Bodybuilder Terrence Ruffin is a two-time Arnold Classic Physique champion looking to make a run at the 2023 Classic Physique Olympia title on Nov. 2-5, 2023, in Orlando, FL. He’s training with last ... Continue Reading
Elite Powerlifter Heather Connor’s (47KG) Full Day of Eating
Elite powerlifter Heather Connor lifts raw in one of the lighter weight classes — 47-kilograms. However, she deadlifts like a heavyweight, as proven by her all-time world record raw deadlift of 200 ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Announces Roster for Upcoming 2023 Pan American Games
The 2023 IWF World Weightlifting Championships may be over, but the best Olympic lifters in the United States still have their work cut out for them before the year comes to a close. On Friday, Oct. 6, ... Continue Reading
Rahmat Erwin Abdullah (73KG) Sets 201KG Clean & Jerk World Record at 19th Asian Games
Less than a month after his silver-medal performance at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships, 73-kilogram Rahmat Erwin Abdullah of Indonesia has set his latest world record. Abdullah, who competed at ... Continue Reading
Chris Bumstead’s Sub-3,000-Calorie Diet 6 Weeks Out From the 2023 Olympia
As a pro-competition nears, bodybuilders cut their calorie intake and increase cardio to drop body fat while improving their conditioning and muscle definition. On Oct. 1, 2023, the four-time reigning ... Continue Reading
Stan Efferding Explains the Importance of Deliberate Movement Throughout the Day
Bodybuilder, powerlifter, and creator of the vertical diet, Stan Efferding, holds multiple all-time powerlifting world records, including the raw (w/wraps) bench press and total in the Masters 40-44 and ... Continue Reading
How Dana Linn Bailey Incorporates CrossFit on Leg Day
Dana Linn Bailey announced her intent to switch from bodybuilding to powerlifting in August and her training approach has shifted from exercises that bias hypertrophy to those that train movement ... Continue Reading
Erin Stern’s 3 Leg Extension Variations for Improved Quad Sweep
Before moving into the Bikini division, pro bodybuilder Erin Stern won two Olympia titles in the Figure division (2010, 2012). To excel in either division, well-developed, even striated in the ... Continue Reading
Samson Dauda Trains Chest With Sam Sulek During 2023 Mr. Olympia Prep
Samson Dauda carries a ton of momentum with him into the 2023 Mr. Olympia contest through his qualification via his 2023 Arnold Classic victory — the second-most prestigious bodybuilding competition behind ... Continue Reading
Men’s Open Bodybuilder Charles Griffen Trains Back With Brett Wilkin Before 2023 Legion Pro Show
Men’s Open bodybuilder Brett Wilkin was the first athlete to qualify for the 2023 Mr. Olympia contest when he won the 2022 Big Man Weekend Pro. Charles Griffen seeks to be the final athlete to qualify for ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Björnsson Postpones His Powerlifting Goals, Announces Return to Competitive Strongman
2018 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Hafthor Björnsson has postponed his powerlifting ambitions to return to competitive strongman. The Icelandic strongman-turned-boxer-turned-powerlifter-turned ... Continue Reading
Lee Priest Diagnoses How Bodybuilders Botch Cuts
Australian bodybuilder Lee Priest joined Mike O’Hearn on the Sept. 22, 2023, episode of The Mike O’Hearn Show to discuss bodybuilding strategy. Priest and O’Hearn discuss multiple ... Continue Reading
How To Use FST-7 Training To Build the Upper Chest
Bodybuilding coach Hany Rambod’s athletes have won 22 Olympia titles, and the tally goes up every year. His current athlete roster includes the reigning Mr. Olympia, Hadi Choopan, the Classic Physique ... Continue Reading
Confirmed: Breon Ansley NOT Moving to 212 Division, Will Compete at 2023 Classic Physique Olympia
The 2017-18 Classic Physique Olympia champion Breon Ansley had been training for months to make the switch to the 212 division at the 2023 Olympia. However, he’s decided not to swap ... Continue Reading
Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Elssbiay Says He Will Not Compete at 2023 Mr. Olympia
2020 and 2021 Mr. Olympia winner Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Elssbiay has officially ruled himself out of the 2023 Mr. Olympia contest, scheduled to take place on the weekend of Nov. 2-5, 2023 in Orlando, FL. On ... Continue Reading
How Shaun Clarida Trains Legs 9 Weeks Out From the 2023 Olympia
Two-time reigning 212 Olympia champion Shaun Clarida intends to leave a legacy as the winningest 212 champ in the division’s history. To do so, he'll need to win his third title at the 2023 Olympia and ... Continue Reading
Learn To Grow Your Glutes Like Dana Linn Bailey
2013 Women’s Physique Olympia champion Dana Linn Bailey routinely shares her training programming with her 530,000 YouTube subscribers. On Sept. 12, 2023, Bailey revealed the exercises and number of sets ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilding Legend Robby Robinson and Mike O’Hearn Perform Strict Curls at Gold’s Gym Venice
Bodybuilder Mike O’Hearn frequently features former Masters Olympia champion Robby Robinson on his YouTube channel. Robinson often shares training knowledge with O’Hearn and his audience, and their workout ... Continue Reading
Brett Wilkin’s Brutal Quad Training During 2023 Olympia Prep
Men’s Open bodybuilder Brett Wilkin has had a long offseason. He won the Big Man Weekend Pro in November 2022 to become the first to qualify for the 2023 Mr. Olympia contest, aside from the podium ... Continue Reading
Martins Licis Becomes First Person Ever to Overhead Press the Legendary Fianna Stone In Scotland
2019 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Martin Licis is on a hiatus from competitive strongman competition due to knee, wrist, and elbow injuries. The Latvian-American strongman is using his time off to ... Continue Reading
Join WWE Superstar Rick Boog’s Adventure Through a Gym With Equipment He’s Never Seen Before
With his decade-long-plus lifting experience, WWE Superstar Rick Boogs (real name Eric Bugenhagen) is committed to continuously expanding his training knowledge. With new research and more advanced ... Continue Reading
How Chris Bumstead Is Prioritizing His Hamstrings On Leg Day During 2023 Mr. Olympia Prep
The 2023 IFBB Mr. Olympia competition is about eight weeks away, running from Nov. 2 to 5. For professional bodybuilders all over the world, including four-time Classic Physique Olympia champion Chris ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Ali Rubaiawi (+109, IRQ) Hits 198-Kilogram Junior World Record Snatch at 2023 World Weightlifting Championships
As the International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) 2023 World Weightlifting Championships (WWC) wound down, fans were still hoping to see at least one new world record. Most would expect it to come from ... Continue Reading
Liang Xiaomei (81KG) Sets 159-Kilogram Clean & Jerk World Record at 2023 World Weightlifting Championships
Team China has inked itself into the weightlifting record books ... again. On Friday, Sep. 15, weightlifter Liang Xiaomei set the first Senior world record in the Women's 81-kilogram division. She lifted ... Continue Reading