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Tia Newbury competes at a HYROX event

Can You Be Elite at Both CrossFit and HYROX? WOD-Science Says No

In a recent YouTube video, Gommaar D’Hulst, the creator of WOD-Science, discussed the similarities and differences between CrossFit and HYROX training.  Some differences are fundamental, while others ... Continue Reading

The 5 Worst Machine Exercises and 23 Better Alternatives  

Not all gym machines are equally beneficial. In mid-April 2025, Athlean-X founder Jeff Cavaliere ranked what he believes to be the worst standard gym machine exercises and offered better alternatives you ... Continue Reading

China’s Weightlifting Team’s Core Training Floats Weights on Their Upper Back

The Chinese weightlifting team has dominated the global stage, with five of their six athletes clinching gold medals at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Their remarkable performance at ... Continue Reading

How Men’s Open Bodybuilder John Jewett Strategically Carb Cycles

Packing quality muscle in the off-season is a common goal for Men’s Open bodybuilders. John Jewett is familiar with this challenge and recently shared his tactical guide to carb cycling.  Jewett is the ... Continue Reading

2025 Battle of the Bodies Pro Results

Tamera Malone is the 2025 Battle of the Bodies Pro champion. Malone was one of 16 IFBB Professional League Figure division pros competing in Tulsa, OK, on Saturday, Apr. 12, ... Continue Reading

Haley competes at WZA

Miami’s Spring Break Gets a Fitness Makeover With TYR Wodapalooza and HYROX 

If spring breakers aren’t leaving the country to catch some rays, they’re likely heading to Florida, specifically Miami. However, city officials hope to reshape the narrative and emphasize health and ... Continue Reading

Rory McIlroy Used a Late-Round Protein Bar to Help Fuel His Masters Win

We receive free products and receive commissions through our links. See disclosures page. Rory McIlroy won the 89th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday, April 13, in a nail-biting ... Continue Reading

2025 Charlotte Pro Bodybuilding Show Results

Bodybuilding fans in Charlotte, NC, were treated to Men’s Physique and Bikini division contests at the 2025 Charlotte Pro on Saturday, April 12, 2025. This event, promoted by Johnny Stewart, featured 2025 ... Continue Reading

Jason Grubb hoisting a dumbbell in a semifinals competition.

Questions Mount Over CrossFit’s Crowd-Sourced Semifinal Review Process

This season, one of the changes CrossFit has implemented is a new public video review process at the Semifinals stage. As outlined in rule 2.10a of the 2025 CrossFit Games Rulebook, anyone who has ... Continue Reading

2025 Musclecontest Nordeste Pro Men’s Physique Show Results

Vitor Chaves has won the 2025 Musclecontest Nordeste Pro. The Men’s Physique Olympia qualifier was held on Saturday, Apr. 12, 2025, in Recife, Brazil, and it featured 10 pro competitors, all representing ... Continue Reading

2025 FIBO Pro Championships Results

The 2025 FIBO Pro Championships were held in Cologne, Germany, on Saturday, Apr. 12, 2025. This IFBB Pro League-sanctioned show featured over 40 competitors combined across the Men’s Open, Classic ... Continue Reading

Dexter Jackson is Still Jacked at 55 Years Old

2008 Mr. Olympia winner and five-time Arnold Classic champion Dexter Jackson left the bodybuilding stage for the final time in 2020 after placing ninth in that year’s Olympia. He no longer ... Continue Reading

Sam Dancer

CrossFit Games OGs Prove They’ve Still Got It in Age Group Semifinals 

The Age Group Semifinal wrapped earlier this month, featuring over 2,500 athletes vying for invitations to the 2025 Divisional (Masters and Teens) CrossFit Games in Columbus, OH, later this ... Continue Reading

Ella Wilkinson holds up a dumbbell at a competition

From Gymnastics to Games Hopeful — UK’s Ella Wilkinson Eyes 2025 Breakthrough

Ella Wilkinson walked into a CrossFit gym in 2018, encouraged by her parents and sister. She loved her first workout, but after seven years of competitive gymnastics, she felt frustrated by her lackluster ... Continue Reading

IPF Bans Stiff Knee Sleeves

On April 4, 2025, the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) banned stiff knee sleeves from their sanctioned competitions. Banned Knee Sleeves The IPF Executive Commission convened in Luxembourg ... Continue Reading

2025 Charlotte Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview

The 2025 Charlotte Pro is slated for Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC. Promoter Johnny Stewart’s event will be headlined by the IFBB Professional League’s Men’s ... Continue Reading

2025 Musclecontest Nordesto Pro Men’s Physique Show Preview 

The 2025 Musclecontest Nordesto Pro is set for Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Recife, Brazil. Show promoter Tamer El Guindy will feature 10 athletes representing the host country. The winner will leave with ... Continue Reading

2025 Battle of the Bodies Pro Figure Division Show Preview

A 2025 Figure Olympia qualification hangs in the balance at the 2025 Battle of the Bodies Pro, set for Saturday, Apr. 12, 2025, in Tulsa, OK. Sixteen IFBB Professional League competitors will ... Continue Reading

2025 FIBO Pro Championships Preview

The 2025 FIBO Pro Championships are set to be held in Cologne, Germany, on Saturday, Apr. 12, 2025. The bodybuilding show will feature Men’s Open, Classic Physique, Figure, and Bikini divisions, and ... Continue Reading

Why Luke Stoltman Withdrew From 2025 Europe’s Strongest Man

The 2025 Europe's Strongest Man (ESM) contest took place on April 5 in Leeds, England. It was won by Luke Richardson, who recaptured the title he previously won in 2020. Luke Stoltman was the defending ... Continue Reading

Which Is Worse: Butter or Seed Oils?

Which is the healthier choice regarding cardiovascular disease, mortality, and cancer risk: butter or seed oils? Recent discussions raised concerns about seed oils, with animal studies suggesting they ... Continue Reading

Bodybuilder Phil Heath

11 Retired Bodybuilders Who Are Still Absolutely Jacked

When an NFL or NBA great retires, you probably won't see them strap on the pads or enter a dunk contest again. But bodybuilders are different — even after calling it quits, many of them can still be seen ... Continue Reading

Why Size Does Not Always Equal Strength

2023 World’s Strongest Man, 2024 reigning Strongest Man on Earth (SMoE), and reigning three-time Arnold Strongman Classic champ Mitchell Hooper recently explained why muscle size doesn’t necessarily ... Continue Reading

Mayhem Classic

The Mayhem Classic Delivered—and Set the Bar for 2025

The start of the 2025 CrossFit season has been anything but normal. The Games team announced several significant changes at the outset, including the introduction of online In-Affiliate Semifinals and ... Continue Reading

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