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
Kang Hyon Gyong (55KG) Breaks Snatch World Record at 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships
North Korea continues its dominance. Having already set new world records in every session held so far at the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships (AWC), the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) ... Continue Reading
Ri Song Gum (49KG) Sets Clean & Jerk and Total World Records at 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK or PRK) produces some of the best weightlifters in the world. Case in point: One day after 45-kilogram Won Hyon Sim set her class' first-ever world records ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Won Hyon Sim Sets First-Ever World Records in 45-Kilogram Division
Tiny, but mighty; on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, weightlifter Won Hyon Sim made history in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The city is hosting the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships (AWC) this year from Feb. 3 to ... 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
Eddie Hall and Mitchell Hooper Prepare to Fight (Plus: a 44 Pound Coffee Mug!) — Strength Weekly 2/1
Strength Weekly is the show bringing you everything you need to know from around the barbell game! This week, we're covering: Here's the run of show! 00:00 Intro00:34 Run of Show01:57 Mitchell ... 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
Zahir Khudayarov (125KG) Squats a 460-Kilogram Double in Knee Wraps
Zahir Khudayarov is one of the most entertaining powerlifters to grace the platform, always bringing huge energy and even bigger lifts. Khudayarov holds the all-time world record ... 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
Amanda Lawrence (84KG) Raw Squats 11 Kilograms Over World Record in 2024 Sheffield Prep
With preparation nearly complete for the 2024 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships (2024 Sheffield), Amanda Lawrence has been hitting record-breaking numbers in training. If she can do the same on ... 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 Britain’s Strongest Man Results — Tom Stoltman Triumphs
Tom Stoltman reclaims the crown in Britain. The 2024 Britain's Strongest Man (BSM) contest occurred on Jan. 27, 2024, in Sheffield, England. It pitted 12 of the country's elite strongmen against each other ... Continue Reading
Tony Cliffe (120KG) Bench Presses 2.5 Kilograms Over the IPF World Record
UK powerlifter Tony Cliffe is a two-time International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Champion in the 120-kilogram class. He won in Helsingborg, Sweden, in 2019 and again in Malta in 2023. In ... 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
He Deadlifted 510kg (And Team China WITHDRAWS!), Strength Weekly 1/25
This week on Strength Weekly, we're breaking down the following top stories: Here's the show breakdown! 00:00 Intro 00:48 Run of Show 02:22 How do you contextualize 500kg deadlifts? 06:58 Team ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Björnsson Elephant Bar Deadlifts 440 Kilograms During 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic Prep
When former World Strongest Man (WSM) champion Hafthor Björnsson announced his comeback to competitive strongman after a four-year hiatus, many questioned if he could achieve a similar level of dominance ... 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
Austin Perkins Exceeds IPF Squat and Deadlift Records in Training
Elite powerlifter Austin Perkins set the record books alight in 2023. He hit the biggest squat in knee sleeves ever recorded in the 75-kilogram class — a massive 313.5 kilograms (691 pounds). Perkins also ... 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
Jade Jacob (57KG) Raw Deadlifts 225 Kilograms for Two Reps
French powerlifter Jade Jacob is the highest-ranked raw female in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) who hasn’t yet won an Open world title. She was the IPF Junior World Champion in 2021. She ... Continue Reading