Weight loss is a popular pursuit, particularly at the start of the new year. But your health & fitness goals may not center around reducing the number on the scale. If you’re trying to gain weight fast ... Continue Reading
How to Make the Ultimate Weekly Workout Schedule
Random workouts here and there may not be too difficult to plan. You show up at the gym, do whatever you feel like, and leave. But forming a consistent habit aimed at achieving specific goals is a ... Continue Reading
Tim Monigatti (74KG) Raw Deadlifts 15 Kilograms Over IPF World Record
New Zealand’s Tim Monigatti holds the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) raw squat world record of 283.5 kilograms (625 pounds), scored during a three-way fight for the 74-kilogram world title at ... Continue Reading
Urs Kalecinski and Nathan De Asha Use High Intensity to Build Their Chests
The European bodybuilding duo of 2023 Olympia Classic Physique bronze medalist Urs Kalecinski and multiple pro show champion Nathan De Asha teamed up to kickstart their training ... Continue Reading
Sonita Muluh (+84KG) Smashes the 300-Kilogram Raw Squat Barrier
Belgian powerlifter Sonita Muluh holds the biggest all-time raw squat; she locked out 285.5 kilograms (629.5 pounds) in knee sleeves at the 2023 Classic World Championships (CWC) in Malta during a battle ... Continue Reading
“Maybe It Was a Good Thing” — Nick Walker Reflects During First Full Leg Day After Hamstring Tear
On Oct. 31, 2023, 2021 Arnold Classic champion Nick Walker revealed that he'd suffered a grisly hamstring tear during his prep for the 2023 Mr. Olympia contest. The injury forced Walker to withdraw from ... Continue Reading
The ONLY New Year Resolutions That Matter! Strength Weekly 1/3/2024
Strength Weekly is the show keeping you up to date on all aspects of the barbell game! This week, we're covering resolutions — what's up with those anyway? Here are the only ones you really need! In ... Continue Reading
The 5-Exercise, High-Volume Shoulder Workout Derek Lunsford Uses for Massive Pumps
Reigning Mr. Olympia champion Derek Lunsford has, arguably, the best X-frame —characterized by expansive shoulders, a tiny waist, and sprawling quads — in the pro bodybuilding circuit. Lunsford’s X-frame ... Continue Reading
Is Visualization Your Ticket to Better Performance?
Travis Ortmayer is no slouch in the gym. The 42-year-old has had a long, illustrious, strongman career, appearing in elite events over three decades. He has competed at the World's Strongest Man (WSM) ... Continue Reading
Ramon “Dino” Rocha Queiroz Biography: Bodybuilding Career, Workouts, and Height
In the eyes of many bodybuilding fans, the 2023 Classic Physique Olympia contest cemented Chris Bumstead as the G.O.A.T. after he claimed his fifth consecutive championship in Orlando, FL on Nov. ... Continue Reading
Karlina Tongotea (76KG) Squats 2.5 Kilograms Over IPF Raw World Record During 2024 Sheffield Prep
The 2024 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships are fast approaching. One of the biggest meets in competitive powerlifting with a substantial prize purse — over half a million dollars — drawing some of the ... Continue Reading
Eric Bugenhagen’s High-Calorie Snack Is His “Ticket to Gainsville”
Eric Bugenhagen (a.k.a. professional wrestler formerly known as Rick Boogs) is a bodybuilder amid a bulking phase. Considering Bugenhagen's physique is already massive, and he was known in the ring for his ... Continue Reading
Is Motivation Enough to Achieve Long-Term Weight Loss?
Losing weight and keeping it off is a long-term endeavor. There are many ways to accomplish sustained and consistent weight loss over time to positive results and they vary from person to person. A Dec. ... Continue Reading
Why Mr. Olympia Derek Lunsford Believes Walking Lunges Are “Essential”
Bodybuilders know a thing or two about strength training exercises. The movements that comprise a bodybuilder’s workout plan will, quite literally, shape the physique they bring to the competition stage on ... Continue Reading
The Side Effects of Probiotics for Strength Athletes to Look Out For
Whether your main goal is to pack on muscle or pack more plates onto the bar, you’re likely cramming as much protein as you can into your diet. And while a high-protein diet is a generally safe approach, ... Continue Reading
2024 Britain’s Strongest Man Roster Announced
The 2024 Britain's Strongest Man (BSM) contest is scheduled for Jan. 27, 2024, at the Utilita Arena in Sheffield, England. It is the kickoff contest for the 2024 Giants Live Tour schedule and features 14 ... Continue Reading
2024 Giants Live Tour Schedule Revealed
The 2024 Giants Live event schedule is here. Revealed on Dec. 27, 2023, via the Giants Live Instagram page, the mainstay events of the promotion's calendar remain intact. However, a massive shakeup to ... Continue Reading
Should You Fast In the Morning or Evening?
Intermittent fasting is among the most popular dieting protocols for weight loss and other health benefits, including decreasing fasting blood glucose and insulin resistance, leptin levels, and increasing ... Continue Reading
Mitchell Hooper Has a New Morning Routine Inspired by Eddie Hall
2023 World Strongest Man (WSM) champion Mitchell Hooper revamped his morning routine and documented it as part of his new YouTube series, "No Stone Unturned." The series is a vlog of his commitments to ... Continue Reading
The 10 Best Strongmen & Strongwomen of 2023
The 2023 strongman season was one the sport won't soon forget. It saw a bevy of records fall, some of the sport's all-time greats retire despite posting impressive results, and arguably the greatest year ... Continue Reading
The 10 Best Powerlifters of 2023
Powerlifting in 2023 was a year full of turnover for the record books and astounding gym PRs. Across every bodyweight category for both male and female athletes, the bar at the top was raised time and time ... Continue Reading
The 10 Best Weightlifters of 2023
To no one’s surprise, 2023 ended up being a phenomenal year for weightlifting athletes and fans of the sport alike. All eyes turn towards the ever-closer Olympic Games next summer, but the battles held ... Continue Reading
The 10 Best CrossFit Athletes of 2023
Another action-packed CrossFit season is in the books. The 2023 year in CrossFit included many changes, from the first woman in six years not named Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr taking home the Games crown to the ... Continue Reading
Andrew Jacked Shows Larry Wheels How to Train Legs Like a Men’s Open Bodybuilder
Powerlifter-turned-bodybuilder Larry Wheels sent shockwaves through the bodybuilding community by emerging victorious at his debut Classic Physique bodybuilding show, the 2023 NPC Ultimate Warriors. Wheels ... Continue Reading