When prejudging wrapped at the 2022 Olympia 212 contest, the predicted showdown would be between 2020 winner Shaun Clarida and 2019 champion Kamal Elgargni. They were the last two standing at the end of ... Continue Reading
2022 Wellness Olympia Pre-Judging Report
History was made at the 2021 Olympia when Francielle Mattos became the first Wellness Olympia champion. 2022 marked her shot at winning a second Olympia, but it was also historic for another reason: Last ... Continue Reading
2022 Ms. Olympia Pre-Judging Report
Andrea Shaw enjoys her role as the reigning Ms. Olympia, but she has her sights on being among the best of all time in the sport by racking up more of those titles. That journey continued for Shaw at ... Continue Reading
2022 Women’s Physique Olympia Pre-Judging Report
Two-time defending Women’s Physique Olympia champion Sarah Villegas seeks to be the second woman to win three titles in the division. Twenty-three fellow athletes hope to knock the champ out of position. ... Continue Reading
2022 Figure Olympia Pre-Judging Report
The Venetian in Las Vegas, NV, hosted the pre-judging round of the 2022 Figure Olympia. Five-time champion Cydney Gillon planned to continue her reign and add a sixth championship to her mantle, while 38 ... Continue Reading
2022 212 Olympia Pre-Judging Report
Thanks to 2021 Olympia 212 Champion Derek Lunsford moving up to the Open, we were guaranteed a new 212 Olympia champion in 2022. Twenty-five athletes faced the judges at the Venetian in Las Vegas, NV, with ... Continue Reading
2022 Fitness Olympia Pre-Judging Report
The competitions of the 2022 Olympia weekend kicked off on the morning of Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, at the Venetian in Las Vegas, NV. Prejudging for the Fitness Olympia started the day off, and there was ... Continue Reading
2022 Amateur Olympia Results and Recap
The 2022 Amateur Olympia occurred on Dec. 14-15, 2022, in Las Vegas, NV. The top amateur bodybuilders worldwide brought their best packages to the stage with the hopes that the judges would reward their ... Continue Reading
Reigning Fitness Champion Whitney Jones Withdraws From the 2022 Olympia
The 2022 Olympia will see a new Fitness Olympia winner crowned. The 2021 Fitness Olympia champion Whitney Jones has withdrawn from the 2022 Olympia contest. The reason for Jones' withdrawal, according to a ... Continue Reading
How Does Ryan Terry Eat 11 Days Out From the 2022 Olympia?
The Men's Physique Olympia title is currently in the hands of reigning three-time champion Brandon Hendrickson. He seeks his record-tying fourth title in Las Vegas, NV, at the 2022 Olympia weekend, ... Continue Reading
How To Watch the 2022 Mr. Olympia
The 2022 Olympia weekend is almost here. The grandest show in bodybuilding takes place Dec. 16-18, 2022, in Las Vegas, NV, and will feature contests across all 11 IFBB pro divisions. The headline contest ... Continue Reading
Poll: Fans More Excited About Classic Physique Olympia Than Mr. Olympia
Every bodybuilder in the Men's Open division dreams of stepping foot on the Mr. Olympia stage. Since 1965, this contest has turned competitors like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ronnie Coleman, and Phil Heath ... Continue Reading
The Hany Rambod Plan — The Final Leg Days for Chris Bumstead and Derek Lunsford Before the 2022 Olympia
Two of the reigning Olympia champions who will compete in Las Vegas, NV, on Dec. 16-18, 2022, at the 2022 Olympia are Classic Physique champion Chris Bumstead and 212 champion Derek Lunsford. The former ... Continue Reading
Here Are Jay Cutler’s 2022 Mr. Olympia Predictions
The 2022 Olympia, scheduled for Dec. 16-18, 2022, will take place in Las Vegas, NV. Many reigning champions will venture to Vegas to defend their Olympia titles, including five-time Fitness Olympia ... Continue Reading
Why Do Bodybuilders Use Spray Tan for Competitions?
Long before the muscleheads of Jersey Shore popularized the GTL lifestyle (that's Gym, Tan, Laundry) during the late '00s, bodybuilders were applying self-tanner to their physiques in the days and weeks ... Continue Reading
2022 Men’s Physique Olympia Preview
One of the most popular divisions in the IFBB Pro League is the Men’s Physique division. That isn’t only true for the fans but the athletes as well. Evidence of that statement can be provided by looking at ... Continue Reading
2022 Wheelchair Olympia Preview
The 2022 Wheelchair Olympia will be the fifth edition of the contest, and it’s scheduled to take place on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, as part of the 2022 Olympia Weekend at the Venetian in Las Vegas, NV. This ... Continue Reading
The Risks and Rewards of Extreme Leanness on the Road to the Bikini Olympia
As we get closer and closer to the most recognizable physique contest in the world, the 2022 IFBB Olympia, scheduled for Dec. 16-18, 2022, in Las Vegas, NV, social media becomes more and more populated ... Continue Reading
2022 Fitness Olympia Preview
The 2022 Fitness Olympia will be held as part of the 2022 Joe Weider’s Olympia Fitness and Performance weekend, scheduled for Dec. 16 and 17 in Las Vegas, NV. The lineup of qualified athletes for this ... Continue Reading
2022 Bikini Olympia Preview
Out of the 11 pro divisions competing at the 2022 Olympia Weekend on Dec. 16-17 in Las Vegas, NV, the Bikini division has the largest field of any women’s division. Fifty-eight athletes will take ... Continue Reading
Here’s How 8 Top Mr. Olympia Competitors Look Less Than 2 Weeks Before the Big Show
In the months and weeks before the show, most of the major Mr. Olympia competitors take to social media periodically to give an early peek at the type of physique they're bringing to the stage that year. ... Continue Reading
Derek Lunsford Describes His Mindset for Success on “The Mike O’Hearn Show”
Episode 25 of The Mike O’Hearn Show was published on Generation Iron‘s YouTube channel on Dec. 9, 2022, and it featured the show's namesake interviewing reigning 212 Olympia champion, Derek ... Continue Reading
Michal “Krizo” Križánek Smashes a Chest Workout Just 10 Days Out From 2022 Mr. Olympia
Big pecs make a statement on the bodybuilding stage. With under two weeks to go before the commencement of bodybuilding's biggest competition, the 2022 International Federation of Bodybuilding & ... Continue Reading
2022 Figure Olympia Preview
For bodybuilders and physique athletes, the opportunity to stand on the Olympia stage means being one of the best in the world in one's division. In order to qualify for the Figure Olympia, one either has ... Continue Reading