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Zac Efron Physique Transformation The Iron Claw

Zac Efron Is Looking Way Too Jacked in New Trailer for “The Iron Claw”

Actor Zac Efron has clearly been busting a move in the weight room. The former High School Musical superstar debuted his biggest physique transformation yet on Oct. 11, 2023, when the trailer for his ... Continue Reading

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The CrossFit Filthy 50 Workout Explained and Scaled for Every Experience Level

Whatever your favorite training style is, if you’re a fitness enthusiast, you’ve likely heard of or tried CrossFit. CrossFit is known for its high-intensity training workouts that combine endurance, ... Continue Reading

Tennyson

Will Tennyson Delves Into the Impact of Body Dysmorphia

According to the Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience, body dysmorphia is "a relatively common disorder that consists of a distressing or impairing preoccupation with imagined or slight defects in ... Continue Reading

Crawley

Fergus Crawley’s 6 Tips For Building a Better Aerobic Base

Hybrid athlete Fergus Crawley is known for his strength and endurance feats, such as running a 4:58 mile after squatting 500 pounds and completing a double triathlon in under 41 hours. Crawley is currently ... Continue Reading

Dana Linn Bailey

Everything In Dana Linn Bailey’s Gym Bag

A gym bag is like an athlete’s training partner — workouts aren’t the same without it. Many athletes have handpicked training tools in their gym bags that help improve their training performance with the ... Continue Reading

Hadi Choopan

2023 Mr. Olympia Preview

The Olympia Weekend is recognized as the most significant show in bodybuilding. The main event is the Mr. Olympia (Men’s Open) contest. The 59th edition of the Mr. Olympia takes place Nov. 3-4 at the ... Continue Reading

Evan Singleton

2023 Rogue Strongman Invitational Events Revealed

The 2023 Rogue Strongman Invitational will take place on Oct. 27-28, 2023, at the Dell Diamond Stadium in Round Rock, TX. Similar to the 2022 edition of the contest, the 2023 Rogue Strongman Invitational ... Continue Reading

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The Best High-Protein Breakfast Ideas for Muscle-Building and Fat Loss

Your alarm goes off in the morning, and it’s time to crack open your eyes and get out of bed. After brushing your teeth and making your coffee, you think about your morning meal. Some people skip ... Continue Reading

Chloe Esperence

2023 WRPF Femme Fatale Ladies of Strength Results

The 2023 WRPF Femme Fatale Ladies of Strength meet was held on the weekend of Oct. 7-8, 2023, at Liberty Performance Training in Phoenix, AZ. This all-women’s meet included 20 lifters, ranging from ... Continue Reading

Russel Orhii

Russel Orhii (83KG) Squats 322.5 Kilograms, More Than His World Record, for 3 Reps

Russel Orhii, the 2019 and 2021 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) world champion in the raw 83-kilogram class, holds the IPF worlds for the raw squat and total — 320.5 kilograms (706.6 pounds) ... Continue Reading

Samson Dauda

How Samson Dauda Eats One Month From the 2023 Olympia

Professional bodybuilders typically follow a regimented diet throughout the year. Their meals are meticulously measured even further during their contest prep as they trim calories to dial in their ... Continue Reading

Missy Truscott

6 Exercises Reigning Figure Olympia Champion Missy Truscott Uses To Train Shoulders and Triceps

Reigning Figure Olympia champion Missy Truscott recently filmed a shoulder and triceps workout deep into her prep to defend her title at the 2023 Olympia, scheduled for Nov. 2-5, 2023. Truscott ... Continue Reading

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How Many Sets Per Muscle Group, Per Week, Should You Do?

Dosage, dosage, dosage. If you’re into bodybuilding or powerlifting, you know that discussing the optimal dose of strength training is all the rage. When it comes to training volume, there’s a veritable ... Continue Reading

Hagan and Delgado

2 Top-10 Bikini Bodybuilders Reveal Their Glute Training

According to NPC News Online, Bikini bodybuilders are judged on a balance of muscularity that "gives shape to the female body," including slight roundness of the delts and "full round glutes with a slight ... Continue Reading

Buendia

What’s In Jeremy Buendia’s 800-Carb, Nearly 6,000-Calorie Refeed?

Professional bodybuilders enter a calorie deficit in the weeks leading up to a show to cut fat to improve their muscle conditioning and definition. However, a side effect of the cutting phase is hampering ... Continue Reading

Hagan

How Bikini Bodybuilder Phoebe Hagan Trains Shoulders For the 2023 Olympia

British pro bodybuilder Phoebe Hagan entered the upper echelons of the pro-Bikini circuit by finishing seventh at her debut Olympia in 2022. She qualified for the 2023 Olympia by winning the 2022 Battle of ... Continue Reading

Ruffin

Terrence Ruffin’s 2023 Olympia Back Training with Fellow Classic Physique Competitor Mike Sommerfeld

Bodybuilder Terrence Ruffin is a two-time Arnold Classic Physique champion looking to make a run at the 2023 Classic Physique Olympia title on Nov. 2-5, 2023, in Orlando, FL. He’s training with last ... Continue Reading

Heather Connor

Elite Powerlifter Heather Connor’s (47KG) Full Day of Eating

Elite powerlifter Heather Connor lifts raw in one of the lighter weight classes — 47-kilograms. However, she deadlifts like a heavyweight, as proven by her all-time world record raw deadlift of 200 ... Continue Reading

Kordiyaka

2023 Strongman Champions League Cyprus Results — Pavlo Kordiyaka Victorious

The 2023 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Cyprus competition took place on Oct. 7, 2023, in Limassol, Cyprus. Eleven athletes competed in five events through the single-day contest: Truck Pull, Car ... Continue Reading

The Best Amazon Big Spring Sale Fitness Deals of 2025

Mark your calendars — Amazon's Big Spring Sale is back, beginning March 25th and running for a full seven days of savvy shopping deals. While you may have taken advantage of spring cleaning to declutter ... Continue Reading

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Should You Cold Plunge Before or After a Workout?

All types of physical activity share one common trait — hard workouts require equally vigorous periods of recovery. How you spend the hours between your training sessions plays a tremendous role in not ... Continue Reading

Wilkin

Brett Wilkin Withdraws From the 2023 Mr. Olympia Contest

IFBB Pro League Men’s Open bodybuilder Brett Wilkin was the first athlete to qualify for the 2023 Mr. Olympia contest when he won the 2022 Bigman Weekend Pro. On Oct. 9, 2023, Wilkin officially withdrew ... Continue Reading

Leguerrier

Theo Leguerrier Wins 2023 Italian Olympus Pro Bodybuilding Show

Milan, Italy, served as host of the 2023 Italian Olympus Pro bodybuilding show on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, and it featured three contests - Men’s Open, Men’s Physique, and Bikini. Each contest winner would ... Continue Reading

Angelov

2023 Balkan Grand Prix Pro Bodybuilding Show Results

The 2023 Balkan Grand Prix Pro was held on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, in Sofia, Bulgaria, and it featured the 212 Bodybuilding, Classic Physique, and Figure divisions. For the 212 show, it was the final ... Continue Reading

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