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  • How to Watch the 2025 World’s Strongest Man

    How to Watch the 2025 World’s Strongest Man

    The 2025 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) contest will be held in Sacramento, CA, from May 15 to 18, 2025. For the first time in three years, the contest will return to the California State Railroad Museum. The defending champion, Tom Stoltman, has won in this arena before and aims to further cement his legacy as…

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  • 2025 China DMS JiangYin Pro Bodybuilding Show Results

    2025 China DMS JiangYin Pro Bodybuilding Show Results

  • Jonne Koski Brings a Decade of Experience to the WFP Stage

    Jonne Koski Brings a Decade of Experience to the WFP Stage

  • Nick Walker Officially Declares for the 2025 New York Pro

    Nick Walker Officially Declares for the 2025 New York Pro

Crossfit

  • Jonne Koski Brings a Decade of Experience to the WFP Stage

    Jonne Koski Brings a Decade of Experience to the WFP Stage

    Jonne Koski traveled to Carson, CA, in 2014 to compete in his first CrossFit Games at 19 years old.  He had been training with his friends and fellow 2014 CrossFit Games rookies Lukas Hoberg and Björgvin Karl Guðmundsson. Collectively, they hoped they stood a chance against the best in the world and could compete alongside…

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  • CrossFit HQ Gives HYROX a Nod – Here’s Why It Matters

    CrossFit HQ Gives HYROX a Nod – Here’s Why It Matters

  • Alex Gazan, Austin Hatfield Take WFP Tour Event 1 in Down-to-the-Wire Finishes

    Alex Gazan, Austin Hatfield Take WFP Tour Event 1 in Down-to-the-Wire Finishes

  • 6 Big Names Still Chasing CrossFit Games Spots

    6 Big Names Still Chasing CrossFit Games Spots

Strongman

  • How to Watch the 2025 World’s Strongest Man

    How to Watch the 2025 World’s Strongest Man

    The 2025 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) contest will be held in Sacramento, CA, from May 15 to 18, 2025. For the first time in three years, the contest will return to the California State Railroad Museum. The defending champion, Tom Stoltman, has won in this arena before and aims to further cement his legacy as…

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  • Every Winner of the World’s Strongest Man Competition

    Every Winner of the World’s Strongest Man Competition

  • Mitchell Hooper’s Deadlift Pyramid Training and 3 Accessory Exercises for 2025 World’s Strongest Man Prep

    Mitchell Hooper’s Deadlift Pyramid Training and 3 Accessory Exercises for 2025 World’s Strongest Man Prep

  • 2025 World’s Strongest Man Qualifying Groups Announced

    2025 World’s Strongest Man Qualifying Groups Announced

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

  • 2025 Kokeny Classic Hungary Pro Bodybuilding Show Results

    2025 Kokeny Classic Hungary Pro Bodybuilding Show Results

    The 2025 Kokeny Classic Hungary Pro occurred in Budapest, Hungary, on Saturday, May 10. Three 2025 Olympia qualifications were on the line for the 212, Classic Physique, and Bikini divisions. The winners of each category would be eligible to compete at the Olympia in Las Vegas, NV, on Oct. 9-12, 2025. Those champions were Lucas Coelho (212), Mustafa Yildiz (Classic Physique), and Viktoria Csicsayova (Bikini).…

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  • 2025 Pittsburgh Pro Bodybuilding Show Results

    2025 Pittsburgh Pro Bodybuilding Show Results

  • Men’s Open Bodybuilder Regan Grimes 3,000-Calorie Prep Diet

    Men’s Open Bodybuilder Regan Grimes 3,000-Calorie Prep Diet

  • Derek Lunsford Wins the 2025 Pittsburgh Pro After Tiebreaker Round

    Derek Lunsford Wins the 2025 Pittsburgh Pro After Tiebreaker Round

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  • Men’s Open Bodybuilder Regan Grimes 3,000-Calorie Prep Diet

    Men’s Open Bodybuilder Regan Grimes 3,000-Calorie Prep Diet

    Men’s Open bodybuilder Regan Grimes has fine-tuned his diet for the 2025 New York Pro, set for Saturday, May 17, 2025. With his sights on victory and 2025 Olympia qualification, Grimes shared his 3,000-calorie diet, focused on high-protein foods, moderate carbs, reduced fats, and key supplements to support his gym performance.  Grimes’ mornings start with a hydration drink and a Celsius packet — zero sugar,…

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  • Derek Lunsford Wins the 2025 Pittsburgh Pro After Tiebreaker Round

    Derek Lunsford Wins the 2025 Pittsburgh Pro After Tiebreaker Round

  • 2025 Kokeny Classic Hungary Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview

    2025 Kokeny Classic Hungary Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview

  • Vitalii “Goodvito” Ugolnikov Suffers Lat Injury, Withdraws from 2025 Pittsburgh Pro

    Vitalii “Goodvito” Ugolnikov Suffers Lat Injury, Withdraws from 2025 Pittsburgh Pro

  • 2025 China DMS JiangYin Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview

    2025 China DMS JiangYin Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview

  • 2025 Pittsburgh Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview

    2025 Pittsburgh Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview

  • How and Why Bodybuilder Erin Banks Trains Legs for a Division That Doesn’t Care About Them

    How and Why Bodybuilder Erin Banks Trains Legs for a Division That Doesn’t Care About Them

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