Every prep is different for different athletes. Reigning Bikini Olympia champion Jennifer Dorie has prepped without cheat meals for 15 to 16 weeks and preps with cheat meals every week or biweekly until a ... Continue Reading
Train Back Like Bodybuilder Shaun Clarida For Wide Lats
For athletes who long for a wider, thicker back that looks carved from stone, a video posted to Shaun Clarida's YouTube channel on Sept. 28, 2022, might garner attention. During an intense, high-volume ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilders Nick Walker, Derek Lunsford, and Kamal Elgargni Dominate a Team Back Workout
In a YouTube video uploaded to Nick Walker’s YouTube Channel on Oct. 1, 2022, the Men’s Open competitor hosted an epic back training session with fellow bodybuilders Derek Lunsford and Kamal Elgargni ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter John Haack Trains with Strongman Martins Licis
Strength sports collided and collaborated when world-record-holding powerlifter John Haack ventured to Wreck-It Gym in El Segundo, CA, with 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) champion and 2019 World’s ... Continue Reading
Theo Maddox (140KG) Sets Teen (18-19) Raw Deadlift and Total World Records at 2022 APL Strength Quest II
Strength is not wasted on the youth. On Oct. 2, 2022, many elite powerlifters competed at the Australian Powerlifting League (APL) Strength Quest II. Among those athletes was 19-year-old Theo Maddox, who ... Continue Reading
This May Be 2-Time Mr. Olympia Big Ramy’s Best Physique Update — Ever
Two-time Mr. Olympia, Mamdouh "Big Ramy" Elssbiay, is not interested in losing the title he worked so hard to claim. Eleven weeks before the 2022 Mr. Olympia, occurring in Las Vegas, NV, the weekend of ... Continue Reading
Here’s How Chris Bumstead Trains Chest During Prep for a Fourth Classic Physique Olympia Title
Three-time reigning Classic Physique Olympia champion Chris Bumstead headed to the Maximum Fitness gym in Phoenix, AZ, for a chest and triceps workout. He filmed that session and published ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Jamal Browner (110KG) Deadlifts 500 Kilograms (1,102 Pounds) in Training
Fresh off of his world record performance at the 2022 USPA Raw Pro, 110-kilogram powerlifter Jamal Browner pulled off an even more impressive feat. On Sept. 29, 2022, Browner deadlifted 500 kilograms ... Continue Reading
Breon Ansley Demonstrates How to Perform Three Classic Physique Poses
Two-time Classic Physique champion Breon Ansley is returning to the Classic Physique Olympia potentially for the last time in 2022 before changing divisions. The 42-year-old bodybuilder maintains a tight ... Continue Reading
Dana Linn Bailey Gets Shoulder Training Guidance From Coach Joe Bennett
Former Women’s Physique Olympia champion Dana Linn Bailey and bodybuilding coach Joe Bennett got together for a shoulder workout at Bailey’s WarHouse Gym. Their training session was ... Continue Reading
Learn Lat Pulldown Form From Bodybuilder Brian DeCosta
Brian DeCosta has become a popular fitness figure on social media, and it is easy to see why. His no-nonsense tips and instructional videos attempt to provide training insight for lifters of all ... Continue Reading
Hunter Labrada Details the Importance of Sleep for Recovery
Fourth-place finisher at the 2021 Mr. Olympia contest Hunter Labrada returned to his YouTube channel for another edition of his "Tuesday Tip" series, wherein he shares his expertise in bodybuilding, ... Continue Reading
Brian Shaw’s Q&A Covers World Strongest Man Weights, Longevity, and Teases a New Show With Eddie Hall
Four-time World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Brian Shaw is not expected to compete for the remainder of the 2022 strongman season after declining his invitation to the 2022 Rogue Invitational. However, ... Continue Reading
Strongman Evan Singleton Is Out for the Rest of the 2022 Season, but His Biceps Surgery Was Successful
Strongman Evan Singleton announced on Sept. 24, 2022, in a video on his Instagram page that, during a training session, he tore the distal biceps tendon on his right arm. It's completely off the ... Continue Reading
Watch Will Tennyson and 7-Time Mr. Olympia Phil Heath Train Arms
Phil Heath dominated the Mr. Olympia scene from 2011 through 2017, winning seven consecutive titles and cementing himself as the face of bodybuilding for the better part of a ... Continue Reading
Train Arms Like Shaun Clarida for a Striated Pump
If you’ve ever wanted arms like the former 212 Olympia champion “The Giant Killer” Shaun Clarida, a video posted to his YouTube channel on Sept. 19, 2022, might draw your attention. During an intense, ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Prescillia Bavoil Sets 3 New IPF World Records
The sun rises and falls, and powerlifter Prescillia Bavoil sets records. On Sep. 24, 2022, during day two of the Arnold Classic Sports Festival UK, the French athlete set a new International Powerlifting ... Continue Reading
Legendary Bodybuilder Ken “Flex” Wheeler Named 2023 Arnold Classic Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
Twenty-two years after his final Arnold Classic U.S. win, Ken “Flex” Wheeler is still racking up awards. On Sept. 25, the final day of the Arnold Sports Festival UK, it was announced that Wheeler is the ... Continue Reading
20-Year-Old Weightlifter Ryan Grimsland (73KG) Snatches 170KG From Blocks
This is a rare lift to see in the United States. On Friday, Sep. 23, 2022, weightlifter Ryan Grimsland posted a 170-kilogram, or 374.7-pound, snatch from blocks to social media. While Grimsland’s ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Samantha Rice (90KG) Squats New All-Time Raw World Record of 257.5 Kilograms (567 Pounds)
The 2022 United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) Raw Pro is gearing up to be a world-record-thon, and 90-kilogram lifter Samantha Rice is the first across the finish line. On Sept. 24, 2022, Rice ... Continue Reading
Check Out Quinton Eriya and Steve Didoshak Crush Chest Day In Sin City
IFBB Pro bodybuilders Steve Didoshak and Quinton Eriya got together in Vegas for a chest workout at The Dragon’s Lair gym. The session was captured on camera and posted to JayCutlerTV on YouTube on Sept. ... Continue Reading
Stan Efferding to Mike O’Hearn: Cardio May Not Be as Important as Level of Fitness
Episode sweet 16 of The Mike O’Hearn Show aired on Generation Iron‘s YouTube channel on Sept. 23, 2022. For the rare occurrence in the series, the episode featured part two of an ... Continue Reading
Arnold Schwarzenegger Will Not Attend the 2022 Arnold Sports Festival UK
The 2022 Arnold Sports Festival (ASF) UK — set to occur Sept. 23-25, 2022, at the National Expo Centre in Birmingham, England — will not see an in-person appearance by the event's namesake, Arnold ... Continue Reading
2022 Arnold Classic UK Bodybuilding Show Preview
Birmingham, England will play host for the 2022 Arnold Classic UK bodybuilding show as a part of the Arnold Sports Festival UK weekend on Sept. 23-25, 2022. The IFBB Pro League portion of the weekend is ... Continue Reading