The benefits of having a home gym are seemingly endless — no commute, increased privacy, and tailored equipment to match your wants and needs. If that sounds enticing, there are a few home gym ... Continue Reading
The Best Weight Benches of 2025, Tested and Picked by Experts
When you’re considering the equipment needed for building or improving your home gym, a solid workout bench is probably at the top of your list. While it’s possible, training on even the best home gym ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Björnsson Urges Lifters to Not Train Too Heavy Too Often
After his short stint as a professional boxer following his retirement from competitive strongman, 2018 World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Hafthor Björnsson's new goal is in powerlifting. He intends to ... Continue Reading
Evie Corrigan (52KG) Sets New IPF World Record Raw Total of 460 Kilograms (1,014.1 Pounds)
The 2023 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships occurred on March 25 in Sheffield, UK, and saw multiple all-time world records fall. The headliner was Jesus Olivares' new all-time world record total of ... Continue Reading
Hunter Labrada on Why Cable Lateral Raises Are “One of the Best Ways To Train Medial Delts”
Capped delts are a must in Men's Open bodybuilding. The silhouette of thick, rounded shoulders topping the V-taper is a staple of many Mr. Olympia winners. On March 28, 2023, Hunter Labrada took to his ... Continue Reading
Breon Ansley’s Shoulder Training — Heavy Weight Doesn’t Guarantee Hypertrophy
Two-time Classic Physique Olympia champ (2017-18) Breon Ansley has been hitting the weights with a newfound intensity as he conditions his physique to compete in the 212 division. That ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Hollow Hold Position for Six-Pack Abs and Stronger Lifts
They say that a rising tide lifts all boats. When it comes to your performance in the weight room, your core is the tide and your squats, pulls, presses, rows, and carries (the list goes on) are the ships. ... Continue Reading
2023 Clash on the Coast Results — Andrew Clayton (U105KG), Sumer Johnson (U82KG) Victorious
The 2023 Clash on the Coast contest featuring strongman and strongwomen competition occurred on March 24-26, 2023, at the Beach Club Resort in Hilton Head, SC. The Men's U105KG division and the Women's ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Jourdan Delacruz (49KG) Sets 112-Kilogram Clean & Jerk American Record at 2023 Pan American Championships
The United States tends to do very, very well at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships, thanks in no small part to the power and grace of weightlifters like Jourdan Delacruz. On Mar. 27, 2023, ... Continue Reading
Jesus Olivares (+120KG) Sets New All-Time World Record Raw Total of 1,152.5 Kilograms
On Saturday, Mar. 25, 2023, super heavyweight powerlifter Jesus Olivares competed in the International Powerlifting Federation’s (IPF) Sheffield Championships. He not only won his category but ... Continue Reading
2023 Shaw Classic Events Released
The 2023 Shaw Classic will occur on August 19-20, 2023, in Loveland, CO. The contest will feature 16 of the world's top strongmen, including the show's namesake, four-time World's Strongest Man (WSM) Brian ... Continue Reading
Don Saladino: How to Get Hollywood Ready
Don Saladino is one of the fitness world's most in-demand trainers. A specialist in strength and physique for over 20 years, Don is perhaps best known for getting some of Hollywood's biggest stars ready ... Continue Reading
Renata Guaraciaba Wins 2023 Musclecontest Rio Pro Wellness Title
The 2023 Musclecontest Rio Pro bodybuilding show was held on Saturday, March 25, 2023, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Five athletes were originally on the roster, but three more athletes registered before the ... Continue Reading
Alexis Adams Wins 2023 Sampson Showdown Pro Wellness Show
Three IFBB Pro League bodybuilding shows occurred on Saturday, March 25, 2023. One of them was the 2023 Sampson Showdown Pro Wellness contest in Las Vegas, NV. Five athletes competed for the judges, and ... Continue Reading
2023 Klash Series Championships Bikini Division Results — Aimee Leann Delgado Wins
Aimee Leann Delgado is the 2023 Klash Series Championships Bikini Division winner. Delgado was one of 18 IFBB Pro League athletes competing in this show in Orlando, FL, and was the last competitor standing ... Continue Reading
Danny Grigsby (110KG) Deadlifts New All-Time World Raw Record of 467.5 Kilograms (1,030.7 Pounds)
Danny Grigsby continues to add to his deadlift legacy in powerlifting. His latest feat came at the 2023 World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) Metroflex Battle of the Yard 8 Meet in Murrieta, GA, on ... Continue Reading
Should You Consume Salt Pre-Workout?
Salt, or sodium, gets a bad rap in nutrition culture — maybe for good reason. A diet too high in sodium from processed foods can contribute to health problems like high blood pressure. But salt ... Continue Reading
The Best CrossFit Workouts for Building Muscle to Forge Bigger, Stronger Muscles
Your favorite CrossFit athletes are absurdly jacked. They might not be on stage posing, but they're built like they could be. With CrossFit, the goal may not be to look a certain way — but all those ... Continue Reading
What to Consider Before Buying an Elliptical Machine
Commercial gyms worldwide seem to observe an unspoken code: At least one cable machine must be out of order, they never play the song you want when you want it, and they always — always — keep a sweaty ... Continue Reading
2023 Musclecontest Rio Pro Wellness Show Preview
Many bodybuilding experts and insiders might say that Brazil is the birthplace of the Wellness division, which places emphasis on larger legs and glutes. The division has grown in popularity worldwide, but ... Continue Reading
2023 Sampson Showdown Pro Wellness Show Preview
Saturday, March 25, 2023, is a busy day for the IFBB Pro League because there are three shows taking place. The 2023 Klash Series Championship will be held in Orlando, FL, along with two pro Wellness shows ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilding Mass Monster Craig Golias Expresses the Importance of Maintaining an X-Frame
Episode 38 of The Mike O’Hearn Show was published on Generation Iron‘s YouTube channel on March 24, 2023. It featured the show's namesake in conversation with mass monster bodybuilder Craig ... Continue Reading
Powerbuilding Workout Routine, With Tips from a CPT
Some athletes want to get bigger, and some athletes want to get stronger. But if you’re like us, you probably want…well, the best of both worlds. But don’t worry — it’s far from impossible to be able to ... Continue Reading
Lee Priest Makes a Case for Using Less Weight During Lat Pulldowns
Although Australian bodybuilding legend Lee Priest hasn’t competed since 2013, when he won the NABBA Universe title, his physique updates prove he still has great conditioning. The six-time Mr. ... Continue Reading