All diets, in one way or another, are designed around managing what foods you eat in what quantities. Whether you cut carbs with the ketogenic diet or go all-in on meat with the carnivore diet, the ... Continue Reading
The 9 Best Stretches for CrossFit Athletes to Maximize Performance
When you’re a CrossFitter, your workouts are all about improving the quality of your movements. Everything from the nutrition to the recovery habits of CrossFit athletes is dedicated to maximizing the ... Continue Reading
Dana Linn Bailey’s Five Progressions To Achieve Your First Pull-Up
One of the most challenging parts of training can be getting up and going to the gym, particularly as a beginner. That pressure can feel amplified by new year's resolutions, whether to lose weight, hit a ... Continue Reading
Best Free Weights — Dumbbells, Barbells, Kettlebells, and More
One of the simplest — but most effective — workout tools you can have is a free weight. They provide resistance in any direction and can be used to gain muscle mass or perform higher repetitions to ... Continue Reading
Poll: Readers Say Building Muscle Is Their Top Fitness Goal for 2023
The holiday season is a time to enjoy the company of friends and family and, more importantly, to indulge in an endless buffet of hors d'oeuvres, desserts, and assorted libations. Then, as is the way, the ... Continue Reading
2023 Wodapalooza Individual Event Preview: “Double Shot With a Splash”
Wodapalooza (WZA) always features a swimming workout, and there have been some clever combinations for those workouts in years past. For 2023, the athletes will venture into the water twice and won't know ... Continue Reading
The 10 Best Adjustable Dumbbells for Your Home Gym in 2025
Dumbbells are a great tool to keep in your garage gym or apartment — they’re versatile and they save space. That said, why own 15 separate pairs of dumbbells when you could own one single pair of the best ... Continue Reading
2023 Wodapalooza Individual Event Preview: “We Have Lift Off”
The second announced workout for Individuals at the 2023 TYR Wodapalooza gives the athletes and fans what they want: a heavy barbell with a twist. The athletes have three attempts at a one-rep max clean ... Continue Reading
Try These Cable Arm Workouts to Build Massive Bis and Tris
A dedicated arm day just hits different. Arm workouts may be a little less mentally taxing than a hard squat session but a true gun run can leave you feeling just as great. Walking away with a sweet pump ... Continue Reading
2023 Britain’s Strongest Man Roster — Tom Stoltman Will Not Defend His Title
Big news from Luke Stoltman and two-time reigning World's Strongest Man (WSM) Tom Stoltman. Their first sanctioned contest of the 2023 season will be the 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) on March 4, ... Continue Reading
2023 Wodapalooza Team Event Preview: “3, 2, 1 Lift Off”
The men's and women's elite Team divisions are a major focus of the 2023 TYR Wodapalooza (WZA), taking place Jan. 12-15 in Miami, FL. These three-person squads will compete in several workouts over the ... Continue Reading
Watch World Record Holding Powerlifter Tamara Walcott (+90KG) Hit a Log Press PR
The world-record-holding powerlifter in the superheavyweight division, Tamara Walcott, showed off her strength in a new way on Jan. 3, 2023. Walcott posted a video to her Instagram page wherein she hoisted ... Continue Reading
Mark Rosenberg Locks Out World Record Jefferson Deadlift of 910 Pounds
There's a new king of the Jefferson deadlift in town. On Dec. 31, 2022, Mark Rosenberg took to his Instagram page to share a video wherein he sniffed some ammonia before lifting a 412.7-kilogram ... Continue Reading
Phil Heath and Mike O’Hearn Discuss Self-Esteem, Overcoming Doubt, and “Negative Dopamine Hits”
Episode 27 of The Mike O’Hearn Show was published on Generation Iron‘s YouTube channel on Dec. 30, 2022. It featured an interview with one of the all-time greatest bodybuilders ever to ... Continue Reading
2023 Wodapalooza Event Preview: Rings & Squats
The 2023 TYR Wodapalooza (WZA) returns to Miami, FL, from Jan. 12-15, 2023. In this four-day functional fitness competition, some of the most notable CrossFit athletes will compete in the Individual and ... Continue Reading
Best Pull-Up Assist Bands For Travel, Advanced Athletes, And More
Pull-up assist bands are large rubber bands that you can loop onto your power rack or squat rack to relieve a certain amount of weight when performing a pull-up. For example, if an athlete who weighs 150 ... Continue Reading
What is Fat Grip Training and Is it for You?
It’s a common axiom in strength sports circles that you are only as strong as your weakest link. In many sports, the connection to your major movements is through your hands. This is particularly true when ... Continue Reading
The 7 Best Smart Home Gyms of 2025, Tested By Fitness Experts
As technology continues to advance, so do home gyms. While you can still opt to build out your own iron paradise with individual pieces of equipment of your liking, the best home gyms work to streamline ... Continue Reading
Strength Myths and REAL Protein Requirements (w/ Dr. Jim Stoppani)
Today I’m talking to legendary fitness researcher and bodybuilder Dr. Jim Stoppani, the founder of JYM Supplement Science. When it comes to influencers in the space, Dr. Stoppani’s resume is almost ... Continue Reading
The Best Cable Machines for Home Gyms, According to Trainers (2025)
Cable machines can take a basic home gym to the next level. A cable machine is a piece of equipment that features a set of adjustable pulleys — this adjustability allows you to perform multiple exercises ... Continue Reading
Try These Cable Ab Workouts to Crush Your Core
The gym offers a diverse selection of training tools to suit your needs. You can make some serious gains using calisthenics, but there’s also free weights, machines, and even cables at your disposal — yet ... Continue Reading
Your Guide to Creating Fitness Goals — And How to Crush Them
Have you invested hours at the gym hoping to look like the Hulk, but the only growth you have seen is in your ponytail or beard? Even though you might be eager to have raised veins sprawling through your ... Continue Reading
These Are the 12 Best Rhomboid Exercises for Your Upper Back
The rhomboids are a sneaky little pair of muscles nestled between your shoulder blades that play a role in upper back strength and scapular control. In reality, a more attractive reason to direct your ... Continue Reading
Mitchell Hooper Recaps His Experience Winning Group 2 of the 2022 World’s Strongest Man Qualifying Stage
Mitchell Hooper's rookie season was an anomaly in strongman. His first-ever pro show was the 2022 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest, which he entered as a reserve. He was the new guy on the block in a ... Continue Reading