Tag: Sport: Bodybuilding
Nick Walker’s First Back Training Day En Route to the 2024 New York Pro
The 2021 Arnold Classic champion Nick Walker withdrew from the 2023 Mr. Olympia three days before stepping on stage due to a hamstring and calf injury. While still on the mend, Walker announced that he’ll compete at the 2024 New York (NY) Pro, scheduled for May 18, 2024, in Teaneck, NJ, aiming to punch his ticket to the…
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North Korean World Records (and Chris Bumstead is BACK) — Strength Weekly 2/9
Strength Weekly is bringing you all the news from around the barbell game. This week, we’re covering: Here’s the run of show! 00:00 Intro01:19 Run of Show04:00 Does China not have these classes on lock?07:52 Haley Adams is BACK13:21 Amanda Lawrence with a RIDICULOUS squat16:52 Chris Bumstead returns to training Follow David Thomas Tao and Phil Blechman on Instagram.
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Jeff Nippard Ranks the Best and Worst Back Exercises for Muscle Growth
A strong posterior chain enhances the V-taper and improves strength on compound exercises like deadlifts. On Feb. 5, 2024, fitness influencer Jeff Nippard ranked 20 different back exercises from worst to best for growing muscle in a video on his YouTube channel. Best Back Exercise Criteria Nippard’s ranking system was based on three muscle growth tenets: The first tenet was if an exercise stretched the working muscle with…
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New Study: Standing Calf Raises Grow More Than Twice as Much Muscle as Seated
Calf workouts can suck. Some regard calve aesthetics and capacity for growth as entirely up to genetics; someone either has them, or they don’t, but that argument won’t fly on the bodybuilding stage — if calves are a physique’s weak point, they must be trained. A December 2023 study out of the journal Frontiers in Physiology, entitled “Triceps…
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Will Tennyson’s Tricks For Boulder Shoulder Width: 45-Degree Technique, Myo Reps, and More
When posing in front of the mirror, the shape of the shoulders will undoubtedly alter the overall appearance of one’s silhouette. A lack of medial and rear delt development can visibly hinder the bodybuilding front pose aesthetic that many gym goers chase. How does one effectively cap the shoulders for that 3D look? On Feb. 4, 2023, fitness…
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Mike O’Hearn Joins Breon Ansley’s Quad Training During His 2024 Arnold Classic Prep
On March 1-3, 2024, the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH, will host the 2024 Arnold Classic as part of the Arnold Sports Festival. Winning the Arnold Classic is a gigantic momentum-builder for the 2024 Olympia in October. The Classic Physique will award its champion $30,000 in prize money and the coveted Arnold Trophy. Two-time Classic Physique…
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Andrea Shaw Biography — Early Life, Career, Training, and More
In the mid to late 2010s, many bodybuilding insiders and experts considered women’s bodybuilding to be a distant memory. This was thanks to the demise of the Ms. Olympia contest in 2014 and little exposure for the shows that were taking place. Then in 2020, Wings of Strength promoter Jake Wood bought the Olympia Weekend and revitalized the…
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“Ramon Lit a Fire Under My Ass” — Chris Bumstead Returns to Training for 2024 Mr. Olympia
“[Ramon] is a maniac…” Chris Bumstead knows that the stakes are higher than ever in 2024. After several life-changing events in the back half of 2023 — winning a fifth Mr. Olympia Classic Physique title, tearing his lat just weeks out from the biggest bodybuilding show of the year, and announcing that he’ll soon be a father —…
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Brett Wilkin’s New Training Split for the 2024 Bodybuilding Season
Men’s Open bodybuilder Brett “The Butcher” Wilkin is coming off a 2023 bodybuilding season where he withdrew from the 2023 Mr. Olympia due to digestive issues. For the 2024 season, Wilkin intends to bounce back in a big way through a new split. Brett Wilkin’s 2024 Shoulders & Triceps Workout On Jan. 26, 2024, Wilkin showcased the shoulder and triceps workout featured in his updated training split. Check it out below:…
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Cydney Gillon’s Contest Prep Tips for Natural Bodybuilders
Seven-time reigning Figure Olympia champion Cydney Gillon knows how to tune a physique to compete at the top of the sport. While most bodybuilders who compete on the Olympia stage are enhanced, contest prep can be similar for natural athletes. On Jan 23, 2024, Gillon shared seven contest prep tips for natural bodybuilders on her YouTube channel based on her nearly two decades of experience…
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