Tag: Sport: Bodybuilding
Will Tennyson Delves Into the Impact of Body Dysmorphia
According to the Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience, body dysmorphia is “a relatively common disorder that consists of a distressing or impairing preoccupation with imagined or slight defects in appearance.” (1) Fitness influencer Will Tennyson opened up about the body dysmorphia he’s experienced during his bodybuilding journey. Diving into the science, Tennyson and Dr. Martin Jugenburg, a plastic and…
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Everything In Dana Linn Bailey’s Gym Bag
A gym bag is like an athlete’s training partner — workouts aren’t the same without it. Many athletes have handpicked training tools in their gym bags that help improve their training performance with the hope of better results. Discovering what’s in an elite athlete’s gym bag could be informative for upgrades for the casual gym-goer, potentially saving them…
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2023 Mr. Olympia Preview
The Olympia Weekend is recognized as the most significant show in bodybuilding. The main event is the Mr. Olympia (Men’s Open) contest. The 59th edition of the Mr. Olympia takes place Nov. 3-4 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. Twenty-four bodybuilders have qualified for the competition, but only 21 are expected to take the stage. The…
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How Samson Dauda Eats One Month From the 2023 Olympia
Professional bodybuilders typically follow a regimented diet throughout the year. Their meals are meticulously measured even further during their contest prep as they trim calories to dial in their physiques to reveal the muscle tissue added during the off-season. 2023 Arnold Classic champion Samson Dauda is a top contender for the 2023 Mr. Olympia title. The contest is…
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6 Exercises Reigning Figure Olympia Champion Missy Truscott Uses To Train Shoulders and Triceps
Reigning Figure Olympia champion Missy Truscott recently filmed a shoulder and triceps workout deep into her prep to defend her title at the 2023 Olympia, scheduled for Nov. 2-5, 2023. Truscott is a two-time Figure champion, having first won the Olympia crown in 2020. Her only other two appearances on the Olympia stage resulted in silver-medal finishes (2019, 2021), according…
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2 Top-10 Bikini Bodybuilders Reveal Their Glute Training
According to NPC News Online, Bikini bodybuilders are judged on a balance of muscularity that “gives shape to the female body,” including slight roundness of the delts and “full round glutes with a slight separation between the hamstring and glute area.” Although Bikini competitors are not training to be the biggest or most conditioned compared to other divisions,…
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What’s In Jeremy Buendia’s 800-Carb, Nearly 6,000-Calorie Refeed?
Professional bodybuilders enter a calorie deficit in the weeks leading up to a show to cut fat to improve their muscle conditioning and definition. However, a side effect of the cutting phase is hampering muscle fullness and appearing flat. Bodybuilders sometimes eat a hefty cheat meal during their shredding phase to replenish muscle glycogen stores and add some…
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How Bikini Bodybuilder Phoebe Hagan Trains Shoulders For the 2023 Olympia
British pro bodybuilder Phoebe Hagan entered the upper echelons of the pro-Bikini circuit by finishing seventh at her debut Olympia in 2022. She qualified for the 2023 Olympia by winning the 2022 Battle of Texas Pro on Dec. 10, 2022, and dedicated a long off-season to improving her physique. On Oct. 2, 2023, Hagan shared a video on…
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Terrence Ruffin’s 2023 Olympia Back Training with Fellow Classic Physique Competitor Mike Sommerfeld
Bodybuilder Terrence Ruffin is a two-time Arnold Classic Physique champion looking to make a run at the 2023 Classic Physique Olympia title on Nov. 2-5, 2023, in Orlando, FL. He’s training with last year’s fifth-place finisher in the division, Mike Sommerfeld, to accomplish this goal. On Oct. 1, 2023, Ruffin published on his YouTube channel the back-day workout he…
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Brett Wilkin Withdraws From the 2023 Mr. Olympia Contest
IFBB Pro League Men’s Open bodybuilder Brett Wilkin was the first athlete to qualify for the 2023 Mr. Olympia contest when he won the 2022 Bigman Weekend Pro. On Oct. 9, 2023, Wilkin officially withdrew his name from the 2023 Mr. Olympia, slated for Nov. 2-5, 2023 in Orlando, FL. Wilkin announced that he had to bow out…
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