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Discover 7-Time Figure Olympia Champion Cydney Gillon’s Ice Cream Recipe
Reaching the pinnacle of bodybuilding is hoisting an Olympia trophy overhead. As the biggest contest in the sport each year, those who have scaled the heights — and the judges’ scorecards — to claim Olympia gold are remembered by bodybuilding fans forever. Cydney Gillon has done that in the Figure division seven consecutive times. Given her dominance, she’s…
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The 12 Best Budget Home Gym Equipment of 2023
If you’ve thought about building your own home gym, you’ve likely had that wallet-draining feeling that potentially scares you away from the blueprints. Yes, you can spend too much on home gym essentials — as you can on workout apparel, high-protein foods, or any fitness-related expense. The best budget home gym equipment can make your training layout as engaging and…
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4 Ways Stress Is Killing Your Gains
You’re hitting the gym religiously, progressively overloading your lifts, and you’re on top of your protein intake. But the muscle gains still aren’t coming through. So what gives? While it’s probably not the first thing that comes to mind, your stress levels may be to blame. Stress is a sneaky yet common culprit for halting your fitness progress….
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Bulking vs Cutting: Are Higher or Lower Reps Better?
Sports Physiologist Dr. Mike Israetel is the go-to training expert on the Renaissance Periodization YouTube channel, often dissecting what the latest research suggests for resistance training. On Dec. 12, 2023, Dr. Israetel spoke to the often-touted debate about whether lifting heavy weights for fewer reps while bulking and lifting lighter weights for higher reps for cutting are accurate training methodologies…
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How to Join Rogue Fitness’ The Standard Challenge — Row Max Meters In 24 Hours
The final Rogue Fitness challenge of 2023, “The Sleigh Ride,” spans Dec. 15-26, 2023, tasking participants to row 10,000 meters for time. While that competition is still ongoing at the time of this article’s publication, it did not prevent Rogue from releasing the first fitness challenge of 2024. “The Standard Challenge,” revealed on Dec. 13, 2023, tasks participants…
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Two-Time CrossFit Games Winner Justin Medeiros Entered a Powerlifting Competition and Totaled Over 1,400 Pounds
Justin Medeiros, who has been crowned Fittest Man on Earth® twice, could not wait for the 2024 CrossFit season to hoist a barbell in competition. On Dec. 16, 2023, Medeiros made his competitive powerlifting debut at the 2023 USA Powerlifting (USAPL) Holiday Hoist in the raw 90-kilogram (198-pound) weight class; he was one of five athletes in the…
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Renu Stoic 2.0 Cold Tub Review
If you’ve spent some time in the fitness space, you’re probably no stranger to the benefits of cold water immersion, like reduced inflammation and decreased stress levels. (1) While you can enjoy those effects by dropping 20 pounds of ice into a bathtub, you may prefer the convenience and style that only the best cold plunges can offer….
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What Is Barbell Knurling? + Other Barbell Features to Know About
Today is the day. After weeks and months of hard training, your strength training program finally calls for a new 1-rep max in the deadlift. You’ve got the gym to yourself, your favorite song pounding in your ears, and a loaded barbell before you. You set up, wrap your hands around the bar — it’s a bit rusty…
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2024 IFBB Pro League Schedule Revealed
The 2024 IFBB Pro League contest schedule was released on Dec. 18, 2024. The 2024 season is already underway — it began on Oct. 9, 2023 — with several contests having already occurred and awarded division winners 2024 Olympia qualifications. To qualify for the 2024 Olympia, athletes must win a pro show before the qualification cutoff on Sept….
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Watch 2023 World’s Strongest Man Mitchell Hooper Tries Olympic Weightlifting
Strongman catches a bad rap sometimes for being perceived as less elegant than other strength sports like powerlifting or, particularly, weightlifting. While any dedicated fan will tell you that’s not true, a good athlete isn’t afraid to borrow from other disciplines to strengthen their own performance. That’s what Mitchell Hooper appears to be doing. In a Dec. 18…
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