The brainchild of event organizer Jim Lorimer and seven-time Mr. Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Arnold Sports Festival (ASF) has been a star-studded celebration of strength every year since ... Continue Reading
Eduarda Bezerra Wins 2025 Wellness International
Eduarda Bezerra has won the 2025 Wellness International. The competition, which was held at the 2025 Arnold Classic in Columbus, OH, on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, featured 12 of the best ... Continue Reading
Jaclyn Baker Wins 2025 Fitness International Contest
Jaclyn Baker is the 2025 Fitness International champion — her first Arnold Classic US victory. This was one of the seven contests held at the 2025 Arnold Classic weekend in Columbus, OH. A new champion was ... Continue Reading
2025 Arnold Classic Pre-Judging Report
The pre-judging round of the 2025 Arnold Classic was held on Friday night, Feb. 28, 2025, in the Battelle Grand of the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH. This contest ... Continue Reading
Mike Sommerfeld Wins 2025 Arnold Classic Physique Title
Mike Sommerfeld has won the 2025 Arnold Classic Physique competition. This IFBB Professional League event was one of seven championships earned at the 2025 Arnold Classic in ... Continue Reading
Jeff Cavaliere’s 5 Vital Exercises for Longevity
Maintaining a strong, mobile body becomes increasingly more important with age. Exercising regularly can help decelerate physical decline. In late February 2025, Athlean-X founder and physical ... Continue Reading
What’s in Bodybuilder Nathan De Asha’s “Anabolic Chicken Diet”?
Men’s Open bodybuilder Nathan De Asha is focused on building size, breaking down th, and fueling his growth through diet. With no contest prep in sight, his attention is on clean, consistent ... Continue Reading
Sam Sulek Wins 2025 Arnold Amateur Contest, Earns IFBB Pro Card
Sam Sulek is officially an IFBB Pro League bodybuilder. After winning the 2025 Legends Classic in mid-February, Sulek earned an invitation to compete at the 2025 Arnold Classic Amateur (ACA) contest on ... Continue Reading
Experts and Science Agree These Are the Best Biceps and Triceps Exercises
Traditional biceps curls are a cornerstone arm exercise for beginners but far from the best option for intermediate and advanced lifters. Most tension during standard arm curls occurs mid-rep, but many ... Continue Reading
Is Fitness Influencer Gracie Collis’ Weekly Glute Hypertrophy Programming Up to Snuff?
While many want full, firm butts that look aesthetic in legwear, the glutes are more than just show muscles. They drive hip movement, maintain body alignment, protect joints, and contribute to ... Continue Reading
Train With Caution — These Exercises Are Dangerous
Many gym-goers probably know which exercises have bad reputations. Do those movements deserve to perish, or can some be beneficial for certain goals? Former Women’s Physique Olympia champ Dana ... Continue Reading
Iain Valliere’s 5 Tips to Build a Pro-Bodybuilder-Sized Back
The back is the largest and most complex muscle group in the body. While it plays a significant role in aesthetics and performance, many people train their backs blindly, hoping for results without ... Continue Reading
Fat Burn Isn’t Fat Loss. Here’s Why
Is fat loss different from fat burn? Dr. Layne Norton explains that fat burn is often misunderstood and mistakenly equated with losing body fat. While fat burn plays a role in fat loss, it’s not the ... Continue Reading
The Mindset Challenges of a Fitness Bodybuilder Prepping for the 2025 Arnold Classic
Prepping for a bodybuilding show appears simple on paper, but it is far from easy. The physical challenges of training hard and following a super strict diet for weeks or months at a time can take a toll ... Continue Reading
The Posing Details Mike Sommerfeld Thinks About to Win
Classic Physique bodybuilder Mike Sommerfeld has a few days to turn sacrifice into gold at the 2025 Arnold Classic. In a recent posing update, Sommerfeld unpacked how fusing diet, training, and supplements ... Continue Reading
Mr. Olympia Samson Dauda: “I Don’t Sleep Anymore”
From Feb. 28 to March 1, 2025, Mr. Olympia Samson Dauda will challenge for the 2025 Arnold Classic (AC) title in Columbus, OH. In an interview with the Mulligan Brothers, Dauda described the pressure of ... Continue Reading
Top Bodybuilders Train With Drop Sets, and You Should Too
2024 Classic Physique Olympia runner-up Mike Sommerfeld hopes to score his first major bodybuilding title when he steps onstage at the 2025 Arnold Classic in Columbus, OH, on Feb. 28 through March 1, ... Continue Reading
2025 Arnold Classic Preview
The 2025 Arnold Classic will be held in Columbus, OH, from Feb. 28 through March 1, 2025. The Men’s Open competition is the weekend's main event, featuring 12 IFBB Pro League athletes looking to make ... Continue Reading
Which Squat Is Better for Muscle Growth — Barbell vs. Smith Machine?
Squats are widely considered the best quad-building exercise. Are barbell squats the best variation for quad gains, or are Smith machine squats a better alternative? Dr. Mike Israetel recently discussed ... Continue Reading
12 of the Biggest Men’s Bodybuilders of All Time
Bodybuilding is a unique sport. Competitors' "skills" are displayed by the physique they bring onstage. Several factors help determine the winner of a bodybuilding contest — definition, symmetry, ... Continue Reading
Hany Rambod Grades Sam Sulek’s Competitive Bodybuilding Debut Physique
In mid-February 2025, social media bodybuilding star Sam Sulek won his amateur bodybuilding debut at the NPC Legends Classic in Las Vegas, NV. “No one expected [Sulek] to get on stage except for those ... Continue Reading
2025 Musclecontest Japan Pro Bikini Division Show Results
Xinyi Chen of China is the 2025 Musclecontest Japan Pro champion. The IFBB Professional League Bikini division contest was held in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. Chen was one of ... Continue Reading
Rows on Rows on Rows — How Antoine Vaillant Programs Regan Grimes’ Back Day
IFBB Professional League Men’s Open bodybuilders Regan Grimes and Antoine Vaillant have been training partners in the gym and opponents on the Olympia onstage. Grimes and Vaillant trained back together ... Continue Reading
Strength Coach, Physiotherapist, and Bodybuilding Judge Dr. Andrew Lock Passes Away at Age 61
Dr. Andrew Lock, renowned powerlifter, strength coach, physiotherapist, and bodybuilding judge, has passed away after battling brain cancer. He was 61 years old. Lock’s family shared the news of his ... Continue Reading