Pavel Ythjall
Powerlifters and bodybuilders are like quarreling brothers. Some differences they can never fully bridge and yet, for better or worse, they remain closely related. They do many of the same exercises. Bodybuilders squat, deadlift, and bench press, just as powerlifters may crank out...
The IFBB Hall of Famer wants to see the biggest and the best athletes.
At the Arnold Classic in Africa, Arnold Schwarzenegger called for drug testing in bodybuilding. You can read the full story here, but in short, his points were that steroid culture enables users to take more and more to stay...
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After securing seven consecutive 212 Olympia titles, Flex Lewis is setting his sights even bigger as he works toward earning a shot at the illustrious Mr. Olympia crown on the open bodybuilding stage in 2020. That means he’s going to need to add mass to a body that...
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It’s no secret that steroids have become increasingly common in the world of elite sports. From baseball players to mixed martial artists and Olympians, there have been countless cases of athletes using steroids to gain an edge on the competition.
Bodybuilding, as the...
Juan Morel's extremely impressive physique earned him a first-place finish this past weekend at the 2019 Arnold Classic South America. The fitness exposition, which took place in São Paulo, Brazil on April 12-14, brought out some of the best pro bodybuilders in the world to compete in the men’s...
Wade McCrae Washington wasn't supposed to live past the age of 10, according to the initial prognosis of doctors. At just 11 months old, the Houston native was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, a condition that impairs muscle coordination and motor skills, among other issues. In its most aggressive...
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In the pre-internet age of April 1990, whispers began to circulate that Vince McMahon, head of the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE), was about to launch a bodybuilding magazine. The word was that it would act as a precursor to establishing a bodybuilding federation that...
Jared Wells' Instagram
Jared Wells, 22, from Utica, New York currently weights in at 160 pounds. For someone who is working towards competing in bodybuilding, this may seem small, but to Wells it is a huge accomplishment.
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Amazing chest day today! . Possibly one...
The world of bodybuilding lost one of its most iconic competitors this week as Ed Corney, member of the IFBB Hall of Fame and one of the featured subjects in Pumping Iron, passed away on January 1 at the age of 85.
Corney’s career began in 1967, when he entered—and won—his very first contest...
This e-book is to fill out a large gap in the field of applied fitness and bodybuilding nutrition.
There are many web sites and even e-books and reports out there, which make partial attempt to touch upon this exceptionally large topic. Some of them stop at the basics, others go a bit further...