2021 Arnold Classic champion Nick Walker is training in the offseason with the goal of maximizing his potential in his sophomore appearance on the Mr. Olympia stage in Las Vegas, NV on Dec. 16-18, 2022. ... Continue Reading
Watch Flex Lewis and Rafael Brandão Train Chest Together at the Dragon’s Lair Gym
IFBB Pro League Men’s Open bodybuilder and 2021 Romania Muscle Fest Pro winner Rafael Brandão returned to Las Vegas, NV to train with seven-time Olympia 212 champion James “Flex” Lewis in ... Continue Reading
Jamal Browner (110KG) Grinds Through a Conventional Deadlift PR of 432.5 Kilograms (953.5 Pounds)
Jamal Browner's pulling strength does not appear to have a limit. It seems as though every time Browner steps into a gym after having recently hit a deadlift PR, he loads even more weight on a barbell and ... Continue Reading
2022 World’s Strongest Man Prep — Brian Shaw Trains High-Volume Deadlifts With Jerry Pritchett
The 2022 World's Strongest Man (WSM) contest is scheduled for May 24-29, 2022, in Sacramento, CA. Thirty of the world's top strongmen will compete for the most coveted title in the sport. One of those ... Continue Reading
2016 Olympic Champion Weightlifter Nijat Rahimov Banned for 8 Years
On Mar. 22, 2022, the Anti-Doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), a Swiss-based international athletic regulatory body, issued a press release stating that Kazakh weightlifter ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Breon Ansley Says 2022 Will Be His Last Year In the Classic Physique Division
On March 19, 2022, two-time Classic Physique Olympia champion Breon Ansley took to his Instagram page to share a physique update with natural light. Natural light being absent shadows adding detail and ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Sara Ahmed (76KG) Clean & Jerks 150KG, Teases Possible Return to Competition
The landscape of Olympic weightlifting remains in flux following the conclusion of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. On Mar. 16, 2022, Egyptian weightlifter Sara Samir Elsayed Mohamed Ahmed took to Instagram ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the Hafthor Björnsson Vs. Eddie Hall Boxing Match
After almost two years of anticipation, the fight between 2017 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Eddie Hall and 2018 WSM champion Hafthor Björnsson is set to take place on Saturday, March ... Continue Reading
Jamal Browner Locks Out a Conventional Raw Deadlift PR of 420 Kilograms (925.9 Pounds) In Training
At this point, it should go without saying that when the powerlifting world turns its attention to 110-kilogram lifter Jamal Browner, barbells with an obscene number of weight plates will somehow defy ... Continue Reading
Kyle Kirvay Gets His Cardio By Squatting 495 Pounds for 22 Reps
Bodybuilder Kyle Kirvay is not interested in treadmills or stair climbers or exercise bikes or rowing machines for his cardio. The IFBB Pro gets his cardio by loading five 45-pound weight plates on each ... Continue Reading
Robert Oberst Says Eddie Hall Will Make His Strongman Return at Giants Live World’s Strongest Nation In November 2022
2017 World's Strongest Man (WSM) Eddie Hall will come out of retirement to compete as a strongman at the 2022 Giants Live World's Strongest Nation (WSN) contest at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Shaun Clarida Prioritizes Rear Delts on His Push Day
2020 212 Olympia champion Shaun Clarida is known as the "Giant Killer" for competing at the height of five-foot, two inches and beating bodybuilders in 212 and Open division competition. Although he ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Nick Walker Shares His Grueling Leg Workout
Bodybuilder Nick Walker took to his YouTube channel on March 11, 2022, to share an intense leg workout. “The Mutant” is known for his freaky wheels and the veins in his lower legs which look like a wayward ... Continue Reading
49-Year-Old Bodybuilder Lee Priest Teases Competitive Comeback With Recent Physique Update
Early into the 2022 bodybuilding calendar, Olympia owner Jake Wood discussed the likely return of the Masters Olympia — which debuted in 1994, paused from 2004-2011, and was last held in 2012. No ... Continue Reading
Chris Bumstead’s Q&A — Champion Mentality, Health Concerns, and 2022 Olympia Prep
On March 8, 2022, the three-time Classic Physique Olympia champion Chris Bumstead took to his YouTube channel to hold a Q&A session. Bumstead is amidst a very long off-season before his prep for the ... Continue Reading
Check Out Strongman Gabriel Peña Hit a Pair of 600-Pound Hatfield Squat Triples
Strongman Gabriel Peña is pretty notorious for performing insanely heavy lifts in the gym. He's pulled a 481-kilogram (1,060-pound) partial deadlift, a 520-kilogram (1,145-pound) deadlift off blocks, ... Continue Reading
Oleksii Novikov Received an Additional $55,000 at the 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic
The 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) on Mar. 4-5, 2022, saw 10 of the world's best strongmen competing for a first-place prize purse of $80,000. 2019 World's Strongest Man (WSM) Martins Licis emerged ... Continue Reading
2022 USA Weightlifting North American Open Series 1 Results & Highlights
The weekend of Mar. 3 to Mar. 6, 2022, saw Columbus, Ohio inundated with legions of Olympic lifting enthusiasts and career weightlifters alike. As part of the 2022 Arnold Sports Festival (ASF), USA ... Continue Reading
Strongman Trey Mitchell Sets New 60.72-Second Record in the Thor’s Hammer Hold at 2022 Rogue Record Breakers Competition
On Mar. 6, 2022, during the Rogue Record Breakers (RRB) exhibition, strongman athlete Charles (Trey) Mitchell set a new timed record in the Men's Forward Hold event. The event required competitors to hold ... Continue Reading
Strongman Kevin Faires Sets New Dinnie Stone Carry Record at 2022 Rogue Record Breakers Competition
On Mar. 6, 2022, strongman athlete and World's Strongest Man (WSM) finalist Kevin Faires made history during the first implementation of the Dinnie Stone carry at the Rogue Record Breakers (RRB) ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Tamara Walcott Sets 641-Pound Elephant Bar Deadlift Record at 2022 Rogue Record Breakers Competition
On Mar. 6, 2022, powerlifter Tamara Walcott set a new record in the Elephant Bar deadlift during the Rogue Record Breakers (RRB) strongman exhibition at the 2022 Arnold Sports Festival (ASF) in Columbus, ... Continue Reading
Dmitry Klokov and 5 Other Russian Weightlifters Charged for Doping By International Testing Agency
Renowned weightlifter and 2005 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Champion Dmitry Klokov of Russia has been charged by the International Testing Agency (ITA) for the use of a banned ... Continue Reading
Mateusz Kieliszkowski Out Of the 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic; Bobby Thompson To Step In
The 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) is scheduled for March 4-5, 2022, in Columbus, OH. The official roster consists of 10 of the top strongmen on the planet battling it out for one of the most coveted ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter John LaFlamme (83KG) Squats 193.5 Kilograms (426.6 Pounds) Raw at Age 71
Those who follow the sport of powerlifting closely can often find their attention on the all-time heaviest lifts like Jimmy Kolb's 598.7-kilogram (1,320-pound) equipped bench press or Danial Zamani's ... Continue Reading