About Matt Magnante
Matthew Magnante is a seasoned writer and content editor who has authored hundreds of articles in various categories including bodybuilding, strength sports, CrossFit, general health and fitness, and MMA. His childhood fascination with the 80s and 90s bodybuilding legends fueled his passion for living and breathing weight training, nutrition, and everything in between. Matt was involved in martial arts for most of his youth and is a huge UFC fan. Having beaten the worst of anxiety and chronic stress using natural techniques, he’s also learning just as much about the mind and loves to help others improve their well-being and overall health.
Bodybuilding
- 3 Quad Exercises To Improve Aesthetic Symmetry While Slimming Down
- Iain Valliere’s Shoulder Mass Building Fundamentals and Training
- Nick Walker Reveals New 5-Day Training Split
- Maintain Your Gains By Training Only Once Per Week?!
- “I Don’t Think I’m Going To Win”: Chris Bumstead’s Expectations for His Men’s Open Bodybuilding Debut
- Bodybuilder Sadik Hadzovic’s New Training Split, Leg Hacks, and More
- “No Movement Is Inherently Unsafe” — Dr. Mike Israetel Critiques Mr. Olympia Samson Dauda’s Training
- “Uncomfortable, Bloated, & Sluggish”: What It’s Like to Gain Weight After a Bodybuilding Show
- Jeff Nippard Ranks Best and Worst Biceps Exercises
- The Number-One Key to Improving Your Arm Training
- The Worst Lat Pulldown Flaws (and 4 Ways to Fix Them)
- Jeremy Buendia Will Contend 2025 Arnold Classic Title; Hints at Retirement
- Do You Agree With These Critiques of Ronnie Coleman’s Thick Back Workout?
- Bodybuilder Sadik Hadzovic Learns Mike O’Hearn’s Secrets for Bigger Arms
- Wesley Vissers’ 3 Exercises That Pack Massive Size on His Quads
- Phil Heath’s Top 5 Leg Workout Tips
- Chris Bumstead’s Arm Training With Hany Rambod Two Weeks From the 2024 Olympia
- More Than Muscle: Research Backs Creatine for Brain Health
- Rep It or Reject It — Strength Coach Jeff Cavaliere’s Go-To Chest Exercises
- Shaun Clarida Gives a Tour of His Gym
- What Is a Mike Tyson Push-Up?
- Is Lauralie Chapados’ Back Development Her Ticket to Winning the 2024 Bikini Olympia?
- 3 Exercises & Training Techniques for Chiseled Back Width
- The 4 Best Types of Cardio, Ranked
- Nick Walker’s Favorite Back Training Techniques
- 7x Mr. Olympia Phil Heath Uses the “Three T’s” For Bigger Arms
- Training in the Stretched Position for Muscle Growth: Experts Explain Why It Works
- How Many Calories Are in Derek Lunsford’s 2024 Olympia Shredding Diet?
- The 4 Training Aspects Nick Walker Adheres To For Chest Gains
- Olympia-Life Balance: How Chris Bumstead Prioritizes Family, Training, & Everything Else
- 7X Figure Olympia Champion Cydney Gillon’s Top 5 Ab Exercises for Beginners
- The 20 Best (and Worst) Quad Exercises, Ranked by Bodybuilder Jeff Nippard
- Grow Your Arms Under 1 Hour With Mr. Olympia Derek Lunsford’s 7 Go-To Exercises
- 6 Common Biceps Training Mistakes To Avoid
- Using Science, Jeff Nippard Ranks the Best and Worst Triceps Exercises
- Bodybuilding Legend Kai Greene Tours “World’s Greenest Gym”
- Chris Bumstead Shares New High-Volume Back and Arm Routine
- Bodybuilders Unite — Wesley Vissers Gets A Leg Day Schooling From William Bonac
- The 4,000-Calorie Diet That Helped Tristyn Lee Gain 40 Pounds
- Grocery Haul Battle: World’s Strongest Man Mitchell Hooper Vs. IFBB Fitness Pro Taylor Learmont
- Taste Will Tennyson’s 3 High-Protein Dessert Recipes (French Toast Bagels!)
- What Men’s Open Bodybuilder Michal “Krizo” Križánek Eats to Bulk
- Tour Jujimufu’s Home Gym Worth Half a Million Dollars
- Bodybuilder Chris Bumstead Reveals His 5,000-Calorie Bulking Diet for the 2022 Olympia
- Bodybuilders Nick Walker, Kamal Elgargni, and Samson Dauda Build Roadmap Backs With High-Volume Workout
- Breon Ansley Says Full Range of Motion Is Best For Delts and Chest Growth
- Watch Chris Bumstead Forge His Pecs With Heavy Presses and Volume Training
- Mass Monsters Derek Lunsford and Nick Walker Tag Team a Titanic Leg Workout
- Terrence Ruffin Trains Arms With Kim Jeong Hyun, Poses for Olympia Head Judge Steve Weinberger
- Pull Day in the Gym — Shaun Clarida’s Intense Back and Biceps Workout
- These Are Jay Cutler’s Top 4 Chest-Building Exercises
- Bodybuilder Chris Bumstead Reveals Favorite Arm Exercises For Mass Gains
- Classic Physique Bodybuilder Terrence Ruffin Shares His Push/Pull Workout Routine
- Bodybuilder Brett Wilkin Ups The Intensity To Train Chest and Delts
- 4-Time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler Shares Delts and Legs Workout
- Chris Bumstead Puts Size on His Delts With Intense Shoulder Workout
- Bodybuilder James Hollingshead Builds Titanic Delts With Brutal Shoulder Workout
- How Bodybuilder Derek Lunsford Trains His Chest For 212 Division Greatness
- Larry Wheels Deadlifts With Professional Bodybuilder Kiera Aston
- Bodybuilder Sadik Hadzovic Shares Back Workout and Tips For Bigger Lats
- Here’s What’s In Bodybuilder Brett Wilkin’s Costco Shopping Cart
- Bodybuilder Mike O’Hearn Shows Techniques To Build A Beastly Back
- Watch Chris Bumstead Annihilate His Pecs For Off-Season Chest Gains
- Bodybuilder Breon Ansley Shares Mass-Building Chest and Delts Workout
- Pro Bodybuilder Regan Grimes Shares Low-Volume, High-Intensity Leg Workout
- How Do You Train Arms? Mike O’Hearn Close-Grip Benches 385 Pounds for 10 Reps
- Check Out Bodybuilder Breon Ansley’s New High-Calorie, High-Carb Diet
- Nick Walker Shares a Delt and Triceps Workout En Route to the 2022 Mr. Olympia
- Bodybuilders Brett Wilkin and Iain Valliere Tackle a Heavy Quad-Focused Workout
- Summer-Ready Physique — 4-Time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler Hits Chest and Biceps
- Check Out Bodybuilder Hunter Labrada’s Insane Back Gains Since the 2021 Chicago Pro
Competition Results
CrossFit
- Increase Your Leg Strength With Josh Bridges’ 20-Rep Squat Training
- Here’s What Hybrid Athlete Kristi Eramo O’Connell Eats in a Day
Latest Research
- Maintain Your Gains By Training Only Once Per Week?!
- More Than Muscle: Research Backs Creatine for Brain Health
- Training in the Stretched Position for Muscle Growth: Experts Explain Why It Works
News
- Dr. Mike Israetel Critiques Brian Shaw’s Strongman Training
- 3 Quad Exercises To Improve Aesthetic Symmetry While Slimming Down
- Iain Valliere’s Shoulder Mass Building Fundamentals and Training
- Build Arms Like 14-Time WWE Champion Randy Orton
- Nick Walker Reveals New 5-Day Training Split
- Maintain Your Gains By Training Only Once Per Week?!
- “I Don’t Think I’m Going To Win”: Chris Bumstead’s Expectations for His Men’s Open Bodybuilding Debut
- Bodybuilder Sadik Hadzovic’s New Training Split, Leg Hacks, and More
- “No Movement Is Inherently Unsafe” — Dr. Mike Israetel Critiques Mr. Olympia Samson Dauda’s Training
- “Uncomfortable, Bloated, & Sluggish”: What It’s Like to Gain Weight After a Bodybuilding Show
- Jeff Nippard Ranks Best and Worst Biceps Exercises
- Strongman Robert Oberst Returns After Extended Absence, Shares Training Plan & Diet
- Strongman Mateusz Kieliszkowski Eats Way Fewer Calories Than You Think
- The Number-One Key to Improving Your Arm Training
- The Worst Lat Pulldown Flaws (and 4 Ways to Fix Them)
- The Top 5 Back Exercises For Strongman
- Mitchell Hooper’s Top 6 Bulking Tips, Plus a Protein Shake Recipe
- Jeremy Buendia Will Contend 2025 Arnold Classic Title; Hints at Retirement
- Do You Agree With These Critiques of Ronnie Coleman’s Thick Back Workout?
- Bodybuilder Sadik Hadzovic Learns Mike O’Hearn’s Secrets for Bigger Arms
- Wesley Vissers’ 3 Exercises That Pack Massive Size on His Quads
- Phil Heath’s Top 5 Leg Workout Tips
- Chris Bumstead’s Arm Training With Hany Rambod Two Weeks From the 2024 Olympia
- More Than Muscle: Research Backs Creatine for Brain Health
- Rep It or Reject It — Strength Coach Jeff Cavaliere’s Go-To Chest Exercises
- Shaun Clarida Gives a Tour of His Gym
- What Is a Mike Tyson Push-Up?
- Is Lauralie Chapados’ Back Development Her Ticket to Winning the 2024 Bikini Olympia?
- Tom Stoltman Recaps His 2024 Strongest Man on Earth Performance
- 3 Exercises & Training Techniques for Chiseled Back Width
- The 4 Best Types of Cardio, Ranked
- Nick Walker’s Favorite Back Training Techniques
- 2024 Strongest Man on Earth Mitchell Hooper’s Top 10 Strength Exercises
- 7x Mr. Olympia Phil Heath Uses the “Three T’s” For Bigger Arms
- How Tom Stoltman Eats 11,000 Calories a Day While Traveling
- Training in the Stretched Position for Muscle Growth: Experts Explain Why It Works
- How Many Calories Are in Derek Lunsford’s 2024 Olympia Shredding Diet?
- Mitchell Hooper Critiques Eddie Hall’s “16,000-Calorie” Strongman Diet
- The 4 Training Aspects Nick Walker Adheres To For Chest Gains
- Olympia-Life Balance: How Chris Bumstead Prioritizes Family, Training, & Everything Else
- Try Chef Matty Matheson’s “Post-Workout Meal of Champions”
- Hafthor Björnsson’s New 12,000-Calorie Strongman Diet
- 7X Figure Olympia Champion Cydney Gillon’s Top 5 Ab Exercises for Beginners
- Increase Your Leg Strength With Josh Bridges’ 20-Rep Squat Training
- The 20 Best (and Worst) Quad Exercises, Ranked by Bodybuilder Jeff Nippard
- Grow Your Arms Under 1 Hour With Mr. Olympia Derek Lunsford’s 7 Go-To Exercises
- 6 Common Biceps Training Mistakes To Avoid
- How Mitchell Hooper Trains Strongman at Planet Fitness
- Using Science, Jeff Nippard Ranks the Best and Worst Triceps Exercises
- Here’s What Hybrid Athlete Kristi Eramo O’Connell Eats in a Day
- Bodybuilding Legend Kai Greene Tours “World’s Greenest Gym”
- Chris Bumstead Shares New High-Volume Back and Arm Routine
- Bodybuilders Unite — Wesley Vissers Gets A Leg Day Schooling From William Bonac
- The 4,000-Calorie Diet That Helped Tristyn Lee Gain 40 Pounds
- Grocery Haul Battle: World’s Strongest Man Mitchell Hooper Vs. IFBB Fitness Pro Taylor Learmont
- Taste Will Tennyson’s 3 High-Protein Dessert Recipes (French Toast Bagels!)
- Mitchell Hooper Dispels 10 of the Biggest Fitness Myths
- What Men’s Open Bodybuilder Michal “Krizo” Križánek Eats to Bulk
- Tour Jujimufu’s Home Gym Worth Half a Million Dollars
- Bodybuilder Chris Bumstead Reveals His 5,000-Calorie Bulking Diet for the 2022 Olympia
- Bodybuilders Nick Walker, Kamal Elgargni, and Samson Dauda Build Roadmap Backs With High-Volume Workout
- Breon Ansley Says Full Range of Motion Is Best For Delts and Chest Growth
- Watch Chris Bumstead Forge His Pecs With Heavy Presses and Volume Training
- Mass Monsters Derek Lunsford and Nick Walker Tag Team a Titanic Leg Workout
- Terrence Ruffin Trains Arms With Kim Jeong Hyun, Poses for Olympia Head Judge Steve Weinberger
- Pull Day in the Gym — Shaun Clarida’s Intense Back and Biceps Workout
- These Are Jay Cutler’s Top 4 Chest-Building Exercises
- Bodybuilder Chris Bumstead Reveals Favorite Arm Exercises For Mass Gains
- Classic Physique Bodybuilder Terrence Ruffin Shares His Push/Pull Workout Routine
- Bodybuilder Brett Wilkin Ups The Intensity To Train Chest and Delts
- Larry Wheels Trains Bench Press With Strongman Jerome Pever
- 4-Time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler Shares Delts and Legs Workout
- Chris Bumstead Puts Size on His Delts With Intense Shoulder Workout
- Bodybuilder James Hollingshead Builds Titanic Delts With Brutal Shoulder Workout
- How Bodybuilder Derek Lunsford Trains His Chest For 212 Division Greatness
- Larry Wheels Deadlifts With Professional Bodybuilder Kiera Aston
- Bodybuilder Sadik Hadzovic Shares Back Workout and Tips For Bigger Lats
- Here’s What’s In Bodybuilder Brett Wilkin’s Costco Shopping Cart
- Bodybuilder Mike O’Hearn Shows Techniques To Build A Beastly Back
- Watch Chris Bumstead Annihilate His Pecs For Off-Season Chest Gains
- Bodybuilder Breon Ansley Shares Mass-Building Chest and Delts Workout
- Pro Bodybuilder Regan Grimes Shares Low-Volume, High-Intensity Leg Workout
- How Do You Train Arms? Mike O’Hearn Close-Grip Benches 385 Pounds for 10 Reps
- Check Out Bodybuilder Breon Ansley’s New High-Calorie, High-Carb Diet
- Nick Walker Shares a Delt and Triceps Workout En Route to the 2022 Mr. Olympia
- Bodybuilders Brett Wilkin and Iain Valliere Tackle a Heavy Quad-Focused Workout
- Summer-Ready Physique — 4-Time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler Hits Chest and Biceps
- Check Out Bodybuilder Hunter Labrada’s Insane Back Gains Since the 2021 Chicago Pro
Powerlifting
- Larry Wheels Trains Bench Press With Strongman Jerome Pever
- Larry Wheels Deadlifts With Professional Bodybuilder Kiera Aston
Strongman
- Dr. Mike Israetel Critiques Brian Shaw’s Strongman Training
- Strongman Robert Oberst Returns After Extended Absence, Shares Training Plan & Diet
- Strongman Mateusz Kieliszkowski Eats Way Fewer Calories Than You Think
- The Top 5 Back Exercises For Strongman
- Mitchell Hooper’s Top 6 Bulking Tips, Plus a Protein Shake Recipe
- Tom Stoltman Recaps His 2024 Strongest Man on Earth Performance
- 2024 Strongest Man on Earth Mitchell Hooper’s Top 10 Strength Exercises
- How Tom Stoltman Eats 11,000 Calories a Day While Traveling
- Mitchell Hooper Critiques Eddie Hall’s “16,000-Calorie” Strongman Diet
- Hafthor Björnsson’s New 12,000-Calorie Strongman Diet
- How Mitchell Hooper Trains Strongman at Planet Fitness
- Mitchell Hooper Dispels 10 of the Biggest Fitness Myths
- Larry Wheels Trains Bench Press With Strongman Jerome Pever
Top Athletes
- Dr. Mike Israetel Critiques Brian Shaw’s Strongman Training
- 3 Quad Exercises To Improve Aesthetic Symmetry While Slimming Down
- Iain Valliere’s Shoulder Mass Building Fundamentals and Training
- Build Arms Like 14-Time WWE Champion Randy Orton
- Nick Walker Reveals New 5-Day Training Split
- “I Don’t Think I’m Going To Win”: Chris Bumstead’s Expectations for His Men’s Open Bodybuilding Debut
- Bodybuilder Sadik Hadzovic’s New Training Split, Leg Hacks, and More
- “No Movement Is Inherently Unsafe” — Dr. Mike Israetel Critiques Mr. Olympia Samson Dauda’s Training
- “Uncomfortable, Bloated, & Sluggish”: What It’s Like to Gain Weight After a Bodybuilding Show
- Jeff Nippard Ranks Best and Worst Biceps Exercises
- Strongman Robert Oberst Returns After Extended Absence, Shares Training Plan & Diet
- Strongman Mateusz Kieliszkowski Eats Way Fewer Calories Than You Think
- The Number-One Key to Improving Your Arm Training
- The Top 5 Back Exercises For Strongman
- Mitchell Hooper’s Top 6 Bulking Tips, Plus a Protein Shake Recipe
- Jeremy Buendia Will Contend 2025 Arnold Classic Title; Hints at Retirement
- Do You Agree With These Critiques of Ronnie Coleman’s Thick Back Workout?
- Bodybuilder Sadik Hadzovic Learns Mike O’Hearn’s Secrets for Bigger Arms
- Wesley Vissers’ 3 Exercises That Pack Massive Size on His Quads
- Phil Heath’s Top 5 Leg Workout Tips
- Chris Bumstead’s Arm Training With Hany Rambod Two Weeks From the 2024 Olympia
- Shaun Clarida Gives a Tour of His Gym
- Is Lauralie Chapados’ Back Development Her Ticket to Winning the 2024 Bikini Olympia?
- Tom Stoltman Recaps His 2024 Strongest Man on Earth Performance
- Nick Walker’s Favorite Back Training Techniques
- 2024 Strongest Man on Earth Mitchell Hooper’s Top 10 Strength Exercises
- 7x Mr. Olympia Phil Heath Uses the “Three T’s” For Bigger Arms
- How Tom Stoltman Eats 11,000 Calories a Day While Traveling
- How Many Calories Are in Derek Lunsford’s 2024 Olympia Shredding Diet?
- Mitchell Hooper Critiques Eddie Hall’s “16,000-Calorie” Strongman Diet
- The 4 Training Aspects Nick Walker Adheres To For Chest Gains
- Olympia-Life Balance: How Chris Bumstead Prioritizes Family, Training, & Everything Else
- Try Chef Matty Matheson’s “Post-Workout Meal of Champions”
- Hafthor Björnsson’s New 12,000-Calorie Strongman Diet
- 7X Figure Olympia Champion Cydney Gillon’s Top 5 Ab Exercises for Beginners
- Increase Your Leg Strength With Josh Bridges’ 20-Rep Squat Training
- The 20 Best (and Worst) Quad Exercises, Ranked by Bodybuilder Jeff Nippard
- Grow Your Arms Under 1 Hour With Mr. Olympia Derek Lunsford’s 7 Go-To Exercises
- How Mitchell Hooper Trains Strongman at Planet Fitness
- Here’s What Hybrid Athlete Kristi Eramo O’Connell Eats in a Day
- Bodybuilding Legend Kai Greene Tours “World’s Greenest Gym”
- Bodybuilders Unite — Wesley Vissers Gets A Leg Day Schooling From William Bonac
- The 4,000-Calorie Diet That Helped Tristyn Lee Gain 40 Pounds
- Grocery Haul Battle: World’s Strongest Man Mitchell Hooper Vs. IFBB Fitness Pro Taylor Learmont
- Taste Will Tennyson’s 3 High-Protein Dessert Recipes (French Toast Bagels!)
- What Men’s Open Bodybuilder Michal “Krizo” Križánek Eats to Bulk
- Tour Jujimufu’s Home Gym Worth Half a Million Dollars
- Bodybuilders Nick Walker, Kamal Elgargni, and Samson Dauda Build Roadmap Backs With High-Volume Workout
- Breon Ansley Says Full Range of Motion Is Best For Delts and Chest Growth
- Watch Chris Bumstead Forge His Pecs With Heavy Presses and Volume Training
- Mass Monsters Derek Lunsford and Nick Walker Tag Team a Titanic Leg Workout
- Terrence Ruffin Trains Arms With Kim Jeong Hyun, Poses for Olympia Head Judge Steve Weinberger
- Pull Day in the Gym — Shaun Clarida’s Intense Back and Biceps Workout
- These Are Jay Cutler’s Top 4 Chest-Building Exercises
- Bodybuilder Chris Bumstead Reveals Favorite Arm Exercises For Mass Gains
- Classic Physique Bodybuilder Terrence Ruffin Shares His Push/Pull Workout Routine
- Bodybuilder Brett Wilkin Ups The Intensity To Train Chest and Delts
- Larry Wheels Trains Bench Press With Strongman Jerome Pever
- 4-Time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler Shares Delts and Legs Workout
- Chris Bumstead Puts Size on His Delts With Intense Shoulder Workout
- Bodybuilder James Hollingshead Builds Titanic Delts With Brutal Shoulder Workout
- How Bodybuilder Derek Lunsford Trains His Chest For 212 Division Greatness
- Larry Wheels Deadlifts With Professional Bodybuilder Kiera Aston
- Bodybuilder Sadik Hadzovic Shares Back Workout and Tips For Bigger Lats
- Here’s What’s In Bodybuilder Brett Wilkin’s Costco Shopping Cart
- Bodybuilder Mike O’Hearn Shows Techniques To Build A Beastly Back
- Watch Chris Bumstead Annihilate His Pecs For Off-Season Chest Gains
- Bodybuilder Breon Ansley Shares Mass-Building Chest and Delts Workout
- Check Out Bodybuilder Breon Ansley’s New High-Calorie, High-Carb Diet
- Bodybuilders Brett Wilkin and Iain Valliere Tackle a Heavy Quad-Focused Workout
- Summer-Ready Physique — 4-Time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler Hits Chest and Biceps
- Check Out Bodybuilder Hunter Labrada’s Insane Back Gains Since the 2021 Chicago Pro