Sometimes, the hardest part about staying consistent with your training is getting to the gym. A busy work schedule and home life is enough to deter even the most ravenous trainee from working out. Add in ... Continue Reading
9 Fun Facts About the 2022 USA Weightlifting Nationals and Its Predecessors
Weightlifting is historic. Although the sport has always enjoyed significant limelight and prestige internationally, American weightlifting is having something of a moment in the States in recent ... Continue Reading
New Jersey Obesity Percentages From 2012 to 2022
When one thinks of New Jersey, one might think of the hoagies loaded with salted meats and sharp cheeses, bounties of salt water taffy, and thin-crust pizza. Perhaps they might contemplate why both of New ... Continue Reading
What’s the Deal With the Mind-Muscle Connection?
You go to the gym to work out your muscles. Perhaps part of the allure of the four walls of your iron paradise is turning off your mind and just feeling the burn. But if you want the best muscle-building ... Continue Reading
From Internment Camp to Olympic Champ — The Story and Successes of Weightlifter Tommy Kono
Two Olympic gold medals in two different weight classes. Six World Weightlifting Championships gold medals and three Pan-American gold medals. Twenty-six world records and seven Olympic records. Mr. ... Continue Reading
Is Your Training Feeling Stale? It’s Time to Back Off and Re-Evaluate Your Approach
There are many roads to change, and “more” and “harder” are not the way to breathe new life into your goals. This approach is often a surefire way to shoot ourselves in the foot. Suppose you’re ... Continue Reading
Here is the Most Popular Workout in Each State
We all have our favorite types of physical exercise. For some, maybe it’s weight lifting and strengthening different muscles, while others might prefer cardio like running outside or on the treadmill. No ... Continue Reading
How Larry Scott, the First Mr. Olympia, Changed Bodybuilding Forever
Lee Haney and Ronnie Coleman boast eight Mr. Olympia titles apiece. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Phil Heath won seven during their long and successful careers in bodybuilding. The history of the Mr. Olympia ... Continue Reading
Supercharge Your Workout With This 3-Step Mental Preparation Protocol
People spend tons of time and money on supplements, workout programs, and so-called fitness gurus, but most miss out on huge opportunities for natural performance increases that already exist in their ... Continue Reading
Every Winner of the Figure Olympia
Prior to the start of the 21st century, the only two women’s divisions in the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) were the Ms. Olympia and the Fitness Olympia. This meant that pro ... Continue Reading
The Birth and Growth of the Arnold Sports Festival
What began as a joint bodybuilding venture between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jim Lorimer in 1989 has evolved into an elite multi-sport competition space and expo. The Arnold Sports Festival (ASF) is ... Continue Reading
Why Don’t I Sweat When I Work Out?
Walking out of the workout drenched in sweat might look like the ultimate signal of a fast and furious workout. It’s easy to think that if you don’t have to wring out your gym shirt, you didn’t even try. ... Continue Reading
Want To Find the Right Personal Trainer? Here’s How
A good personal trainer can play a gigantic role in how quickly you start making progress in the gym. Their main purpose is to help you skip over the errors that many people make when trying to navigate ... Continue Reading
The Complete Guide to Nailing Your First Weightlifting Meet
Weightlifting is a competitive sport. The longer you practice it, the better your lifts get, especially when just starting out. As your lifts improve, the challenge of how much you can lift begins to creep ... Continue Reading
Strongman Mitchell Hooper — A Career in Strength & Deadlift Tips From a 1,000-Pound Puller
Mitchell “The Moose” Hooper wants to help you feel better, one thousand-pound deadlift at a time. For the Ontario-area native, the sport of strongman is both a personal calling and a stepping stone to ... Continue Reading
The Fat Loss Myth You Want to Be True: Spot Fat Reduction
You do everything your coach tells you to do. You’re working out three or four times a week; you’re going on long walks on your active recovery days; you’re actually eating fruit and veggies every single ... Continue Reading
So How Do Smartphones Affect Your Workout, Anyway?
Of all the places a person keeps their phone strapped to them — in the car, the bathroom, on their desk at work — using your phone at the gym seems to make sense. Your epic gym playlist is on your phone; ... Continue Reading
So Is Fasted Cardio Worth It or Nah?
Your time at the gym can be dictated by a lot of different things. Sometimes, you want to improve your mental health, have a good time, or focus on making your body stronger. Other times, you have more ... Continue Reading
Every Winner of the Arnold Classic South America Bodybuilding Show
Starting in 1989, Arnold Schwarzenegger's namesake show — the Arnold Classic — sees athletes travel worldwide to compete in Columbus, OH. With a rapid rise in popularity and the inclusion of more strength ... Continue Reading
9 Nostalgic and Motivating Workout Montages
There are a few things that Hollywood just never seems to get right. Telephone etiquette, computer “hacking” and, perhaps chief among the most commonly-defiled actions to grace the silver screen, exercise ... Continue Reading
10 Competitors We Want to See Compete in the Masters Olympia Reboot
One of the most discussed topics in the early portion of the bodybuilding season has been the potential return of the Masters Olympia competition. Ever since Olympia owner Jake Wood teased the return of ... Continue Reading
Does Working Out Without Music Help (or Harm) Your Gains?
When you’re leaving the house before your workout, you’ve got to make sure you’ve assembled all of your gym essentials. From your water bottle to your training journal, you know the things you need to be ... Continue Reading
Interview: Strongman Martins Licis on the Ukraine, How He’s Training for the 2022 WSM, and More
2019 may have been the year of the pig, but in the strongman-sphere, it was more appropriately the year of “The Dragon.” Martins Licis became a rising star within a niche when he won the 2019 Arnold ... Continue Reading
10 Different Ways to Burn 100 Calories Quickly
With the constantly rising popularity of smart watches, it seems like everyone is looking for the next best way to burn calories and stay in shape. However, doing the same thing over and over again because ... Continue Reading