Eight-time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman and four-time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler competed against each other for the Sandow trophy for almost a decade in the early-to-mid 2000s. They were the top ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw to Compete in His Final World’s Strongest Man Contest in 2023
On Jan. 9, 2023, four-time World Strongest Man (WSM) winner Brian Shaw published a video to his YouTube channel wherein he announced he would compete in the 2023 WSM contest, scheduled to take place Apr. ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall Eyes Bodybuilding Debut in Late 2024
Eddie Hall has been on quite the journey since becoming the first human to deadlift 500 kilograms (1,102.3 pounds) at the 2016 World Deadlift Championships. He won the 2017 World's Strongest Man (WSM) ... Continue Reading
2023 Britain’s Strongest Man Roster — Tom Stoltman Will Not Defend His Title
Big news from Luke Stoltman and two-time reigning World's Strongest Man (WSM) Tom Stoltman. Their first sanctioned contest of the 2023 season will be the 2023 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) on March 4, ... Continue Reading
Watch World Record Holding Powerlifter Tamara Walcott (+90KG) Hit a Log Press PR
The world-record-holding powerlifter in the superheavyweight division, Tamara Walcott, showed off her strength in a new way on Jan. 3, 2023. Walcott posted a video to her Instagram page wherein she hoisted ... Continue Reading
Phil Heath and Mike O’Hearn Discuss Self-Esteem, Overcoming Doubt, and “Negative Dopamine Hits”
Episode 27 of The Mike O’Hearn Show was published on Generation Iron‘s YouTube channel on Dec. 30, 2022. It featured an interview with one of the all-time greatest bodybuilders ever to ... Continue Reading
Mitchell Hooper Recaps His Experience Winning Group 2 of the 2022 World’s Strongest Man Qualifying Stage
Mitchell Hooper's rookie season was an anomaly in strongman. His first-ever pro show was the 2022 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest, which he entered as a reserve. He was the new guy on the block in a ... Continue Reading
Jamal Browner (110KG) Dressed as the Grinch Totals 2,002 Pounds in Under One Minute In Training
What a festive time of year the holiday season is — full of jolly cheer and massive lifts in the gym. On Christmas day 2022, world record-holding powerlifter Jamal Browner headed to the gym dressed as the ... Continue Reading
Here’s How Six-Time Figure Olympia Champion Cydney Gillon Thinks About Cheat Meals
The bodybuilding world remains amidst Cydney Gillon's Olympia dynasty. She claimed her sixth consecutive Figure Olympia title in 2022 in a seemingly uncontested fashion despite competing against an ... Continue Reading
Behold Derek Lunsford’s Cheat Meal of Double Cheeseburgers One Day After Winning Silver at the 2022 Mr. Olympia
Former 212 Olympia champion Derek Lunsford shocked the bodybuilding world at the 2022 Mr. Olympia contest in Las Vegas, NV, on Dec. 16-18, 2022. He accepted a special invitation to compete in the Men's ... Continue Reading
Laurence Shahlaei Reveals Weight Loss of 102 Pounds for Drastic Physique Transformation
The 2016 Europe's Strongest Man (ESM) champion Laurence "Big Loz" Shahlaei took to his YouTube channel the day after Christmas 2022 to reveal the results of his weight loss journey thus far. The former ... Continue Reading
Lu Xiaojun Provisionally Suspended Due to Apparent Anti-Doping Rule Violation
On Dec. 22, 2022, the International Testing Agency (ITA) announced that it notified three-time Olympic weightlifting gold medalist Lu Xiaojun of China of an apparent anti-doping rule ... Continue Reading
Watch Women’s Weightlifter Li Wenwen (+87KG) Crush a 220-Kilogram Back Squat for 3 Reps
Li Wenwen is a world-class weightlifter. So much so that on Dec. 15, 2022, she handily outdid every other +87-kilogram woman in the world at the 2022 International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) World ... Continue Reading
American Weightlifter Sarah Robles (+87KG) Wins Silver Snatch Medal at 2022 World Championships
Sarah Robles is reliable. On Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, Robles brought home another weightlifting medal for the United States when she snatched 127 kilograms (279.9 pounds) in the Women's +87-kilogram Group ... Continue Reading
Reigning Fitness Champion Whitney Jones Withdraws From the 2022 Olympia
The 2022 Olympia will see a new Fitness Olympia winner crowned. The 2021 Fitness Olympia champion Whitney Jones has withdrawn from the 2022 Olympia contest. The reason for Jones' withdrawal, according to a ... Continue Reading
How Does Ryan Terry Eat 11 Days Out From the 2022 Olympia?
The Men's Physique Olympia title is currently in the hands of reigning three-time champion Brandon Hendrickson. He seeks his record-tying fourth title in Las Vegas, NV, at the 2022 Olympia weekend, ... Continue Reading
The Hany Rambod Plan — The Final Leg Days for Chris Bumstead and Derek Lunsford Before the 2022 Olympia
Two of the reigning Olympia champions who will compete in Las Vegas, NV, on Dec. 16-18, 2022, at the 2022 Olympia are Classic Physique champion Chris Bumstead and 212 champion Derek Lunsford. The former ... Continue Reading
American Weightlifter Mattie Rogers (76KG) Wins Three Silver Medals at 2022 World Championships
Mattie Rogers sets records. Her latest came on Dec. 13, 2022, when she competed at the International Weightlifting Federation's (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships (WWC) in Bogotá, Colombia. During ... Continue Reading
The Risks and Rewards of Extreme Leanness on the Road to the Bikini Olympia
As we get closer and closer to the most recognizable physique contest in the world, the 2022 IFBB Olympia, scheduled for Dec. 16-18, 2022, in Las Vegas, NV, social media becomes more and more populated ... Continue Reading
WWE’s Karrion Kross and Scarlett Take Sheamus Through a Full-Body “Couples” Workout
The holiday season is about spending quality time with loved ones, and for WWE Superstars (and husband-and-wife duo) Karrion Kross and Scarlett, sometimes that bonding takes place inside a gym. The pair ... Continue Reading
American Weightlifter Olivia Reeves (71KG) Wins Bronze Clean & Jerk Medal at 2022 World Championships
America is on the board again. On Dec. 12, 2022, American weightlifter Olivia Reeves secured a bronze medal in the clean & jerk at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Weightlifting ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Loredana Toma (71KG) Snatches 119-Kilogram World Record to Win World Championships
When Loredana Toma is hungry, she eats. And on Dec. 12, 2022, Toma ate a new World Record snatch alive; 119 kilograms (262.5 pounds) to cap off the snatch portion of the Women's 71-kilogram Group A session ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Karlos Nasar (89KG) Sets New Junior and Senior World Record Clean & Jerk of 220KG
"Please remain in your seats," the stadium announcer cautioned to the audience moments after Bulgarian weightlifter Karlos Nasar, 18, clean & jerked a new Junior and Senior World Record of 220 ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Rahmat Erwin Abdullah (73KG) Jerks 200KG World Record From the B Group at 2022 World Championships
"It doesn't matter to me," is what 73-kilogram weightlifter Rahmat Erwin Abdullah told the commentators at the 2022 World Weightlifting Championships (WWC) when asked if he was concerned about being placed ... Continue Reading