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Urs Kalecinski and Nathan De Asha Use High Intensity Build Their Chests
The European bodybuilding duo of 2023 Olympia Classic Physique bronze medalist Urs Kalecinski and multiple pro show champion Nathan De Asha teamed up to kickstart their training for the 2024 bodybuilding season. Kalecinski has already qualified for the 2024 Classic Physique Olympia but is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Arnold Classic on March 1-3, 2024, and the 2024 Arnold Classic UK on March…
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Sonita Muluh (+84KG) Smashes the 300-Kilogram Raw Squat Barrier
Belgian powerlifter Sonita Muluh holds the biggest all-time raw squat; she locked out 285.5 kilograms (629.5 pounds) in knee sleeves at the 2023 Classic World Championships (CWC) in Malta during a battle for the super heavyweight crown. She looks set to smash it again soon. Muluh competed on Dec. 9, 2023, at the European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) European Classic Championships (ECC),…
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“Maybe It Was a Good Thing” — Nick Walker Reflects During First Full Leg Day After Hamstring Tear
On Oct. 31, 2023, 2021 Arnold Classic champion Nick Walker revealed that he’d suffered a grisly hamstring tear during his prep for the 2023 Mr. Olympia contest. The injury forced Walker to withdraw from the event rather than risk poor placement in the biggest bodybuilding show of the year. Walker has slowly rehabbed his injury since. On Jan….
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The 5-Exercise, High-Volume Shoulder Workout Derek Lunsford Uses for Massive Pumps
Reigning Mr. Olympia champion Derek Lunsford has, arguably, the best X-frame —characterized by expansive shoulders, a tiny waist, and sprawling quads — in the pro bodybuilding circuit. Lunsford’s X-frame played a crucial role in his victory in the 212 Olympia in 2021 and his coveting of the Sandow trophy two years later in 2023. Lunsford’s off-season training is…
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The ONLY New Year Resolutions That Matter! Strength Weekly 2024
Strength Weekly is the show keeping you up to date on all aspects of the barbell game! This week, we’re covering resolutions — what’s up with those anyway? Here are the only ones you really need! In this episode, we discuss how to stack on track with bodyweight training, how to track your protein (the most important macro?),…
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Is Visualization Your Ticket to Better Performance?
Travis Ortmayer is no slouch in the gym. The 42-year-old has had a long, illustrious, strongman career, appearing in elite events over three decades. He has competed at the World’s Strongest Man (WSM) contest on five occasions — he ranked fifth overall three consecutive times from 2008 to 2010 and qualified twice more in 2011 and 2021. While…
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GORUCK Named the Official Apparel and Footwear Partner of CrossFit
CrossFit has a new partner. On Jan. 4, 2024, CrossFit announced that GORUCK has been named as the new apparel and footwear partner of CrossFit and the 2024 CrossFit Games. The partnership is set at three years. GORUCK produces rucking and tactical training equipment, including weighted vests (Ruck packs), training shoes, various training apparel, and more. Per CrossFit’s…
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Ramon “Dino” Rocha Queiroz Biography: Bodybuilding Career, Workouts, and Height
In the eyes of many bodybuilding fans, the 2023 Classic Physique Olympia contest cemented Chris Bumstead as the G.O.A.T. after he claimed his fifth consecutive championship in Orlando, FL on Nov. 4. That contest also established runner-up Ramon “Dino” Rocha Queiroz as the clear number two superstar of the division. The 2023 Arnold Classic Physique champion appears to…
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Karlina Tongotea (76KG) Squats 2.5 Kilograms Over IPF Raw World Record During 2024 Sheffield Prep
The 2024 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships are fast approaching. One of the biggest meets in competitive powerlifting with a substantial prize purse — over half a million dollars — drawing some of the sport’s best athletes will take place on Feb. 10, 2024, at City Hall in Sheffield, UK. Among those athletes is New Zealand’s Karlina Tongotea. Typically competing…
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Eric Bugenhagen’s High-Calorie Snack Is His “Ticket to Gainsville”
Eric Bugenhagen (a.k.a. professional wrestler formerly known as Rick Boogs) is a bodybuilder amid a bulking phase. Considering Bugenhagen’s physique is already massive, and he was known in the ring for his feats of strength during his matches, it’s worth a double take if he intends to pack on even more mass. On Dec. 30, 2023, Bugenhagen published a video on his…
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