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Top Bodybuilders Train With Drop Sets, and You Should Too

2024 Classic Physique Olympia runner-up Mike Sommerfeld hopes to score his first major bodybuilding title when he steps onstage at the 2025 Arnold Classic in Columbus, OH, on Feb. 28 through March 1, ... Continue Reading

2025 Arnold Classic Preview

The 2025 Arnold Classic will be held in Columbus, OH, from Feb. 28 through March 1, 2025. The Men’s Open competition is the weekend's main event, featuring 12 IFBB Pro League athletes looking to make ... Continue Reading

Which Squat Is Better for Muscle Growth — Barbell vs. Smith Machine?

Squats are widely considered the best quad-building exercise. Are barbell squats the best variation for quad gains, or are Smith machine squats a better alternative? Dr. Mike Israetel recently discussed ... Continue Reading

The 12 Biggest Bodybuilders of All Time

12 of the Biggest Men’s Bodybuilders of All Time

Bodybuilding is a unique sport. Competitors' "skills" are displayed by the physique they bring onstage. Several factors help determine the winner of a bodybuilding contest — definition, symmetry, ... Continue Reading

Hany Rambod Grades Sam Sulek’s Competitive Bodybuilding Debut Physique

In mid-February 2025, social media bodybuilding star Sam Sulek won his amateur bodybuilding debut at the NPC Legends Classic in Las Vegas, NV. “No one expected [Sulek] to get on stage except for those ... Continue Reading

2025 Musclecontest Japan Pro Bikini Division Show Results

Xinyi Chen of China is the 2025 Musclecontest Japan Pro champion. The IFBB Professional League Bikini division contest was held in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. Chen was one of ... Continue Reading

Rows on Rows on Rows — How Antoine Vaillant Programs Regan Grimes’ Back Day

IFBB Professional League Men’s Open bodybuilders Regan Grimes and Antoine Vaillant have been training partners in the gym and opponents on the Olympia onstage. Grimes and Vaillant trained back together ... Continue Reading

Strength Coach, Physiotherapist, and Bodybuilding Judge Dr. Andrew Lock Passes Away at Age 61

Dr. Andrew Lock, renowned powerlifter, strength coach, physiotherapist, and bodybuilding judge, has passed away after battling brain cancer. He was 61 years old. Lock’s family shared the news of his ... Continue Reading

2025 Musclecontest Japan Pro Bikini Division Show Preview

The 2025 bodybuilding calendar kicks off with the Musclecontest Japan Pro — an IFBB Professional League Bikini division show set for Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. Thirteen athletes ... Continue Reading

Arnold Schwarzenegger Wants You to Spice up Your Lat Pulldowns

Seven-time Mr. Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger has been a fitness advocate for the last six decades. He continues to share tips to help fellow fitness enthusiasts, including his Arnold’s Pump Club members, ... Continue Reading

2025 Arnold Pro Wheelchair Preview

The 2025 Arnold Pro Wheelchair, part of the 2025 Arnold Classic, will be held on Saturday, March 1, in Columbus, OH. This annual event is one of the Men’s Wheelchair division’s two major championship ... Continue Reading

5 Straightforward Weight Loss Tips From an Olympia Champion

Losing weight requires discipline, consistency, and planning. Former Women’s Physique Olympia champion Dana Linn Bailey recently unwrapped her top five straightforward weight loss tips that you can apply ... Continue Reading

Hany Rambod Grades Ramon Queiroz’s Physique

In early February 2025, retired bodybuilding coach Hany Rambod critiqued reigning Arnold Classic Physique champion Wesley Vissers’ 2024 Olympia physique on his Truth Podcast. He recently compared top ... Continue Reading

2025 Fitness International Preview

The 2025 Fitness International competition will be one of seven IFBB Professional League competitions held at the Arnold Classic in Columbus, OH, from Feb. 28 to March 1, 2025.  Ariel Khadr ... Continue Reading

16 Ways the Keto Diet Has Evolved

The keto diet minimizes carbohydrate intake to prioritize more fat in an attempt to prompt the body to burn fat for energy, support weight loss, control appetite, and help treat health conditions. ... Continue Reading

Divisions Collide — Ramon Queiroz, Matthew Greggo, and Derek Lunsford’s 2025 Arnold Classic Arm Training

2023 Mr. Olympia champion Derek Lunsford and 2023 Arnold Classic Physique champion Ramon Queiroz recently partnered up for an arm workout. Queiroz is in the middle of his off-season, while Lunsford is in ... Continue Reading

How and Why These 5 Exercises Generate More Triceps Growth

Many gym goers obsess over biceps curls, not realizing the larger triceps have more growth potential. Comprised of two rear heads and a lateral muscle on the upper arm, the triceps extend the arm and ... Continue Reading

How 2025 Bikini International Frontrunner Aimee Delgado Preps for Competition

IFBB Pro Bikini competitor Aimee Delgado will battle for the 2025 Bikini International title at the 2025 Arnold Classic (AC) in Columbus, OH, scheduled for Feb. 28 through March 2. It will be Delgado's ... Continue Reading

How Michal “Križo” Križánek Develops a Freaky-Massive Back

IFBB Professional League Men’s Open bodybuilder Michal “Križo” Križánek has been recovering from a shoulder injury he suffered in 2024. He is back in the gym, preparing for the 2025 season.  Križánek ... Continue Reading

Sam Sulek Wins Competitive Bodybuilding Show Debut at the 2025 NPC Legends Classic

Sam Sulek is one of the most popular bodybuilders in the sport right now, with over 6 million Instagram followers and just shy of 4 million YouTube subscribers at the time of this article's publication. ... Continue Reading

Ronnie Coleman Trains Men’s Open Bodybuilder Blessing Awodibu Through Push Day

Eight-time Mr. Olympia winner Ronnie Coleman had a special guest enter his gym to train chests and triceps under his expert guidance: 2022 New York Pro champion Blessing Awodibu. The workout consisted of ... Continue Reading

What Derek Lunsford Eats on High-Calorie Day During 2025 Arnold Classic Prep

Two-time Olympia champion Derek Lunsford is carb cycling to prepare for his Arnold Classic (AC) debut from Feb. 28 to March 2 in Columbus, OH. Lunsford’s carb intake ranges from over 200 grams on low ... Continue Reading

Build Your Butt Like Bodybuilder Tefani-Sam Genadi Razhi

Wellness bodybuilder and Olympian Tefani-Sam Genadi Razhi has some of the best glutes in the game. She recently shared her leg day workout in mid-February 2025, showing how she focuses on low-moderate reps ... Continue Reading

Terrence Ruffin on the Future of Classic Physique: “It’s Scary”

The Truth Podcast, hosted by 25-time Olympia-winning bodybuilding coach Hany Rambod, recently featured two-time Arnold Classic Physique champion Terrence Ruffin, who’s prepping for the 2025 Pittsburgh Pro ... Continue Reading

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