Giants Live is teaming up with the Arnold Sports Festival. On Oct. 1-3, 2021, the inaugural Arnold Sports Festival UK will take place at National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham, England. It will ... Continue Reading
Coach Hany Rambod Confirms Phil Heath Will Not Compete in the 2021 Mr. Olympia Contest
The seven-time Mr. Olympia champion, Phil "The Gift" Heath, will not seek an eighth Sandow trophy in 2021. Heath's coach, Hany Rambod, confirmed the news on episode 43 of his podcast The Truth with Hany ... Continue Reading
2022 Wodapalooza Online Challenge & Qualifier Begins Oct. 4, 2021
Wodapalooza — a four-day CrossFit® competition — will return on Jan. 13-16, 2022, in Miami, FL. The contest will feature many of the premier CrossFit athletes in the world vying for a massive prize purse ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Shi Zhiyong Lifts Unofficial Snatch and Total World Records at National Games of China
Chinese weightlifter Shi Zhiyong is known for his fiery lungs on stage and apparent obsession with collecting gold medals. The 73-kilogram (160.9-pound) 2020 Olympic Champion earned himself yet more ... Continue Reading
Watch Rapper Lil Uzi Vert Trap Bar Deadlift a 262-Pound Triple
The rap game is evolving. These days, an MC need bars in the studio and barbells in the gym. The latest hip-hop megastar to take some time away from the recording studio to knock out some reps in the ... Continue Reading
Strongman Kevin Faires Sets New Nicol Stones World Record of 22.2 Meters
Kevin Faires has officially etched his name in the history books of strongman. On Sept. 18, 2021, at 2021 Giants Live World Tour Finals in the SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Faires stepped onto the ... Continue Reading
Fight Night 3 — Powerlifter Stefi Cohen Boxes to a Majority Draw Against Marcela Nieto
On Sept. 18, 2021, CoreSports presented Fight Night 3 in Dubai, UAE, headlined by the main event bout between 2018 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Hafthor “The Mountain” ... Continue Reading
A Brothers’ Bash — Luke Stoltman Wins 2021 Giants Live World Tour Finals, Tom Stoltman Claims Silver
The 2021 Giants Live World Tour Finals took place on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at the SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. It was a smorgasbord of points for Luke Stoltman and 2021 World's Strongest Man ... Continue Reading
Iron Biby Sets 229 Kilogram Log Lift World Record
On Sept. 18, 2021, an entire stadium was brought to its feet after witnessing a new world record log lift. During the Giants Live World Tour Finals, strongman competitor and 2019 World Log Lift Champion ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Björnsson Wins First Professional Boxing Match By TKO Against Devon Larratt
"The Mountain" Hafthor Björnsson has won his first professional boxing match. On Sept. 18, 2021, Hafthor Björnsson advanced his professional boxing record to 1-0 after defeating Devon Larratt via a ... Continue Reading
Novikov, Chapman Victorious — 2021 World’s Ultimate Strongman Results
On Sept. 17, 2021, the 2021 World's Ultimate Strongman (WUS) contest took place in Dubai, UAE. It featured a strongwoman and a strongman contest with both divisions competing in the same five events — log ... Continue Reading
Supervillain Muscle — Actor Flula Borg Is Jacked and Wants You to Know It
Any actor, actress, or entertainment-adjacent performer who lands a role in a superhero movie is likely signing up for long hours in the gym. Gone are the days of the skinny spandex build of Jimmy Carrey's ... Continue Reading
8-Year-Old Weightlifter Rory van Ulft (30KG) Deadlifts 90 Kilograms
Imagine being eight years old and stepping up to a barbell loaded with weight plates that stand as tall as your knees. You see how much they weigh and do the quick math, and realize you are about to ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Larry Wheels Suffers Quad Injury During Heavy Training Squat
Hitting personal records in the gym is no easy feat, particularly when squatting over 900 pounds. Powerlifter Larry "Wheels" Williams has been on an absolute tear in the gym, hitting titanic squats like ... Continue Reading
Hunter Labrada Shares Physique Update 4 Weeks Before the 2021 Mr. Olympia
Hunter Labrada isn’t messing around with his 2021 Mr. Olympia prep. Four weeks out from the most prestigious show on the planet, the Men’s Open competitor gave fans a full glimpse of his current ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2021 Arnold Classic Plus Athletes to Keep Your Eyes On
Less than two weeks before one of bodybuilding’s most prestigious shows kicks off, information on how to watch the 2021 Arnold Classic is now available. You can travel to Ohio and watch it in person for ... Continue Reading
2021 Giants Live World Tour Finals — Roster & Events
Prepare for a jam-packed weekend of strongman competition ahead. The 2021 Giants Live World Finals is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, in Glasgow, Scotland at the SSE Hydro Arena. The roster ... Continue Reading
How Does Larry Wheels’ 440-Pound Overhead Press Compare to Other Pressing Legends?
On August 23, 2018, fitness personality and multi-sport competitor Larry "Wheels" Williams overhead pressed 200 kilograms (440.9 pounds) from the rack. A little over three years later, Wheels threw the ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Andrew Cooper Bench Presses Australian Raw Record Of 306.5 Kilograms
A new raw bench press is scored Down Under. On Sept. 12, 2021, +140-kilogram powerlifter Andrew Cooper set a new Australian raw bench press record of 306.5 kilograms (675.7 pounds) at the 2021 Australian ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Melissa Bumstead Arrested for Possession of Controlled Substances
International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) Pro League Figure competitor Melissa Bumstead was arrested in Palm City, FL. According to the Martin County Sheriff Office, Bumstead was arrested ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Lionel Beyeke Withdraws From 2021 Arnold Classic Due to Travel Restrictions
On Sept. 14, professional bodybuilder Lionel Beyeke announced on his Instagram page that he's withdrawing from the 2021 Arnold Classic, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 25, in Columbus, OH. Beyeke's ... Continue Reading
How to Watch 2021 World’s Ultimate Strongman — Roster, Events, & Livestream
The return of the two-time World's Strongman Man (WSM) runner-up Mateusz Kieliszkowski is nearly here. On Sept. 17, the 2021 World's Ultimate Strongman (WUS) contest will take place in Dubai, UAE. The ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter John Haack (90KG) Squats Colossal 350-Kilogram Raw PR In Training
If ever there was a powerlifting competition to get excited for, it should probably be the 2021 World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) Showdown. The event is scheduled for Sept. 25-26, 2021, in North ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Kristy Hawkins (75KG) Scorches 280-Kilogram Raw Deadlift in Training — 14.5KG Over World Record
What a week it has been for 75-kilogram deadlifters. On Sept. 9, 2021, the current deadlift world record holder in that weight class, Brianny Terry, blitzed past her current raw deadlift world record by ... Continue Reading