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2023 IPF Equipped World Championships Results
The International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) has an extensive equipped lifting history and has held world championships for over 50 years. The 2023 World Equipped Championships (WEC) were held in Druskininkai, Lithuania — a small spa town in the southernmost region — on Nov. 13-18, 2023. Athletes from 30 countries gathered in a celebration of single-ply equipped lifting. This category allows…
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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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Powerlifting Over 40: How to Start, Benefits, & More
Strength training is no longer a young person’s game. While professional athletes in most sports live out their glory days long before their 30th birthday, the landscape of strength sports spin a different tale. According to data from the World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) powerlifting popularity among Masters competitors (those age 4o and above) is growing. Fast. The…
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How to Clean Home Gym Equipment
Your favorite fitness facility is probably well-stocked with disinfectant wipes and spray bottles, along with signs advising you to do two things: re-rack your weights and wipe down your equipment. It might be second nature to you to give your weight bench a solid wipe-down after a bench press session — but do you apply half as much…
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What Are Cross-Training Shoes? How to Pick the Best Pair of Cross-Trainers for You
You don’t have to be working out deep inside a CrossFit box to be seduced by the proliferation of CrossFit-inspired shoes — the NOBULL Trainer and Nike Metcon come to mind. Sure enough, cross-trainers have been around since the 1980s and predate the mainstreaming of the sport of fitness. For many casual athletes, there’s a running shoe and…
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The 11 Best Yoga Poses for Beginners to Support Bigger, Better Lifts
In the weight room, you know exactly what to do. Put a barbell in your hands or a kettlebell in front of you, and you know precisely which exercises to do to get the most effective gains for your goals. You may not be a beginner in the gym, but that doesn’t mean you know what to do…
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New Research Says You’ll Likely Gain Weight During the Holidays; Here Are 7 Tips to Avoid It at Thanksgiving
The holiday season is good for spending quality time with loved ones, taking a much-needed reprieve after a long year of work, and — perhaps most of all — indulging in festive foods that warm the soul. However, those fuzzy feelings can come with a cost to your waistline, as a recent study illustrates. A systematic review published…
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The Best Hotel Gym Workout to Help You Keep Training on the Road
There was a time when working out while traveling meant calisthenics training, walking, and maybe some travel-sized resistance bands. But if your destination includes a hotel, chances are you may have access to a hotel gym — and then your possibilities really open up. With a hotel gym, gone are the days you’ll have to resort to endless…
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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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Natalya “Nattie” Neidhart Shares Secrets for Staying Strong After 40
In the fantasy world of pro wrestling, Natalya Neidhart claims to be “The BOAT” — spelled out, that’s “the best of all time.” And it’s tough to argue against her. Excellent though they may be, other wrestlers’ claims of greatness are based on the outcomes of scripted events. By comparison, Neidhart’s credentials read as a compilation of straight-up…
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