Santi Aragon Retires From Competitive Bodybuilding At 33

Life as a bodybuilder can be a constant grind, exercising and attempting to maintain a strict diet can be a daunting task that steadily wears on competitors. The Classic Physique…

Doug Murray

Vitaliy Ugolnikov AKA ‘Good Vito’ Changes Over To NPC

Vitaliy Ugolnikov, also known as "Good Vito" has acquired a concrete social media following and has done so with consistent posts showing his insane physical stature. The young bodybuilder continues…

Doug Murray

Hafthor Bjornsson Meets Tyson Fury And Teases Him About His Physique

It looks like the WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, has met his match in the 2018 World's Strongest Man Hafthor Bjornsson. They had jokingly compared their physiques and height. After…

Andrew Smith

Close Stance Squat: Target Your Quads, Glutes, and More!

If you want bigger, stronger, shapelier legs, squats should be high on your list of must-do exercises. But, while you might be able to develop decent legs without squats, if…

Patrick Dale, PT, ex-Marine

2022 Arnold Strongman Classic Lineup Announced

The 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) will be held on March 4 - 5 2022, in the Strongman Arena in Hall D inside the Arnold Expo at the Greater Columbus…

Andrew Smith

Strongman Luke Stoltman Lifts 661lbs Paused Deadlift Triples

Part of what makes Strongman competitions so challenging is the way in which events choose to utilize traditional lifts. Each year, new obstacles present different types of challenges for athletes…

Doug Murray

Blessing Awodibu and Nick Walker Go From Rivals To Training Partners

Blessing Awodibu and Nick Walker have had a long-lasting rivalry, though much of the beef was smashed after the 2021 New York Pro. Despite going back and forth on social…

Doug Murray

Female TikToker Found a ‘Life Hack’ That Keeps Men From Bothering Her At The Gym

TikTok user @blackmarketbagelsociety0 is claiming that men stopped giving her unsolicited advice in the gym after she started putting fake hickeys on her neck. The woman maintains that her life…

Doug Murray

Master the French Press: Sculpt Your Triceps & Anconeus

When building stronger and bigger arms, the triceps is the muscle that requires the most attention in the gym. The Tricep muscle covers more surface area than biceps and is…

Andrew Foster, C.S.C.S

11 Cable Shoulder Exercises for Bigger, Stronger Deltoids: Backed by Experts

If you want to build massive, powerful shoulders, you need to include some kind of overhead press in your workouts. Overhead presses are proven shoulder mass builders, and there are…

Patrick Dale, PT, ex-Marine

Regan Grimes Seeks Posing Advice From Jay Cutler & Iris Kyle

Bodybuilding phenom Regan Grimes met up with Jay Cutler and Iris Kyle who shared some wisdom and a couple of useful poses. As one of the top bodybuilders in the…

Doug Murray

Powerlifter John Haack Bench Pressed Colossal 600lbs Raw in Training

John Haack is continuously surprising us and lifting some very heavy weights. Haack is the current powerlifting record holder in the 90 kg category, with his heaviest total equaling 1005.5…

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Breon Ansley Shares His Training Experience ‘Was Incredible’ At Oxygen Gym In Kuwait

Breon Ansley took to YouTube to discuss his time training at the infamous Oxygen Gym in Kuwait known for pushing the limit. Lately, the gym has been under the weight…

Doug Murray

2 CrossFit Athletes Banned for 4-Years After Positive Drug Tests

A pair of Games athletes tested positive for banned substances and will be unable to compete in CrossFit competitions until 2025. Svetlana Kubyshkina and Bernard Luzi both had their appeals…

Doug Murray

Pre-Competition Diet for Bodybuilders

Since you are reading this article, we are assuming that you will be stepping on stage soon or want to get shredded on a deadline. No matter how long you…

Vidur Saini

Push Press vs. Overhead Press – Which one should you do?

The bench press is one of the most popular exercises in strength training. Almost everyone who lifts weights does bench presses. But that wasn’t always the case. In fact, the…

Patrick Dale, PT, ex-Marine

Jay Cutler Confident Brian Shaw Could Be A Bodybuilder

Jay Cutler can say with confidence that 4x Strongman Brian Shaw could take his services to the world of bodybuilding. A legend in his own right, Jay Cutler knows a…

Doug Murray

2021 Mr. Olympia Big Ramy Guest Poses at Sheru Classic

The 2020 and 2021 Mr. Olympia winner, Big Ramy commands an audience wherever he goes. After retaining his Mr. Olympia title in 2021, Big Ramy went home and received a…

Doug Murray

Strongman Hafthor Bjornsson Shows Off His Lean And Shredded Physique In New Workout Video

2018 World's Strongest Man and Game of Thrones actor, Hafthor Julius Bjornsson, has gotten really shredded and looks more like a lean bodybuilder than a strongman these days. Hafthor gave…

Andrew Smith