Tag: Bodybuilding
Urs Kalecinski and Wesley Vissers Tag Team Back Training During 2024 Arnold Classic Prep
In professional bodybuilding, camaraderie and competition often go hand-in-hand. Although Urs Kalecinski and Wesley Vissers will lock horns at the 2024 Arnold Classic on March 1-2, 2024, the duo joined forces for a back training session. Kalecinski and Vissers have intensified their programming to train back twice weekly while prepping for the Arnold. On Feb. 18, 2024, Kalecinski…
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Jay Cutler to Receive 2024 Arnold Classic Lifetime Achievement Award
Jay Cutler will receive the 2024 Arnold Classic Lifetime Achievement Award. The Arnold Sports Festival (ASF) announced that the bodybuilding great will receive the honor on Saturday, March 2, 2024, as a part of the Saturday night finals of the 2024 Arnold Classic in Columbus, OH. The announcement was made on the organization’s social media outlets: “We’re proud to announce this…
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Nick Walker Trains Back Raw 14 Weeks Out From the 2024 New York Pro
Sandow trophy hopeful Nick Walker had to sit out of the 2023 Olympia due to hamstring and calf injuries. However, Walker’s hiatus from the competitive limelight was short-lived, as he will compete at the 2024 New York (NY) Pro, scheduled for May 18, 2024. Should he win that contest for the second time in his career — he…
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Wellness Bodybuilder Chloe Pickford Shares How to Build “Whammy” Quads
IFBB Pro League Wellness bodybuilder Chloe Pickford secured her pro card in 2022 and will make her professional debut in 2024. The English athlete chronicles her debut preparation on her YouTube channel, providing a glimpse into her workouts. On Feb. 17, 2024, Pickford published a video featuring her quad training at the UltraFlex Gym Derby comprised of: Pickford’s Quad Workout Before hitting quads,…
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Chris Bumstead and Hadi Choopan Train Back with Coach Hany Rambod
With the 2024 Arnold Classic on March 1-3, 2024, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH, 2023 Mr. Olympia silver medalist Hadi Choopan aims to kick off 2024 with a strong performance. Should he dethrone reigning Arnold Classic champion Samson Dauda in Columbus, Choopan will enter to the 2024 Olympia as the number one contender to reigning Mr. Olympia Derek Lunsford. To prepare for the challenge, Choopan teamed up…
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Nick Walker Bodybuilding Biography — Early Life, Contest History, and More
There is an unwritten tradition in sports to find the “next” version of a great or legend that is coming up. Some say Patrick Mahomes appears to be the next man up in the G.O.A.T. quarterback conversation after Tom Brady. They are still trying to find the next Tiger Woods in golf. The chat in bodybuilding circles is…
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How to Watch the 2024 Arnold Classic Competitions
The 2024 Arnold Sports Festival is slated for the weekend of Feb. 29 through March 3, 2024, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH. Seven IFBB Pro League divisions will host pre-judging and/or final rounds to determine the 2024 champions for one of bodybuilding’s most prestigious events. The 2024 editions of the Arnold Strongman and Strongwoman Classic competitions will also…
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How 7-Time Figure Olympia Champion Cydney Gillon Trains Legs During Her Off-Season
With seven consecutive Figure Olympia championships, Cydney Gillon is arguably the most dominant bodybuilder currently in the IFBB Pro League. Her graceful stage presence, flowing symmetry, balance, and shape set her apart from the field on the judges’ scorecards. On Feb. 12, 2024, Gillon published a video on her YouTube channel wherein she shared her off-season, high-volume, hypertrophy-focused…
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World Record 1,053 Pound Squat (and What If Tom Haviland Did Strongman)? — Strength Weekly 2/16
Strength weekly is bringing you everything you need to know from around the barbell game! This week, we’re covering: Here’s the episode breakdown: 00:00 Intro00:41 Run of Show02:30 The BIGGEST powerlifting show of all time09:27 Jesus Olivares’ big time squat12:16 Tom Haviland’s strongman potential18:30 HYROX expands to Canada Follow David Thomas Tao and Phil Blechman on Instagram.
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Elisa Pecini Is Out of the 2024 Bikini International Contest
2019 Bikini Olympia champion and 2020 Bikini International winner Elisa Pecini is out of the 2024 Bikini International contest, slated for the weekend of March 1-3, 2024, as a part of the Arnold Sports Festival (ASF) and the 2024 Bikini International UK event on March 15-17, 2024. Pecini revealed on her Instagram that she was recently hospitalized due to severe abdominal pain that was determined to…
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