushing his deadlift training hard in the aftermath of the 2023 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Championships in Malta. He finished ... Continue Reading
2023 Bigman Weekend Bodybuilding Show Results
The 2023 Bigman Weekend Pro was held on the weekend of July 29-30, 2023, in Benidorm, Spain. It featured Men's Open and Bikini division contests. At the end of the show, Roman Fritz was crowned Men's Open ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Hampton Morris (61KG) Clean & Jerks Unofficial World Record of 179 Kilograms
The 2023 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships (WWC) begin on Sep. 4, 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Hampton Morris is ready. The 19-year-old Junior World ... Continue Reading
A Lifetime of Fitness with Special Guest Ice-T
Today I’m talking to legendary rapper, songwriter, and actor Ice-T. Since his origins in the underground rap scene of the 1980s to his long-term stint on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Ice-T has ... Continue Reading
World Champion Weightlifter Kate Vibert Used Blood Flow Restriction To Set a 190-Kilogram Squat Record After Knee Surgery
For 2020 Olympic silver medalist and 2019 World Champion Kate Vibert, all setbacks are temporary. Vibert, who suffered a meniscus tear during a workout in July of 2022, has worked hard to make a full ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Cuban Press for Stronger, Healthier Shoulders
What do cleaning your dryer vent and working your rotator cuffs have in common? They’re both easy to forget about until there’s a problem! Just like your dryer can start a fire if lint isn’t cleaned out of ... Continue Reading
How To Do Leg Extensions At Home Without A Fancy Machine From The Gym…Or Any Machine At All
If you were initiated into the world of fitness under the tutelage of a high school P.E. teacher or a personal trainer at a massive commercial gym franchise, the leg extension may be the first resistance ... Continue Reading
10 Best Creatine Supplements for Women of 2024, Tested and Reviewed
Determining which fitness products can help you progress as an athlete can be a challenge — it’s difficult to navigate fact from fiction when supplements are often overhyped and understudied. However, the ... Continue Reading
Serge Nubret — Bodybuilding Career, Contest History, and Biography
The "Black Panther" Serge Nubret was a bodybuilding iconoclast. Presented in the critically successful docudrama Pumping Iron as an unexpected entrant into the 1975 Mr. Olympia contest, Nubret was, in ... Continue Reading
Everything You Need to Know About the 12-3-30 Workout
Nature hikes and trail walking are great ways to spend a day away from the gym. They give you a breath of fresh air while training your cardiovascular system and don’t need a ton of flash to deliver a ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Russel Orhii Corrects Muscle Imbalances During Arm Training With Jeff Nippard
Bodybuilder, powerlifter, and fitness influencer Jeff Nippard went traveled to Houston, TX, to train with world champion powerlifter Russel Orhii in the 83-kilogram class. Orhii is a three-time IPF ... Continue Reading
Living.Fit Weight Plates Review
Thanks to their added versatility, bumper plates tend to reign supreme over metal plates for most home gym owners, and the Living.Fit Weight Plates are some of our favorites. Because of the rubber coating, ... Continue Reading
The 7 Best Incline Treadmills of 2024
The best treadmills offer variety in the form of high maximum speeds, integrated programming, and, of course, incline (and sometimes even decline) capabilities. An incline treadmill can help replicate the ... Continue Reading
The Anatomy of Your Leg Muscles, Explained (and How To Train Them)
For gym rats all over the world, the prospect of leg day is met with both fear and excitement. Lower-body workouts are generally regarded as the hardest form of resistance training you can do: It’s what ... Continue Reading
The Stoltman Brothers Train Fergus Crawley for the 2023 Donald Dinnie Games
Fergus Crawley typically focuses equally on strength, endurance, and powerlifting as a hybrid athlete embarking on surreal feats of physical capacity. In 2022, he successfully lifted the ... Continue Reading
How To Use the Barbell High Row to Broaden Your Upper Back
Rowing is a strength training exercise for the back that is often etched into lifters’ minds in three forms: You can pull an object perpendicular toward your chest, you can pull something directly downward ... Continue Reading
Nutritionist Vs. Dietitian: What Are They and Which is Best For You?
Eating healthy seems straightforward, but sometimes you may need extra support. While there are foods to eat that support overall health, your diet can be personal, and what works for one person might not ... Continue Reading
Hybrid Athlete Fergus Crawley Is Training for His First Strongman Competition
Hybrid athlete Fergus Crawley has trained to run ultra marathons and deadlift 500 pounds. He’s trained for static strength and extensive endurance, performing unique feats of strength along the way. ... Continue Reading
What Are Men’s Open Bodybuilder Brett Wilkin’s 5 Go-To Biceps Exercises?
Brett Wilkin acquired the moniker "The Butcher" for his razor-sharp conditioning, which helped him win gold at the 2022 Big Man Weekend Pro. That win made Wilkin the first qualified athlete for the 2023 ... Continue Reading
2023 Bigman Spain Pro Show Preview
There is only one IFBB Pro League show taking place on Saturday, July 29, 2023: the 2023 Bigman Spain Pro Show. Ten Men’s Open competitors and 16 Bikini athletes will face the judges and fans with hopes of ... Continue Reading
6 Reasons to Consider Buying an All-in-One Trainer
Your neighborhood gym was once more fun to you than an amusement park — but then, something changed. Perhaps it’s because the demands of your job increased along with your salary, and you no longer have ... Continue Reading
2023 America’s Strongest Results — Jeffrey Lee (Men’s 105KG) and Erin Murray (Women’s 82KG) Crowned Champions
The Chicago Pro bodybuilding show wasn’t the only strength sport event held in Tinley, IL, on July 22, 2023. The America’s Strongest Man U105KG and America’s Strongest Woman U82KG competitions were held ... Continue Reading