BodyBuilding News

The Olympia qualification process will evolve for the 2026 season. The IFBB Pro League announced a new points and qualification process for the biggest show in bodybuilding. The new rules can be seen ... Continue Reading

Four-time Olympia Men’s Physique champion Jeremy Buendia's decade-long dream of the commercial "Stoik Gym" was finally realized in Roseville, CA. With only eight weeks until the 2025 Olympia, which will ... Continue Reading

A new study reignited the debate about the lowest repetition range to maximize muscle hypertrophy. Analyzed by the House of Hypertrophy (HoH), the research reveals evidence that challenges conventional ... Continue Reading

Recovering from a training session doesn’t end when you rack the weights; what you eat after can influence your progress. Physiologist Dr. Mike Israetel, co-founder of Renaissance Periodization, keeps his ... Continue Reading

You’re in a crowded gym, every bench is taken, it’s chest day, and you feel like your chest pump hopes are vanquished. You don’t need a bench to build bigger, stronger pecs, though. Proper exercise swaps ... Continue Reading

2023 Mr. Olympia Derek Lunsford remains the only athlete to claim Olympia titles in two divisions: Men’s Open and Men’s 212. Although Lunsford lost his title defense to Samson Dauda in 2024, he kicked off ... Continue Reading

Push–ups, like all calisthenic exercises, are only as effective as one’s bodyweight or ability to lift one's weight. However, there are many ways to regress or progress bodyweight training. Athlean X ... Continue Reading

Though he’s retired from bodybuilding, Phil Heath’s chest days aren’t just for show. In late August 2025, “The Gift” broke down how he leverages rep tempo and mind-muscle connection to sculpt a symmetrical ... Continue Reading

The 2025 IFBB Pro League Masters World Championships were held in Pittsburgh, PA, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. Over 200 Masters athletes walked onstage in 30 different contests, ranging from categories age ... Continue Reading

The 2025 RGV Pro was held in McAllen, TX, on Saturday, Aug. 30. The stage served as a 2025 Olympia Weekend qualifier for the IFBB Pro League’s Classic Physique, Men’s Physique, Bikini, ... Continue Reading

Alcione Santos Barreto won the 2025 Alina Popa Classic Pro. Barreto was one of eight women’s bodybuilders who competed in the contest on Sunday, Aug. 31, in Bucharest, Romania, for a ... Continue Reading

The 2025 Pro Masters World Championships will take place in Pittsburgh, PA, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. This is one of the biggest bodybuilding shows of the year in terms of competitors. Over 200 Masters ... Continue Reading

The 2025 RGV Pro is set to be held in McAllen, TX, on Saturday, Aug. 30. Co-promoters Helio Chapuseaux and Bernadette Galvan will feature 2025 Olympia qualifying contests for the IFBB Pro League’s Classic ... Continue Reading

Bucharest, Romania, will host the 2025 Alina Popa Classic Pro on Sunday, Aug. 31. Seven IFBB Pro League athletes from the Women’s Bodybuilding division will face the judges and fans in a 2025 Ms. ... Continue Reading

IFBB Professional League Bikini competitor Huyen Emmy Person has announced she will be a mother. Person won the 2025 San Diego Pro to qualify for the 2025 Bikini Olympia, but will forego competing on the ... Continue Reading

Six-time Classic Physique Olympia champion Chris Bumstead retired from the competitive stage after his 2024 Olympia victory. His priorities shifted to raising his first child, expanding his businesses, ... Continue Reading

From anchoring the Broncos’ defensive line to sculpting an elite upper body, Derek Wolfe joined Brett Wilkin at the Armbrust Pro Gym amidst Wilkin's prep for his Olympia debut on Oct. 9–12, 2025, in Las ... Continue Reading

Navy SEAL training features a 24-week program divided into three phases, each designed to evaluate and develop leadership, teamwork, conditioning, and stamina. (1) Dr. Mike Israetel of Renaissance ... Continue Reading

Dominant delts might explain why your chest growth has stagnated. Jeff Cavaliere of Athlean X isolated common chest day mistakes resulting from improper form, insufficient tension, or exercise selection ... Continue Reading

Classic Physique standout Wesley Vissers ventured into new bodyweight territory in August 2024: 288.8 pounds (131 kilograms). Vissers is amidst a hiatus from the 2025 competitive season, including this ... Continue Reading

Calisthenics expert Daniel Vadnal of Fitnessfaqs has spent years testing different approaches to strength and hypertrophy. In August 2025, Vadnal revisited a classic weightlifting method — 5x5 — and ... Continue Reading

Twenty-three athletes faced bodybuilding judges and fans at the 2025 Musclecontest Experience Pro in Fortaleza, Brazil, on Aug. 23-24. Competitors in the IFBB Pro League’s Classic Physique and ... Continue Reading

The 2025 Austrian Oak Pro was held in St. Polten, Austria, on Sunday, Aug. 24. Promoter Harald Schobar hosted 24 IFBB Pro League competitors from the Classic Physique and Wellness categories, who posed for ... Continue Reading

Mehdi Kabbadj has won the 2025 Santa Cruz Pro Championship. Kabbadj was one of 27 IFBB Pro League Men’s Physique athletes in the lineup for this contest in Santa Cruz, CA, on Saturday, Sept. 23, and ... Continue Reading