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Divisions Collide — Keone Pearson Teaches Regan Grimes a Back Exercise He’d Never Done Before

Two-time 212 Olympia champion Keone Pearson had a training partner for a recent back session: Men’s Open pro Regan Grimes. The two bodybuilders gathered for a back training session at Strength Culture gym in Las Vegas, NV. Both bodybuilders were in different phases of training; Grimes was amidst prep for the 2025 New York Pro, set for May 17, 2025,…
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Crossfit

World Fitness Project Seeks ‘Founding Fifty’ for New Affiliate Program

The creation of the World Fitness Project has been driven by a passion to give athletes, everyday gym-goers, and fans a new way to come together as a community, support one another, compete in, and enjoy fitness. Now, to add its competitive sports events, the World Fitness Project is also launching the Fitness Project Initiative,…
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Strongman

Mitchell Hooper’s Speech at the University of Texas: “Strength is Not Just Lifting Weights”

Three-time reigning Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) champ, Strongest Man on Earth (SMoE), and 2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Mitchell Hooper recently spoke at the University of Texas in Austin. He also deadlifted 700 pounds at the H.J. Lutcher Stark Center for Physical Culture and Sports. Hooper explained that although life expectancy is increasing, overall health isn’t necessarily improving.…
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Weightlifting

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…
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Powerlifting

John Haack Bench Presses 501 Pounds 6 Weeks out From the 2025 Ghost Clash III

John Haack is in the final weeks of his prep for his return to the platform at the 2025 ABS Clash of Titans III event in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday, April 19, 2025. Based on the highlights of his prep, he seeks monumental performance and total. Haack lifted 227.5 kilograms (501 pounds) six weeks out in…
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Bodybuilding

How Astronauts Use Resistance Training to Fight Bone Loss and Muscle Atrophy in Space

Ever wonder how an astronaut stays in shape out in space? It’s not as easy as following a clean diet and heading to the intergalactic gym with cosmic weights and hypertrophic sci-fi machines. That’s because, as you already know, you kinda need gravity for resistance training. Without gravity, astronauts need to turn to some clever…
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Jeff Nippard Uses Science to Rank the Best Glute Exercises

When deciding which exercises to include in one’s programming, getting the best stimulus-to-effort ratio is important. If your goal is developing stronger, juicier glutes, wasting time on less-than-optimal exercises is, well, a waste. In mid-March 2025, bodybuilder and fitness educator Jeff Nippard ranked what he believes the best glute exercises are and used recent research…
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