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Hafthor Björnsson Elephant Bar Deadlifts 440 Kilograms During 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic Prep
When former World Strongest Man (WSM) champion Hafthor Björnsson announced his comeback to competitive strongman after a four-year hiatus, many questioned if he could achieve a similar level of dominance he once levied on the sport. Björnsson’s recent training videos display he is on the right path. On Jan. 22, 2024, the three-time Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) champ…
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Dana Linn Bailey Performs Sam Sulek-Style Superset Training
The inaugural Women’s Physique Olympia champ (2013), Dana Linn Bailey, dipped into what it’s like to train like social media sensation bodybuilder Sam Sulek. While Sulek has never competed in a pro show, his physique rivaling elite athletes has garnered a ton of the industry’s attention. On Jan. 23, 2024, Bailey published her Sam Sulek-style back workout on her YouTube channel that featured the following…
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Austin Perkins Exceeds IPF Squat and Deadlift Records in Training
Elite powerlifter Austin Perkins set the record books alight in 2023. He hit the biggest squat in knee sleeves ever recorded in the 75-kilogram class — a massive 313.5 kilograms (691 pounds). Perkins also set that class’s all-time world record total with a colossal 851 kilograms (1,876 pounds), scoring the highest DOTS score ever recorded for a tested powerlifter. Perkins hasn’t finished…
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2024 Arnold Classic Men’s Wheelchair Pro Show Preview
The eighth edition of the Arnold Classic Men’s Wheelchair Pro bodybuilding show will be held at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH, on Saturday, March 2, 2024, as a part of the 2024 Arnold Sports Festival. Nine competitors will compete in this show, two of whom are the only Arnold Classic champions in the division’s history. Aside…
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The Power Clean Exercise: How To, Variations, and Fix Common Mistakes
One issue with Olympic lifts is that they take much time and skill to master. This sucks because the snatch and clean & jerk are fantastic movements with benefits that extend beyond the sport of weightlifting. That said, you can reap many of those benefits in a fraction of the time by performing the power clean, a simpler,…
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Jade Jacob (57KG) Raw Deadlifts 225 Kilograms for Two Reps
French powerlifter Jade Jacob is the highest-ranked raw female in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) who hasn’t yet won an Open world title. She was the IPF Junior World Champion in 2021. She has been lifting in the Open class ever since despite still being a Junior athlete in 2024. At the 2022 IPF Classic World Championships (CWC), Jacob compelled…
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Russel Orhii (83KG) Raw Squats the IPF World Record for Four Reps
Elite powerlifter Russel Orhii will return to the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) in 2024. He won the IPF Classic World Championships (CWC) in the 83-kilogram class in 2019 and again in 2021 (no contest in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Orhii set the raw squat and total world records at 320.5 kilograms (706.5 pounds) and 841 kilograms (1,854 pounds)…
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Annie Thorisdottir and Katrin Davíðsdóttir’s 6 Tips For Sticking to Your Goals
Each January, gyms all over the globe experience a surge in memberships as people commit to New Year’s resolutions centered around fitness. According to PLoS, approximately a third of all resolutions are fitness and health-focused (the most of any category). Unfortunately, a third of resolutions are likely to fail by the end of a given year. (1) On…
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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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