The 2023 Australia's Strongest International (ASI) contest is set for Jan. 21, 2023. Among the 12 strongmen competing in Yapeen, Australia, is the 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic UK champion, Mitchell ... Continue Reading
Blessing Awodibu Withdraws From the 2023 Arnold Classic
On Jan. 10, 2022, IFBB Pro League Men’s Open bodybuilder Blessing Awodibu announced on his Instagram page that he is removing himself as a competitor for the 2023 Arnold Classic, scheduled for the weekend ... Continue Reading
James Hollingshead Shares His 3 Key Movements for Leg Day
At the 2022 Mr. Olympia contest, on Dec. 16-18, 2022, in Las Vegas, NV, James Hollingshead of the UK finished outside the top 15, scoring 159 points (80 points at pre-judging and 79 points at the finals). ... Continue Reading
Watch Bodybuilding Legends Ronnie Coleman and Jay Cutler Train Together
Eight-time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman and four-time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler competed against each other for the Sandow trophy for almost a decade in the early-to-mid 2000s. They were the top ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw to Compete in His Final World’s Strongest Man Contest in 2023
On Jan. 9, 2023, four-time World Strongest Man (WSM) winner Brian Shaw published a video to his YouTube channel wherein he announced he would compete in the 2023 WSM contest, scheduled to take place Apr. ... Continue Reading
Mike O’Hearn On Supplement Disclaimers Vs. Common Sense
Episode 28 of The Mike O’Hearn Show was published on Generation Iron‘s YouTube channel on Jan. 6, 2023. It was the first episode of the show to air in the new year, and it displayed the ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall Eyes Bodybuilding Debut in Late 2024
Eddie Hall has been on quite the journey since becoming the first human to deadlift 500 kilograms (1,102.3 pounds) at the 2016 World Deadlift Championships. He won the 2017 World's Strongest Man (WSM) ... Continue Reading
2023 Arnold Classic Bodybuilding Rosters Announced
The 35th Arnold Classic bodybuilding show is scheduled to take place on the weekend of March 2-5, 2023, in Columbus, OH. The contest originally started as a Men’s Open bodybuilding contest but has ... Continue Reading
Derek Lunsford Will Not Compete at the 2023 Arnold Classic
Former 212 Olympia champion Derek Lunsford shocked the bodybuilding world at the 2022 Mr. Olympia contest, where he finished second to reigning champion Hadi Choopan by a narrow margin of just four points. ... Continue Reading
Dana Linn Bailey’s Five Progressions To Achieve Your First Pull-Up
One of the most challenging parts of training can be getting up and going to the gym, particularly as a beginner. That pressure can feel amplified by new year's resolutions, whether to lose weight, hit a ... Continue Reading
Poll: Readers Say Building Muscle Is Their Top Fitness Goal for 2023
The holiday season is a time to enjoy the company of friends and family and, more importantly, to indulge in an endless buffet of hors d'oeuvres, desserts, and assorted libations. Then, as is the way, the ... Continue Reading
2023 Britain’s Strongest Man Roster — Tom Stoltman Will Not Defend His Title
Big news from Luke Stoltman and two-time reigning World's Strongest Man (WSM) Tom Stoltman. Their first sanctioned contest of the 2023 season will be the 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) on March 4, ... Continue Reading
Watch World Record Holding Powerlifter Tamara Walcott (+90KG) Hit a Log Press PR
The world-record-holding powerlifter in the superheavyweight division, Tamara Walcott, showed off her strength in a new way on Jan. 3, 2023. Walcott posted a video to her Instagram page wherein she hoisted ... Continue Reading
Mark Rosenberg Locks Out World Record Jefferson Deadlift of 910 Pounds
There's a new king of the Jefferson deadlift in town. On Dec. 31, 2022, Mark Rosenberg took to his Instagram page to share a video wherein he sniffed some ammonia before lifting a 412.7-kilogram ... Continue Reading
Phil Heath and Mike O’Hearn Discuss Self-Esteem, Overcoming Doubt, and “Negative Dopamine Hits”
Episode 27 of The Mike O’Hearn Show was published on Generation Iron‘s YouTube channel on Dec. 30, 2022. It featured an interview with one of the all-time greatest bodybuilders ever to ... Continue Reading
Mitchell Hooper Recaps His Experience Winning Group 2 of the 2022 World’s Strongest Man Qualifying Stage
Mitchell Hooper's rookie season was an anomaly in strongman. His first-ever pro show was the 2022 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest, which he entered as a reserve. He was the new guy on the block in a ... Continue Reading
Jamal Browner (110KG) Dressed as the Grinch Totals 2,002 Pounds in Under One Minute In Training
What a festive time of year the holiday season is — full of jolly cheer and massive lifts in the gym. On Christmas day 2022, world record-holding powerlifter Jamal Browner headed to the gym dressed as the ... Continue Reading
IFBB Pro League Announces Ways to Qualify for 2023 Olympia
On Dec. 28, 2022, the IFBB Pro League formally announced the 2023 Olympia Qualification System, which determines the lineups for all 11 pro divisions to qualify for the Olympia Weekend every year. The ... Continue Reading
Mitchell Hooper Teaches Log Press Technique
On Dec. 28, 2022, 2022 Arnold Strongman UK champion Mitchell Hooper released another educational video on his YouTube channel wherein he taught a live seminar on how to properly overhead press. The ... Continue Reading
Here’s How Six-Time Figure Olympia Champion Cydney Gillon Thinks About Cheat Meals
The bodybuilding world remains amidst Cydney Gillon's Olympia dynasty. She claimed her sixth consecutive Figure Olympia title in 2022 in a seemingly uncontested fashion despite competing against an ... Continue Reading
Behold Derek Lunsford’s Cheat Meal of Double Cheeseburgers One Day After Winning Silver at the 2022 Mr. Olympia
Former 212 Olympia champion Derek Lunsford shocked the bodybuilding world at the 2022 Mr. Olympia contest in Las Vegas, NV, on Dec. 16-18, 2022. He accepted a special invitation to compete in the Men's ... Continue Reading
Laurence Shahlaei Reveals Weight Loss of 102 Pounds for Drastic Physique Transformation
The 2016 Europe's Strongest Man (ESM) champion Laurence "Big Loz" Shahlaei took to his YouTube channel the day after Christmas 2022 to reveal the results of his weight loss journey thus far. The former ... Continue Reading
Poll: Fans Vote For Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ‘Conan The Barbarian’ As Best Movie Physique
There are some seriously competition-worthy physiques throughout movie history, but when casting your mind back to some of the most muscular legends of film, who’s the best? BarBend decided to put that ... Continue Reading
Clark Bartram and Mike O’Hearn Discuss Brand-Building in the Fitness World
Episode 26 of The Mike O’Hearn Show was published on Generation Iron‘s YouTube channel on Dec. 23, 2022, featuring a conversation between the show's namesake and fitness model and host of ... Continue Reading