On July 8, 2021, action movie star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson took to his Instagram page to share a photo of his physique during the final week of shooting for the DC Universe
Gains rarely exist in your comfort zone. To get bigger and stronger you need to do more than you did the week before. This doesn’t mean you should deadlift until your back gives
Some people say the squat is the king of the lifts, but we’re not sure it deserves the title outright: After all, there’s something just damn impressive — and impressively simple — about
The past two decades have seen a wonderful and much-needed rise in evidence-based training, much of which is available online. This means that many gym-goers now worry about volume, intensity, reps to failure,
The small island nation of Iceland is a country with an international reputation of strength and tenacity. It’s a land of Norse gods, towering vikings, and a people molded by its harsh terrain.
Bodybuilding has, in the past decade or so, become a very complicated affair. Since the creation of physique and classic categories, aspiring competitors can choose from a host of different competitions, divisions, and
Innercity Weightlifting (ICW) is a nonprofit organization in Boston, Massachusetts that aims to “to reduce gun violence by amplifying the voice and agency of people who have been most impacted by systemic racism and
Marybeth Baluyot has no interest in being an “inspiration” to average athletes, at least not in a way that suggests she should be worth less than them. A competitive powerlifter, occasional Olympic weightlifter, and the co-founder
No big deal, just the heaviest bench press of all time. In late June, 35-year-old Will Barotti made a jaw-dropping multiply equipped bench press of 1,105 pounds (501.2kg) and the biggest bench in
Brazilian jiu-jitsu and deadlifts are about the coolest ways to spend your time, but should you train them both? Probably not. Why? We’ve roped in Chad Wesley Smith to answer this hotly debated
