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Jay Cutler — Background, Bodybuilding History, Training, and More
If you were to ask serious bodybuilding fans to rank the top ten competitors of all time, they wouldn’t all have the same answers. Still, some names are sure to be on the list — names like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ronnie Coleman, and Phil Heath are sure locks. Another name that would very likely arise is Jay Cutler. Cutler…
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2024 Arnold Classic Men’s Physique Show Preview
The 2024 Arnold Classic weekend includes seven IFBB Pro League shows, in which athletes are invited to compete. Twelve Men’s Physique athletes accepted their invitations for a shot at the second-most-coveted title in bodybuilding on March 1-3, 2024 in Columbus, OH. At the time of this article’s publication, 10 athletes remain on the Men’s Physique roster. Emile Walker dropped out…
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How Patrick and Kristi O’Connell Program Training for Their 2024 HYROX Debuts in Houston
CrossFit turned hybrid athletes Patrick O’Connell and Kristi O’Connell will make their HYROX debuts at the 2024 HYROX Houston contest on March 16, 2024, in Texas. They’re tailoring their workouts to HYROX’s prioritization of functional fitness combined with running. HYROX races feature eight stations, with one-kilometer runs between each: On Jan. 21, 2024, the O’Connells published a video on their YouTube channel documenting their…
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How CrossFit Athlete Josh Bridges’ Training Has Changed at 40 Years Old
Former United States Navy SEAL and six-time CrossFit Games athlete Josh Bridges’ competitive career highlight is a second-place finish at the 2011 Games behind four-time Fittest Man on Earth® Rich Froning. Bridges last competed as an elite Individual at the CrossFit Games in 2018 to a 31st-place finish. Though Bridges doesn’t compete at the highest level of CrossFit anymore,…
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Jesus Olivares Raw Deadlifts 16 Kilograms Over World Record in Prep for the 2024 Sheffield Championships
Superheavyweight powerlifting superstar Jesus Olivares is leaving nothing behind as he prepares to return to the UK to defend his title at the 2024 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships. Last year, Olivares took home £30,000 in prize money for his raw total (in knee sleeves) of 1,152.5 kilograms (2,541 pounds) — more than anyone else on the planet. Olivares’ raw deadlift world record in…
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2024 HYROX Maastricht Results
The HYROX season in 2024 got underway with the first contest of the calendar year in Maastricht, Netherlands, on Jan. 20, 2024. The pro divisions, both Individual and Doubles, brought the heat with some blazingly fast times across the eight exercises weaved with one-kilometer runs. Tomas Tvrdik and Jennifer Nikolaus stood atop the podiums for the Individual Pro…
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2024 Arnold Classic Physique Preview
Aside from the Arnold Classic Men’s Open contest, one of the most popular events of the Arnold Sports Festival (ASF) is the Classic Physique show. The 2024 Arnold Classic Classic Physique contest is the division’s seventh edition. It’s scheduled for Friday, March 1, 2024, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH. Unlike other non-Olympia shows on the IFBB Pro…
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What Colten Mertens Thinks Is Wrong With CrossFit Programming
CrossFit training comprises three modalities — weightlifting, gymnastics, and mono-structural movements. CrossFit competitions test athletes’ fitness through programming that combines those modalities. While the nuances of competition programming can often go unnoticed by fans, the subtleties could mean the difference between victory and defeat for athletes at the elite level. On Jan. 6, 2024, four-time CrossFit Games athlete…
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New Study on Protein Timing: Even 100 Grams Per Meal Isn’t Wasted
As you’re reading these words, somewhere out there, an overly meticulous gym bro is shaving fine specks of protein powder off the top of his measuring scoop before taking it from the food scale to his blender. After all, the body can only absorb 25 to 30 grams of protein at a time, right? The big fella in…
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Hall of Fame Mixed Martial Artist Silvana Shamuon Trains Mitchell Hooper for His Upcoming Fight
2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Mitchell Hooper is training for his mixed martial arts (MMA) debut against 2017 WSM champion Eddie Hall. Hall picked up boxing after his retirement from competitive strongman, giving Hall a slight experience advantage in the octagon over Hooper for their bout in Qatar on Feb. 17, 2024. To improve Hooper’s fighting technique, he has sought numerous experts’ guidance on how to effectively…
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