With just under a month until the commencement of the 2022 International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) Junior World Championships in Heraklion, Greece, Karlos Nasar is making a statement — if you come ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Cedric McMillan Has Reportedly Died at Age 44
On Apr. 12, 2022, 2017 Arnold Classic Champion Cedric McMillan reportedly died. McMillan's longtime sponsor, Black Skull USA posted the news on their Instagram account. The Men's Open bodybuilder was 44 ... Continue Reading
Pro Bodybuilder Regan Grimes Shares Low-Volume, High-Intensity Leg Workout
IFBB professional bodybuilder Regan Grimes is one of the promising young prospects in the Men’s Open division. However, despite his fast rise to popularity in the sport, the 28-year-old has not quite had ... Continue Reading
2022 CrossFit Quarterfinals Team Results — Mayhem Freedom Victorious
The five Team workouts for the 2022 CrossFit Quarterfinals are complete, and the results are in. Team CrossFit Mayhem Freedom, led by four-time Fittest Man on Earth®, Rich Froning, won the top spot on the ... Continue Reading
Strongman Laurence Shahlaei (140KG) Recaps His Raw Push/Pull Powerlifting Meet; Totals 560 Kilograms
Many strength sports followers know Laurence Shahlaei for his strongman career. The British athlete has won several notable titles, including the 2016 Europe’s Strongest Man (ESM) contest, and ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilding Across Divisions: Chris Bumstead and Brett Wilkin Train Back Together
Bodybuilding fans may have wondered what would happen if a Classic Physique competitor went up against a Men’s Open athlete. On April 11, 2022, they got to see it, albeit it was in the gym instead of ... Continue Reading
Check Out Bodybuilder Chris Bumstead’s Brutal Off-Season Shoulder Workout
The reigning and three-time Classic Physique Olympia champ Chris Bumstead is currently in a bulking phase and is eating around 5,000 calories per day. Per the 26-year-old bodybuilder, he lost around eight ... Continue Reading
How Do You Train Arms? Mike O’Hearn Close-Grip Benches 385 Pounds for 10 Reps
At 6’2”, 300-pound, actor, model, and professional bodybuilder Mike O'Hearn is a real-life superhero. And in case you forgot about his other-worldly strength, O'Hearn uploaded an arm workout to his YouTube ... 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. There are other prestigious shows with rich histories. Among them is the New York Pro. ... 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
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
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
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
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
USA Weightlifting CEO Phil Andrews to Resign, Effective July 15, 2022
On March 31, 2022, USA Weightlifting (USAW) shared a press release that announced Phil Andrews' pending resignation as USAW's Chief Executive Officer effective July 15, 2022. Andrews first joined USAW in ... Continue Reading