There are plenty of names to keep an eye on as the world’s best bodybuilders start prepping for the 2022 Mr. Olympia show in December. You’ve got Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Elssbiay gunning for a three-peat; the ... Continue Reading
2022 Giants Live World Open — Gabriel Peña and Asko Karu Withdraw, Andy Black and Shane Flowers Named as Replacements
The 2022 Giants Live World Open, featuring the 2022 World Deadlift Championships, received a pretty significant shakeup to its roster on Aug. 2, 2022. Giants Live took to their Instagram page to share two ... Continue Reading
Strongwoman Lucy Underdown Deadlifts 667 Pounds During Training, More Than Her Own World Record
You know you’re at the tippy-top of your sport when an unplanned PR during training can also lead to an unofficial world record. That’s the situation strongwoman Lucy Underdown found herself in when she ... Continue Reading
4-Time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler on Dirty Bulking Versus Lean Bulking
Ever wonder how some of the all-time greatest bodybuilders who have since retired preferred to pack on mass? Ever wonder what they would do differently if they could do it again? Four-time Mr. Olympia ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilding Legend Lee Labrada Shows Off His Shredded Quads at Age 62
Lee Labrada brought a unique blend of grace and aesthetics to the bodybuilding stage that helped him earn 22 pro titles throughout the '80s and '90s. And he accomplished all of this despite typically ... Continue Reading
Andrew Hause (140KG) Sets All-Time World Record Raw With Wraps Total at the 2022 WRPF American Pro
Fans in attendance at the 2022 WRPF American Pro meet in Manassas, VA, watched a lot of powerlifting history in the making. Tamara Walcott (+90KG), Chad Penson (100KG), and Danny Grigsby (125KG) weren’t ... Continue Reading
Strongwoman Gabi Dixson Deadlifts 600 Pounds Raw In Training
Another elite strongwoman has entered the 600-pound deadlift club. On July 27, 2022, powerlifter and strongwoman Gabi Dixson posted a video on her Instagram page wherein she deadlifted 272.2 kilograms (600 ... Continue Reading
Dana Linn Bailey and Jay Cutler Crush a Texas-Sized Chest and Triceps Workout
Former Women's Physique Olympia champion Dana Linn Bailey and four-time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler got together for a chest training session in Houston, TX, where they traveled for the 2022 American Fit Expo. ... Continue Reading
Chad Penson (100KG) Sets All-Time Raw Squat With Wraps World Record of 419.5 Kilograms (924.8 Pounds)
Powerlifter Chad Penson broke the all-time world record for the squat in the 100-kilogram division in the raw with wraps class. He scored a successful 419.5-kilogram (924.8-pound) lift at the 2022 ... Continue Reading
Nick Walker Conquers Chest Training With Bodybuilding Coach Brandon Long
2021 Olympia fifth-place finisher Nick Walker was joined by bodybuilding coach Brandon Long on Walker's YouTube channel on July 30, 2022. The video featured the first episode of Walker's new "Olympia Prep ... Continue Reading
Tamara Walcott (+90 KG) Sets Women’s All-Time Raw Deadlift and Total World Records at 2022 WRPF American Pro
Powerlifter Tamara Walcott has once again broken the all-time world record in the women’s raw deadlift. Competing in the 2022 World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) American Pro in Manassas, VA, on ... Continue Reading
Derek Lunsford Focuses on Mobility and Range of Motion to Build His Chest for the 2022 Olympia
Reigning 212 Olympia champion Derek Lunsford headed to the gym for a strength-focused chest workout on July 26, 2022. He shared his training session in a video posted to his Youtube channel as he prepares ... Continue Reading
Danny Grigsby (125KG) Sets All-Time World Record Raw Deadlift of 487.5 Kilograms (1,074.5 Pounds) at 2022 WRPF American Pro
On July 30, 2022, 125-kilogram powerlifter Danny Grigsby set the all-time world record in the raw deadlift again by successfully pulling 487.5 kilograms (1,074.5 pounds) raw at the 2022 American Pro ... Continue Reading
2022 Pan American Championships Full Results & Highlights
The temperature isn't the only thing heating up this summer. The 2022 International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) Pan American Championships were held in Bogotá, Colombia, from Jul. 24 to Jul. 29, and ... Continue Reading
Every Winner of the Tampa Pro Bodybuilding Show
Many pro sports leagues have an all-star game that signifies the midpoint in the season. Bodybuilding doesn’t have such a game, but they do have the Tampa Pro. When this contest comes around, ... Continue Reading
Mike O’Hearn and C.T. Fletcher Decipher Motivation vs. Passion
The ninth episode of The Mike O'Hearn Show on the Generation Iron YouTube channel featured powerlifter, bodybuilder, and owner of Iron Addicts Gym in Signal Hill, CA, C.T. ... Continue Reading
ESPN To Exclusively Air First-Ever HYROX Documentary on August 1, 2022
The first ever HYROX documentary film will premiere exclusively on ESPN2 on August 1, 2022, at 7 p.m. EST. and air again on August 13, 2022, at 12 p.m. EST in the USA. It will be available globally on ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Mattie Rogers (76KG) Clean & Jerks 141KG for New Senior American Record at 2022 Pan Ams
Mattie Rogers continues her reign. On Jul. 28, 2022, the 76-kilogram weightlifter took the stage by storm at the 2022 Pan American Championships in Bogotá, Colombia. By lifting 111 kilograms ... Continue Reading
Maxime Boudreault and Samantha Belliveau Give a Tour of Their Strongman Gym
When the 2021 Canada's Strongest Woman, Samantha Belliveau, and the bronze medalist at the 2021 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest, Maxime Boudreault, release a video giving a tour of their home gym, ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Hunter Labrada Shares How Many Warm-Up Sets He Does During a Workout
Almost everyone is guilty of phoning in their warm-ups before a workout at some point — but it’s not something to take lightly. There's a large body of research that says warming up helps raise your body ... Continue Reading
73-Year-Old Powerlifter Mary Duffy (56KG) Trap Bar Deadlifts 250 Pounds with 50-Pound Chains Raw
It has been quite the week for strong septuagenarian women. 72-year-old CrossFitter Joke Dikhoff qualified for the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games, scheduled for Aug. 3-7, 2022, and now powerlifter Mary Duffy ... Continue Reading
What’s In Brett Wilkin’s Supplement Stack?
On July 19, 2022, IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Brett Wilkin revealed what supplements are part of his stack and what he uses for his pre-workout and intra-workout in a video published on his YouTube channel. That ... Continue Reading
PR Alert — Chris Bumstead Shoulder Presses 140-Pound Dumbbells for Eight Reps
Three-time reigning Classic Physique Olympia champion Chris Bumstead headed to the Revive gym in Stuart, FL, for a grueling shoulder workout on July 20, 2022. He published a recording of that workout on ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Commissioned a Custom Leg Press With a Car Mount for the 2022 Shaw Classic
The sport of strongman is notorious for utilizing spectacle in its elite competition events. From flipping or deadlifting giant tires, tilting over tall poles in the Fingal's Fingers, loading monster truck ... Continue Reading