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 News
- Why Mike Sommerfeld Uses Myo Reps to Train Legs for the 2025 Olympia
- 3 Exercises for Harder Spinal Erectors
- Nick Walker’s 7-Exercise Push Day Goes Light on Heavy Weights
- 3 Leg Exercises You Should Never Skip
- Wesley Vissers Needs to Build His Legs; Here’s How He’s Balancing His Physique
- Wesley Vissers on Hypertrophy Science: “There Are No Studies on Guys Like Us”
- Chris Bumstead’s New Leg Workout Features “Pogos”
- Dorian Yates on Excessive Exercise: “You’re Aging Yourselves”
- “Get the Stimulus and Move on” — Iain Valliere’s Guide for Growing Back
- 5 Exercises That Build The Fuller, Rounder Chest You Crave
- The Underrated Supplement Champion Bodybuilding Coach Hany Rambod Believes In
- Why You Don’t Look Like You Lift
- Does Protein Before Bed Really Do What You Think It Does?
- Why Wesley Vissers Follows a Free-Weight-Only Arm Routine
- How Jeremy Buendia is Bulking for the 2025 Olympia
- Judge’s Feedback: Where Wesley Vissers Must Improve His Physique
- The Workout That Transformed Jeff Nippard’s Physique
- Regan Grimes Ate Exactly 6 Grams of Salt During Prep to Win the 2025 California State Pro
- Ranking the Best and Worst Shoulder Exercises
- Do You Need to Train Abs Directly?
- New Study for Bigger Biceps Says to Curl How You Want
- Why Andrew Jacked Trains Calves on Push Day
- Will Tennyson’s Journey to Earning His WNBF Pro Card
- The Perfect Pre-Workout Meal According to Science
- How Much Muscle Did Jeff Nippard Gain In 14 Months Naturally?
- “It’s an Eyesore” — Hany Rambod Rates Nick Walker’s 2022 Mr. Olympia Physique
- “Bodybuilding Is the Only Sport Where You’re in the Worst Shape on Show Day” — Larry Wheels Trains & Preps With Wesley Vissers and Urs Kalecinski
- Men’s Open Bodybuilder’s Ultimate Muscle-Building Breakfast Recipe
- Mr. Olympia Champions Jay Cutler and Phil Heath Tag Team a Push Session
- Erin Banks’ New Back Day In Pursuit of Reclaiming the Men’s Physique Olympia Title
- Chris Bumstead Uses “The World’s Weirdest Warm-Up”
- Sam Sulek’s Private Gym Prioritizes Tension Curves
- Hany Rambod Rates Chris Bumstead’s Open Division Debut Physique
- Building Pro-Bodybuilder-Level Legs With FST-7 Training
- Chris Bumstead’s Ultimate Bulking Guide
- How Hany Rambod Constructs Wide Bodybuilder Backs
- Why Pro Bodybuilder Mike Sommerfeld Takes These 10 Supplements for Recovery
- Bodybuilding Coach Hany Rambod Says Urs Kalecinski Needs to Fix These Issues Before the 2025 Olympia
- 6’8” Tall Bodybuilder Martyn Ford’s Diet Rules to Portray Goliath in “House of David”
- Try This Elite Bodybuilder’s “Juicy” Arm Training
- Urs Kalecinski Before 2024 Olympia: “I Didn’t Love Bodybuilding”
- Wesley Vissers to Take a Year-Long Break, Shares What Went Wrong at the 2025 Arnold Classic
- Hany Rambod Critiques 2025 Arnold Classic Champion Mike Sommerfeld’s Physique
- 11 Habits to Build a Ripped Physique
- Is Training to Failure Overrated?
- Men’s Open Bodybuilder Rafael Brandão’s 8,000-Calorie Diet
- Bodybuilder Kuba Cielen’s 5 Steps to Bigger Biceps
- Hany Rambod Grades Ramon Queiroz’s Physique
- How 2025 Bikini International Frontrunner Aimee Delgado Preps for Competition
- What Derek Lunsford Eats on High-Calorie Day During 2025 Arnold Classic Prep
- Build Your Butt Like Bodybuilder Tefani-Sam Genadi Razhi
- Terrence Ruffin on the Future of Classic Physique: “It’s Scary”
- Mike Sommerfeld’s 2025 Arnold Classic Prep Features Low-Carb Two-a-Days in the Gym
- 4 Studies to Determine the Best Biceps Exercise
- Hold Up, You Don’t Need More Training Volume?
- How Tristyn Lee and Breon Ansley Push Their Lateral Raise Limits
- Samson Dauda on 2024 Mr. Olympia Win: “That Was My F***-You Moment”
- 12 Technique Tips to Grow a Bigger Chest
- Hany Rambod Trains Terrence Ruffin During His 2025 Pittsburgh Pro Prep
- Hany Rambod Critiques Wesley Vissers’ 2024 Olympia Physique
- Bodybuilder Julia Rene’s Muscle-Building Recipes
- Sadik Hadzovic’s 3 Go-To Meals for Mass Gain
- Derek Lunsford’s Quad Day Cookie Pump 5 Weeks Out From the 2025 Arnold Classic
- Natural Bodybuilder Steve Hall Shares Lessons Learned From His Last-Place Finish
- How Low Is Low-Carb Day For Derek Lunsford During 2025 Arnold Classic Prep
- Change The Way You Perform Lat Pulldowns Forever With These 9 Tips
- TNF’s Joel Twinem Trains Upper Body With Terrence Ruffin
- Replicate Men’s Open Bodybuilder Kuba Cielen’s Training Split To Get Massive
- Shaun Clarida’s Back Is a Full Turtle Shell 8 Weeks Out From The 2025 Arnold Classic
- Free Weights or Machines To Get More Swole?
- Did Science Just Find the Best Shoulder Exercise for Muscle Growth?
- Learn The Latest Research On Lateral Raises
- Achieve Your New Year’s Resolution With This 6-Exercise Full-Body Routine
- Wesley Vissers’ Top 4 Exercises for Bigger Traps
- How Hanging Leg Raises Can Supercharge Your Abs
- The 5 Biggest Nutrition Mistakes To Avoid
- Latest Meta-Analysis on Training Frequency for Hypertrophy
- Bodybuilding Coach Charles Glass’ 4 Exercises For a Thicker, Fuller Chest
- Don’t Forget The 12 Most Valuable Fat Loss & Muscle-Building Tips
- Lauralie Chapados’ Full Day of Eating and 2025 Competitive Plans
- Derek Lunsford’s Mindset and Diet Leading to the 2025 Arnold Classic
- Nick Walker’s Leg Training Updates Heading Into The 2025 Season
- Jay Cutler Guides Mike Sommerfeld Through Leg Training
- 2x Olympia Champ Erin Stern’s Quick 3-Step Pull-Up Improvement Tips
- What Is “MainGaining” and How Is It Different From Bulking?
- Bodybuilder Matt Greggo’s 2025 Arnold Classic Shredding Diet
- Try Bodybuilder Dana Linn Bailey’s Go-To Food Prep Meal
- 4x Mr. Olympia Champion Jay Cutler’s Updated Arm Training Is Worth Trying
- Breon Ansley’s Training Shift for Bigger Arms Is a Game Changer
- Nick Walker’s New Coach, Kyle Wilkes, Matches Him Set for Set in Training
- Sadik Hadzovic’s Bulking Diet Surges To 4,000 Calories
- Eric Janicki Explains the Financial Cost of Being a Pro Bodybuilder
- Can Resistance Bands Be as Effective as Free Weights?
- 5 Exercises to Build Titanic Traps
- A Champion Bodybuilding Coach’s Review of Jay Cutler’s Back Training
- Mike Sommerfeld’s Full Day of Eating Gets Dirty at Bedtime
- Mr. Olympia Samson Dauda’s Full Day of Eating During 2025 Arnold Classic Prep
- What An Evidence-Based Hypertrophy Training Program Looks Like
- How 4x Men’s Physique Olympia Champion Jeremy Buendia Eats to Bulk
- Tristyn Lee Shares What It’s Like to Train After Rebounding To 7% Body Fat
- How a 7’2″ Tall Bodybuilder Eats 7,000 Calories Per Day to Maintain Weight
- Level Up With Brazilian Glute Training
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Here’s What’s In Bodybuilder Brett Wilkin’s Costco Shopping Cart
- Bodybuilder Mike O’Hearn Shows Techniques To Build A Beastly Back
- 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 Hunter Labrada’s Insane Back Gains Since the 2021 Chicago Pro
Exercise Guides
- New Study for Bigger Biceps Says to Curl How You Want
- 5 Best Triceps Exercises to Achieve the Coveted Horseshoe
- A Step-by-Step Bench Press Guide From One of Strongman’s Top Coaches
- Planks Suck; Ab Rollouts Are Better — 5 Exercises You Should Replace for Good
- 3 Uncommon Must-Try Chest Exercises
- The Shoulder Exercises an Elite Trainer Programs for a Champion Bodybuilder
- 3 Biceps Exercises You Need to Start Doing
- 5 Underrated and Overrated Hypertrophy Exercises
- Train Legs Around Back Pain The Right Way With These 5 Exercises
- Experts and Science Agree These Are the Best Biceps and Triceps Exercises
- Train With Caution — These Exercises Are Dangerous
News
- Is It Easy to Truly Overtrain?
- Bill Nye The Science Guy’s Fridge and Gym Tour
- How Much Muscle Did Jeff Nippard Gain In 14 Months Naturally?
- “You Look Like Quasimodo” — 3 Steps to Improve Thoracic Mobility & Posture
- Terrence Ruffin’s Upper Body Training With Hany Rambod 3 Weeks Out From Competition
- Use This 1,000-Calorie Meal for Mass Gains
- How to Eat Blueberry Cobbler and Fried Chicken Like an Elite Bodybuilder
- Wesley Vissers’ 4 Go-To Ab Exercises
- Mitchell Hooper’s Speech at the University of Texas: “Strength is Not Just Lifting Weights”
- The Stoltman Brothers Train to Defend and Rebuild via Heavy Dumbbell Pressing
- Wesley Vissers to Take a Year-Long Break, Shares What Went Wrong at the 2025 Arnold Classic
- Kansas City Chief’s Linebacker Will Ratelle Reveals His Bulking Diet
- Russel Orhii’s Daily Bulking Macros to Move to 93KG Weight Class
- “Reacher” Actor Alan Ritchson’s Diet and Training Methodology to Stay Jacked
- “I Don’t Drink Water” — How Much Mitchell Hooper Spends on Groceries
- 11 Habits to Build a Ripped Physique
- Is Training to Failure Overrated?
- Try Canadian Fitness Influencer Natasha Aughey’s Beefy Arm Day
- Jeff Cavaliere’s 5 Vital Exercises for Longevity
- Is Fitness Influencer Gracie Collis’ Weekly Glute Hypertrophy Programming Up to Snuff?
- Iain Valliere’s 5 Tips to Build a Pro-Bodybuilder-Sized Back
- Mr. Olympia Samson Dauda: “I Don’t Sleep Anymore”
- How the Strongest Man on Earth Eats to Defend the Arnold Strongman Classic Title
- Hany Rambod Grades Sam Sulek’s Competitive Bodybuilding Debut Physique
- You Might Be Doing Turkish Get-Ups Wrong
- How World Champion Powerlifter Russel Orhii Bulks
- Can A.I. Function as a Strength Coach?
- 4 Ways to Get Stronger Without Lifting More Weight
- Develop These 5 Habits for a Leaner Physique
- How the Strongest Man on Earth Eats on the Road
- Does Resistance Training Improve Academic Performance?
- Are Cheat Reps Actually Cheating?
- Martins Licis’ “Strength Hunt” In Japan Endeavors Ninja Warrior and Arm Wrestling
- Hybrid Athlete Fergus Crawley 4-Step Framework For Combating Burnout
- Olympian Joe Kovacs and Mitchell Hooper Teach You How To Properly Jerk
- Stan Efferding’s Nutrition Tips and Why You Should Try “Monster Mash”
- Build Arms Like 14-Time WWE Champion Randy Orton
- Try Chef Matty Matheson’s “Post-Workout Meal of Champions”
- Increase Your Leg Strength With Josh Bridges’ 20-Rep Squat Training
Nutrition
- Why Plant Protein Is as Effective as Animal Protein for Muscle Growth
- How to Identify Protein Quality
- The Underrated Supplement Champion Bodybuilding Coach Hany Rambod Believes In
- Does Protein Before Bed Really Do What You Think It Does?
- The Perfect Pre-Workout Meal According to Science
- 5 Nutrition Lessons to Master Early
- Is Eating Before Bed Actually Bad?
- 5 Straightforward Weight Loss Tips From an Olympia Champion
- Do Artificial Sweeteners Impact Diet Quality?
- How Many Extra Calories Should Cheat Day Have?
- What Should You Drink to Stay Legit Hydrated
Powerlifting News
- Your Deadlift Setup Might Be Wrong, Here’s How to Fix It
- 3 Pro Powerlifting Tips to Build a Bigger Squat
- Pro Wrestler Eric Bugenhagen and Powerlifter John Haack Attempt To Mammoth Bar Deadlift 804 Pounds
Strongman News
- Preparing for Future Nuclear Fallout — Eddie Hall’s Home Gym Bunker Is Worth $1 Million
- Deadlift Like a Pro Strongman by Training These 3 Exercises
- How to Know if You’re Lifting Heavy Enough
- Strongman Oleksii Novikov’s Near-Death Experience
- Use Pause Squats to Evolve Your Training
- “Sternum Reaching” — Strongman Lucas Hatton Trains Bench Press for the First Time in Years
- Here’s Why Hafthor Björnsson’s Strength Coach Doesn’t Deadlift Anymore
- Mitchell Hooper Explains How To Adjust Training Frequency
- Get To Know Tom Stoltman’s New Coach, Aaron Caseley
- The Top 5 Exercises To Build Strength AND Hypertrophy
- Hafthor Björnsson’s New Training Program To Deadlift 505 Kilograms
- Strongman Martins Licis Stonelifts in Tibet
- Tom Stoltman: “I’ll Be the First British To Win the Arnold”
- Strongman Martins Licis Learns to Grapple and Get Grappled Before the Holidays
- 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
Supplement Guides
Training Guides
- Your Upper Chest Isn’t Growing Because You’re Pressing at the Wrong Angle
- Why Andrew Jacked Trains Calves on Push Day
- Abs Are Overrated — the Mirror Muscles You Must Train to Look Jacked
- Train Past Failure for the Thickest Calves
- Jeff Cavaliere’s 8 Most Effective Muscle-Building Exercises
- When Should You Increase Weight on the Barbell?
- Is the Overhead Press Worth It for Hypertrophy?
- Building Forearms: Arm Wrestling vs. Manual Labor
- The 5 Worst Machine Exercises and 23 Better Alternatives
- Why Size Does Not Always Equal Strength
- Don’t Neglect Your Upper Pec Training
- Which Squat Is Better for Muscle Growth — Barbell vs. Smith Machine?
- How and Why These 5 Exercises Generate More Triceps Growth