Jourdanne Lee has won the 2024 World Klash Championships Pro Bikini division contest. The competition was held in Charleston, SC on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. Lee outlasted 13 rivals to qualify for the 2024 ... Continue Reading
Emulate Wellness Bodybuilder Fafa Santos’ Leg Training For Huge Hamstrings
For Wellness bodybuilders, neglecting leg day is not an option, given the crucial role of a robust, aesthetically pleasing lower body in achieving competitive success. On Aug. 18, 2024, IFBB Pro ... Continue Reading
Interview: Chris Bumstead’s Secret Weapon to Win the 2024 Olympia
Chris Bumstead has an ace up his sleeve. The five-time champ of the Classic Physique division is gearing up to defend his title at the 2024 Olympia on Oct. 10-13. After so many years at the top of his ... Continue Reading
The Top 5 Factors for Muscle Growth (+5 That Don’t Matter), From a Bodybuilding Coach
Bodybuilding coach Joe Bennett knows a thing or two about building muscle. Beyond working with physique pros like Terrence Ruffin and Dana Linn Bailey, the "Hypertrophy Coach" has also built a damned-good ... Continue Reading
5 Big-Money Tips for Better Muscle Gain on the Lat Pulldown
Want to cash in on building muscle with the lat pulldown? There are five key elements you need to be mindful of. You can find a lat pulldown in just about every gym — and in every gymgoer's back ... Continue Reading
Why Bodybuilders Recommend Doing Leg Curls Before Squats
Your favorite bodybuilder’s favorite bodybuilder probably starts their lower-body workouts with leg curls, not squats. It’s not some ancient muscle-making tradition, nor is it an industry ... Continue Reading
“Underdog” Nick Walker Dares Bodybuilding Community: “Keep Counting Me Out”
The world's best bodybuilders are starting to thump their chests as the 2024 Olympia closes in. None perhaps louder than Nick Walker: "The Mutant" abstained from the 2023 Olympia, announcing at the ... Continue Reading
10 Moments That Made Us Smile At the 2024 CrossFit Games
The unimaginable happened at the 2024 CrossFit Games. And it still doesn’t seem real. Whether or not you believe the Games should have been canceled after the tragic loss of Lazar Ðukić (and there are ... Continue Reading
How To Be Consistent and Disciplined Like a Pro Bodybuilder
Maintaining discipline and consistency in one’s craft demands sacrifice, a principle especially true in professional bodybuilding. Succeeding as a pro bodybuilder requires discipline to maintain ... Continue Reading
Train These 4 Unexpected Exercises to Build Your Traps
The trapezius (traps) is a large, triangular muscle extending across the shoulders and back. Well-developed traps serve multiple essential functions, including head, neck, arm, shoulder, and torso ... Continue Reading
2024 Tokyo Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview
The 2024 Tokyo Pro bodybuilding show will occur on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. It will feature the IFBB Pro League’s Classic Physique, Men’s Physique, and Bikini divisions. All three shows ... Continue Reading
2024 Musclecontest Belo Horizonte Pro 212 Bodybuilding Show Preview
The 2024 Musclecontest Belo Horizonte Pro 212 bodybuilding show will occur on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, in Curitiba, Brazil. This is one of the last two 2024 Olympia Weekend qualifying ... Continue Reading
2024 Sin City Showdown Pro Wellness Show Preview
The 2024 Sin City Showdown Pro Wellness division show is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, in Las Vegas, NV. The 2024 Olympia, which will be held from Oct. 10-13, 2024, will also occur in Las Vegas ... Continue Reading
2024 World Klash Championships Pro Bikini Division Show Preview
The 2024 World Klash Championships Pro Bikini division show in Charleston, SC, is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. Fifteen IFBB Pro League competitors will compete for the win and qualification for ... Continue Reading
2024 Arizona Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview
The 2024 Arizona Pro bodybuilding show is set for Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, in Phoenix, AZ. This show will run alongside the 2024 Rising Phoenix women’s bodybuilding show in the same city. The other ... Continue Reading
2024 Rising Phoenix Women’s Bodybuilding Show Preview
The 2024 Rising Phoenix women’s bodybuilding show will occur on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona. This competition initially began in 2015 as the world championship event for the IFBB Pro ... Continue Reading
What Mr. Olympia Derek Lunsford Hates Most About Bodybuilding Culture
Derek Lunsford won the iron throne — no, not that one — in 2023. After defeating incumbent (and teammate) Hadi Choopan at the Mr. Olympia, Lunsford found himself with a microphone in his hands. Literally ... Continue Reading
Dorian Yates Explains the Benefits of the Smith Machine Shoulder Press
Six-time Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates has not been shy about sharing workout tips to help his fans and followers improve. On Aug. 21, 2024, Yates shared an Instagram post of himself performing the seated Smith ... Continue Reading
Joseph McDonald (120KG) Breaks IPF Junior Total World Record at the 2024 NAPF North American Powerlifting Championships
Trinidad & Tobago heavyweight powerlifter Joseph McDonald has been flying under the radar. Still, he shot into prominence after his brilliant performance at the 2024 North American Powerlifting ... Continue Reading
Study Reveals the Best Leg Exercise for Developing a Quad Sweep
If you're trying to develop the coveted "X-frame" look, spamming leg extensions might not be doing you any favors. At least, according to a new scientific study. A Jul. 2024 paper examined how different ... Continue Reading
The 2024 Teenage CrossFit Games by Pit Teen Throwdown | Preview
The 2024 Teenage CrossFit Games, to be held over Labor Day weekend in Three Rivers, MI, serves as a beacon of family and community when many of us need it most. Hosted by the Pit Fitness Ranch, The ... Continue Reading
Spectators Reflect on 2024 CrossFit Games Weekend Turmoil and the Tough Decision to Stay or Go
Fans across the country flocked to the new location of the 2024 CrossFit Games: Soon after arriving in Fort Worth, TX, many say they were faced with the decision of whether or not to leave the event ... Continue Reading
Built for Athletes, Official Bag Partner of HYROX, Launches Exclusive 4-Piece Collection
The 2024/25 HYROX season will feature races on five different continents. The "Ultimate Fitness Race" season starts in September 2024 with HYROX Cape Town in Africa. Athletes who intend to compete in ... Continue Reading
5 Takeaways From the Men’s Division at the 2024 CrossFit Games
Once the 2024 CrossFit Games concluded, nearly all the athletes took to social media to share their challenges to compete at a high level while mourning the loss of Lazar Đukić. As fans watched the ... Continue Reading