American Classic Physique bodybuilder Matt Greggo secured his spot at the Classic Physique Olympia by winning the 2024 New York Pro. On Sept. 2, 2024, Greggo detailed his training strategies to ... Continue Reading
2024 Adaptive CrossFit Games by WheelWOD: Preview
The 2024 Adaptive CrossFit Games by WheelWOD is coming up in just a few days. The event, featuring the fittest Adaptive athletes worldwide, will be held in San Antonio, TX, from September 19 to ... Continue Reading
Tonio Burton Is Out of the 2024 Mr. Olympia Contest
IFBB Pro League Men’s Open bodybuilder Tonio Burton has withdrawn from the 60th edition of the Mr. Olympia, set for Oct. 10-13, 2024, in Las Vegas, NV, as a part of the 2024 Olympia ... Continue Reading
The Most Surprising Weightlifting Stats From the 2024 Olympics
The 2024 Olympics may be in the rearview, but weightlifting fanatics like us are still doing post-game reviews. The summer Games in Paris may have been the smallest Olympic-level weightlifting event in ... Continue Reading
Is a Monster-Sized Back Samson Dauda’s Biggest Asset for the 2024 Olympia?
With less than six weeks until the 2024 Olympia, Men’s Open bodybuilder Samson Dauda is ramping up his preparations. Dauda, the 2023 Arnold Classic champion, secured third place behind 2023 Olympia ... Continue Reading
Never Start Your Back Workouts With Pull-Ups
Back day is the best day of the week. If you disagree, take a number and form an orderly line. Almost nothing hits better than inflating your lats, traps, and yoke with a skin-tearing pump and crab-walking ... Continue Reading
“Daddy’s Home”: Chris Bumstead Announces Part Ownership of Gymshark
Bigger than bodybuilding: Chris Bumstead, five-time Classic Physique Mr. Olympia and the world's most famous competitive bodybuilder, has announced a renewed partnership with and part ownership stake of ... Continue Reading
2024 Strongman Champions League Dubai Results
The 2024 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Dubai contest occurred on Sept. 7-8, 2024, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The competition featured 13 athletes representing 12 countries battling through ... Continue Reading
2024 Giants Live World Tour Open Results
The 2024 Giants Live World Tour Open occurred on Sept. 7, 2024, in Birmingham, England. The single-day contest featured the 2024 Log Lift Challenge, where Cheick "Iron Biby" Sanou set the world record log ... Continue Reading
2024 Rookies Claudia Gluck and Hattie Kanyo Share Their CrossFit Games Stories
Claudia Gluck and Hattie Kanyo were on cloud nine in May when they secured their first-ever tickets to the 2024 CrossFit Games. For both women, it felt like it was a long time coming. Meanwhile, ... Continue Reading
Cheick “Iron Biby” Sanou Sets Log Lift World Record to 231 Kilograms
The 2024 World Log Lift Championships (WLLC) occurred as the first 2024 Giants Live World Tour Open (WTO) event in Birmingham, England, on Sept. 7, 2024. Cheick “Iron Biby” Sanou, representing Burkina ... Continue Reading
2024 Heart of Texas Pro Wellness Division Show Results
Jacqueline Huescas Rios is the 2024 Heart of Texas Pro Wellness show winner. The show, on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Frisco, TX, featured 24 IFBB Pro League competitors representing nine ... Continue Reading
The “4+1” Protocol for Easy-Mode Calf Gains
I used to take an almost sick pride in skipping calves. Over the course of a decade-plus gym career, I'd find myself putting calf training on the back burner again and again. Why? Training calves is ... Continue Reading
2024 Everest Muscle Classic Pro Classic Physique Show Results
Adrian Cyronek is the 2024 Everest Muscle Classic Pro Classic Physique show champion. This event was held in Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. It served as a qualifier for the 2024 Classic ... Continue Reading
2024 Florida Pro Bodybuilding Show Results
The 2024 Florida Pro occurred in Sarasota, FL, on Saturday, Sept 7, 2024. It featured 2024 Olympia Weekend qualifying events for the Classic Physique, Men’s Physique, Figure, and Bikini divisions. Winners ... Continue Reading
2024 ProMuscle Italy Pro Bodybuilding Show Results
The 2024 ProMuscle Italy Pro was held on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Milan, Italy. Many fans watched this show because of the Men’s Open division, but the Men’s Physique and Bikini divisions also ... Continue Reading
Ghost Greens Review (2024): Personally Tested by a Nutrition Coach
While Ghost Lifestyle is known for its whey protein powder and pre-workout collaborations with popular snack brands like Oreo, Sour Patch Kids, and Cinnabon, you won’t want to sleep on their Ghost Greens ... Continue Reading
Just Ridiculous: 220KG/485LB Bulgarian Split Squats by Cyclist Robert Förstemann
The biggest, strongest legs in the world may not belong to a bodybuilder — not if German cyclist Robert Förstemann and his almost-five-hundred-pound Bulgarian split squats have anything to say about ... Continue Reading
Jakub Golianek (105KG) Cracks IPF Sub-Junior Equipped Squat and Bench Press Records
A plethora of Junior and Sub-Junior world records have fallen at the 2024 IPF World Classic & Equipped Sub-Junior & Junior Championships, which spanned Aug. 28 through Sept. 8, 2024, in Valletta, ... Continue Reading
Jay Cutler’s Top 10 Bodybuilding Tips of All Time
When Jay Cutler speaks, we listen. The star of the Men’s Open division in the late ‘00s cemented his legacy in bodybuilding by dethroning all-time great Ronnie Coleman and, shortly after, becoming the only ... Continue Reading
The Best Training Technique to Gain Strength + Build Muscle After 40
If you're pushing (or have pushed past) 40, want to build muscle or increase strength, and aren't doing blood flow restriction, you're screwing up. Why is BFR particularly potent for middle-aged gym ... Continue Reading
Hugh Jackman Shows Off Ripped Six-Pack at 55 Years Old
Lean like Wolverine: At 55 years old, actor Hugh Jackman got back into fighting (and spandex) shape for Deadpool & Wolverine which hit theaters on Jul. 26, 2024 and has since grossed over a billion ... Continue Reading
Study Answers: Is Walking Enough to Prevent Obesity & Other Diseases?
How much is enough when it comes to physical activity and preventing or reducing the likelihood of developing chronic health conditions like obesity or hypertension? Let's take a look at the different ... Continue Reading
Olympic Champion Solfrid Koanda’s First Workout After Winning Weightlifting Gold
Electrician-turned-Olympic-Champion Solfrid Koanda made history for Norway at Paris 2024. Koanda, 25, won her country's first women's weightlifting gold medal in the 81-kilogram category only a few years ... Continue Reading