There is no shortage of advice on how to build muscle. With so many different exercises and routines, it can be challenging to know which exercises to keep in one's hypertrophy programming and which to ... Continue Reading
4-Time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler’s Guide to a Massive Back
A sculpted, muscular back enhances a physique’s aesthetics and can boost functionality and posture. In bodybuilding, a time-honored adage states, “Bodybuilding shows are won from the back.” This underlines ... Continue Reading
Nick Walker’s First Back Training Day En Route to the 2024 New York Pro
The 2021 Arnold Classic champion Nick Walker withdrew from the 2023 Mr. Olympia three days before stepping on stage due to a hamstring and calf injury. While still on the mend, Walker announced that he’ll ... Continue Reading
Jeff Nippard Ranks the Best and Worst Back Exercises for Muscle Growth
A strong posterior chain enhances the V-taper and improves strength on compound exercises like deadlifts. On Feb. 5, 2024, fitness influencer Jeff Nippard ranked 20 ... Continue Reading
New Study: Standing Calf Raises Grow More Than Twice as Much Muscle as Seated
Calf workouts can suck. Some regard calve aesthetics and capacity for growth as entirely up to genetics; someone either has them, or they don't, but that argument won't fly on the bodybuilding stage — if ... Continue Reading
Will Tennyson’s Tricks For Boulder Shoulder Width: 45-Degree Technique, Myo Reps, and More
When posing in front of the mirror, the shape of the shoulders will undoubtedly alter the overall appearance of one's silhouette. A lack of medial and rear delt development can visibly hinder the ... Continue Reading
Mike O’Hearn Joins Breon Ansley’s Quad Training During His 2024 Arnold Classic Prep
On March 1-3, 2024, the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH, will host the 2024 Arnold Classic as part of the Arnold Sports Festival. Winning the Arnold Classic is a gigantic ... Continue Reading
Andrea Shaw Biography — Early Life, Career, Training, and More
In the mid to late 2010s, many bodybuilding insiders and experts considered women’s bodybuilding to be a distant memory. This was thanks to the demise of the Ms. Olympia contest in 2014 and little exposure ... Continue Reading
“Ramon Lit a Fire Under My Ass” — Chris Bumstead Returns to Training for 2024 Mr. Olympia
"[Ramon] is a maniac..." Chris Bumstead knows that the stakes are higher than ever in 2024. After several life-changing events in the back half of 2023 — winning a fifth Mr. Olympia Classic Physique title, ... Continue Reading
Brett Wilkin’s New Training Split for the 2024 Bodybuilding Season
Men’s Open bodybuilder Brett “The Butcher” Wilkin is coming off a 2023 bodybuilding season where he withdrew from the 2023 Mr. Olympia due to digestive issues. For ... Continue Reading
Cydney Gillon’s Contest Prep Tips for Natural Bodybuilders
Seven-time reigning Figure Olympia champion Cydney Gillon knows how to tune a physique to compete at the top of the sport. While most bodybuilders who compete on the Olympia stage are enhanced, ... Continue Reading
2024 Bikini International Bodybuilding Show Preview
The 2024 edition of the Bikini International contest is scheduled for Saturday, March 2, 2024, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in downtown Columbus, OH. The Bikini International is one of seven ... Continue Reading
Rubiel “Neckzilla” Mosquera Is Out of the 2024 Arnold Classic
The 2024 Arnold Classic, set for March 1-2, 2024, in Columbus, OH, will have one less competitor in the lineup. IFBB Pro League Men’s Open bodybuilder Rubiel “Neckzilla” Mosquera announced he is ... Continue Reading
Nick Walker Will Enter the 2024 New York Pro Bodybuilding Show
IFBB Pro League bodybuilder and 2021 Arnold Classic champion Nick Walker spent the end of 2023 and beginning of 2024 recovering from a hamstring injury that kept him out of the 2023 Mr. ... Continue Reading
2024 Wellness International Bodybuilding Show Preview
The third Wellness International contest will be held as a part of the 2024 Arnold Classic Weekend in Columbus, OH, on Friday, March 1, 2024. Eleven IFBB Pro League competitors are in the lineup, ... Continue Reading
2024 Fitness International Preview
The 2024 Arnold Classic weekend will feature four IFBB Pro League women’s divisions. One of those is the popular Fitness International contest, which has become one of the most prestigious titles for the ... Continue Reading
Dana Linn Bailey Performs Sam Sulek-Style Superset Training
The inaugural Women’s Physique Olympia champ (2013), Dana Linn Bailey, dipped into what it’s like to train like social media sensation bodybuilder Sam Sulek. While Sulek has never ... Continue Reading
2024 Arnold Classic Men’s Wheelchair Pro Show Preview
The eighth edition of the Arnold Classic Men’s Wheelchair Pro bodybuilding show will be held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH, on Saturday, March 2, 2024, as a part of ... Continue Reading
Jay Cutler — Background, Bodybuilding History, Training, and More
If you were to ask serious bodybuilding fans to rank the top ten competitors of all time, they wouldn’t all have the same answers. Still, some names are sure to be on the list — names like Arnold ... Continue Reading
2024 Arnold Classic Men’s Physique Show Preview
The 2024 Arnold Classic weekend includes seven IFBB Pro League shows, in which athletes are invited to compete. Twelve Men's Physique athletes accepted their invitations for a shot at the ... Continue Reading
2024 Arnold Classic Physique Preview
Aside from the Arnold Classic Men’s Open contest, one of the most popular events of the Arnold Sports Festival (ASF) is the Classic Physique show. The 2024 Arnold Classic Classic Physique contest is the ... Continue Reading
New Study on Protein Timing: Even 100 Grams Per Meal Isn’t Wasted
As you're reading these words, somewhere out there, an overly meticulous gym bro is shaving fine specks of protein powder off the top of his measuring scoop before taking it from the food scale to his ... Continue Reading
CBum and Dino — The World’s Top 2 Classic Physique Bodybuilders Team Up To Train Back
The rivalry between reigning five-time Classic Physique Olympia champion Chris Bumstead and defending Arnold Classic (AC) Classic Physique champion Ramon Rocha Queiroz stands as one of the most intense in ... Continue Reading
2024 Arnold Classic Men’s Open Preview
The 2024 Arnold Classic is set for March 1-3, 2024, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH. It will be the 36th edition of the contest, which dates back to 1989 ... Continue Reading