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Why Size Does Not Always Equal Strength
2023 World’s Strongest Man, 2024 reigning Strongest Man on Earth (SMoE), and reigning three-time Arnold Strongman Classic champ Mitchell Hooper recently explained why muscle size doesn’t necessarily correlate to strength. Larger muscles generally produce more force due to greater filament-protein interaction. However, unlike muscle growth, which occurs from mechanical tension and metabolic stress, strength gains are largely…
Crossfit
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The Mayhem Classic Delivered—and Set the Bar for 2025
The start of the 2025 CrossFit season has been anything but normal. The Games team announced several significant changes at the outset, including the introduction of online In-Affiliate Semifinals and 10 In-Person-Qualifying-Events (IPQEs). Then there’s the upstart World Fitness Project (WFP), which is launching its season and will fight for fan attention. Well, if the…
Strongman
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Why Size Does Not Always Equal Strength
2023 World’s Strongest Man, 2024 reigning Strongest Man on Earth (SMoE), and reigning three-time Arnold Strongman Classic champ Mitchell Hooper recently explained why muscle size doesn’t necessarily correlate to strength. Larger muscles generally produce more force due to greater filament-protein interaction. However, unlike muscle growth, which occurs from mechanical tension and metabolic stress, strength gains are largely…
Weightlifting
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World Record Weightlifter Karlos Nasar Trains Like a Bodybuilder
Bodybuilding and Olympic weightlifting are two distinct disciplines, each with unique training methods and goals. Bodybuilding prioritizes aesthetics, focusing on muscle mass and definition through high-rep, high-volume training. Conversely, competitive weightlifting prioritizes maximum strength and power in two technical lifts: snatch and clean & jerk. Bulgarian weightlifting prodigy Karlos Nasar burst onto the international stage in 2021 and became a dominant force in the sport. At…
Powerlifting
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John Haack Squats 810-Pound PR 4 Weeks Out From Competition
Multiple-time world record holder John Haack has set another training PR. Haack, who is preparing for the 2025 ABS Clash of Titans III event in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday, April 19, 2025, has already deadlifted 395 kilograms and benched 227.5 kilograms during his prep. He has set a self-described personal record on the squat, with a massive lift of 367.5 kilograms (810.2…
Bodybuilding
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Planks Suck; Ab Rollouts Are Better — 5 Exercises You Should Replace for Good
“[Planks] are an exercise lazy people made up to give themselves the illusion they’re training their abs. They’re doing nothing at all,” hypertrophy expert Dr. Mike Israetel said in a recent YouTube video. Is it a hot take? Possibly. But he didn’t stop there. Here are five exercises Dr. Israetel says to avoid, along with…
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Sam Sulek’s Private Gym Prioritizes Tension Curves
Sam Sulek recently became an IFBB pro bodybuilder after winning the 2025 Arnold Classic Physique Amateur show on Feb. 27 in his home state of Ohio. In early April 2025, the 23-year-old gave a tour of his private gym to his four-plus million YouTube subscribers. Sulek’s iron paradise is more than a collection of fancy…
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Brian Shaw Announces Strongest Arm on Earth Contest and His Next Arm-Wrestling Supermatch
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Hany Rambod Rates Chris Bumstead’s Open Division Debut Physique
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3 Uncommon Must-Try Chest Exercises
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Wesley Vissers Starts His Year off From Competition With an 11,000-Calorie Cheat Day
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How Haley Adams Dominated Everyone (Men Included) in Event 4 at the Mayhem Classic
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Inaugural WFP Tour Season Takes Shape
