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  • 2025 New York Pro Results

    2025 New York Pro Results

    The 21st edition of the New York Pro is in the history books. Promoter Steve Weinberger hosted 126 pros across nine divisions at the Marriott at Glenpointe in Teaneck, NJ, on Saturday, May 17. Fans watching live and online saw expected wins and upsets onstage. The main event was the Men’s Open contest, in which Nick Walker won his third…

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  • The Morning Routine of a Bodybuilding World Champion

    The Morning Routine of a Bodybuilding World Champion

  • Rayno Nel Won the 2025 World’s Strongest Man Because of the Smallest, Unlikeliest Detail

    Rayno Nel Won the 2025 World’s Strongest Man Because of the Smallest, Unlikeliest Detail

  • 2025 World’s Strongest Man Atlas Stones Results

    2025 World’s Strongest Man Atlas Stones Results

Crossfit

  • Why This Season Just Might Be the Most Exciting One Yet

    Why This Season Just Might Be the Most Exciting One Yet

    The World Fitness Project’s (WFP) Tour Event I is done and dusted, and to say the least, it provided an entertaining show for sports fans. Tour Event I set the stage for the rest of this season, which we believe has the potential to be one of the most entertaining in history for fans. Why?…

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  • 5 Takeaways From The World Fitness Project Tour Event I

    5 Takeaways From The World Fitness Project Tour Event I

  • Inside The Fittest Experience Invitational: Predictions, Leaderboard, and How to Watch

    Inside The Fittest Experience Invitational: Predictions, Leaderboard, and How to Watch

  • Why It’s a Big Deal That Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Will Compete at Torian Pro

    Why It’s a Big Deal That Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Will Compete at Torian Pro

Strongman

  • Rayno Nel Won the 2025 World’s Strongest Man Because of the Smallest, Unlikeliest Detail

    Rayno Nel Won the 2025 World’s Strongest Man Because of the Smallest, Unlikeliest Detail

    Rayno Nel of South Africa is the 2025 World’s Strongest Man (WSM). He is the first South African to hoist the WSM championship above his head, and he beat two former WSM champions — Tom Stoltman and Mitchell Hooper, who ranked as the runner-up and bronze medalist, respectively — along the way. Nel’s journey to…

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  • 2025 World’s Strongest Man Atlas Stones Results

    2025 World’s Strongest Man Atlas Stones Results

  • Rayno Nel Wins the 2025 World’s Strongest Man

    Rayno Nel Wins the 2025 World’s Strongest Man

  • 2025 World’s Strongest Man Flintstone Press Max Results

    2025 World’s Strongest Man Flintstone Press Max Results

Weightlifting

  • China’s Weightlifting Team’s Core Training Floats Weights on Their Upper Back

    China’s Weightlifting Team’s Core Training Floats Weights on Their Upper Back

    The Chinese weightlifting team has dominated the global stage, with five of their six athletes clinching gold medals at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Their remarkable performance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics saw eight Chinese weightlifters acquire seven golds and one silver.  In mid-April 2025, Shenzhen Weightlifting, a training association for elite weightlifters, shared the Chinese weightlifting team’s updated…

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  • IPF Bans Stiff Knee Sleeves

    IPF Bans Stiff Knee Sleeves

  • World Record Weightlifter Karlos Nasar Trains Like a Bodybuilder

    World Record Weightlifter Karlos Nasar Trains Like a Bodybuilder

  • Olympian Joe Kovacs and Mitchell Hooper Teach You How To Properly Jerk

    Olympian Joe Kovacs and Mitchell Hooper Teach You How To Properly Jerk

Powerlifting

  • Train as Much as an Elite Powerlifter to Get Stronger

    Train as Much as an Elite Powerlifter to Get Stronger

    Powerlifting has a straightforward goal: to maximize relative strength for one’s size by lifting the heaviest weight possible in the bench press, squat, and deadlift. If your goal is to build strength, training like a powerlifter prioritizes improving performance in these three foundational lifts. French powerlifter Panagiotis Tarinidis recently shared insights on optimizing training for bench press, squat, and deadlift…

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  • 5 Accessory Exercises to Boost Your Deadlift

    5 Accessory Exercises to Boost Your Deadlift

  • Joe Sullivan Makes NPC Bodybuilding Debut at 2025 Jay Cutler Desert Classic

    Joe Sullivan Makes NPC Bodybuilding Debut at 2025 Jay Cutler Desert Classic

  • Use the 5-3-1 Rep Method for Monstrous Strength Gains

    Use the 5-3-1 Rep Method for Monstrous Strength Gains

Bodybuilding

  • Larry Wheels Wins Pro Card in Classic Physique at the 2025 Musclecontest Bullman Pro

    Larry Wheels Wins Pro Card in Classic Physique at the 2025 Musclecontest Bullman Pro

    The 2025 Musclecontest Bullman Pro was held on Saturday, May 17, in Dublin, Ireland, and featured 12 pro competitors. However, the pro show was briefly overshadowed by the pro qualifier event, which saw Larry Wheels win his pro card in the Classic Physique category. The former powerlifter, strongman, and arm-wrestler entered the contest with only…

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  • Nick Walker Wins 2025 New York Pro Men’s Open Title

    Nick Walker Wins 2025 New York Pro Men’s Open Title

  • 2025 World of Monsterzym Korea Classic Physique Pro Show Preview

    2025 World of Monsterzym Korea Classic Physique Pro Show Preview

  • 2025 New York Pro Preview

    2025 New York Pro Preview

More News

  • Nick Walker Wins 2025 New York Pro Men’s Open Title

    Nick Walker Wins 2025 New York Pro Men’s Open Title

    Nick Walker has won the 2025 New York Pro Men’s Open championship in Teaneck, NJ, which was held on Saturday, May 17. The competition was well-received by the crowd in attendance as Promoter Steve Weinberger presented Walker with the $30,000 prize purse for his efforts. Walker’s victory qualified him for the 2025 Mr. Olympia, set for Oct. 9-12 at Resorts…

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  • 2025 World’s Strongest Man KNAACK Carry & Hoist Results

    2025 World’s Strongest Man KNAACK Carry & Hoist Results

  • 2025 World’s Strongest Man Finals Roster

    2025 World’s Strongest Man Finals Roster

  • 2025 World’s Strongest Man Stone Medley Results

    2025 World’s Strongest Man Stone Medley Results

  • Jesse Marunde: Remembering One of Strongman’s Phenoms

    Jesse Marunde: Remembering One of Strongman’s Phenoms

  • 2025 World’s Strongest Man Titan’s Toss Results

    2025 World’s Strongest Man Titan’s Toss Results

  • Why This Season Just Might Be the Most Exciting One Yet

    Why This Season Just Might Be the Most Exciting One Yet

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