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Urs Kalecinski Before 2024 Olympia: “I Didn’t Love Bodybuilding”
2024 Classic Physique Olympia bronze medalist Urs Kalecinski, nicknamed “The Miracle Bear,” recently joined Hany Rambod’s The Truth Podcast after their arm workout. Kalecenski discussed his bodybuilding beginnings, success as a natural bodybuilder, and struggles with the sport. Kalecinski skipped the 2025 Arnold Classic in early March, where Mike Sommerfeld dethroned Wesley Vissers, the 2024 Classic Physique winner. Kalecinski intends to contend for the…
Crossfit
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2025 CrossFit Open Workout 25.3 Released — Get Tips and Strategies From Top Coaches
The 2025 CrossFit Open concludes this week with 25.3, and we are headed to CrossFit Spur in Glenmont, NY, for the live announcement. For those keeping score, this isn’t far from the new home of the CrossFit Games at the MVP Arena in Albany. The final live announcement will feature a head-to-head-to-head battle between three…
Strongman
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Eddie Hall vs. Mariusz Pudzianowski MMA Fight Nearly Confirmed
Five-time World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Mariusz Pudzianowski and 2017 WSM winner Eddie Hall may be preparing to fight in a mixed martial arts contest. Hall announced on his Instagram page that the fight between him and Pudzianowski would be set for Saturday, April 26, 2025. It will be sanctioned by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW), a Polish MMA organization that…
Weightlifting
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Olympian Joe Kovacs and Mitchell Hooper Teach You How To Properly Jerk
The overhead jerk, a combination of strength, power, and technique, is a cornerstone of weightlifting. In a mid-January 2025 collaboration, 2023 World’s Strongest Man and 2024 Strongest Man on Earth Mitchell Hooper learned the art of split jerks from Olympic shot putter Joe Kovacs as Hooper readies for the 2025 Arnold Strongman Classic, which features a max overhead jerk,…
Powerlifting
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17-Year-Old Powerlifter Yashtika Acharya Dies in Training Accident
17-year-old powerlifting champion Yashtika Acharya died on Feb. 18, 2025, after she fell trying to squat 270 kilograms in training. Acharya was training in Rajasthan Bikaner, India, with a spotter when she attempted to unrack the weight from a squat rack. As she stepped back, the weight was too heavy to stabilize after she and…
Bodybuilding
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The Science of Calf Growth — Are They Different From Other Muscles?
Strong calf muscles help maintain balance, enhance running performance, support explosive jumping, and promote upright posture. Developing the calves prevents lopsided, upper-body-heavy aesthetics with disproportionately smaller legs. Some believe calves are more challenging to grow than other muscle groups. However, multiple studies challenge that notion, suggesting calves can grow like other muscle groups when undergoing relatively equivalent stimuli. [Related: Training Fasted…
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Eddie Hall vs. Mariusz Pudzianowski MMA Fight Nearly Confirmed
Five-time World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Mariusz Pudzianowski and 2017 WSM winner Eddie Hall may be preparing to fight in a mixed martial arts contest. Hall announced on his Instagram page that the fight between him and Pudzianowski would be set for Saturday, April 26, 2025. It will be sanctioned by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW), a Polish MMA organization that…
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Polyunsaturated vs. Saturated Fat — Are Seed Oils Toxic?
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Build Pristine Shoulders: A Step-by-Step Science-Based Workout
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You Might Be Training More Than Dorian Yates Did
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Downtown Charleston Affiliates Use the CrossFit Open as an Opportunity to Come Together
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Wesley Vissers to Take a Year-Long Break, Shares What Went Wrong at the 2025 Arnold Classic
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Nearly 200,000 CrossFit Open Participants From 2024 Did Not Return in 2025