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Bill Leahy

Unfinished Business: Bill Leahy’s Comeback and the 2025 CrossFit Games

Bill Leahy was on track to make the CrossFit Games at the 2024 West Coast Classic. Then, in an instant, everything changed. During the third of six events, Leahy was completing his final round of tall ... Continue Reading

Is the Overhead Press Worth It for Hypertrophy?

Overhead presses are widely regarded as the king of shoulder exercises, but have they been dethroned by science? Are lateral raises and chest training better for complete deltoid development? In April ... Continue Reading

PRVN

PRVN Fitness to Turn In-Affiliate Semifinals Into an Elite In-Person Throwdown

The 2025 CrossFit Games season is well underway, with the Individual In-Affiliate Semifinals for elite individuals beginning this week.  Once the dust settles over the weekend and the leaderboard ... Continue Reading

Terrence Ruffin’s Upper Body Training With Hany Rambod 3 Weeks Out From Competition

Weeks before tackling the 2025 Pittsburgh Pro show, which will be held May 10-11, 2025, two-time Arnold Classic Physique champion Terrence Ruffin took a push-pull masterclass with acclaimed coach Hany ... Continue Reading

Use This 1,000-Calorie Meal for Mass Gains

Retired bodybuilder and podcaster Fouad Abiad recently shared a tutorial on preparing healthy, high-calorie meals to get huge. Drawing from his competitive background, Abiad disclosed practical diet ... Continue Reading

7 Fitness Myths That Could Be Sabotaging Your Goals

Setting SMART fitness goals — specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound — can sharpen focus, establish consistent workout routines, simplify progress tracking, and help hold ... Continue Reading

Men’s Open Bodybuilder’s Ultimate Muscle-Building Breakfast Recipe

Does nutrient quality affect physique progress? In April 2025, Men's Open bodybuilder James Hollingshead shared his version of the ultimate muscle-building breakfast. The heavyweight concocted a ... Continue Reading

James Sharnick in his gym Certus CrossFit

“Respect the Gift”: James Scharnick’s CrossFit Comeback Story

James Scharnick had a near-fatal bike accident in 2023 that left him a quadriplegic. Fast forward two years, and he just achieved a post-accident milestone – competing in the 2025 CrossFit ... Continue Reading

Shane Orr looking at a laptop

Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr and PRVN Want To Take Over HYROX 

The excitement surrounding Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr and PRVN Fitness as they enter the HYROX world is well-deserved.  Toomey-Orr, her partner and the co-owner and head coach of PRVN, Shane Orr, ... Continue Reading

Olympia Champions Unite to Build Bigger Glutes and Hamstrings

The grind never stops for bodybuilders, even when they head into an off-season or retirement. Cydney Gillon won her eighth consecutive Figure Olympia title in 2024 before retiring from ... Continue Reading

World’s Strongest Man Makes Significant Changes

Last week, 2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Mitchell Hooper voiced several concerns about the competition, including: Hooper’s candid remarks sparked a range of positive ... Continue Reading

New Research on Creatine: Is It Effective for Untrained Individuals?

The human body naturally produces creatine in the liver, kidneys, and pancreas, supplying energy to muscle cells, especially during brief periods ... Continue Reading

The Chest Session Martin Fitzwater Recommends When Training Alone

IFBB Pro League Men’s Open bodybuilder Martin Fitzwater will be one of the athletes stepping on stage at the 2025 Pittsburgh Pro in Pittsburgh, PA, on the weekend of May 10-11, 2025. He ... Continue Reading

2025 World of Monsterzym Korea Pro Bikini Division Show Results

Mengru Zhang has won the 2025 World of Monsterzym Korea Pro. This Bikini division contest was held on Saturday, April 26, 2025, in Seoul, South Korea. Zhang claimed gold and a 2025 Bikini ... Continue Reading

2025 CrossFit Games Roster

2025 CrossFit Games Roster – Who Has Qualified So Far?

The 2025 CrossFit Games season is underway, featuring 10 In-Person Qualifying Events and In-Affiliate Semifinals from early April to mid-June. Below is the current 2025 CrossFit Games roster; the athletes ... Continue Reading

2025 GRL PWR Pro Bodybuilding Show Results

The 2025 GRL PWR Pro took place on Saturday, April 26, 2025, in Orlando, FL, and it featured IFBB Pro League Bikini and Wellness divisions shows. The winners qualify for the 2025 ... Continue Reading

CrossFit Affiliates

New Opportunity for CrossFit Affiliates – ‘Best Hour of Their Day’ Unveils AffiliateCon Business Summit

Best Hour of Their Day is hosting a new event for CrossFit affiliate gym owners and coaches this October called AffiliateCon. This is the first time the affiliate coaching and mentorship company, Best ... Continue Reading

2025 Los Angeles Grand Prix Pro Men’s Physique Show Results

Rhyan Clark has claimed gold at the 2025 Los Angeles Grand Prix Pro. This Men’s Physique show, held in Anaheim, CA on Saturday, Apr. 26, 2025, was supposed to qualify for the 2025 Olympia Weekend ... Continue Reading

Arnold Schwarzenegger Favorite Bodybuilding Exercise

Arnold Schwarzenegger Calls This Bodybuilding Exercise an “Absolute Must-Do”

Arnold Schwarzenegger commands attention. Whether he’s running his mouth on camera in Pumping Iron, serving up iconic action movie one-liners, or taking to the political podium, people listen to what the ... Continue Reading

Lucy Campbell jogging

Lucy Campbell Qualifies for 2025 CrossFit Games, Continuing Incredible Career Comeback

Two years ago, Lucy Campbell’s surgeon advised her to find a new sport, as he wasn’t confident her wrist would ever heal enough for her to return to CrossFit.  Thankfully, she didn’t heed his ... Continue Reading

2025 Wasatch Warrior Pro Results

The 2025 Wasatch Warrior Pro was held in Salt Lake City, UT, on Saturday, April 26. This pro bodybuilding event was a 2025 Olympia Weekend qualifying event for the IFBB Professional League’s Men’s Physique ... Continue Reading

Eddie Hall Defeats Mariusz Pudzianowski in MMA Bout by TKO

2017 World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall defeated strongman legend Mariusz Pudzianowski by technical knockout in their mixed martial arts encounter on Saturday, April 26, ... Continue Reading

Two bodybuilders posing shirtless.

9 Underrated Golden Era Bodybuilders You Should Know About

Arnold, Zane, Franco, Lou. These are the names people tend to gravitate towards when talking about the so-called "Golden Era" of bodybuilding. Running from roughly 1960 to the early 1980s, this was a ... Continue Reading

Bodybuilding’s Best Poser’s Posing Coach Coaches His Posing

Two-time Arnold Classic Physique champion Terrence Ruffin is considered one of the best posers in bodybuilding, not just in the Classic Physique division, where he competes. It may surprise that someone ... Continue Reading

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