When you’re serious about growing lower body strength, power, and muscle, you cannot go past the barbell squat and the leg press. These lifts are often the top two contenders in strength programs when it ... Continue Reading
Different Pre-Workout Formulations Explained and How to Choose the Right One For You
Choosing the best pre-workout for yourself can make a big difference in how hard and long you’re able to push through reps and sets during your training sessions. But with so many pre-workout supplements ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Bear Plank — Proper Form, Benefits, Variations, and More
Have you ever wanted beastly muscles? Ones that can help you run faster, jump higher, or perform better with a barbell in your hands? The bear plank helps improve core strength and stability without the ... Continue Reading
What You Should Know About Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)
You crushed your workout on Monday, but by Wednesday, you realized that it was actually your workout that crushed you. That feel-good pump gave way to a bit of stiffness, and you woke up the next day ... Continue Reading
2022 Arnold Classic UK Results — Andrew Jacked Wins Men’s Open
The 2022 Arnold Classic UK may have started with controversy after Arnold Schwarzenegger announced he wouldn’t attend. However, the fans in Birmingham were still excited to see bodybuilding ... Continue Reading
Lucy Underdown Wins 2022 Arnold UK Pro Strongwoman Open Contest
British strongwoman Lucy Underdown is your 2022 Arnold UK Pro Strongwoman Open champion. Underdown put on a dominant performance en route to taking the top podium position in Birmingham, England, on ... Continue Reading
5 Tips To Pull Under the Bar Faster in Olympic Lifting
The sport of Olympic lifting is all about taking flight. Unlike its competitive cousins powerlifting and strongman, weightlifting demands that you move dynamically with a loaded barbell at very high ... Continue Reading
Jamal Browner (110KG) Reclaims All-Time World Record Total at 2022 USPA Raw Pro
110-kilogram powerlifter Jamal Browner saw Samantha Rice, Joe Sullivan, and John Haack claiming all-time world records at the 2022 USPA Raw Pro in North Kansas City, MO, and he decided that ... Continue Reading
John Haack (100KG) Breaks All-Time World Record Bench Press and Total at 2022 USPA Raw Pro
“Captain America” John Haack has once again made powerlifting history. On Sept. 24, 2022, Haack entered the 2022 United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) Raw Pro meet in North Kansas City, MO. He ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Samantha Rice (90KG) Squats New All-Time Raw World Record of 257.5 Kilograms (567 Pounds)
The 2022 United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) Raw Pro is gearing up to be a world-record-thon, and 90-kilogram lifter Samantha Rice is the first across the finish line. On Sept. 24, 2022, Rice ... Continue Reading
8 Thoracic Spine Mobility Exercises for Better Overhead Lifts
Thoracic spine mobility issues tend to sneak up on you unsuspectingly. One minute, you’re not thinking about how well your middle and upper back can move. And then the problems set it. It might be aches ... Continue Reading
Living.Fit Slam Ball Review
Slam balls may not be the very first piece of equipment you think of when it comes to tools you can use for building muscle and improving your cardio, but the right slam ball can ... Continue Reading
Cable Pull Through vs. Kettlebell Swing — Differences and Benefits
The glutes are your body’s center of power, and nothing builds the glutes like the hip hinge. The hip hinge forms the foundation of a lot of strength and athletic moves, and two fantastic hinge exercises ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Clean Pull for Building Power & Posture
Olympic lifting is all about harnessing power. From the very first day you pick up a barbell, weightlifting teaches — and demands — that you be strong, fast, nimble, and explosive. All of those ... Continue Reading
Protein Calculator: How Much Protein Do You Really Need?
As many an 8th grader could tell you, protein is the building block of muscle. From red meat and legumes to chia seeds and the best protein powders, there are plenty of ways to make sure you’re getting ... Continue Reading
2022 Arnold Classic UK Bodybuilding Show Preview
Birmingham, England will play host for the 2022 Arnold Classic UK bodybuilding show as a part of the Arnold Sports Festival UK weekend on Sept. 23-25, 2022. The IFBB Pro League portion of the weekend is ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Devil’s Press — Common Mistakes, Variations, and More
If you’ve headed into a gym during the last decade, you know that multi-joint functional training has become increasingly popular amongst the general population of recreational fitness enthusiasts. The ... Continue Reading
2022 Arnold Strongman Classic UK Roster
The 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) UK is scheduled for Sept. 24, 2022, in Marston Green, England, as part of the 2022 Arnold Sports Festival. 14 of the world's top strongmen will battle it out in ... Continue Reading
The Shoulder Workout Chris Bumstead Uses for a Massive Pump
Three-time reigning Classic Physique Olympia champion Chris Bumstead headed to the Revive gym in Stuart, FL, for a grueling shoulder workout on Sept 16, 2022. He published a ... Continue Reading
Here is James Hollingshead’s Final Leg Workout Before the 2022 Arnold Classic UK
London’s James Hollingshead is in the home stretch to the 2022 Arnold Classic UK, scheduled for Sept. 23-25, 2022, in Birmingham, England, this weekend. “The LDN Bodybuilder” recently completed one final ... Continue Reading
Watch Powerlifter Larry Wheels Prep for a Mock Powerlifting Meet on TRT
Powerlifter Larry "Wheels" Williams has been candid about his recent decision to stop taking steroids and now regularly posts update videos about his progress. One of the goals of this decision is to test ... Continue Reading
Watch This 80-Year-Old Deadlift 150 Kilograms (330.7 Pounds) Raw On His Birthday
There seems to be a growing trend within the powerlifting and strength communities — celebrating one's birthday with heavy deadlifts. The most notable is likely powerlifting world record holder Rudy ... Continue Reading
Polar Monkeys Cold Plunge Review
Though cold plunging has gained popularity recently, people have been seeking the benefits of plunging for hundreds of years (possibly longer), and products — like the Polar Monkeys Cold Plunge — are ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Sissy Squat to Build Heaps of Muscle Without Weights
If you’ve been on the prowl for a new way to grow your quads, or your mind is addled by the delusion that bodyweight movements can’t grow muscle, you’re in for a real treat. The sissy squat, despite its ... Continue Reading