The 2024 Japan Pro occurred on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. This show served as a 2025 Olympia Weekend qualifying event for the 212, Men’s Physique, and Bikini divisions. The winners would be ... Continue Reading
2024 KC Bikini Pro Championships Results
The 2024 KC Bikini Pro Championships were held in Kansas City, MO, on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Promoter Jack Titone hosted 14 competitors vying for a win and qualification to compete at the ... Continue Reading
2024 1 Bro Pro Denmark Bikini Division Show Results
The 2024 1 Bro Pro Denmark show took place on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Odense, Denmark. This IFBB Professional League-sanctioned show served as a 2025 Olympia Weekend qualifier. The contest winner ... Continue Reading
Dorian Yates Pens Tribute to Golden-Era Bodybuilder Mike Mentzer
Everybody loves Mike Mentzer — at least, decades after he stopped competing in bodybuilding. Mentzer is famously regarded as one of the sport’s most prolific golden-era athletes, despite never winning the ... Continue Reading
Use Larry Wheels’ 5 Fat Loss Tips at the Holidays (or Anytime of the Year)
Part powerlifter, part bodybuilder, part fitness influencer, Larry Wheels has a well-established reputation for making radical physique changes in a short amount of time. For example, after cutting weight ... Continue Reading
Jay Cutler’s 3 Favorite Triceps Exercises Features an Underrated Move
To transform your triceps into a true three-headed monster, you need to travel across the pond to pull a page out of a trusted friend's playbook. Luckily, this figurative trip won't cost you an arm and ... Continue Reading
Tom Haviland’s Very Weird Back Workout
Tom Haviland would look very out of place at your local gym. Standing at 6'8" tall and over 300 pounds with six-pack abs, the famously reclusive Haviland is the internet's favorite blue-collar bodybuilder. ... Continue Reading
2024 Japan Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview
The 2024 Japan Pro will take place in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. This event will serve as a 2025 Olympia Weekend qualifier for the 212, Classic Physique, and Bikini divisions. The winners ... Continue Reading
2024 Spanish Grand Prix Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview
The 2024 Spanish Grand Prix Pro is set for Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. The IFBB Pro League-sanctioned show will feature 2025 Olympia Weekend qualifying contests for the Classic ... Continue Reading
2024 KC Bikini Pro Championships Bikini Division Show Preview
The 2024 KC Bikini Pro Championships is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Kansas City, MO. Promoter Jack Titone will host 14 IFBB Pro League Bikini division competitors in a 2025 Bikini ... Continue Reading
2024 1 Bro Pro Denmark Bikini Division Show Preview
The 2024 1 Bro Pro Denmark Bikini Division show is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Odense, Denmark. Fifteen competitors are expected to compete in this 2025 Bikini Olympia qualifying ... Continue Reading
Phoebe Hagan Shares Bikini Posing Do’s and Don’ts
With more than 50 pro shows under her proverbial belt, Phoebe Hagan has witnessed plenty of her peers pull off impressive posing routines. However, the well-traveled IFBB Pro Bikini division competitor has ... Continue Reading
After 13 Surgeries, Ronnie Coleman Is Still Years Away From Walking
No one can defeat Father Time. At 60 years old, Ronnie Coleman is a far cry from the hulking mass monster who made winning the Mr. Olympia contest an annual tradition for nearly a decade. Sure, the ... Continue Reading
2025 Olympia Qualification Rules
With the 2024 Olympia in the rearview mirror, bodybuilding fans are already shifting their gaze to 2025. T he dates and location of that event had not been announced at the time of this article’s ... Continue Reading
Why Nick Walker Chose New Bodybuilding Coaches
Men’s Open bodybuilder Nick Walker became a free agent in October 2024 after parting ways with his coach, Matt Jansen. This decision followed Jansen's announcement that Walker would withdraw ... Continue Reading
Chris Bumstead’s Quad Stomp Was an Homage to One of Bodybuilding’s Biggest Moments
Chris Bumstead and Jay "Quad Stomp" Cutler have something in common. Both have competed in the Men's Open bodybuilding division — Bumstead, recently, at the 2024 EVLS Prague Pro as his swan song in ... Continue Reading
2024 China DMS Changsha Pro Results
The 2024 China DMS Changsha Pro was held on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2024 in Changsha, China. The show featured the IFBB Pro League’s Classic Physique and Men’s Physique divisions, with 2025 Olympia ... Continue Reading
You Probably Can’t Do Nick Walker’s Favorite Chest Press — Do This Instead
The chest press machine that Nick Walker calls his favorite probably isn’t available in your local gym. “The Mutant” is partial to the NewTech Wellness decline chest press station; something hard to come ... Continue Reading
3 Quad Exercises To Improve Aesthetic Symmetry While Slimming Down
“Some women who think they’re quad dominant carry a lot of body fat there,” Masters Fitness World Champion Victoria Scott claims. After her most recent competition, judges told Scott her legs were too big ... Continue Reading
Iain Valliere’s Shoulder Mass Building Fundamentals and Training
The shoulders are one of the few muscles featured in the front, side, and back of the body. They have three heads that move the arm forward, laterally, and back. To build strong, aesthetic deltoids, they ... Continue Reading
Olympians Unite — Derek Lunsford and Mike Sommerfeld Attack Lats & Arms
Recently, the 2023 Mr. Olympia Derek Lunsford and Classic Physique star Mike Sommerfeld trained together. Although Lunsford lost his title at the 2024 Olympia to Samson Dauda, he still secured a spot in ... Continue Reading
2024 Ben Weider Naturals Pro Results
The 2024 Ben Weider Naturals Pro was held on the weekend of Nov. 15-16, 2024, in Alexandria, VA. This is considered the most significant natural bodybuilding show on the IFBB Pro League calendar, featuring ... Continue Reading
2024 Shawn Ray Hawaiian Classic Pro Results
The 2024 Shawn Ray Hawaiian Classic Pro occurred in Honolulu, HI, on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. This event, promoted by IFBB Hall of Famer Shawn Ray, featured amateur contests and 2025 Olympia qualifiers for ... Continue Reading
2024 Atlantic Coast Pro Results
The 2024 Atlantic Coast Pro, held on the weekend of Nov. 16-17, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, FL, served as a 2025 Olympia qualifying show for the Classic Physique, Men’s Physique, Figure, Bikini, ... Continue Reading