On April 1, 2022, bodybuilder and powerlifter Stan Efferding was in the gym training legs. The creator of the vertical diet does not limit his leg day solely to hack squats, leg presses, or light ... Continue Reading
Check Out Bodybuilder Breon Ansley’s New High-Calorie, High-Carb Diet
On March 19, 2022, two-time Classic Physique Olympia winner Breon Ansley announced that this would be his last year competing in Classic Physique. Since losing his crown to the three-time reigning ... Continue Reading
Every Winner of the New York Pro Bodybuilding Show
The first two contests that come to the mind of many bodybuilding fans are the Mr. Olympia and the Arnold Classic. However, there are other prestigious shows that have a rich history. One of those is the ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilders Terrence Ruffin and Urs Kalecinski Team Up for Some Intense Arm Training
The reigning and two-time Arnold Classic (AC) Classic Physique champion Terrence Ruffin and 2022 Boston Pro Classic Physique winner Urs Kalecinski came together for a savage arm workout on April 4, 2022. ... Continue Reading
2022 Powerlifting America Classic Open Nationals Results — Lawrence, Cayco Win Best Overall Lifters
The 2022 Powerlifting America (AMP) Classic Open Nationals took place on April 1, 2022, in Austin, TX, and featured some of the US's top raw powerlifters clashing across weight classes for the Best Overall ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Submits Bid to Host the 2022 IWF World Championships
On April 7, 2022, USA Weightlifting (USAW) announced that they submitted a bid to host the 2022 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships on March 24, 2022. If granted, the 2022 ... Continue Reading
Nick Walker Shares a Delt and Triceps Workout En Route to the 2022 Mr. Olympia
Open IFBB competitor Nick Walker catapulted to bodybuilding superstardom after winning his Arnold Classic debut in 2021. He predicted a top-five placing at the 2021 Olympia and just a few weeks later ... Continue Reading
9-Year-Old Weightlifter Rory van Ulft (30KG) Deadlifts 100 Kilograms Beltless
Anytime a prominent weightlifter with multiple Youth National titles hops in the gym to perform a sumo-stance deadlift with more than three times their competition bodyweight, it's worth attention. On ... Continue Reading
Mateusz Kieliszkowski Withdraws From 2022 World’s Strongest Man
On April 6, 2022, the World’s Strongest Man organization announced on Twitter that Mateusz Kieliszkowski is withdrawing from the 2022 World’s Strongest Man contest, scheduled to take place from May 24-29 ... Continue Reading
A Sports Nutritionist Reacts to NFL Player DK Metcalf’s Diet of Three Bags of Candy and One Meal per Day
Featured in the March 24, 2022 episode of KG Certified, hosted by basketball Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett, on the SHOWTIME Basketball YouTube channel was Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf. In ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Julius Maddox Squats 775 Pounds in Training; Claims an 820-Pound Personal Record
Julius Maddox is arguably one of the strongest — and most popular — powerlifters. He currently holds the bench press all-time world record — 355 kilograms (782 pounds) raw — and has his eyes set on ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Trains Behind-The-Neck Press With Kevin Faires; Locks Out 425 Pounds
A new craze seems to have taken over strongman with the 2022 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest, scheduled for May 24-29, 2022, in Sacramento, CA, on the horizon — behind-the-neck ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilders Brett Wilkin and Iain Valliere Tackle a Heavy Quad-Focused Workout
Open division bodybuilder Brett Wilkin took on a brutal leg session with fellow competitor Iain Valliere and coach Matt Jansen on April 5, 2022. Though he is a relative newcomer to the Open division, ... Continue Reading
Watch Bodybuilder Kyle Kirvay Shoulder Press 225 Pounds for 20 Reps
Bodybuilder turned powerlifter Kyle Kirvay is a machine in the gym. A unique feature of Kirvay's training is his implementation of 20-rep sets on both upper and lower body exercises. The combination of ... Continue Reading
Summer-Ready Physique — 4-Time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler Hits Chest and Biceps
Four-time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler may be retired from competition, but he has not let his foot off the gas in the gym. On April 1, 2022, Cutler uploaded a high-volume chest and biceps workout (which ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Liam Newell (90KG) Deadlifts 352.5 Kilograms to Claim American Record
It's been over a decade since the Teen (18-19) American Deadlift Record at 90 kilograms was broken. That is until Liam Newell successfully locked out a 352.5-kilogram (777-pound) raw deadlift at the 2022 ... Continue Reading
Larry Wheels (140KG) Hits 300-Kilogram (661.4-Pound) Paused Bench Press PR
It seems as though every time Larry Wheels steps into the gym, he is of the mind to shatter whatever his previous best lift was. That was the case again on April 3, 2022, when the all-time raw bench press ... Continue Reading
Weight Categories and Competition Schedule Set for Weightlifting at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
The Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games will kick off on Friday, July 26, 2024, in Paris, France. Weightlifting will be one of the 32 sports featured at those Games, but many of the weight ... Continue Reading
Nizami Tagiev Strict Curls 114 Kilograms to Tie the World Record
Nizami Tagiev — also known as the Strict Curl Monster — strict-curled 114 kilograms at the 2022 Siberian Power Show held on April 2-3, 2022 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, tying the strict curl world record set by ... Continue Reading
Check Out Bodybuilder Hunter Labrada’s Insane Back Gains Since the 2021 Chicago Pro
Bodybuilder Hunter Labrada is bringing the heat in his offseason before the 2022 Olympia weekend. The IFBB professional Open division competitor shared a post on his Instagram page on March 31, 2022, ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Tiffany Chapon (47KG) Exceeds Raw Squat and Total World Records In Training
Powerlifter Tiffany Chapon is going big in the gym again. The French powerlifter who competes in the 47-kilogram weight class took to her Instagram page on April 4, 2022, to share a raw gym total of 425 ... Continue Reading
Dr. Jim Stoppani on Healthy Levels of Body Fat and Benefits of Meal Prepping
On April 4, 2022, episode seven of Generation Iron and BarBend‘s interview series with exercise physiologist and JYM Supplements founder Dr. Jim Stoppani aired on Generation Iron's ... Continue Reading
Strongman Oleksii Novikov Shares Ukrainian Military Training Footage
On April 2, 2022, 2020 World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Oleksii Novikov flew from his home country of Ukraine, currently amidst a war against Russian forces, to Leeds, England to compete in the 2022 ... Continue Reading
Here’s What Brandon Curry Eats To Fuel His Olympia Prep
Bodybuilder Brandon Curry could find himself in a rare company in bodybuilding history come December 2022. In 2019, Curry won both the Arnold Classic and the Mr. Olympia title — a feat that only 2008 Mr. ... Continue Reading