There are many champions in the sport of bodybuilding. Every year the Olympia weekend crowns 11 world champions in various pro divisions. Even though these athletes are certainly worthy of respect because ... Continue Reading
The 8 Best Commercial Exercise Bikes for 2025, Tested by Our Certified Fitness Pros
Commercial cardio machines are designed with heavy use in mind, making them ideal for commercial gyms, communal fitness areas, and houses full of cyclists. The best commercial exercise bikes, like the best ... Continue Reading
Marcy ME-709 Recumbent Exercise Bike Review (2025): Mercy Me, We Love the Marcy ME-709
For seasoned cardio vets and newbies alike, hopping on a recumbent bike like the Marcy ME-709 Recumbent Exercise Bike offers a low-impact form of exercise with a wide range of intensity. Whether you’re ... Continue Reading
Lou Ferrigno Career Biography — Early Life, Contest History, Acting, and More
It wouldn’t be hard to argue that Arnold Schwarzenegger is the most famous bodybuilder of all time. As for the number two position, it seems solidly held by another champion who went on to conquer ... Continue Reading
Treadmill Workouts for Beginners: 4 Options + Training Tips
Treadmills are touted as a beginner-friendly piece of exercise equipment. While that’s more true than false, it’s perfectly normal to feel a little intimidated by the treadmill, especially if you aren’t ... Continue Reading
Does Creatine Help You Build Muscle? A Certified Nutrition Coach Weighs In
When you’re serious about building muscle, you likely stay on top of the latest information on what else you can do to aid all the lifting, eating, and sleeping. Creatine is a tried and true supplement ... Continue Reading
The Stomach Vacuum: What It Is, Benefits, & More From Bodybuilding Experts
In 1979, bodybuilder Frank Zane made physique sports history when he struck a now-iconic pose on stage at that year’s Mr. Olympia (history buffs will recall that Zane won that competition), captured at the ... Continue Reading
The 8 Best Magnetic Exercise Bikes for 2025, Tested by Experts
When you embark on a quest to find the best exercise bike, it’s easy to get distracted by bright, shiny objects — huge touchscreen! virtual rides! — while overlooking critical questions like, “How does ... Continue Reading
The 7 Best Exercise Bikes with Moving Arms of 2025, According to Experts
If you’re itching to get that cardio in, but your upper body’s starting to feel like the last kid picked in kickball, it might be time to browse some of the best exercise bikes with moving arms. While many ... Continue Reading
Check Out These 5 Expert Tips for Running on the Beach Safely (& Benefits)
This week’s leg day left you limping. After one final, excruciating set of calf raises, you grab your water bottle, skip over the treadmill, and decide to head off to the beach in search of a more scenic ... Continue Reading
How To Watch Powerlifting at The 2024 Arnold Sports Festival UK
After a brief hiatus, the Arnold Sports Festival UK is back in 2024 and will feature powerlifting on all three days of the event in Birmingham, UK, from Mar. 15-17, 2024. The contest is ... Continue Reading
Watch 19-Year-Old World Record Holder Karlos Nasar Squat 280KG (617.2LB)
If you follow weightlifting, you know who Karlos Nasar is. The 19-year-old Bulgarian prodigy is at the top of the sport right now, having claimed multiple world records well before his 20th birthday. A ... Continue Reading
Why Wesley Vissers Beat Ramon Rocha Queiroz at the 2024 Arnold Classic, According to Tyler Manion
One of the biggest upsets of the 2024 Arnold Classic weekend in Columbus, OH, was Wesley Vissers’ Classic Physique victory over the 2023 champion, Ramon Rocha Queiroz. In response to ... Continue Reading
The 5 Best Triceps Stretches to Push Your Presses to the Next Level
For lovers of barbells and dumbbells, stretching might be at the bottom of your list of priorities when you’re crushing a good workout. A sweet pump and rewarding burn may well take center stage — less ... Continue Reading
Hunter Labrada’s Off-Season Pull Day for Thicker Lats
Men's Open bodybuilder Hunter Labrada took a hiatus from YouTube after the 2023 Olympia, where he finished sixth overall, ascending one rank from the 2022 Olympia. On March 5, 2024, ... Continue Reading
The 6 Benefits of Exercise Bikes (Plus Workouts From a Personal Trainer)
Exercise bikes have a simplicity to them that is very attractive. They’re easy on your joints and convenient, all the while providing tons of training benefits. Beyond their availability and relatively low ... Continue Reading
Samson Dauda and Coach Milos Sarcev Part Ways
The 2024 Arnold Classic runner-up Samson Dauda is expected to compete at the 2024 Arnold Classic UK. After confirming a health scare following the 2024 Arnold Classic only required prescribed antibiotics ... Continue Reading
The Best Exercise Bikes For Bad Knees, Expert Tested and Reviewed
One in four US adults suffers from knee pain, and it’s become significantly more common in the last few decades. (1) Interestingly enough, knee pain isn’t necessarily tied to increases in age or body ... Continue Reading
Mitchell Hooper and Stan Efferding Break Down Nutrition for Strength Athletes
The two-time reigning Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) and 2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Mitchell Hooper approaches his training and nutrition methodically. He made significant changes to improve ... Continue Reading
Olympic Medalist Zacarias Bonnat Receives 4-Year Ban for Doping After ‘Erectile Dysfunction’ Plea Fails
Weightlifter from the Dominican Republic Zacarias Bonnat, an Olympic medalist who sat on the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Executive Board briefly in 2022, received a four-year ban from ... Continue Reading
Wrestling Champion Claudio Castagnoli Shares the Workout Secrets That Turned Him Into the Swiss Superman
It’s a common trope in the professional wrestling world for David to slay Goliath, but there are only a few times when the act was pulled off as impressively as it was at WrestleMania XXX. On that night in ... Continue Reading
BowFlex Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Agrees to Sell for $37.5 Million
The home fitness equipment company BowFlex, based in Vancouver, Washington, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Per Reuters, part of the filing was an agreement of sale to Johnson ... Continue Reading
Calories In, Calories Out; Myth or Truth for Weight Loss?
In his March 1, 2024, YouTube series episode of "What The Fitness," Dr. Layne Norton addresses Dr. Jason Fung's, a doctor of nephrology best known as “the doctor who invented intermittent fasting,” stance ... Continue Reading
UPDATE: Samson Dauda Says His “Body is Failing,” Cleared to Compete in 2024 Arnold Classic UK
2023 Arnold Classic champion Samson Dauda took to his Instagram page on March 6, 2024, to update his followers on his condition following his second-place finish to Hadi Choopan at the ... Continue Reading