competitors

Competing on a bodybuilding stage for the first time can be nerve-wrecking, but it doesn’t have to be as intense as you may think. There are ways to prepare for that experience so you can put your best foot forward when you make your competitive debut. IFBB Pro League Women’s Chairperson and...

Way back in the day, some bodybuilding contests were conducted by having all the competitors and the judges in the same room within a few feet of each other, which gave the judges a chance to look over all the bodybuilders, move them around, make comparisons and eventually decide what order they...

Women’s bodybuilding is undeniably going through a resurgence. Leading the comeback are a group of extraordinarily gifted women such as MayLa Ash, who have taken on the role of personifying, dignifying, and being the ambassadors for the new look of the sport. Their mission is clear – to advance...

In the early days of bodybuilding, there were only male competitors. Eventually, women were invited to compete as well, but the growth on that side of the sport was far behind their male counterparts. Then came the Figure division. Once this division made it to the Olympia stage, there was a...

In the last couple of years there has been a wave of competitors who have successfully moved up from women’s physique to women’s bodybuilding — including Andrea Shaw, of course, who won both the Rising Phoenix and the Ms. Olympia last year. Inspired by their success, there will be another wave...

One of the big stories in women’s bodybuilding in the last couple of years has been the influx of physique competitors who have moved up to compete with the big girls – and have been spectacularly successful. Andrea Shaw, the 2020 Ms. Olympia winner, made the transition from physique to...

Jennifer Dorie may not have won a Bikini Olympia title yet, but at just 23 years old she already has two Olympia appearances under her belt. In 2019, she finished fifth — an impressive achievement in one of the competition’s most crowded divisions. The Canadian athlete is set to hit the stage...

OPOLJA / Shutterstock Spartan Races are notorious for their difficulty, testing competitors' skills, endurance, and grit, no matter the length of the race. And whether you run a Spartan Sprint, spanning three to five miles, or take on a 30-mile Spartan Ultra, you're guaranteed to encounter...