On April 1, 2022, bodybuilder and powerlifter Stan Efferding was in the gym training legs. The creator of the vertical diet does not limit his leg day solely to hack squats, leg presses, or light ... Continue Reading
Check Out Bodybuilder Breon Ansley’s New High-Calorie, High-Carb Diet
On March 19, 2022, two-time Classic Physique Olympia winner Breon Ansley announced that this would be his last year competing in Classic Physique. Since losing his crown to the three-time reigning ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilders Terrence Ruffin and Urs Kalecinski Team Up for Some Intense Arm Training
The reigning and two-time Arnold Classic (AC) Classic Physique champion Terrence Ruffin and 2022 Boston Pro Classic Physique winner Urs Kalecinski came together for a savage arm workout on April 4, 2022. ... Continue Reading
9-Year-Old Weightlifter Rory van Ulft (30KG) Deadlifts 100 Kilograms Beltless
Anytime a prominent weightlifter with multiple Youth National titles hops in the gym to perform a sumo-stance deadlift with more than three times their competition bodyweight, it's worth attention. On ... Continue Reading
Mateusz Kieliszkowski Withdraws From 2022 World’s Strongest Man
On April 6, 2022, the World’s Strongest Man organization announced on Twitter that Mateusz Kieliszkowski is withdrawing from the 2022 World’s Strongest Man contest, scheduled to take place from May 24-29 ... Continue Reading
A Sports Nutritionist Reacts to NFL Player DK Metcalf’s Diet of Three Bags of Candy and One Meal per Day
Featured in the March 24, 2022 episode of KG Certified, hosted by basketball Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett, on the SHOWTIME Basketball YouTube channel was Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf. In ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Julius Maddox Squats 775 Pounds in Training; Claims an 820-Pound Personal Record
Julius Maddox is arguably one of the strongest — and most popular — powerlifters. He currently holds the bench press all-time world record — 355 kilograms (782 pounds) raw — and has his eyes set on ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw Trains Behind-The-Neck Press With Kevin Faires; Locks Out 425 Pounds
A new craze seems to have taken over strongman with the 2022 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest, scheduled for May 24-29, 2022, in Sacramento, CA, on the horizon — behind-the-neck ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilders Brett Wilkin and Iain Valliere Tackle a Heavy Quad-Focused Workout
Open division bodybuilder Brett Wilkin took on a brutal leg session with fellow competitor Iain Valliere and coach Matt Jansen on April 5, 2022. Though he is a relative newcomer to the Open division, ... Continue Reading
Watch Bodybuilder Kyle Kirvay Shoulder Press 225 Pounds for 20 Reps
Bodybuilder turned powerlifter Kyle Kirvay is a machine in the gym. A unique feature of Kirvay's training is his implementation of 20-rep sets on both upper and lower body exercises. The combination of ... Continue Reading
Summer-Ready Physique — 4-Time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler Hits Chest and Biceps
Four-time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler may be retired from competition, but he has not let his foot off the gas in the gym. On April 1, 2022, Cutler uploaded a high-volume chest and biceps workout (which ... Continue Reading
Larry Wheels (140KG) Hits 300-Kilogram (661.4-Pound) Paused Bench Press PR
It seems as though every time Larry Wheels steps into the gym, he is of the mind to shatter whatever his previous best lift was. That was the case again on April 3, 2022, when the all-time raw bench press ... Continue Reading
Check Out Bodybuilder Hunter Labrada’s Insane Back Gains Since the 2021 Chicago Pro
Bodybuilder Hunter Labrada is bringing the heat in his offseason before the 2022 Olympia weekend. The IFBB professional Open division competitor shared a post on his Instagram page on March 31, 2022, ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Tiffany Chapon (47KG) Exceeds Raw Squat and Total World Records In Training
Powerlifter Tiffany Chapon is going big in the gym again. The French powerlifter who competes in the 47-kilogram weight class took to her Instagram page on April 4, 2022, to share a raw gym total of 425 ... Continue Reading
Strongman Oleksii Novikov Shares Ukrainian Military Training Footage
On April 2, 2022, 2020 World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Oleksii Novikov flew from his home country of Ukraine, currently amidst a war against Russian forces, to Leeds, England to compete in the 2022 ... Continue Reading
Strongman Oleksii Novikov Wins 2022 Europe’s Strongest Man Contest
On Saturday, Apr. 2, 2022, Ukrainian strongman Oleksii Novikov won The 2022 Europe’s Strongest Man (ESM) contest. The competition venue was held at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England, and was ... Continue Reading
Here’s What Brandon Curry Eats To Fuel His Olympia Prep
Bodybuilder Brandon Curry could find himself in a rare company in bodybuilding history come December 2022. In 2019, Curry won both the Arnold Classic and the Mr. Olympia title — a feat that only 2008 Mr. ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Sean Mills (110KG) Sets New USAPL Junior Raw Squat Record of 331 Kilograms (729.7 Pounds)
On March 30, 2022, the 2022 USA Powerlifting (USAPL) Junior Nationals saw 20-year-old powerlifter Sean Mills win the gold medal with a dominant performance featuring a new USAPL Junior raw squat record of ... Continue Reading
Notable Strongmen Who Declined Their 2022 World’s Strongest Man Invitations
The full roster for the 2022 World's Strongest Man (WSM) was officially completed when the 30th man — Nedžmin Ambešković — confirmed his invite. The roster includes four men who have previously won the WSM ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Nick Walker Shares His High-Intensity Back Workout Focused On Lats
Bodybuilder Nick Walker is capitalizing on every workout during the offseason leading up to the 2022 Olympia scheduled for Dec. 16-18, 2022, in Las Vegas, NV. Each workout is performed with high intensity ... Continue Reading
JF Caron On His Career: “I Think Strongman Is Done”
Competitive strongman contests may have seen the last of nine-time Canada's Strongest Man JF Caron. Fellow strongman Laurence Shahlaei interviewed the 2022 Força Bruta champion on Shahlaei's YouTube ... Continue Reading
Kyle Kirvay Makes 310.7-Kilogram (685-Pound) Raw Squat For Five Reps Look Easy
Kyle Kirvay's presence is felt in the powerlifting and bodybuilding spheres with his consistently heavy monster lifts in competition and in the gym. On March 27, 2022, the IFBB Pro bodybuilder posted a ... Continue Reading
Breon Ansley Is Leaving the Classic Physique Division Due to the Weight Cap
Bobybuilder Breon Ansley shook the bodybuilding community with his March 19, 2022 announcement on his Instagram page that 2022 will be his last year competing in the Classic Physique division. He went ... Continue Reading
A Look Back At Powerlifter Tiffany Chapon’s (47KG) Unofficial World Record Total of 418 Kilograms
The 2022 Fédération Française de Force (FFForce) French Nationals took place on March 19, 2022, in Albi, France. French powerlifter Tiffany Chapon competed in the 47-kilogram weight class at a bodyweight ... Continue Reading