Tag: Bodybuilding
2023 Invictus Pro Bodybuilding Show Results
The 2023 Invictus Pro took place on the weekend of Nov. 25-26, 2023, in Astana, Kazakhstan. It featured IFBB Pro League Classic Physique and Figure division contests. Daryn Shirbayev won the Classic Physique contest; Kristina Bodnariuk won the Figure contest. Both champions earned qualifications for the 2024 Olympia Weekend in Las Vegas, NV, on Oct. 10-13, 2023, for…
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2023 Japan Pro Bodybuilding Show Results
The 2023 Japan Pro was held in Tokyo, Japan, on the weekend of Nov. 25-26, 2023, and it served as a 2024 Olympia Weekend qualifying event for the Men’s Open, Men’s Physique, and Bikini divisions. Theo Leguerrier (Men’s Open), Jo Uezato (Men’s Physique), and Ashley Kaltwasser (Bikini) were all declared champions. 2023 Japan Pro Bodybuilding Show Results The final order…
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Priscila Rodrigues Wins 2023 Musclecontest International Brazil Pro Bikini Division Show
Priscila Rodrigues is the winner of the 2023 Musclecontest International Brazil Pro Bikini division show. The contest was held in Campinas, Brazil, on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. It featured seven IFBB Pro League competitors, all of whom represented the host country. Amanda Marques ranked second overall, and Gessica Brun rounded out the top three. The final order of…
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2023 Invictus Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview
One of the three IFBB Pro League shows taking place on the weekend of Nov. 24-26 will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan. The 2023 Invictus Pro will host 17 pros in the Classic Physique and Figure divisions. They will compete for the title and the 2024 Olympia Weekend qualification that comes with gold. Entering the show, none of…
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2023 Musclecontest International Masters Brazil Pro Preview
Campinas, Brazil, will host the 2023 Musclecontest International Masters Brazil Pro on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. The show features an IFBB Pro League Bikini division event. The winner will earn qualification to the 2024 Olympia Weekend in Las Vegas, NV, on Oct. 10-13, 2024. Six athletes are set to compete in Brazil as of Nov. 21, 2023. The…
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2023 Japan Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview
The 2023 Japan Pro is set to take place on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan. It features three IFBB Pro League divisions: Men’s Open, Men’s Physique, and Bikini. The Men’s Open contest is one of the final shows of 2023 for the division. All three divisions will award 2024 Olympia qualifications to their respective winners if…
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Are Long-Length Partial Reps the Secret to Hypertrophy?
Natural bodybuilder, powerlifter, and BSc-qualified biochemist Jeff Nippard released a YouTube video on Nov. 11, 2023, hailing long-length partial reps as “The World’s Smartest Intensity Technique for Muscle Growth.” That’s a bold claim, but he presented evidence to back it up. Traditional reps typically require the lifter to move the weight through their full range of motion (ROM)….
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From Golden Idols to Mass Monsters: Every Bodybuilding Era, Explained
Bodybuilding has a long and varied history, which, in the past few decades, fans have begun to group into “eras.” The best-known example of this — the so-called “Golden Era” — lasted from the 1960s to the early 1980s and was a time when Arnold Schwarzenegger, Frank Zane, Serge Nubret, Franco Columbu, and countless other legends were in…
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4-Time World’s Strongest Man Brian Shaw Trains Biceps with 8-Time Mr. Olympia Ronnie Coleman
Four-time World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Brian Shaw might have retired from competitive strongman following his second Shaw Classic win in 2023, but that doesn’t mean he’s done lifting heavy in the gym. On Nov. 13, 2023, Shaw entered eight-time Mr. Olympia, Ronnie Coleman’s, gym to perform an arm workout with the gym’s legendary namesake. Their workout was filmed and published on Shaw’s YouTube channel….
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2023 Ben Weider Naturals Pro Show Results
The Ben Weider Naturals Pro show was held in the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Alexandria, VA, on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. It featured nine IFBB Pro League contests. Eight of the nine divisions offered 2024 Olympia Weekend qualifications to their respective winners. The only exception was the Men’s Open show. 2023 Ben Weider Naturals Pro Show Results…
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