In early 2022, four-time Mr. Olympia and paragon of competitive bodybuilding Jay Cutler began his "Fit for 50" challenge — a personal commitment to getting into the best shape he'd been in since he ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Chest Presses 720 Pounds During 2023 Shaw Classic Prep
Four-time World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Brian Shaw is currently training for the final contest of his competitive strongman career, the 2023 Shaw Classic, held on Aug. 19-20 at the Budweiser ... Continue Reading
Strongman Laurence Shahlaei Breaks Dinnie Stones Carry World Record of 22 Feet, 4 Inches
On Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023, Laurence Shahlaei made strongman history at the 2023 Donald Dinnie Day at Potarch, Scotland. Shahlaei broke the world record for the longest carry with the ... Continue Reading
World Champion Weightlifter Tian Tao Teaches His Secret to Power Cleaning Massive Weights
"You can't all be like me," says 2019 World Champion and 2016 Olympic silver medalist Tian Tao. That's more than bravado, too; the Chinese weightlifter is renowned for his skill and strength in ... Continue Reading
Erin Stern’s Top 6 Supplements in Her Training Stack
Two-time Figure Olympia champion Erin Stern has mastered bodybuilding as a lifestyle. Part of her success is thanks to how she curates her supplement stack to be readily available at local vitamin stores ... Continue Reading
Halanna Jully Wins 2023 Musclecontest International Excalibur Pro Bikini Division Show
The 2023 Musclecontest International Excalibur Pro show was held on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, in Vitoria, Brazil, and it featured 12 IFBB Pro League Bikini division athletes. The winner of this show would be ... Continue Reading
Rodrigue Chesnier Wins 2023 Phoenix Pro Men’s Physique Show
Rodrigue Chesnier of France is the 2023 Phoenix Pro Men’s Physique show champion. The contest was held on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. This is Chesnier's second straight victory at this contest and qualified ... Continue Reading
2023 Tampa Pro Bodybuilding Show Results — Hunter Labrada Victorious
The 2023 Tampa Pro was held on the weekend of Aug. 4-5 in Tampa, FL, and it featured 10 IFBB Pro League divisions over the course of the two days. Along with the title of Tampa Pro champion, every ... Continue Reading
Russel Orhii (83KG) Bench Presses a 212.5-Kilogram (468-Pound) PR In Training
83-kilogram powerlifter Russel Orhii recently announced his return to the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) and his ambition to become world champion for the third time. ... Continue Reading
2023 Musclecontest International Excalibur Pro Bikini Division Show Preview
Bodybuilding is back in South America. Vitoria, Brazil, will host the 2023 Musclecontest International Excalibur Pro show on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. The Bikini division will be featured at this contest, ... Continue Reading
Sergio Watkins Deadlifts 347 Kilograms (765 Pounds) Weighing 135 Pounds
It is an exceedingly rare feat to see an athlete deadlift over five times their body weight. On July 26, 2023, 20-year-old Sergio Watkins did that and then some when he locked out a 347-kilogram ... Continue Reading
Lystus Ebosele (+84KG) Squats 200 Kilograms (441 Pounds) Raw for 8 Reps In Training
Irish powerlifter, Lystus Ebosele, has caused a stir since committing to the super heavyweight class in 2022. She is still a relatively light superheavyweight, but one might never know it from the weights ... Continue Reading
Jimmy Kolb Sets New All-Time Equipped Bench Press World Record of 635.4 Kilograms (1,401 Pounds)
The only human to bench press 600 kilograms in competition has raised his all-time world record even higher. On July 29, 2023, Jimmy Kolb broke his previous world record equipped bench press with a ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Russel Orhii (83KG) Announces His Return to the International Powerlifting Federation
Elite powerlifter Russel Orhii has been competing with the USA Powerlifting Federation (USAPL) for the past several years following USAPL's split with the International Powerlifting ... Continue Reading
Powerlifters Brianny Terry and Marianna Gasparyan Earn IFBB Pro League Status at 2023 NPC USA Championships
Brianny Terry is best known in strength sports as a world-record-setting powerlifter. However, she is also now an IFBB Pro League bodybuilder in the Women’s Physique division. Terry earned her pro ... Continue Reading
Jeff Nippard Uses Science to Build Christian Guzman a Pull Workout
Bodybuilder Jeff Nippard is known for using science as his lodestar for his workouts. He does the same for his friends and clients. Enter fitness entrepreneur, influencer, and bodybuilder Christian ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Breon Ansley’s Updated Diet to Compete in the 212 Division
Breon Ansley continues to train and diet for the 2023 212 Olympia competition by packing on muscle mass. To do so, he’s updated his training to include rest-pause training, and his diet ... Continue Reading
Nick Walker Details How To Build a Thick, V-Tapered Back
Nick Walker’s bronze medal at the 2022 Olympia makes him one of the frontrunners to potentially dethrone reigning Mr. Olympia Hadi Choopan at the 2023 Olympia in November. On July 27, 2023, Walker shared a ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Emily Hu (60KG) Bench Presses All-Time Raw World Record 137.5 Kilograms (303.2 Pounds)
60-kilogram powerlifter Emily Hu has broken the all-time world record in the raw bench press. On July 23, 2023, Hu competed in the World Raw Powerlifting Federation’s (WRPF) Siege of the Shore meet in ... Continue Reading
2023 Strongman Champions League World Record Breakers Results — Aivars Šmaukstelis’ Reign Continues
The 2023 Strongman Champions League (SCL) World Record Breakers competition occurred on July 29-30, 2023, in Finland. The contest featured 10 of the world's top strongmen compete across eight events: ... Continue Reading
Enahoro Asein (83KG) Deadlifts a Titanic 350-Kilogram (772-Pound) Raw Triple In Training
Elite powerlifter, Enahoro Asein, is pushing his deadlift training hard in the aftermath of the 2023 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Championships in Malta. He finished ... Continue Reading
2023 Bigman Weekend Bodybuilding Show Results
The 2023 Bigman Weekend Pro was held on the weekend of July 29-30, 2023, in Benidorm, Spain. It featured Men's Open and Bikini division contests. At the end of the show, Roman Fritz was crowned Men's Open ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Hampton Morris (61KG) Clean & Jerks Unofficial World Record of 179 Kilograms
The 2023 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships (WWC) begin on Sep. 4, 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Hampton Morris is ready. The 19-year-old Junior World ... Continue Reading
World Champion Weightlifter Kate Vibert Used Blood Flow Restriction To Set a 190-Kilogram Squat Record After Knee Surgery
For 2020 Olympic silver medalist and 2019 World Champion Kate Vibert, all setbacks are temporary. Vibert, who suffered a meniscus tear during a workout in July of 2022, has worked hard to make a full ... Continue Reading