The push-up is one of the first exercises most people ever perform. While commonly (and rightfully) considered a beginner’s exercise, there’s more to it than meets the eye. If you’ve been trying to pack ... Continue Reading
7 Bird Dog Variations to Help Your Core Strength Soar
Whether you’re glancing around the weight room or scrolling Instagram for cool core exercises, you may gravitate to complex moves. But really, simple exercises will do just fine. When it comes to core ... Continue Reading
2022 Tampa Pro Live Results — Akim Williams Wins Men’s Open Division
The IFBB Pro League Tampa Pro — one of the more popular pro shows on the bodybuilding circuit — is currently taking place from August 4-6 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Tampa, FL. Ten pro divisions will pose ... Continue Reading
Strongman Pavlo Nakonechnyy Wins 2022 Giants Live World Open
Ukrainian strongman Pavlo Nakonechnyy is the 2022 Giants Live World Open champion. He pulled off the upset by defeating nine other contenders, including his fellow countryman, 2020 World's ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Nabil Lahlou Deadlifts 5 Times His Body Weight — 356.7KG at 70KG
Before you keep reading, check your Internet connection; ensure you're still online because Nabil Lahlou's five-times-body weight deadlift may have broken the internet. On August 5, 2022, the "French ... Continue Reading
The Only Full-Body Warm-Up You Need to Lift Your Best Weights
You want to lift heavier. Or you want to build more muscle mass. You might even just want to improve your endurance so that flight of stairs heading up to your apartment isn’t quite as devastating. ... Continue Reading
Element 26 Hybrid Leather Lifting Belt Review
A weightlifting belt may not seem like a necessity to everyone, but there’s no doubt that wearing one at the right time can be huge for your lifts. Some lifting belts are meant for ... Continue Reading
2022 Tampa Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview
The 15th edition of the Tampa Pro is set to take place on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Tampa, FL. The Tampa Pro is one of the bigger bodybuilding shows of the year, as 10 of the 11 ... Continue Reading
Living.Fit Dumbbells Review
A good ol' fashioned pair of dumbbells — like these from Living.Fit — are a staple in the weight room. They can provide great versatility to your workouts since you can focus on your whole body, ... Continue Reading
3 Things to Consider Before Building a Home Gym (Brought to You by Force USA)
There are many reasons to want a home gym: They never close, they're private, they're cost-efficient (in the long run), and you can customize it to fit your specific training needs. But before you commit — ... Continue Reading
The Best Bodyweight Bodybuilding Workouts for Gaining Muscle
The 1977 documentary Pumping Iron is chock-full of footage of bodybuilders like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Franco Columbu preparing for the 1975 Mr. Olympia competition. There’s a lot of on-screen clanging ... Continue Reading
Rogue Adjustable Bench vs. REP Adjustable Bench
It’s probably not much of a secret that a weight bench is one of the most useful tools you can have at your disposal in your home gym. There are so many different benches on the market, but we think ... Continue Reading
How to Do Weightlifting Once Per Week and Make It Count
Few sports adhere to the so-called “10,000-hour rule” like Olympic lifting. While your technique certainly matters a great deal for every exercise you do in the gym, the nature of the snatch and clean ... Continue Reading
4-Time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler on Dirty Bulking Versus Lean Bulking
Ever wonder how some of the all-time greatest bodybuilders who have since retired preferred to pack on mass? Ever wonder what they would do differently if they could do it again? Four-time Mr. Olympia ... Continue Reading
The Best 10-Minute Ab Workouts to Strengthen Your Lifts and Your Six Pack
There seem to be two common perspectives on training your abs — either it’s an afterthought in training or it becomes complete overkill. The reality is that wherever you place the ab component of your ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilding Legend Lee Labrada Shows Off His Shredded Quads at Age 62
Lee Labrada brought a unique blend of grace and aesthetics to the bodybuilding stage that helped him earn 22 pro titles throughout the '80s and '90s. And he accomplished all of this despite typically ... Continue Reading
Rogue Deep Dish Weight Plate Review
Anyone looking for a slick new pair of highly durable weight plates may want to take a long, hard look at the Rogue Deep Dish Plates. Before we dive into this review though, let’s go through a quick ... Continue Reading
Rogue Adjustable Bench 3.0 Review
A solid weight bench is one of the most helpful pieces of gym equipment that you can have, and adjustable weight benches like the Rogue AB 3.0 can take your workouts to the next level ... Continue Reading
Strongwoman Gabi Dixson Deadlifts 600 Pounds Raw In Training
Another elite strongwoman has entered the 600-pound deadlift club. On July 27, 2022, powerlifter and strongwoman Gabi Dixson posted a video on her Instagram page wherein she deadlifted 272.2 kilograms (600 ... Continue Reading
Dana Linn Bailey and Jay Cutler Crush a Texas-Sized Chest and Triceps Workout
Former Women's Physique Olympia champion Dana Linn Bailey and four-time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler got together for a chest training session in Houston, TX, where they traveled for the 2022 American Fit Expo. ... Continue Reading
Nick Walker Conquers Chest Training With Bodybuilding Coach Brandon Long
2021 Olympia fifth-place finisher Nick Walker was joined by bodybuilding coach Brandon Long on Walker's YouTube channel on July 30, 2022. The video featured the first episode of Walker's new "Olympia Prep ... Continue Reading
The Actual Secrets of Powerlifting Programs (w/Daniel DeBrocke)
Today I’m talking to powerlifter and coach Daniel DeBrocke, Director Of Education at Kabuki Strength. He’s also a writer for Breaking Muscle, a website in the BarBend network, so I’m obviously a huge fan ... Continue Reading
The Candito Six-Week Strength Training Program, Explained
From humble beginnings as one of social media's earliest online strength training content creators, powerlifter and YouTube personality Jonnie Candito has spent the last decade or so growing his reputation ... Continue Reading
Tamara Walcott (+90 KG) Sets Women’s All-Time Raw Deadlift and Total World Records at 2022 WRPF American Pro
Powerlifter Tamara Walcott has once again broken the all-time world record in the women’s raw deadlift. Competing in the 2022 World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) American Pro in Manassas, VA, on ... Continue Reading