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Nick Walker Tackles Leg Day With 212 Olympia Competitor Derik Oslan

Men's Open bodybuilder Nick Walker sure does train a lot. The iron paradise is a frequent habitat for "The Mutant," and he is consistently switching up his training partners. Recently, Walker trained with ... Continue Reading

3 Big Benefits of the Low-Bar Back Squat

[Read More: The Best Quad Exercises and Quad Workouts for Muscle Gain] No one is born knowing how to squat with a loaded barbell draped across their back. Everyone starts somewhere, and the ... Continue Reading

Kelvin de Ruiter Wins 2022 Strongman Champions League Holland

On June 18, 2022, 14 strongmen from across the globe converged on Doetinchem, Netherlands to compete in six events at the 2022 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Holland contest. The single-day contest ... Continue Reading

Add the Box Jump to Your Routine to Power Up

Strength is ever-important in the weight room. The pursuit of strength is number one on your quest to hoist a heavily loaded barbell, after all. But power — defined as how quickly you can move weight — is ... Continue Reading

From Quad Racing to The CrossFit Games (w/ Emma McQuaid)

Today I’m talking to multi-time CrossFit Games athlete Emma McQuaid, who just qualified for the 2022 CrossFit Games. The Irish athlete has a length background in sports but didn’t find CrossFit until she ... Continue Reading

2022 Puerto Rico Pro Results — Hassan Mostafa Victorious

It’s not often that two pro bodybuilding shows take place on the same weekend, but that was the case on June 17-19, 2022. Earlier in the weekend, Mohammad Alnsoor has crowned the 2022 Monsterzym Pro winner ... Continue Reading

Mohammad Alnsoor Wins 2022 Monsterzym Pro Bodybuilding Show

The weekend of June 17-19, 2022, was busy for bodybuilding fans. Two Men’s Open contests took place on different sides of the world. The 2022 Puerto Rico Pro and the 2022 Monsterzym Pro. The latter was ... Continue Reading

How to (Safely) Train Legs if You Have a Back Injury

You walk into the gym pain-free. After going through your trusty squat warm-up, you apprehensively unrack the bar for the first time, anxiously waiting for a spasm or shockwave to radiate across your body ... Continue Reading

Rogue Ohio Bar vs. Force USA Gunner Barbell

Anyone building out their first home gym or anyone just simply looking for a new barbell is most likely going to want one that is as versatile as possible to handle all of their ... Continue Reading

Rogue Ohio Bar vs. X Training Elite Competition Barbell

From the features to the price, no two barbells are the same — including the Rogue Ohio Bar, and the X Training Elite Competition Barbell. Some barbells are meant for Olympic-style lifts, such as ... Continue Reading

What’s the Deal With the Mind-Muscle Connection?

You go to the gym to work out your muscles. Perhaps part of the allure of the four walls of your iron paradise is turning off your mind and just feeling the burn. But if you want the best muscle-building ... Continue Reading

Here’s Why Chris Bumstead Takes Ice Baths 3 Times Per Week

Three-time Classic Physique Olympia champ Chris Bumstead likes to "freeze his ass off." On June 15, 2022, Bumstead gave a behind-the-scenes look at his rest day to his 1.86 million YouTube subscribers. It ... Continue Reading

Mahmoud Hassan (89KG) Scores Youth World Record Clean & Jerk of 193 Kilograms at 2022 IWF Youth World Championships

The 2022 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Youth World Championships were held in León, Mexico, from June 11-18, 2022. In the Men's 89-kilogram class, Mahmoud Hosny Elsayed Hassan of Egypt won ... Continue Reading

Your 4-Step Cheat Sheet to Start Lifting Weights at 40

You might falsely think that resistance training is a young man's (or woman's) game — this could not be further from the truth. Being “over the hill” may seem like a deterrent, but there is absolutely ... Continue Reading

Swolverine Kre-Alkalyn Creatine Review

With hundreds of options for creatine powder on the market these days, it can be confusing and overwhelming to pick which creatine supplement may be best to add to your stack. Each supplement brand will ... Continue Reading

Mike O’Hearn and Tommy Chong on the Creativity of Bodybuilding

In episode three of The Mike O'Hearn Show, hosted by bodybuilder Mike O'Hearn, on the Generation Iron YouTube channel, which aired on June 17, 2022, O'Hearn speaks with actor and comedian Tommy ... Continue Reading

Konstantine Janashia Withdraws From 2022 Giants Live Strongman Classic, Replaced by Maxime Boudreault

The 2022 Giants Live Strongman Classic is scheduled for July 9, 2022, at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. The 12-man roster was released on April 14, 2022, and received its first shake-up on June ... Continue Reading

8 At-Home CrossFit Workouts You Can Try Today

Whether you’re just starting out in CrossFit or compete regularly in the Open, there are certain things about CrossFit that seem non-negotiable. To be a "real" CrossFitter, it may feel like you need to ... Continue Reading

From Internment Camp to Olympic Champ — The Story and Successes of Weightlifter Tommy Kono

Two Olympic gold medals in two different weight classes. Six World Weightlifting Championships gold medals and three Pan-American gold medals. Twenty-six world records and seven Olympic records. Mr. ... Continue Reading

4-Time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler: I Call My Training Meditation Now

Ever wonder how some of the greatest bodybuilders of all time change their goals after retiring from the sport? Four-time Mr. Olympia champion Jay Cutler took to his YouTube channel on June 12, 2022, to ... Continue Reading

David Ricks (93KG) Hits Masters 3 IPF Raw Squat, Bench Press, and Total World Records at 2022 IPF World Classic Championships

The 2022 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Classic Championships in Sun City, South Africa, took place June 6-11, 2022, and saw an obscene number of IPF raw world records fall. ... Continue Reading