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2023 Southern Muscle Pro Bikini Division Show Preview
The 2023 Southern Muscle Pro Bikini division show is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, in Dalton, GA. Thirteen IFBB Pro League competitors representing four different nations will take the stage, hoping to score gold and claim one of the final qualification spots for the 2023 Olympia Weekend in Orlando, FL, on Nov. 2-5, 2023. The cutoff date for…
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2023 Musclecontest International Recife Pro Classic Physique Show Preview
There are three qualifying spots for the 2023 Classic Physique Olympia available on the weekend of Oct. 6-8, 2023. One of those spots will go to the winner of the 2023 Musclecontest International Recife Pro in Recife, Brazil. Eleven Brazilian competitors are slated for this show, none of whom have yet qualified for the 2023 Olympia Weekend in Orlando,…
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Kristi O’Connell Gives a Tour of Her New Tricked Out Garage Gym
Kristi O’Connell retired from the competitive CrossFit after seven CrossFit Games appearances, but that doesn’t mean she has left training behind. She is an advocate for hybrid training, which balances strength training and running. The difference is that instead of training as a pro athlete with a team comprised of some of the world’s elite CrossFitters, she trains…
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Reebok Announces Apparel Collection Collaboration with Active Lifestyle Brand Spyder
On Oct. 5, 2023, Reebok announced their limited edition footwear and apparel collection collaboration with outdoor and active lifestyle brand Spyder. Per Reebok’s press release, “The capsule leverages Reebok and Spyder’s status in streetwear and ski culture to bridge the gap between the city and the mountain. The Reebok x Spyder collection encompasses a mix of Spyder’s technical…
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Rahmat Erwin Abdullah (73KG) Sets 201KG Clean & Jerk World Record at 19th Asian Games
Less than a month after his silver-medal performance at the 2023 World Weightlifting Championships, 73-kilogram Rahmat Erwin Abdullah of Indonesia has set his latest world record. Abdullah, who competed at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Oct. 3, 2023, set a 201-kilogram (443.1-pound) world record clean & jerk. Paired with a 158-kilogram snatch, Abdullah’s 359-kilogram weightlifting Total…
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Chris Bumstead’s Sub-3,000-Calorie Diet 6 Weeks Out From the 2023 Olympia
As a pro-competition nears, bodybuilders cut their calorie intake and increase cardio to drop body fat while improving their conditioning and muscle definition. On Oct. 1, 2023, the four-time reigning Classic Physique Olympia champion Chris Bumstead took to his YouTube channel to share what he eats in a day six and half weeks out of the 2023 Olympia…
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The Mike O’Hearn Show – Are Actors’ Physiques the Result of Steroid Use?
Mike O’Hearn popped onto the Sept. 29, 2023, episode of The Mike O’Hearn Show on the Generation Iron YouTube channel to discuss his soon-to-be-released film projects and if actors are commonly using steroids to obtain their shredded silver-screen physiques fit to portray superheroes. Talking with Director of Generation Iron Vlad Yudin, the duo dives into Hollywood’s steroid rumors before…
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2023 Rogue Invitational Legends Roster Confirmed
The 2023 Rogue Invitational, slated for Oct. 27-28, 2023, at the Dell Diamond Stadium in Round Rock, TX, will feature the CrossFit Invitational, featuring the return of six-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey and the Strongman Invitational, which includes three World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champions — reigning WSM Mitchell Hooper, two-time WSM champion Tom Stoltman, and 2020…
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Stan Efferding Explains the Importance of Deliberate Movement Throughout the Day
Bodybuilder, powerlifter, and creator of the vertical diet, Stan Efferding, holds multiple all-time powerlifting world records, including the raw (w/wraps) bench press and total in the Masters 40-44 and 45-49 125-kilogram weight class. Efferding also won the 2010 Mr. Olympia Worlds Strongest Pro Bodybuilder with a 1,428-pound total. On the Sept. 12, 2023, episode of the Modern Wisdom podcast, Efferding…
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Rebecca Roberts Wins The 2023 Britain’s Strongest Woman Contest
The 2023 Britain’s Strongest Woman (BSW) contest concluded on Sept. 30, 2023, with 2021 World’s Strongest Woman (WSM) Rebecca Roberts atop the podium. Roberts scored 60.5 of a possible 65 points during the single-day contest against 12 other elite strongwomen from the UK. The 2023 BSW contest was comprised of the Log Lift, Axle Deadlift, Sandbag Steeplechase, Super…
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