Bodybuilding is frustrating in the way a date at an art museum might be; everything is up to interpretation. With no truly objective measurement for quality or achievement, physique competitors live and ... Continue Reading
2020 Olympian Predicts 2024 Olympics Weightlifting Results
Speculation abounds. As of the date of this article’s publication, the 2024 Olympics are a mere 11 days away. After three full years since weightlifters took to the stage in Tokyo, fans are eager to see ... Continue Reading
Is Karlos Nasar Strong Enough To Win Gold in Two Divisions at the 2024 Olympics?
On Friday, July 12, 2024, Bulgarian phenom Karlos Nasar posted his latest feat of strength to social media — a 185-kilogram, or 407.8-pound snatch, three kilograms above the official 89-kilogram world ... Continue Reading
New Study: Swishing Sugary Drinks in Your Mouth Can Immediately Increase Strength
It sounds too good to be true — and it might be. But a new study out of the academic journal Nutrients is suggesting exactly that; if you want to increase your strength in the weight room, you might not ... Continue Reading
Arnold Schwarzenegger Calls This Bodybuilding Exercise an “Absolute Must-Do”
Arnold Schwarzenegger commands attention. Whether he’s running his mouth on camera in Pumping Iron, serving up iconic action movie one-liners, or taking to the political podium, people listen to what the ... Continue Reading
The Bulking Workout Sam Sulek Used To Grow 20-Inch Arms
“Get a pump. Go to failure. Enjoy,” is the Sam Sulek manifesto. It’s also the directive the YouTube superstar set for himself during a Jul. 10, 2024 training vlog. 22-year-old Sulek’s workout of ... Continue Reading
The Upper-Body Exercises Kevin Hart Uses To Stay Ripped at Age 45
For actor and comedian Kevin Hart, age is just a number. Hart, who celebrated his 45th birthday on Jul. 6, 2024, coupled his cake and candles with a birthday post on social media showing off his ripped ... Continue Reading
These Countries Have Struggled To Send Weightlifters to the 2024 Olympics. Here’s Why
The 2024 Olympics in Paris, France will host around 120 weightlifting athletes from all over the world — and a small handful who will march in blank uniforms and unadorned flags during the opening ... Continue Reading
Why Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates Thinks the Barbell Row Is the Best Back Exercise
Let’s get back to basics. If you’re into lifting weights, your social media algorithms probably serve you a diet of “optimized” strength training recommendations — bodybuilding advice punctuated with ... Continue Reading
13-Year-Old Emily Ibanez Squats 3X Her Own Weight: 363.7 Pounds (165KG)
Tiny, but mighty; 13-year-old Olympic weightlifter Emily Ibanez is one of the strongest up-and-coming athletes in the world. Doubtful? The proof is in the pudding — on Jul. 5, 2024, Ibanez barbell back ... Continue Reading
World’s Strongest Man Mitchell Hooper Roasted Our Favorite Deadlift Accessories. So We Argued With Him About It
According to Canadian Geographic, Canadian bull moose can grow up to 6’10” tall, weigh as much as 1,500 pounds, and have been known to charge pedestrians and vehicles alike. Similarly, Mitchell ... Continue Reading
“It’s a Privilege”: Meet 2024 Olympian Olivia Reeves
Weightlifting is a small sport by international standards and, in some ways, borderline microscopic in the United States. But Olympic lifting in recent years has puffed its chest somewhat, thanks in part ... Continue Reading
“Pills, Potions, & Powders”: How Dr. Mike Israetel Manages Steroid Side Effects With Bodybuilding Supplements
Like it or not, anabolic steroids are having a moment right now, and not just on social media. A 2019 study called recreational anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) use an “alarming worldwide public health ... Continue Reading
Every Weightlifter Competing at the 2024 Olympics
After being pushed to the brink of elimination, weightlifting has been confirmed for both the 2024 Olympics and 2028 Games in Los Angeles. Paris will host just over 120 athletes across 10 events — one of ... Continue Reading
“The Bear” Star Matty Matheson Says He Does Bear Crawls Every Day. Are They Legit?
The Bear frontman — and spiritual successor to Mark Wahlberg’s iconic Calvin Klein campaign — Jeremy Allen White says co-star Matty Matheson looks, “really good.” And he’s not talking about ... Continue Reading
How Paul Mescal Bulked Up for “Gladiator 2” (+ an Arm Workout to Try)
"Are you not entertained?" Yeah, we certainly are. Gladiator 2, the long-anticipated sequel to director Ridley Scott's 2000 Oscar-hoarding historical epic, hits theaters on Nov. 22, 2024 in the United ... Continue Reading
Why Coach Joe Bennett “Never” Has Bodybuilders Do Lying Leg Curls to Build Muscle
"For the past 10 years, my favorite hamstring exercise for bodybuilding has been the seated leg curl. Why?" You're about to find out. That's bodybuilding coach Joe Bennett — a veteran musclesmith who ... Continue Reading
“I’m Excited for Another World Record”: Meet 2024 Olympian Hampton Morris
Hampton Morris is heading to the 2024 Olympics in a unique position. Morris made modern history for the States once already this year when he set a clean & jerk Senior world record in April — a first ... Continue Reading
“It’s Not About Redemption”: Meet 2024 Olympian Jourdan Delacruz
The 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, are on the horizon. Five of the United States’ best weightlifters will venture overseas for this summer’s Games, which run from Jul. 26 to Aug. 11. Team USA’s ... Continue Reading
Big-Screen Bulk: How Sylvester Stallone Ignited Hollywood’s Physique Transformation Craze
It’s almost a prerequisite nowadays for an actor to shed fat and pack on slabs of muscle in order to become everything from superheroes to Jedi to whatever flesh-and-blood action figure Dwayne “The Rock” ... Continue Reading
Karlos Nasar Sets Unofficial World Records Ahead of 2024 Olympics…Again
With roughly six weeks until the 2024 Olympics, Bulgarian weightlifter Karlos Nasar is looking approximately unstoppable. When the qualification period commenced in 2022, Nasar was one of many names in the ... Continue Reading
The Only 3 Overhead Squat Mobility Drills You Need (According to a Weightlifting Olympian)
The overhead squat is a litmus test; if you can't do one, you're probably not as flexible as you think. It takes a truly extraordinary amount of mobility in your hips, ankles, shoulders, wrists, ... Continue Reading
Strength Training Works as Well as Stretching for Flexibility, Study Shows
It's time to let the myth of the muscle-bound bodybuilder die. While there's certainly an element of truth, you shouldn't worry about strength training limiting your flexibility. Quite the opposite, in ... Continue Reading
Mal O’Brien’s Full Day of Eating & Why She Doesn’t Track Macros
At the elite level of any sport — including CrossFit, where 20-year-old Mal O'Brien has built a reputation as perhaps one of its next great generational talents — performing well is about more than ... Continue Reading