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2025 Musclecontest Campinas Pro Bikini Division Show Preview
The 2025 Musclecontest Campinas Pro is set for Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Campinas, Brazil. Promoter Tamer El Guindy will host a 2025 Bikini Olympia qualifying show. The winner earns a spot on the 2025 Olympia at Resorts World in Las Vegas, NV, on Oct. 9-12, 2025. If the winner is already Olympia-qualified, no other qualification will be…
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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The Stoltman Brothers Train to Defend and Rebuild via Heavy Dumbbell Pressing
Reigning three-time World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Tom Stoltman and his older brother, 2024 Europe’s Strongest Man (ESM) Luke Stoltman, vlogged a push workout in early March 2025. Luke is preparing to defend his ESM title on April 5 in Leeds, England. Tom returned to the drawing board after his seventh-place finish at the 2025 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC). Warm-Up for Heavy Dumbbell Pressing The…
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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Don’t Neglect Your Upper Pec Training
Developed upper pecs are a defining attribute of an aesthetic physique, creating mid-pec line and visual separation. Building full upper pecs can be tricky, though. Based on research and real-world evidence, muscle growth expert Dr. Mike Israetel broke down the best methods to maximize upper pec gains in mid-March 2025. The upper pecs are technically…
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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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Colten Mertens and Mirjam von Rohr Back on Top for CrossFit Open 25.2
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“The Judges Got It Correct”: Phil Heath Breaks Down the 2025 Arnold Classic
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How to Watch CrossFit Open Announcement 25.3
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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
