Big names define bodybuilding. Physique champions who excel in the sport tend to remain in those positions for years — several Mr. (and Ms.) Olympia champions have established their own multi-year reigns, ... Continue Reading
Check Out Powerlifter and Bodybuilder Hunter Henderson Lift a 250-Pound Atlas Stone
One athlete can rarely dominate multiple strength sports the way Hunter Henderson does. The strength phenom is unbeaten in her competitive powerlifting career, which touts a perfect record spanning eight ... Continue Reading
Sami Ahola Triumphant at 2022 Imatra Strongman Showdown
The 2022 Imatra Strongman Showdown occurred in Imatra, Finland, on Aug. 26-27, 2022. It featured a dozen elite strongmen competing in eight events across the two-day contest: Deadlift, Log Lift, Front ... Continue Reading
The 10 Best Sit-Up Alternatives for a Stronger, More Powerful Core
From military physical fitness assessments in the 1940s to your sixth-grade gym class, sit-ups have been a mainstay part of workout culture for quite some time. (1) They're a timeless classic, and for good ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Derek Lunsford Shares His Mass-Building Diet to Prepare for the 2022 Olympia
After claiming his first 212 Olympia win in 2021, bodybuilder Derek Lunsford’s next goal is obvious: defend his crown in 2022 when the Olympia returns to Las Vegas, NV, from Dec. 16-18, 2022. While ... Continue Reading
The Best Fitness City in America? (with Angela Gargano)
Today I’m talking to my friend Angela Gargano, who is a bit of an “OG” in the fitness space. She’s competed on American Ninja Warrior multiple times, earned the title of Miss Fitness USA, and she’s also a ... Continue Reading
2022 Middle East’s Strongest Man & Strongest Woman Results — Milad Abasabadi and Joe Kimitaunga Win
The 2022 Middle East's Strongest Woman (MESW) and the 2022 Middle East's Strongest Man (MESM) contests took place on Aug. 27 and Aug. 28, 2022, respectively. The MESW saw four athletes representing ... Continue Reading
Generation Iron Releases “Kai” — A New Documentary About Bodybuilder Kai Greene
Bodybuilder Kai Greene is notorious for his tumultuous rivalry with seven-time Mr. Olympia Phil Heath. The two Men's Open bodybuilders battled on the grandest stage in the sport for the better half of a ... Continue Reading
2022 Strongman Champions League Poland Results — Oskar Ziółkowski Stands Atop the Podium
The 2022 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Poland contest took place on Aug. 17, 2022. Twelve elite strongmen from around the globe converged on Sopot, Poland, to compete in six events during the single-day ... Continue Reading
Maxime Boudreault Wins 2022 Canada’s Strongest Man
The 2022 Canada's Strongest Man (CSM) contest occurred on Aug. 25-27, 2022. The roster featured a dozen of the Great White North's elite strongmen competing across 10 events for the national championship. ... Continue Reading
Huge Supplements Exterminate Fat Burner Review
Fat burners are a subset of supplements designed to potentially help push you past sticking points in your fat loss journey or speed up body recomposition. They accomplish this in different ways (like via ... Continue Reading
Five Common Mistakes to Avoid at Your First Weightlifting Meet
If you’re new to weightlifting and enjoy it, that’s a good sign. As you train for a while, it gets tempting to push to your limits and find out what your best snatch and clean & jerk really are. When ... Continue Reading
9 Old School Natural Bodybuilders Who Are Still Inspiring Today
Where is the ceiling in bodybuilding? Few questions divide fans of the physique-focused sport as starkly. The development of anabolic steroids around the mid-20th century forever changed the landscape of ... Continue Reading
4-Time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler’s Bodybuilding Chest Workout (and How to Scale it)
A bodybuilder’s chest is their calling card. There may be more individually impressive muscles — they say physique shows are won from the back, for example — but when you see a bodybuilder walking out ... Continue Reading
The 10 Best Mini Band Exercises to Strengthen Your Warm-Up
Mini bands might be small, but they can have a huge impact on your workout. As opposed to lengthier, thicker resistance bands, mini bands are nine-inch flat bands. Generally, you’ll use them to target ... Continue Reading
Try This Kettlebell Workout for Unique Arm Growth
Kettlebells give you the opportunity to put your entire body to the test by simply changing your implement of choice. While they’re extremely well known for specialty exercises such as kettlebell swings or ... Continue Reading
The Growth Continues: Chris Bumstead Shares High-Volume Arm Training
Three-time reigning Classic Physique Olympia champion Chris Bumstead filmed a high-volume arm workout for a video he published on his Youtube channel on Aug. 21, 2022. The workout, completed on Aug. 19, ... Continue Reading
Chris Hemsworth Shared a Brutal 5-Move, 50-Rep Workout Challenge on Instagram
Ever since he first took on the role of Thor back in 2011, Chris Hemsworth has etched a place for himself as one of the fittest folks in Hollywood. And he doesn’t just put on muscle for one role and then ... Continue Reading
Ice Barrel Review
Cold plunging may have quite the buzz around it in the modern fitness climate, but people have used the benefits of cold water therapy for hundreds of years. Companies like Ice Barrel offer a designated ... Continue Reading
The Mike O’Hearn Show: 8-Time Mr. Olympia Lee Haney Explains the Value of Prioritizing Health Early In Bodybuilding
For the 13th episode of The Mike O’Hearn Show featured on Generation Iron‘s YouTube channel, the show's namesake spoke with legendary bodybuilder Lee Haney. Haney is tied with Ronnie Coleman for ... Continue Reading
10 of the Best “Unhealthy” Foods for Athletic Performance
The fitness industry is prone to promoting simplified, two-sided arguments to extraordinarily complex topics. For example, foods are often labeled “healthy” or “unhealthy,” with little nuance added along ... Continue Reading
Big Boy and Kristen Nun Get Jacked with Dana Linn Bailey In a Biceps-Focused Arm Workout
Former Women’s Physique Olympia champion Dana Linn Bailey met with bodybuilder Kristen Nun and powerlifter Jake "Big Boy" Johns at Bailey’s home base, the Warhouse Gym, in St. Lawrence, PA, for a heavy arm ... Continue Reading
Huge Supplements Wrecked Pre-Workout Review
With tons of pre-workouts on the market it can be difficult to pick the one that may be best for you — enter Huge Supplements Wrecked. Pre-workouts — like this one — may potentially provide energy, improve ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Hunter Labrada Talks About His Favorite Triceps Exercise — and Why He Doesn’t Do Rope Pushdowns
Another week, another bit of wisdom from bodybuilder Hunter Labrada. In his latest YouTube video, the 2020 Tampa Pro winner talks all about the one triceps exercise he swears by — along with one that he ... Continue Reading