On Dec. 22, 2022, the International Testing Agency (ITA) announced that it notified three-time Olympic weightlifting gold medalist Lu Xiaojun of China of an apparent anti-doping rule ... Continue Reading
Watch Women’s Weightlifter Li Wenwen (+87KG) Crush a 220-Kilogram Back Squat for 3 Reps
Li Wenwen is a world-class weightlifter. So much so that on Dec. 15, 2022, she handily outdid every other +87-kilogram woman in the world at the 2022 International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) World ... Continue Reading
American Weightlifter Sarah Robles (+87KG) Wins Silver Snatch Medal at 2022 World Championships
Sarah Robles is reliable. On Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, Robles brought home another weightlifting medal for the United States when she snatched 127 kilograms (279.9 pounds) in the Women's +87-kilogram Group ... 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 The 2021 Fitness Olympia champion Whitney Jones has withdrawn from the 2022 Olympia contest.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
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
American Weightlifter Mattie Rogers (76KG) Wins Three Silver Medals at 2022 World Championships
Mattie Rogers sets records. Her latest came on Dec. 13, 2022, when she competed at the International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships (WWC) in Bogotá, Colombia. During ... 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
WWE’s Karrion Kross and Scarlett Take Sheamus Through a Full-Body “Couples” Workout
The holiday season is about spending quality time with loved ones, and for WWE Superstars (and husband-and-wife duo) Karrion Kross and Scarlett, sometimes that bonding takes place inside a gym. The pair ... Continue Reading
American Weightlifter Olivia Reeves (71KG) Wins Bronze Clean & Jerk Medal at 2022 World Championships
America is on the board again. On Dec. 12, 2022, American weightlifter Olivia Reeves secured a bronze medal in the clean & jerk at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Weightlifting ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Loredana Toma (71KG) Snatches 119-Kilogram World Record to Win World Championships
When Loredana Toma is hungry, she eats. And on Dec. 12, 2022, Toma ate a new World Record snatch alive; 119 kilograms (262.5 pounds) to cap off the snatch portion of the Women's 71-kilogram Group A session ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Karlos Nasar (89KG) Sets New Junior and Senior World Record Clean & Jerk of 220KG
"Please remain in your seats," the stadium announcer cautioned to the audience moments after Bulgarian weightlifter Karlos Nasar, 18, clean & jerked a new Junior and Senior World Record of 220 ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Rahmat Erwin Abdullah (73KG) Jerks 200KG World Record From the B Group at 2022 World Championships
"It doesn't matter to me," is what 73-kilogram weightlifter Rahmat Erwin Abdullah told the commentators at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships (WWC) when asked if he was concerned about being placed ... 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
2023 Arnold Strongman Classic Roster Announced
The rosters for the 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic and Arnold Strongwoman Classic are here. Set to take place on March 3-4, 2022 during the annual Arnold Sports Festival (ASF) in Columbus, OH, the Arnold ... Continue Reading
Mitchell Hooper Demonstrates Proper Deadlift Stance and Torso Angle in Live Seminar
There is little doubt that Mitchell Hooper is one of the top strongmen in the world. After making waves at his international competition debut at the 2022 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest, where he ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Li Fabin (61KG) Sets New World Record Clean & Jerk of 175KG at 2022 World Championships
Li Fabin has gotta catch 'em all. The 61-kilogram Chinese weightlifter wept, for he has no worlds left to conquer after setting a new World Record in the clean & jerk at the International Weightlifting ... Continue Reading
Tom Stoltman Is Programming to Deadlift 505 Kilograms (1,113.3 Pounds) in 2024
The two-time reigning World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Tom Stoltman went on a hiatus from strongman competition towards the end of 2022. While he did not compete at the 2022 Shaw Classic due to travel ... Continue Reading
Sadik Hadzovic Will Not Compete at the 2022 Men’s Physique Olympia
The 2022 Olympia scheduled for Dec. 16-18, 2022, in Las Vegas, NV, will once again miss Sadik Hadzovic. The Men's Physique and Classic Physique competitor qualified to make his return to the Men's Physique ... Continue Reading
American Weightlifter Hayley Reichardt (49KG) Wins Bronze Clean & Jerk Medal at 2022 World Championships
Team USA is on the board. On Dec. 6, 2022, American weightlifter Hayley Reichardt bagged a bronze medal in the clean & jerk during the Women's 49-kilogram event at the 2022 International Weightlifting ... Continue Reading
WWE Superstar Rhea Ripley Takes Sheamus Through Her “Nightmare” Biceps and Triceps Workout
Rhea Ripley (real name Demi Bennett) is one of World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) top Superstars. She's won multiple titles and appeared in countless main events since signing with the company in 2017. ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Loredana Toma (71KG) Snatches 121KG In World Championships Training Hall
Things are starting to heat up. On Dec. 2, 2022, Romanian weightlifter Loredana Toma hit a new all-time personal record snatch — 121 kilograms, or 266.7 pounds. Toma, who is bulking up to the ... Continue Reading
Mike O’Hearn and Vlad Yudin Discuss the Steroid Use of the “Liver King”
Episode 24 of The Mike O’Hearn Show was published on Generation Iron‘s YouTube channel on Dec. 2, 2022, and featured the show's namesake and Vlad Yudin tackling a sudden change of topic ... Continue Reading
Jamal Browner (110KG) Hits a Tremendous 455-Kilogram (1,003.1-Pound) Raw Deadlift Double in Training
Jamal Browner is a deadlift highlight reel. The 110-kilogram powerlifter holds the all-time world record raw deadlift of 455 kilograms (1,003.1 pounds), scored at the 2022 United States Powerlifting ... Continue Reading