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Maureen Blanquisco

2023 Bikini Olympia Preview

The 2023 Bikini Olympia will be the 14th edition of the contest. It will be held as a part of the 2023 Olympia Weekend in Orlando, FL, on Nov. 2-5, 2023. This competition features the largest lineup ... Continue Reading

Lauralie Chapados

Lauralie Chapados’ “Meathead Meal Plan” for Bikini Bodybuilding Success

Professional bikini bodybuilders are judged on muscle balance, shape, and aesthetics. Bikini competitors use a rigorous diet regimen to achieve the coveted beach look, which includes sculpted shoulders, a ... Continue Reading

Olympia

IFBB Pro League Announces 2024 Olympia Qualification Rules

Qualifying for the Mr. Olympia — the most exclusive bodybuilding show on the planet — just got harder. On Oct. 23, 2023, the Olympia Qualifying System rules were announced; they’re nearly identical to ... Continue Reading

Francielle Mattos

2023 Wellness Olympia Preview

The Wellness division is the youngest out of the 11 Olympia divisions, but its popularity is immense. The pre-judging rounds for the 2021 and 2022 Olympia contests had numerous fans standing behind ... Continue Reading

Jordan Brannon

2023 Hurricane Pro Bodybuilding Show Results

The 23rd edition of the Hurricane Pro was held on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in St. Petersburg, FL. Of the seven IFBB Pro League shows held this weekend, the Hurricane Pro event was the largest, with four ... Continue Reading

Valerya Fedorenko

2023 Fitness Authority Poland Muscle Fest Pro Results

The 2023 Fitness Authority Poland Muscle Fest Pro took place on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, in Warsaw, Poland. It featured two IFBB Pro League contests for the Men’s Physique and Bikini divisions. Emile Walker ... Continue Reading

Sagabain

Joven Sagabain Victorious at the 2023 Musclecontest International Philippines Pro Men’s Physique Show

The 2023 Musclecontest International Philippines Pro was held on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Subic Bay, Philippines. Of the six IFBB Pro League athletes competing, Joven Sagabain emerged ... Continue Reading

Regan Grimes

Regan Grimes Full Day of Eating 22 Days Out From the 2023 Mr. Olympia

Men’s Open division bodybuilder Regan Grimes qualified for the 2022 Olympia but pulled out three months before the contest. He believed he needed more time and an additional 15 pounds of muscle on his ... Continue Reading

Chris Ziller

2023 Iogenix Spain Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview

The 2023 Iogenix Spain Pro show will take place on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023 in Alicante, Spain. This show will feature IFBB Pro League Classic Physique and Wellness division contests. The winners of those two ... Continue Reading

Robby Robinson

Bodybuilding Legend Robby Robinson’s Full Back Day With Mike O’Hearn and Tito Raymond

Former Masters Olympia champion Robby Robinson returned to Mike O’Hearn's YouTube channel on Oct. 11, 2023, to share his back-training wisdom. At 77 years old, Robinson guided O’Hearn, 54, through a ... Continue Reading

Tennyson

Will Tennyson Attempts Eating Ronnie Coleman’s 6,000-Calorie Bodybuilding Diet

Eating in a calorie surplus is as crucial as the workout routine when following a bulking program. For many lifters amidst a bulk, consistently eating 3,500 calories or more in a day can be a chore. During ... Continue Reading

O'hearn

The Mike O’Hearn Show: FDA Shifts Peptides to a Schedule II Substance

On Oct. 13, 2023, Mike O’Hearn brought the owner of Titan Medical — a hormone replacement therapy clinic based in Tampa, FL — John Tsikouris, on The Mike O’Hearn Show to review the sudden shift ... Continue Reading

Hadi Choopan

Coach Hany Rambod Trains Reigning Mr. Olympia Hadi Choopan on Chest Day

Hadi Choopan etched his name in the annals of bodybuilding by becoming the first Iranian athlete to win the Mr. Olympia contest. After barely making it to the United States due to American sanctions on ... Continue Reading

Chris Bumstead

2023 Classic Physique Olympia Preview

The eighth edition of the Classic Physique Olympia will occur on the 2023 Olympia weekend in Orlando, FL on Nov. 2-5, 2023. It will feature 39 athletes and might be the most anticipated contest outside of ... Continue Reading

Chen

Xinyi Chen Wins 2023 Musclecontest International Vietnam Pro Bikini Division Show

The 2024 Olympia qualification season has begun, and one of the first shows for the IFBB Pro League Bikini division was the 2023 Musclecontest International Vietnam Pro show in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, ... Continue Reading

Tennyson

Will Tennyson Delves Into the Impact of Body Dysmorphia

According to the Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience, body dysmorphia is "a relatively common disorder that consists of a distressing or impairing preoccupation with imagined or slight defects in ... Continue Reading

Hadi Choopan

2023 Mr. Olympia Preview

The Olympia Weekend is recognized as the most significant show in bodybuilding. The main event is the Mr. Olympia (Men’s Open) contest. The 59th edition of the Mr. Olympia takes place Nov. 3-4 at the ... Continue Reading

Samson Dauda

How Samson Dauda Eats One Month From the 2023 Olympia

Professional bodybuilders typically follow a regimented diet throughout the year. Their meals are meticulously measured even further during their contest prep as they trim calories to dial in their ... Continue Reading

Missy Truscott

6 Exercises Reigning Figure Olympia Champion Missy Truscott Uses To Train Shoulders and Triceps

Reigning Figure Olympia champion Missy Truscott recently filmed a shoulder and triceps workout deep into her prep to defend her title at the 2023 Olympia, scheduled for Nov. 2-5, 2023. Truscott ... Continue Reading

Hagan and Delgado

2 Top-10 Bikini Bodybuilders Reveal Their Glute Training

According to NPC News Online, Bikini bodybuilders are judged on a balance of muscularity that "gives shape to the female body," including slight roundness of the delts and "full round glutes with a slight ... Continue Reading

Hagan

How Bikini Bodybuilder Phoebe Hagan Trains Shoulders For the 2023 Olympia

British pro bodybuilder Phoebe Hagan entered the upper echelons of the pro-Bikini circuit by finishing seventh at her debut Olympia in 2022. She qualified for the 2023 Olympia by winning the 2022 Battle of ... Continue Reading

Ruffin

Terrence Ruffin’s 2023 Olympia Back Training with Fellow Classic Physique Competitor Mike Sommerfeld

Bodybuilder Terrence Ruffin is a two-time Arnold Classic Physique champion looking to make a run at the 2023 Classic Physique Olympia title on Nov. 2-5, 2023, in Orlando, FL. He’s training with last ... Continue Reading

Wilkin

Brett Wilkin Withdraws From the 2023 Mr. Olympia Contest

IFBB Pro League Men’s Open bodybuilder Brett Wilkin was the first athlete to qualify for the 2023 Mr. Olympia contest when he won the 2022 Bigman Weekend Pro. On Oct. 9, 2023, Wilkin officially withdrew ... Continue Reading

Leguerrier

Theo Leguerrier Wins 2023 Italian Olympus Pro Bodybuilding Show

Milan, Italy, served as host of the 2023 Italian Olympus Pro bodybuilding show on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, and it featured three contests - Men’s Open, Men’s Physique, and Bikini. Each contest winner would ... Continue Reading

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