How to Build a Powerlifting Home Gym

As well as being a veteran personal trainer with over three decades of professional experience, I'm also a former powerlifter. And while my best lifts didn't win any titles or…

Patrick Dale, PT, ex-Marine

Ronnie Coleman Reflects on ‘Extremely Hard’ Career Diet & When He Felt Like a True Bodybuilder 

Ronnie Coleman is peeling back the layers of his decorated bodybuilding career in retirement. In a recent YouTube video, Coleman joined strongman Brian Shaw to reflect on the intense dieting…

Doug Murray

Regional Bodybuilding Show Causes Controversy Over New Men’s Wellness Division

The bodybuilding world is always full of surprises and last weekend was no different. After a Men's Wellness division was on display at the Roraima Classic, a regional bodybuilding show,…

Belinda Evans

Brian Shaw Announces That His MMA Fight Has Been Postponed Indefinitely: “Very Disappointed to Say the Least”

Although Brian Shaw's Mixed Martial Arts match did raise a lot of interest, it has now been postponed as per his recent YouTube video. So, although he was set to face…

Vedad Tabakovic

Reigning Mr. Olympia Derek Lunsford Shares His Top 3 Picks for the 2024 Arnold Classic

Mr. Olympia champion Derek Lunsford didn't hesitate to share who he thinks will be in the Arnold Classic's top three. During a recent Instagram story post, Lunsford named Hadi Choopan,…

Belinda Evans

Evie Corrigan (52KG) Scores Raw Deadlift & Total World Records at 2024 IPF Sheffield Powerlifting Championships

Evie Corrigan came into the 2024 IPF Sheffield Powerlifting Championships as the defending champion from last year. So, she definitely carried a lot of pressure into the competition. Evie once…

Vedad Tabakovic

Exercise Scientist Reveals ‘4-Factor Model Checklist’ for Rest Periods and Best Warm-Up Methods

Exercise scientist Dr. Mike Israetel, a revered nutritionist, lights up with glee anytime he has the opportunity to discuss training and muscle-building. In his latest appearance on Chris Williamson's YouTube…

Doug Murray

Amanda Lawrence (84KG) Sets Raw Squat & Total World Records at 2024 IPF Sheffield Powerlifting Championships

Amanda Lawrence is known to be quite a record breaker, so her expectations for the 2024 IPF Sheffield Powerlifting Championships were extremely high. Luckily, she managed to fulfill her goals,…

Vedad Tabakovic

Brandon Curry Talks Spitting Up Blood Before 2023 Olympia, Gives 2024 Arnold Classic Top 5 Picks

The soft-spoken Open class star Brandon Curry made a special appearance on The Menace podcast. During the interview, Curry reflected on his health scare before 2023 Olympia and discussed the…

Doug Murray

2x Figure Olympia Erin Stern Shares Specialized Workout for Targeting the ‘Bra Fat Area’

Erin Stern brings an insightful approach to working out and getting in shape. In a recent YouTube video, Erin Stern shares six exercises to banish body fat around the bra…

Belinda Evans

The 7 Best Exercises for Building Useable Core Strength

When it comes to building core strength, a lot of fitness trainers favor isolation and floor-based abs exercises. This makes a certain amount of sense because such movements let you…

Patrick Dale, PT, ex-Marine

Average Exercise Heart Rate: Elevate Your Workouts & Smash Your Goals

The American Heart Association sets the target heart rate for exercise at 50 to 85% of your maximum heart rate: about 100 to 170 bpm at age 20, 90 to…

Vidur Saini

Prescillia Bavoil (69KG) Lands 225-kg (496-lb) Raw Squat IPF World Record at 2024 IPF Sheffield Powerlifting Championships

Prescillia Bavoil is continuing to push the limits of women’s 69KG powerlifting as she set a massive 225-kilogram (496-pound) Raw Squat IPF World Record on February 10th. The record came…

Vedad Tabakovic

Gavin Adin (93KG) Scores 337-kg (743-lb) Raw Squat IPF World Record at 2024 IPF Sheffield Powerlifting Championships

Gavin Adin has recently claimed a mind-blowing achievement, having locked out a 337-kilogram (743-pound) Raw Squat IPF World Record. He achieved the amazing lift at the 2024 IPF Sheffield Powerlifting…

Vedad Tabakovic

Keone Pearson Talks Open Ambitions, Compares Shaun Clarida Rivalry to Phil Heath’s/Kai Greene’s

As the most wanted man of the Men's 212 Bodybuilding division, all eyes are on Keone Pearson and his future. In a recent podcast with Dennis Wolf, 'The Prodigy' discussed…

Belinda Evans

Tiffany Chapon (47KG) Breaks Squat, Bench Press, and Total World Records at 2024 IPF Sheffield Powerlifting Championships

Tiffany Chapon, or ‘Turbo Tiff’ as many call her, has extended her dominance in the 47-kilogram weight class at the recent 2024 IPF Sheffield Powerlifting Championships. The competition took place…

Vedad Tabakovic

Jesus Olivares (+120KG) Scores 478-kg (1,053.8-lb) Raw Squat World Record at 2024 IPF Sheffield Powerlifting Championships

Jesus Olivares came into the 2024 IPF Sheffield Powerlifting Championships as the defending champion from last year. So, the training footage that he posted in the leadup to this performance…

Vedad Tabakovic

Agata Sitko (69KG) Breaks Three World Records to Win 2024 IPF Sheffield Powerlifting Championships

The young Agata Sitko from Poland has emerged as the new winner of the 2024 IPF Sheffield Powerlifting Championships. Dubbed the greatest powerlifting competition in history, the IPF Sheffield has…

Vedad Tabakovic

Sonita Muluh Becomes the First Woman in History of Powerlifting to Officially Squat Over 300-kg (661.4-lb)

Sonita Muluh made her debut at the 2024 IPF Sheffield Powerlifting Championships and certainly managed to justify the invitation that she received. The competition took place on February 10th, and…

Vedad Tabakovic