Hunter Labrada will make his 2023 competition debut at the 2023 Tempa Pro, scheduled for Aug. 3-5, 2023. He will also compete at the 2023 Texas Pro on Aug. 18-19, 2023. Should he win either, he will secure ... Continue Reading
How Men’s Physique Competitor Andrei Dieu Trains Back In His Off-Season
Competitive bodybuilders typically cycle between three phases during a year — bulking, cutting, and maintenance. The off-season (bulking) combines a calorie surplus with high-intensity resistance training ... Continue Reading
Men’s Physique Competitor Christian Guzman’s Full Day of Eating on the IIFYM Diet
Many bodybuilders follow strict diet routines leading up to a pro show. Men’s Physique competitor Christian Guzman is not one of those bodybuilders. On July 6, 2023, Guzman took to his YouTube channel ... Continue Reading
Hybrid Athlete Fergus Crawley Establishes a 500-Pound Raw Deadlift and Runs 5K in Under 20 Minutes
Strength and endurance athlete Fergus Crawley is known for his distinctive physical challenges. In the past, he ran a marathon and a half after posting a 600-kilogram powerlifting total, a sub-12 hour ... Continue Reading
Watch Weightlifter Eishiro “Tank” Murakami Squat 300 Kilograms (661.3 Pounds) for 10 Reps
Weightlifters may not compete in the squat like their powerlifting counterparts, but they undeniably have some of the strongest legs in the game. On June 30, 2023, Japanese weightlifter Eishiro "Tank" ... Continue Reading
Strongwoman Nadia Stowers Hits Massive 690-Pound Long Bar Deadlift PR
Strongwoman Nadia Stowers is the 2022 U82KG World’s Strongest Woman. She's known for her record-setting feats of strength, like the time she tossed a 40-pound bag over a 15-foot bar at the 2021 ... Continue Reading
Christian Guzman Returns For Another Leg Session With Chris Bumstead
After almost a year since they last trained legs together, Men’s Physique competitor and fitness entrepreneur Christian Guzman rejoined the four-time Classic Physique champ, Chris Bumstead, at the ... Continue Reading
Hunter Labrada’s 3 Tips for Proper Incline Dumbbell Bench Presses
Men’s Open bodybuilder Hunter Labrada routinely offers his fans and followers educational and informative content about diet, recovery, and various lifting techniques, including how to perform the pec ... Continue Reading
Men’s Open Competitor Martin Fitzwater Details the Financial Cost of Being a Pro Bodybuilder
Those of us who have a passion for bodybuilding know that packing on the muscle requires some considerable financial outlay. A set of dumbbells, a monthly tub of protein powder, a gym membership, and a ... Continue Reading
How Sydney Wells Trains for Her CrossFit Games Debut
The final leg of the 2023 CrossFit Semifinals concluded on June 4, 2023, granting 40 elite female athletes their spots in the highly anticipated 2023 CrossFit Games, scheduled for Aug. 1-6, 2023, in ... Continue Reading
Strongman Mitchell Hooper Reveals His Supplement Stack
The 2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM), Mitchell Hooper, has been busy since becoming the first Canadian ever to win that title. His training has included accomplishing the Tom Platz Squat challenge and ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Still Eats a Strongman Diet of 10,432 Calories Per Day
Four-time World's Strongest Man (WSM) Brian Shaw closed the curtain on his WSM career after the 2023 contest resulted in a seventh-place finish at age 41. Shaw still has a major contest left before ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Angie Dajomes (71KG) Sets 121-Kilogram Snatch World Record
The women's 71-kilogram weightlifting division is pushing the boundaries of strength in the sport. On Thursday, June 14, 2023, that boundary was pushed just a little bit further: Ecuadorian athlete Angie ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Hampton Morris (61KG) Unveils Unofficial 176-Kilogram World Record Clean & Jerk
The modern bodyweight categories in weightlifting were unveiled back in 2018. Since that time, no American male athlete has claimed a world record at the Senior level — a streak that 19-year-old Hampton ... Continue Reading
Jay Cutler’s 8 Arm Exercises for His “Fit for 50” Challenge
Four-time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler is one of the most popular bodybuilders of all time — known for his full chest, giant arms, and striated quads. Cutler started a "Fit for 50" challenge in early 2022 with ... Continue Reading
The Innovations of Derek Lunsford’s Back Progression During His Off-Season
The 2022 Mr. Olympia runner-up, Derek Lunsford, could be on his way to the Mr. Olympia title. He is a former 212 division champion (winning the title in 2021) and is eight-time Mr. Olympia Ronnie ... Continue Reading
Flex Lewis Breaks Down How He Trained During His Olympia Reign
With seven 212 Olympia titles under his belt, James “Flex” Lewis is the most decorated bodybuilder in the division’s history. Although Lewis retired from competitive bodybuilding in May 2022, the Welsh ... Continue Reading
Jeremy Buendia’s Off-Season Full Day of Eating — Over 5,000 Calories
Men’s Physique bodybuilder Jeremy Buendia has been out of the game for quite some time. Buendia won the Men's Physique Olympia four consecutive times (2014-17) and finished in the top five in ... Continue Reading
How Does Brett Wilkin Train Arms to Prepare for His Olympia Debut?
Men's Open bodybuilder Brett Wilkin became the first Men's Open competitor to punch his ticket to the 2023 Olympia by winning the 2022 Bigman Weekend Pro — the first show offering qualifications to this ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Artyom Antropov Faces Provisional Suspension From International Testing Agency
Weightlifting has made some significant strides toward rehabilitating its international prestige, but the sport continues to be mired in drug-related controversies. On Monday, June 12, 2023, the ... Continue Reading
Strongman Evan Singleton Packs a Triceps Pump with Flex Lewis at the Dragon’s Lair Gym
Former WWE star and 2023 World’s Strongest Man fifth place finisher Evan “T-Rex” Singleton entered the Dragon’s Lair with seven-time Mr. Olympia Flex Lewis for a ... Continue Reading
Wascar Carpio (59KG) Totals 637.5 Kilograms (1,405 Pounds) Raw in Training
Elite powerlifter Wascar Carpio is preparing for his international sanctioned meet debut at the 2023 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Championships (CWC), scheduled for June 11-18 ... Continue Reading
Will Tennyson Eats and Trains With 2023 World’s Strongest Man Mitchell Hooper
Strongman Mitchell "The Moose" Hooper has been in a media frenzy since becoming the first Canadian to win the World's Strongest Man (WSM) title on April 23, 2023, in Myrtle Beach, SC. Hooper has also ... Continue Reading
Jesus Olivares (+120KG) Squats 435 Kilograms (959 Pounds) for a Raw Double PR
Super heavyweight powerlifter Jesus Olivares shared a video on his Instagram page on June 6, 2023, wherein he squatted 435 kilograms (959 pounds) for a raw double. The set, performed in a lifting belt, ... Continue Reading