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Must Do Bodybuilding Exercise

Bodybuilding’s Only Must-Do Exercise

When it comes to building muscle, all roads lead to Rome — the bodybuilding exercises you perform in your workouts are almost entirely up to you. Almost every time someone says you must do this exercise or ... Continue Reading

2024 Lucians Cruz Juiz de Fora Pro Women’s Physique Show Preview

The 2024 Luciana Cruz de Fora Pro is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Juiz de Fora, Brazil. Promoter Tamer El Guindy will host the final Women’s Physique division contest of ... Continue Reading

2024 Bigman Weekend Spain Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview

The 2024 Bigman Weekend Spain Pro is set for the weekend of Nov. 30 through Dec. 1, 2024, in Alicante, Spain. This show will host the IFBB Pro League’s Men’s Open and Bikini divisions to ... Continue Reading

Which Fitness Influencer Has the Best Training Program?

A well-designed training program can enhance the potential of reaching fitness goals. However, a quick online search reveals numerous influencers promoting various fitness ... Continue Reading

Tristyn Lee Shares What It’s Like to Train After Rebounding To 7% Body Fat

Competitive bodybuilders typically have three to five percent body fat at their leanest. Content creator and non-competitive bodybuilder Tristyn Lee endeavored to those levels under Renaissance ... Continue Reading

How a 7’2″ Tall Bodybuilder Eats 7,000 Calories Per Day to Maintain Weight

Statistics show that fewer than 3,000 people worldwide are 7 feet tall, and it's even rarer to see a bodybuilder that height. Enter Olivier Richters, “the tallest professional bodybuilder” on record, at 7 ... Continue Reading

Level Up With Brazilian Glute Training

Though a butt’s shape is largely genetic, well-rounded workouts can realize your aesthetic potential. In early November, Brazilian bodybuilders and models Fafa Araujo and Gracyanne Barbosa demonstrated ... Continue Reading

2024 Spanish Grand Prix Pro Bodybuilding Show Results

The 2024 Spanish Grand Prix Pro was held on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, and was a 2025 Olympia Weekend qualifying event. The winners of the three contests became eligible to represent their division at the 2025 ... Continue Reading

2024 Japan Pro Bodybuilding Show Results

The 2024 Japan Pro occurred on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. This show served as a 2025 Olympia Weekend qualifying event for the 212, Men’s Physique, and Bikini divisions. The winners would be ... Continue Reading

2024 KC Bikini Pro Championships Results

The 2024 KC Bikini Pro Championships were held in Kansas City, MO, on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Promoter Jack Titone hosted 14 competitors vying for a win and qualification to compete at the ... Continue Reading

2024 1 Bro Pro Denmark Bikini Division Show Results

The 2024 1 Bro Pro Denmark show took place on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Odense, Denmark. This IFBB Professional League-sanctioned show served as a 2025 Olympia Weekend qualifier. The contest winner ... Continue Reading

Dorian Yates Mike Mentzer

Dorian Yates Pens Tribute to Golden-Era Bodybuilder Mike Mentzer

Everybody loves Mike Mentzer — at least, decades after he stopped competing in bodybuilding. Mentzer is famously regarded as one of the sport’s most prolific golden-era athletes, despite never winning the ... Continue Reading

Larry Wheels flexes at the table.

Use Larry Wheels’ 5 Fat Loss Tips at the Holidays (or Anytime of the Year)

Part powerlifter, part bodybuilder, part fitness influencer, Larry Wheels has a well-established reputation for making radical physique changes in a short amount of time. For example, after cutting weight ... Continue Reading

Jay Cutler has the French Press among his favorite triceps exercises.

Jay Cutler’s 3 Favorite Triceps Exercises Features an Underrated Move

To transform your triceps into a true three-headed monster, you need to travel across the pond to pull a page out of a trusted friend's playbook. Luckily, this figurative trip won't cost you an arm and ... Continue Reading

Pre-Exhaustion Overrated Study

Is Pre-Exhaustion Overrated for Bodybuilding? Study Answers

How you start your workouts matters, no matter your goal. Pre-exhaustion, a popular technique among pro bodybuilders and muscle-minded gymgoers alike, may not be all it’s cracked up to be.  There ... Continue Reading

Tom Haviland Back Workout

Tom Haviland’s Very Weird Back Workout

Tom Haviland would look very out of place at your local gym. Standing at 6'8" tall and over 300 pounds with six-pack abs, the famously reclusive Haviland is the internet's favorite blue-collar bodybuilder. ... Continue Reading

2024 Japan Pro

2024 Japan Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview

The 2024 Japan Pro will take place in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. This event will serve as a 2025 Olympia Weekend qualifier for the 212, Classic Physique, and Bikini divisions. The winners ... Continue Reading

2024 Spanish Grand Prix Pro

2024 Spanish Grand Prix Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview

The 2024 Spanish Grand Prix Pro is set for Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The IFBB Pro League-sanctioned show will feature 2025 Olympia Weekend qualifying contests for the Classic ... Continue Reading

2024 KC Bikini Pro Championships

2024 KC Bikini Pro Championships Bikini Division Show Preview

The 2024 KC Bikini Pro Championships is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Kansas City, MO. Promoter Jack Titone will host 14 IFBB Pro League Bikini division competitors in a 2025 Bikini ... Continue Reading

2024 1 Bro Pro Denmark Bikini Division Show Preview

The 2024 1 Bro Pro Denmark Bikini Division show is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Odense, Denmark. Fifteen competitors are expected to compete in this 2025 Bikini Olympia qualifying ... Continue Reading

Bikini competitor Phoebe Hagan poses on stage.

Phoebe Hagan Shares Bikini Posing Do’s and Don’ts

With more than 50 pro shows under her proverbial belt, Phoebe Hagan has witnessed plenty of her peers pull off impressive posing routines. However, the well-traveled IFBB Pro Bikini division competitor has ... Continue Reading

Ronnie Coleman has undergone 13 surgeries, which has left him unable to walk under his own power.

After 13 Surgeries, Ronnie Coleman Is Still Years Away From Walking

No one can defeat Father Time. At 60 years old, Ronnie Coleman is a far cry from the hulking mass monster who made winning the Mr. Olympia contest an annual tradition for nearly a decade. Sure, the ... Continue Reading

2025 olympia

2025 Olympia Qualification Rules 

With the 2024 Olympia in the rearview mirror, bodybuilding fans are already shifting their gaze to 2025. T he dates and location of that event had not been announced at the time of this article’s ... Continue Reading

Why Nick Walker Chose New Bodybuilding Coaches

Men’s Open bodybuilder Nick Walker became a free agent in October 2024 after parting ways with his coach, Matt Jansen. This decision followed Jansen's announcement that Walker would withdraw ... Continue Reading

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