Heavy lies the crown, even upon the strongest head in the world. On Sunday, April 23, Canadian strongman Mitchell Hooper donned that crown when he won the 2023 World's Strongest Man (WSM) competition. The ... Continue Reading
2023 Los Angeles Grand Prix Pro Men’s Physique Show Preview
The Men’s Physique division has had a lot of contests so far in 2023, and two more will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2023. The 2023 Los Angeles Grand Prix Pro at the Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, CA, ... Continue Reading
2023 Vancouver Island Showdown Women’s Bodybuilding Show Preview
Three IFBB Pro League women’s contests will be featured at the 2023 Vancouver Island Showdown on Sunday, April 23, 2023, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Aside from Wellness and Women’s Physique ... Continue Reading
2023 IFBB Pro League Charlotte Pro Preview
The 2023 Charlotte Pro, taking place on Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Charlotte, NC, is one of three shows taking place in North America over the weekend. It features five of the IFBB Pro League’s 11 ... Continue Reading
Here is the 2023 World’s Strongest Man Finals Roster
The 2023 World's Strongest Man (WSM) Qualifying stage has concluded. The 30-man roster in Myrtle Beach, SC, has dwindled to the top 10 comprised of the five strongmen who won their respective groups and ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Karlos Nasar (89KG) Sets Multiple New World Records at 2023 European Weightlifting Championships
"There's a reason they call them the 'Unbelievable Bulgarians'," exclaimed the commentators shortly after 18-year-old weightlifter Karlos Nasar set four new World Records with a single lift at the 2023 ... Continue Reading
Men’s Physique Bodybuilder Sadik Hadzovic’s Back-Day Tips for Widespread Lats
Bodybuilder Sadik Hadzovic is currently training for another shot at an Olympia win. He came close in 2015 when he was the runner-up in the Men’s Physique class, and he followed that up by taking third in ... Continue Reading
WWE Superstar “The Miz” Takes Sheamus Through His “MizFit” Chest, Back, and Abs Workout
In episode 129 of YouTube’s “Celtic Warrior Workouts,” hosted by WWE Superstar Sheamus, the former WWE Champion met up with fellow grappler “The Miz” (real name: Michael Mizanin) to dive into an intense ... Continue Reading
Jeff Nippard Utilizes Science-Based Leg Training With Dr. Layne Norton
On April 11, 2023, Jeff Nippard shared a workout video on his YouTube channel wherein he trained legs with his first coach, Dr. Layne Norton. Norton led Nippard to a Canadian gold medal in natural ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Björnsson Suffers Injury During Powerlifting Meet
2018 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) and three-time Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) champion Hafthor Björnsson competed in a powerlifting meet in his gym in Iceland on Saturday, April 15, 2023, when he ... Continue Reading
2023 Korea Asi Grand Prix Pro Bikini Division Show Preview
There are two IFBB Pro League Bikini division shows on Saturday, April 15, 2023. One is at the Wasatch Warrior Pro in Salt Lake City, UT, and the other will be on the other side of the world — the Korea ... Continue Reading
2023 Wasatch Warrior Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview
The 2023 Wasatch Warrior Pro bodybuilding show will take place in Salt Lake City, UT, on Saturday, April 15. Men's Physique, Figure, and Bikini division competitions will occur at this show. The winner ... Continue Reading
2023 Arnold Classic South America Bodybuilding Show Preview
The 2023 Arnold Classic South America bodybuilding show takes place on Saturday, April 15, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The IFBB Pro League will host Men's Open and Men's Wheelchair contests. The winners of ... Continue Reading
Check Out Strongman Evan Singleton’s “World’s Strongest Stretching Routine”
With the 2023 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest in Myrtle Beach, SC, fast approaching on April 19-23, the 30 athletes on the roster are prepping themselves to battle through 12 events, some on the sandy ... Continue Reading
American Strongmen Train Together One Week Before 2023 World’s Strongest Man
The 2023 World's Strongest Man (WSM) — which goes down on April 19-23 in Myrtle Beach, SC — features a 30-athlete roster comprised of the top non-injured strongmen worldwide. Among them are six ... Continue Reading
Hunter Labrada Breaks Down Techniques of His Pull Day
Men’s Open bodybuilder Hunter Labrada fell short of the top sixth at the 2022 Olympia. He’s working this off-season to climb the Olympia ladder to compete against the top in the division, ... Continue Reading
How 3-Time Bikini Olympia Champion Ashley Kaltwasser Eats on Show Day
As one of the most consistent pro bodybuilders in the game, Ashley Kaltwasser must have advice on how she stays peaked for so much of the competitive bodybuilding season every year. After all, it is in her ... Continue Reading
Looking Back at John Claassen’s 235-Pound Raw Deadlift at 92 Years Old
It's no secret that resistance training has positive impacts on longevity. A 2019 meta-analysis in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology found that "Resistance training is associated with ... Continue Reading
Bulking on a Budget With Bodybuilder Derek Lunsford
The 2022 Mr. Olympia runner-up Derek Lunsford is in the off-season looking to add muscle mass to his frame to clinch the 2023 Mr. Olympia on Nov. 2-5, 2023, in Orlando, FL. Bulking — eating ... Continue Reading
WWE’s Matt Riddle Demonstrates His Ridiculous Full-Body Workout with Sheamus
In episode 128 of WWE Superstar Sheamus’ “Celtic Warrior Workouts” on YouTube, the “Fighting Irishman” is joined by fellow pro wrestler Matt Riddle to undertake an intense, gauntlet-style full-body workout ... Continue Reading
Pavlo Nakonechnyy Withdraws from the 2023 World’s Strongest Man; Thomas Evans Steps In
The 2023 World's Strongest Man (WSM) roster received a shake-up on April 9, 2023. Pavlo Nakonechnyy of Ukraine withdrew from the biggest contest in the sport. "I [will] miss WSM 2023," Nakonechnyy ... Continue Reading
JF Caron Aims to Return to Competitive Strongman by Fall of 2023
The return of one of strongman's greatest competitors is on the horizon. JF Caron of Canada — the nine-time Canada's Strongest Man champion — was featured on Laurence Shahlaei's YouTube channel on April 6, ... Continue Reading
Lean Beef Patty and Brett Wilkin Crush Legs via Ascension Sets With Chris Bumstead
"Lean Beef Patty,” a fitness influencer who exploded on social media in 2021, and the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) Pro League bodybuilder Brett Wilkin linked up with ... Continue Reading
Frank Zane’s Advice to Competitive Bodybuilders: “Don’t Stay Peaked”
Episode 39 of The Mike O’Hearn Show was published on Generation Iron‘s YouTube channel on March 31, 2023. It featured the show's namesake and fitness model Clark Bartram chatting with one of ... Continue Reading