Wil Harris has qualified for the 2024 Men’s Physique Olympia thanks to winning the 2024 St. Pete Pro. The contest was held on Saturday, Jun. 29, 2024, in St. Petersburg, FL, and it featured 30 IFBB Pro ... Continue Reading
Why Coach Joe Bennett “Never” Has Bodybuilders Do Lying Leg Curls to Build Muscle
"For the past 10 years, my favorite hamstring exercise for bodybuilding has been the seated leg curl. Why?" You're about to find out. That's bodybuilding coach Joe Bennett — a veteran musclesmith who ... Continue Reading
Philippe Degila Wins 2024 Eurasia Championships Pro Men’s Physique Show
Philippe Degila is the 2024 Eurasia Championships Pro winner. The IFBB Pro League Men’s Physique show occurred on Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The stage held 13 competitors ... Continue Reading
Zhivko Petkov Wins 2024 Musclecontest Ireland Pro Classic Physique Show
Zhivko Petkov has won the 2024 Musclecontest Ireland Pro Classic Physique show. The contest was held on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at the University Concert Hall in Limerick, Ireland. The ... Continue Reading
“I’m Excited for Another World Record”: Meet 2024 Olympian Hampton Morris
Hampton Morris is heading to the 2024 Olympics in a unique position. Morris made modern history for the States once already this year when he set a clean & jerk Senior world record in April — a first ... Continue Reading
“It’s Not About Redemption”: Meet 2024 Olympian Jourdan Delacruz
The 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, are on the horizon. Five of the United States’ best weightlifters will venture overseas for this summer’s Games, which run from Jul. 26 to Aug. 11. Team USA’s ... Continue Reading
Big-Screen Bulk: How Sylvester Stallone Ignited Hollywood’s Physique Transformation Craze
It’s almost a prerequisite nowadays for an actor to shed fat and pack on slabs of muscle in order to become everything from superheroes to Jedi to whatever flesh-and-blood action figure Dwayne “The Rock” ... Continue Reading
Agata Sitko (76KG) Breaks Bench Press and Total World Records To Win Her First IPF Classic World Title
Agata Sitko doesn't need an introduction. At 21 years old, her achievements are legion. In her first year of international competition, 2021, Sitko won the European Equipped Juniors and the World ... Continue Reading
Karlos Nasar Sets Unofficial World Records Ahead of 2024 Olympics…Again
With roughly six weeks until the 2024 Olympics, Bulgarian weightlifter Karlos Nasar is looking approximately unstoppable. When the qualification period commenced in 2022, Nasar was one of many names in the ... Continue Reading
2024 IPF Classic World Championships Results
The International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) held its 2024 Classic World Championships (CWC) in Druskininkai, Lithuania, from June 15 to 23. Several new world champions were crowned, and many world ... Continue Reading
2024 Sur Pro Cup Argentina Bodybuilding Show Preview
Twenty-three IFBB Pro League athletes will represent six nations when they compete at the 2024 Sur Pro Cup Argentina contest on Sunday, June 30. These competitors will be posing down, hoping to win ... Continue Reading
2024 Indy Supershow Bodybuilding Preview
The 2024 Indy Supershow will occur in Carmel, IN, on Saturday, June 29, 2024. Promoter Gary Udit’s show will feature the IFBB Pro League Classic Physique and Bikini divisions. Each athlete will try to win ... Continue Reading
2024 St. Pete Pro Men’s Physique Show Preview
The 2024 St. Pete Pro Men’s Physique Show takes place on Saturday, June 29, in St. Petersburg, FL. Thirty-one IFBB Pro League competitors will step onstage to face the fans and judges. The last to ... Continue Reading
2024 Musclecontest Ireland Pro Classic Physique Show Preview
The 2024 Musclecontest Ireland Pro Classic Physique contest is scheduled for Sunday, June 30, 2024, in Limerick, Ireland. Eight IFBB Pro League competitors representing seven countries will step onstage in ... Continue Reading
The Only 3 Overhead Squat Mobility Drills You Need (According to a Weightlifting Olympian)
The overhead squat is a litmus test; if you can't do one, you're probably not as flexible as you think. It takes a truly extraordinary amount of mobility in your hips, ankles, shoulders, wrists, ... Continue Reading
2024 Eurasia Championship Pro Men’s Physique Show Preview
The 2024 Eurasia Championship Pro Men’s Physique show is set to take place on Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. This IFBB Pro League event is a 2024 Olympia Weekend qualifying show, ... Continue Reading
Carlos Petterson Grifith (93KG) Sets IPF World Record Raw Squat of 337.5 Kilograms
The 2024 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Championships ended on June 23 and will be remembered for its many shattered world records. Among them is Carlos Petterson Grifith's new ... Continue Reading
Joy Nnamani (63KG) Sets IPF Raw Deadlift World Record of 231.5 Kilograms at 2024 IPF Classic World Championships
The Women's 63KG class at the 2024 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Championships (CWC) was a deadlifting showcase for Britain's Joy Nnamani. Nnamani locked out a new IPF world ... Continue Reading
Strength Training Works as Well as Stretching for Flexibility, Study Shows
It's time to let the myth of the muscle-bound bodybuilder die. While there's certainly an element of truth, you shouldn't worry about strength training limiting your flexibility. Quite the opposite, in ... Continue Reading
IFBB Pro League Figure Competitor Cintia Goldani Has Passed Away at Age 36
IFBB Pro League Figure division competitor Cintia Goldani has died at the age of 36. According to Musclecontest International, who first reported Goldani’s passing, Goldani died as a result of ... Continue Reading
Russel Orhii (83KG) Hits IPF Raw World Record Squat of 321 Kilograms at 2024 World Classic Championships
The 2024 International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Classic World Championships (CWC) closed on June 23 and featured a plethora of IPF world records. Among them was an all-time IPF world record raw squat ... Continue Reading
Sonita Muluh (+84KG) Sets All-Time World Record Raw Squat of 311 Kilograms
At the 2024 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships, Belgian powerlifter Sonita Muluh stunned the world by breaking the 300-kilogram barrier, squatting in knee sleeves. However, she has taken it further by ... Continue Reading
How To Eat Like a Hybrid Athlete
Hybrid athletes master the art of blending strength and endurance training. These athletes train to run marathons while maintaining elite strength levels. Hybrid athlete Fergus ... Continue Reading
Mal O’Brien’s Full Day of Eating & Why She Doesn’t Track Macros
At the elite level of any sport — including CrossFit, where 20-year-old Mal O'Brien has built a reputation as perhaps one of its next great generational talents — performing well is about more than ... Continue Reading