He's still got it — at least, that was weightlifting coach and YouTuber Zack Telander's conclusion after partnering with seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong for a cycling-heavy conditioning ... Continue Reading
2024 European Weightlifting Championships Full Results
It's getting down to the wire now. The 2024 European Weightlifting Championships (EWC) run in Sofia, Bulgaria from Feb. 12 to 20. This year's EWC will not only host many of the best weightlifters in Europe ... Continue Reading
These Are (Some of) the Best Fitness Content Creators to Follow in 2024
The days of getting your fitness advice exclusively from magazines (or, worse yet, your high school gym coach) are dead and gone. Social media certainly comes with its own perils, but one of the best ... Continue Reading
Karlos Nasar (89KG) Sets 176KG Junior World Record Snatch at 2024 European Weightlifting Championships
He's done it again ... again. On Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, Bulgarian weightlifter Karlos Nasar set his latest record — a 176-kilogram (388-pound) Junior world record snatch during the Men's 89-kilogram ... Continue Reading
The Best 30-Minute HIIT Workouts for a Quick Sweat Session
One of the best things about fitness is that it’s not one-size-fits-all — your personal preferences help to shape your journey. There are countless ways to arrange your workouts, including cranking out ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Mart Seim “Had To” Squat 400 Kilograms To Compete Against Drug Users
Athletes will utilize whatever competitive advantage they can to excel in their sport. This is as true in badminton as it is in basketball and goes doubly for strength sports like weightlifting. That said, ... Continue Reading
The 9 Best Cool-Down Exercises to Optimize Your Recovery
After an intense workout, it’s tempting to hit the showers and move on with your busy day. But taking a few minutes to stretch, breathe, and relax gives your body a chance to (literally) cool down. ... Continue Reading
The Beginner’s Guide to Olympic Weightlifting
How does the saying go? “The best time to plant a tree was 10 years ago; the second best time is today.” That adage refers to personal investments of any kind — including starting a new hobby or picking up ... Continue Reading
Dorian Yates Biography — Beginnings, Bodybuilding, and Workout
Every sport had its top superstar in the 1990s. It was Michael Jordan for the NBA, Ken Griffey Jr. for many baseball fans, and Hulk Hogan was the biggest name in the world of professional wrestling until ... Continue Reading
Does Green Tea Help With Weight Loss? A Health Coach and Nutrition Ph.D. Weighs In
If you run a quick internet search on supplements for weight loss, you’ll find thousands of products boasting evidence-based formulas to fuel rapid results. It’s easy to feel lost in the maze of marketing, ... Continue Reading
Why Can’t North Korea Compete in Weightlifting at the 2024 Olympic Games?
“This is the first time that all of our athletes have won gold,” says Song Nam Jang, head coach of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK or PRK) weightlifting team in an interview provided to ... Continue Reading
Jesus Olivares (+120KG) Sets IPF Raw Squat World Record of 478 Kilograms at 2024 Sheffield
Kilo by kilo, Jesus Olivares moves the needle. Among the many, many new powerlifting world records set over the course of the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) 2024 Sheffield Powerlifting ... Continue Reading
The Best StairMaster Workout for Your Experience Level
Even the most dedicated barbell aficionados may glance the way of the cardio floor every now and again — especially when the power of social media compels them. StairMaster machines have been around since ... Continue Reading
2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships Full Results
It's finally here. The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France inch closer by the day. But before then, the best weightlifters in the world will continue to fight for those few precious Olympic qualification ... Continue Reading
The 12 Best Partner Exercises to Try With Your Gym Buddy, Plus Workouts
Some days, hitting the gym is all about much-needed me-time. You just want to pop on your headphones and dial in. On other days, you may want the extra motivation of your workout buddy sweating it out with ... Continue Reading
Rahmat Erwin Abdullah (73KG) Lifts 204KG World Record Clean & Jerk at 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships
At the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, weightlifter Rahmat Erwin Abdullah of Indonesia surprised everyone when he snuck himself into bronze medal position from the "B" Group. Prior to that moment, no one had ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Won Hyon Sim Sets First-Ever World Records in 45-Kilogram Division
Tiny, but mighty; on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, weightlifter Won Hyon Sim made history in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The city is hosting the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships (AWC) this year from Feb. 3 to ... Continue Reading
Andrea Shaw Biography — Early Life, Career, Training, and More
In the mid to late 2010s, many bodybuilding insiders and experts considered women’s bodybuilding to be a distant memory. This was thanks to the demise of the Ms. Olympia contest in 2014 and little exposure ... Continue Reading
“Ramon Lit a Fire Under My Ass” — Chris Bumstead Returns to Training for 2024 Mr. Olympia
"[Ramon] is a maniac..." Chris Bumstead knows that the stakes are higher than ever in 2024. After several life-changing events in the back half of 2023 — winning a fifth Mr. Olympia Classic Physique title, ... Continue Reading
Does Running Burn Fat? The Science Behind This Cardio Myth
When you’re searching for a cardio exercise to complement all of that muscle-sculpting you’ve been doing in the gym, it’s tough to beat running. Whether you do your runs inside on a treadmill or out on the ... Continue Reading
The 11 Best Pull Exercises to Forge a Bigger, Stronger Back
You know what to do on leg day. And push days are known to bring on the bench press and overhead press. But pull day is looming in your push-pull-legs workout split, and you’re unsure which moves to ... Continue Reading
New Study on Protein Timing: Even 100 Grams Per Meal Isn’t Wasted
As you're reading these words, somewhere out there, an overly meticulous gym bro is shaving fine specks of protein powder off the top of his measuring scoop before taking it from the food scale to his ... Continue Reading
HIIT Vs. LISS — Which Type of Cardio Is Better?
You’ve just started surrendering to your cardio-happy friend who insists that you do something in the gym aside from picking up heavy barbells and putting them back down. Fine, you say, you’ll do…cardio. ... Continue Reading
The 10 Best Leg Stretches to Bolster Your Lower Body Training
If you do it right, leg day is an intense experience. Squatting, lunging, and hinging until you’re a puddle on the gym floor takes up a lot of time and mental real estate. But once you’ve crushed your leg ... Continue Reading