Add nine-time CrossFit Games athlete and five-time medalist Pat Vellner to the growing list of athletes who are choosing to skip the 2025 CrossFit Games season. In an interview with the Morning Chalk ... Continue Reading
Terrence Ruffin on the Future of Classic Physique: “It’s Scary”
The Truth Podcast, hosted by 25-time Olympia-winning bodybuilding coach Hany Rambod, recently featured two-time Arnold Classic Physique champion Terrence Ruffin, who’s prepping for the 2025 Pittsburgh Pro ... Continue Reading
Chandler Smith to Sit Out the 2025 CrossFit Games Season, Will Focus on WFP and HYROX
On Thursday, February 13, four-time CrossFit Games veteran and fan-favorite athlete Chandler Smith posted a powerful statement on Instagram: And so, after 10 years of competing in the CrossFit Open, ... Continue Reading
The Biggest Takeaways From Martin Fitzwater’s Tell-All Q&As
Men’s Open bodybuilder Martin Fitzwater made an impressive debut at the 2024 Olympia, securing fourth place overall. Fitzwater followed that performance by winning the 2024 Prague Pro, defeating renowned ... Continue Reading
What’s a Force Meter and How Does Brian Shaw Train With It?
Four-time World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Brian Shaw has recently ventured into arm wrestling since retiring from pro strongman competition. As he was in his original sport, the Strongest Man on ... Continue Reading
Do Artificial Sweeteners Impact Diet Quality?
Can artificially sweetened drinks be helpful weight loss tools, or are they secretly sabotaging health and fitness goals? Dr. Layne Norton dissected recent research favoring “diet” products and explained ... Continue Reading
2025 CrossFit Training Camp Preview: Invictus
In 2023, Team Invictus, comprised of Josh Al-Chamaa, Jorge Fernandez, Devyn Kim, and Brittany Weiss, put on a show at the CrossFit Games in Madison. With the members of that squad going their ... Continue Reading
Mike Sommerfeld’s 2025 Arnold Classic Prep Features Low-Carb Two-a-Days in the Gym
Classic Physique bodybuilder Mike Sommerfeld returned from an eighth-place rank at the 2023 Olympia to the runner-up spot at the 2024 Olympia.” He vies to dominate the 2025 Arnold ... Continue Reading
PRVN Fitness Brings in HYROX Coach James Kelly to Launch New Program
Training for a HYROX race? PRVN Fitness picked Australian HYROX athlete and coach James Kelly to write the program and prepare athletes of varying levels for race day. This isn’t the first ... Continue Reading
The Value of Having a Ride-or-Die Training Partner
Is it better to train with a partner or lift alone in the weight room? Both methodologies have worked for many bodybuilders. Seven-time Mr. Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger had several training partners over ... Continue Reading
Fittest & Strongest — Mitchell Hooper, Hafthor Björnsson, and Justin Medeiros Train Behind-the-Neck Press
Three world champions across two strength sports — 2018 World's Strongest Man (WSM) Hafthor Björnsson, 2023 WSM Mitchell Hooper, and two-time CrossFit Games champ Justin Medeiros — spent a training session ... Continue Reading
2024 Arnold Classic Men’s Physique Preview
The 2025 Arnold Classic Men’s Physique contest will be a part of the 2025 Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, OH on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Twelve athletes were invited to ... Continue Reading
Meet the World Fitness Project Event Directors: Jason Ansley and Roger Gillros
In December 2024, we learned more details regarding the team behind the World Fitness Project. We learned that he was working in partnership with a group of people, all sharing the common goal of ... Continue Reading
5 Must-Do Exercises for a Bigger Chest
Several exercises can help create a bigger, stronger, and more defined chest. If one were to ask every well-known fitness personality what their favorites are, they would hear or read several cases of ... Continue Reading
Interview: Lucy Campbell Talks TYR Wodapalooza Win and 2025 Season Plans
Heading into the 2025 TYR Wodapalooza in Miami Beach, Lucy Campbell didn’t have a leaderboard goal. And why would she? The 2022 CrossFit Games rookie was returning to competition after having spent ... Continue Reading
The Impact of Diet and Training on Your Bones
A balanced diet and resistance training are essential for maintaining overall health. They provide nutrients needed for bodily functions while enhancing strength for everyday activities. One benefit is ... Continue Reading
4 Studies to Determine the Best Biceps Exercise
Incline curls and preacher curls are two of the most popular biceps exercises for good reason. They stretch and load the elbow flexors — biceps, brachialis, and forearms — crucial for hypertrophy. Which is ... Continue Reading
How to Become an Olympia-Level Bodybuilder
Bodybuilding has a decades-long following. Many people enter contests to pursue a personal fitness goal, but some want to reach the sport’s ultimate stage, the Olympia. Aspiring bodybuilders who have not ... Continue Reading
Hold Up, You Don’t Need More Training Volume?
Among many debated resistance training topics is optimizing training volume. Natural Fitness and Figure champion Holly Baxter recently discussed a study by Enes and colleagues from the University of Tampa, ... Continue Reading
2025 CrossFit Open Registration Numbers Climb Slowly
The Open begins in 16 days. Register here. We are just two weeks away from the start of the 2025 CrossFit Open and more than halfway to the submission deadline for 25.1, on Monday, March ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Open Announcement 25.1: First Look and Predictions
Fans are in for an exciting first live 2025 CrossFit Open announcement, which will feature three athletes who finished in the top 10 at the 2024 CrossFit Games, including: All three athletes come from ... Continue Reading
Learn How To Do the Stiff-Legged Deadlift Like Dorian Yates
Six-time Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates was the most dominant champion of the 1990s and is considered by many fans to be one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time. One reason behind his success is ... Continue Reading
Champion Powerlifter Russel Orhii to Move to the 93KG Division
The top 83KG powerlifter in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF), Russel Orhii, left no doubt of his status atop the division following the 2025 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships. Orhii ... Continue Reading
How Tristyn Lee and Breon Ansley Push Their Lateral Raise Limits
Two-time Classic Physique Olympia champion Breon Ansley and bodybuilder Tristyn Lee united for a wicked deltoid and biceps training session in early February 2025. Ansley plans to ... Continue Reading