The 2024 Republic of Texas Pro is set for Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the Fairmont Hotel in Austin, TX. This show will be a 2024 Olympia Weekend qualifying event for the Men’s Physique, ... Continue Reading
2024 TW Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview
The 2024 TW Pro is scheduled for July 12-14, 2024, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The Classic Physique and Bikini divisions will be featured in this event. If they have not qualified already, the winners will ... Continue Reading
2024 Vancouver Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview
The 2024 Vancouver Pro is set for July 13-14, 2024, in Abbotsford, BC, Canada, and features six IFBB Pro League divisions. If they had not already qualified before this contest, the winners of those ... Continue Reading
2024 Zhanna Rotar Pro Figure Division Show Preview
The 2024 Zhanna Rotar Pro Figure division show is scheduled for Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Anaheim, CA. This is a 2024 Olympia Weekend qualifying event, meaning the winner becomes eligible to compete in ... Continue Reading
Monique Boddie (+84KG) Hits Masters 1 World Records in Squat, Bench Press, and Total
Monique Boddie is living proof that age is no barrier to getting stronger. She was already a Masters lifter (over 40 years old) when she first competed at the international level at the 2022 International ... Continue Reading
How Bodybuilder Shaun Clarida Designs Shoulder Workouts To Win Back the 212 Olympia Title in 2024
Shaun Clarida wants his crown back. Two-time 212 Olympia champion Clarida is honing in on his shoulder development to win his title back from rival Keone Pearson, who won the division ... Continue Reading
Increase Your Leg Strength With Josh Bridges’ 20-Rep Squat Training
Josh Bridges is a legend CrossFitter who placed as high as second to four-time Fittest Man on Earth® Rich Froning at the 2011 CrossFit Games. Bridges last competed at the 2018 Games, finishing ... Continue Reading
The Bulking Workout Sam Sulek Used To Grow 20-Inch Arms
“Get a pump. Go to failure. Enjoy,” is the Sam Sulek manifesto. It’s also the directive the YouTube superstar set for himself during a Jul. 10, 2024 training vlog. 22-year-old Sulek’s workout of ... Continue Reading
Hybrid Athlete Fergus Crawley Explains How To Fuel Long Endurance Runs
Hybrid athlete Fergus Crawley conquered a 250-kilometer ultramarathon in March 2024 and now wants to run a sub-three-hour marathon. On July 8, 2024, Crawley shared a video on his YouTube channel ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Nick Walker’s Physique Update: 14 Weeks Until the 2024 Mr. Olympia
The 2024 Mr. Olympia contest will take place Oct. 10-13 in Las Vegas. Thirteen athletes thus far, including last year's top contenders and notable competitors such as Rafael ... Continue Reading
2024 Strongest Man in the Netherlands Results
The 2024 Strongest Man in the Netherlands contest occurred on July 7, 2024, in Deventer, Netherlands. Twelve of the country's top strongmen competed in six events through the single-day contest — Truck ... Continue Reading
Mitchell Hooper & Will Tennyson’s 10,000-Calorie Eating Challenge — All Healthy Food?
Athletes usually prioritize bulking up in the off-season to gain muscle mass and improve performance. However, focusing on consuming nutrient-dense calories is essential for optimal results. In a video ... Continue Reading
Unofficial Record: Hafthor Björnsson Launches 34-Pound Weight Over 26 Feet in the Air
On July 2, 2024, the 2018 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champ Hafthor Björnsson set an unofficial weight-over-bar world record in training, tossing a 15.5-kilogram (34.2-pound) keg over an eight-meter ... Continue Reading
Learn Bodybuilding Posing Transitions and Footwork From Terrence Ruffin
The Classic Physique division celebrates the aesthetic proportion ideals reminiscent of bodybuilding's Golden Era (1960s-80s). Icons like Frank Zane, Lee Haney, and Arnold Schwarzenegger epitomized this ... Continue Reading
The Upper-Body Exercises Kevin Hart Uses To Stay Ripped at Age 45
For actor and comedian Kevin Hart, age is just a number. Hart, who celebrated his 45th birthday on Jul. 6, 2024, coupled his cake and candles with a birthday post on social media showing off his ripped ... Continue Reading
Natalie Laalaai (84+KG) Raw Deadlifts 7 Kilograms Over IPF World Record In Training
Australian super heavyweight powerlifter Natalie Laalaai has the biggest deadlift of any drug-tested woman in the world across all equipment types. She also broke the world record twice at the 2024 ... Continue Reading
Urs Kalecinski’s Top 8 Arm Exercises During 2024 Olympia Prep
Competitive bodybuilders strategically alternate between bulking and cutting cycles depending on whether in the off-season or prep for a contest. Bulking prioritizes muscle mass gain via a calorie surplus ... Continue Reading
2024 Strongman World Cup Results — Dmitrii Skosyrskii Victorious
The 2024 Strongman World Cup (SWC) occurred in Moscow, Russia, on July 6. The single-day contest featured 14 athletes representing five countries clashing through five events: Max Dumbbell, Loading Race, ... Continue Reading
These Countries Have Struggled To Send Weightlifters to the 2024 Olympics. Here’s Why
The 2024 Olympics in Paris, France will host around 120 weightlifting athletes from all over the world — and a small handful who will march in blank uniforms and unadorned flags during the opening ... Continue Reading
Did Strongman Eddie Hall Just Eat the Entire McDonald’s Menu in an Hour?
Despite not competing at the highest levels of strongman since winning the 2017 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest, Eddie Hall still continues to captivate a global audience with gluttonous ... Continue Reading
Why Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates Thinks the Barbell Row Is the Best Back Exercise
Let’s get back to basics. If you’re into lifting weights, your social media algorithms probably serve you a diet of “optimized” strength training recommendations — bodybuilding advice punctuated with ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Sadik Hadzovic’s Steroid Cycle & Top Arm Training Advice
While hard work and genetics lay the foundation of competitive bodybuilding success, the role of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in accelerating muscle growth and enhancing recovery is ... Continue Reading
The 20 Best (and Worst) Quad Exercises, Ranked by Bodybuilder Jeff Nippard
Bodybuilder and powerlifter Jeff Nippard ranked 20 of the most common leg day variations using a color-coded tier spectrum from “S” for Super to “F” for Fail. For an exercise to be in ... Continue Reading
Ryan Terry’s Chest and Triceps Training for 2024 Men’s Physique Olympia Prep
2023 Men’s Physique Olympia champion Ryan Terry is prepping for his first title defense at the 2024 Olympia in Las Vegas, NV, on the weekend of Oct. 20-13, 2024. It will be his first ... Continue Reading