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2021 NPC Wheelchair National Championships

Dillon Depiazza and Abraham Sanchez Win 2021 NPC Wheelchair National Championships

The IFBB Professional League has been expanding its divisions over the last few years to encourage athletes to compete on their stages. One rising field of competition has been the Wheelchair Division. The ... Continue Reading

Chris Bumstead interview

Classic Physique Champ Chris Bumstead on Whether He’ll Compete in the Open Division

Chris Bumstead is a bodybuilder for the people. His status as reigning Classic Physique Olympia champion — which he secured with a repeat victory in 2020 — is just one of the reasons fans love Cbum. They ... Continue Reading

Bodybuilder Nathan De Asha arrested

IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Nathan De Asha Arrested

On Feb. 8, 2021, professional bodybuilder Nathan De Asha posted a video to his Instagram of him being arrested by a group of police officers. De Asha provided more context around the arrest on Feb. 9, ... Continue Reading

Shanique Grant posing onstage

Two-Time Women’s Physique Olympia Champion Shanique Grant Announces Her Retirement

On Dec. 31, 2020, two-time Women’s Physique, Olympia Champion Shanique Grant has formally announced her retirement on her YouTube channel. The video was posted on New Year’s Eve. The formal statement from ... Continue Reading

Peter McGough Dead at 71

Peter McGough, Renowned Bodybuilding Journalist, Dies At 71 After Lengthy Cancer Battle

Peter McGough, a journalist who was heralded by athletes and fans in the bodybuilding community, passed away after an eight-year-long battle with cancer on Dec. 29, 2020, at 71 years old. His work in the ... Continue Reading

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How Bodybuilders Cut Weight While Still Holding Onto Muscle

Bodybuilding, from an outsider’s perspective, may look easy — you eat lots of food and lift tons of weights to get as muscular as possible, right? Well, not exactly. That's the first half of the equation — ... Continue Reading

The 2020 Mr. Olympia Top Five

2020 Olympia Saturday Finals Report — Mr. Olympia, Classic Physique, Men’s Physique & Bikini

Saturday night at the Olympia on a normal year is exciting and symbolic. Fans are always excited to see the best bodies in fitness competing. For the athletes, it’s symbolic because it’s the culmination of ... Continue Reading

2020 Olympia Callout Report

2020 Olympia Friday Prejudging Callout Report — Fitness, Figure, 212, Women’s Physique & Ms. Olympia

The 2020 Olympia is here. After many athlete dropouts, a location change, and a lot of uncertainty, the best physiques in the world will compete for the ultimate prize over the course of Friday and ... Continue Reading

Chris Bumstead Classic Physique

5 Athletes to Watch at the 2020 Classic Physique Olympia

Outside of the Mr. Olympia contest itself, the Classic Physique Olympia may be the most popular division in the IFBB Pro League. It also may be the most unpredictable. The reigning champion, Chris ... Continue Reading

Ariel Khadr and Oksana Grishina

5 Athletes to Watch at the 2020 Fitness Olympia

Out of all the IFBB Pro League divisions, the Fitness division is the most unique, dynamic, and entertaining. In addition to the standard posing round, where competitors complete quarter-turns to be judged ... Continue Reading

Andrea Shaw

Andrea Shaw Wins 2020 Rising Phoenix World Championships Bodybuilding Show

When the Ms. Olympia contest was discontinued in 2014, a new show was created to determine the best women’s bodybuilder in the world. It’s called the Rising Phoenix World Championships. This contest has ... Continue Reading

Chet Yorton Obituary

Former NABBA Mr. Universe Bodybuilder Chet Yorton Dies At 81

Two-time NABBA Mr. Universe bodybuilding champion Chet Yorton has died at the age of 81. Word of his passing had been rumored over the last week, but Yorton’s daughter, Shannan, confirmed the news of his ... Continue Reading

Adela Garcia Fitness Competitor

Adela Garcia Withdraws from 2020 Olympia Due to Injury

Eight-time Fitness Olympia Champion Adela Garcia was scheduled to end her retirement and return to competition at the 2020 Olympia in Orlando, Florida on the weekend of December 17 through December 20, ... Continue Reading

How to watch the 2020 Olympia

How to Watch the 2020 Olympia — Competition and Expo

Like so many sports in 2020, the Olympia has undergone a couple of major changes. First, it was announced that the event would be moved from September to December. Then, with 30 days to get it done, the ... Continue Reading

Kamal Elgargni

7 Bodybuilders to Watch At the 2020 Olympia 212 Pound Showdown

The main event of the 2020 Olympia Weekend is the Mr. Olympia contest itself, but one of the featured undercard events is the 212 Showdown. This contest is the world championship event for the IFBB Pro ... Continue Reading

Phil Heath and Kai Greene Posedown

How Bodybuilding is Judged, Different Divisions, and Scoring

Bodybuilding is unlike any sport in that it may just be the most subjective and, therefore, the hardest to judge. In ball sports, you know who’s winning based on how many points a team has. Combat sports ... Continue Reading

Brandon Curry and Roelly Winklaar

5 Bodybuilders to Watch at the 2020 Mr. Olympia

Bodybuilding’s biggest contest is nearly upon us. The 2020 Mr. Olympia is the premier bodybuilding competition and features 10 unique divisions. However, the one fans always clamor for is the Men's Open — ... Continue Reading

Calum von moger wins IFBB Pro Card

2020 NPC Universe Results — Calum Von Moger Wins Classic Physique Pro Card

This past weekend, Charleston, SC hosted the 2020 NPC (National Physique Committee) Universe Championships. The top finishers of these bodybuilding and fitness physique contests earned IFBB Pro League ... Continue Reading

2021 KO Squad Pro Bodybuilding Show

James Hollingshead Decides to Sit Out 2020 Mr. Olympia

Eight days ago, on Nov. 4, 2020, James Hollingshead made noise in the bodybuilding world by being the first man to qualify for the 2021 Mr. Olympia. Now, he's making headlines again by announcing that he ... Continue Reading

Akim Williams

Akim Williams Wins 2020 Chicago Pro Bodybuilding Show

The final bodybuilding contest to offer qualification spots to the 2020 Mr. Olympia was this past weekend’s Chicago Pro show. Due to the restrictions in Illinois caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the ... Continue Reading

James Hollingshead

James Hollingshead Wins 2020 Europa Pro Bodybuilding Contest

October 11, 2020 was a landmark day for the British strength community. In strongman, Luke Stoltman set the British record in the Log Press by pressing 221 kilograms (487 pounds) over his head in the Feats ... Continue Reading

Big Ramy

“Big Ramy” Mamdouh Elssbiay Tests Positive for COVID-19

Bodybuilder Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Elssbiay was prepared to compete at the 2020 Europe Pro Show in Alicante, Spain this weekend with hopes to win and earn an automatic invite to the 2020 Mr. Olympia contest. ... Continue Reading

Ms. Olympia Bev Francis

The History of the Ms. Olympia Contest

There's a lot to be excited about for this year's Mr. Olympia. The "Superbowl of bodybuilding," which takes place on Dec. 18-19, 2020, will see the return of seven-time Mr. Olympia Phil Heath who is ... Continue Reading

Eugen Sandow's Great Competition

The Fascinating Story of the First Bodybuilding Show

Astute fans of the Mr. Olympia contest will note that the statuette given each year resembles a stocky mustachioed man of yesteryear. The man in question is Eugen Sandow, a Prussian born physical culturist ... Continue Reading

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