Tag: Top Athletes
The Stoltman Brothers Tour Ryan Terry’s £5,000,000 Custom Gym
2023 Olympia Men’s Physique champion Ryan Terry opened a state-of-the-art gym called RT Fit in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England in partnership with strength brand Primal. Terry invited other elite strength athletes and media alike to try the multimillion-dollar fitness hub. There’s hardly a better duo to evaluate gym equipment “The World’s Strongest Brothers,” Tom and Luke Stoltman. Take a…
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“Drive the Bar”: Zack Telander’s Split Jerk Tips For Strongman Mitchell Hooper
2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Mitchell Hooper has been dipping into Olympic weightlifting to improve as a Strongman competitor. The techniques used in Olympic weightlifting offer crossover into strongman that can help push Hooper above the rest of the field. Examples include using a split jerk during a log press or snatching a heavy implement during a loading medley. Hooper paired with…
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Austin Perkins (75KG) Raw Squats 1.5 Kilograms Over IPF World Record for a Triple In Training
Elite powerlifter Austin Perkins has the biggest total of any raw 75-kilogram lifter in the world at 851 kilograms (1,876 pounds) and the highest DOTS score of any tested athlete, having eclipsed Taylor Atwood for both accolades. Perkins has lifted with the USA Powerlifting (USAPL) federation for most of his career but recently announced a switch to Powerlifting America (PA). Perkins has already done…
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Krzysztof Wierzbicki Deadlifts 510 Kilograms Beltless Off Blocks In Training
Polish powerlifter Krzysztof Wierzbicki is deadlifting unfathomably heavy again. The 110-kilogram lifter shared a video on his Instagram page on Jan. 17, 2024, wherein he pulled a monstrously heavy 510 kilograms (1,124.4 pounds) off blocks in a sumo stance while wearing lifting straps. While Wierzbicki’s deadlift was not pulled off the floor — meaning that the range of…
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Tony Pearson on Bodybuilding: “It’s Art”
Tony Pearson, famed for his aesthetic physique, symmetry, and electrifying stage presence, clinched the World Bodybuilding Guild (WBBG) Pro Mr. World and WBBG Olympus in 1979. A year later, he scored gold at the National Amateur Body-Builders’ Association (NABBA) Pro Mr. Universe contest. He boasts six World Mixed Pairs Championship crowns (1982-86, 1988) and won the 2020 AAU…
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What Running, Training, and Diet Looks Like For Elite Hybrid Athlete Nick Bare
Hybrid training, which combines two distinct methodologies to improve strength and endurance, is gaining widespread popularity. Army veteran, entrepreneur, and content creator Nick Bare is helping lead the hybrid training charge. On Jan. 5, 2024, Bare published a video on his YouTube channel wherein he shared his daily training, detailing how to balance running, strength training, and diet….
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Eat Like a Champion — Samson Dauda’s 2024 Arnold Classic Prep Diet
Eight weeks out from the 2024 Arnold Classic, reigning Men’s Open champion Samson Dauda is eating toward the goal of his first title defense. That means measuring and timing his meals for months leading up to the contest. With Dauda’s partner helping prep meals, the 2023 Mr. Olympia bronze medalist gave his fans a glimpse of a complete day of eating in a video published on his…
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How Breon Ansley Uses Unilateral Training to Balance His Legs
Bodybuilding is all about aesthetics — muscle size, shape, and conditioning; professional bodybuilders are judged on balance, proportions, and symmetry. Neglecting muscle and strength imbalances can be detrimental to a professional bodybuilder’s winning chances in competition. Perceptual and Motor Skills confirmed that bilateral asymmetry is normal in the human body, attributable to genetic and environmental (evolutionary) factors. The paper added…
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Train Chest Like Bodybuilding Legends Branch Warren and Johnnie Jackson
Bodybuilding fans in 2024 watch training videos from the current crop of athletes, such as 2023 Mr. Olympia Derek Lunsford and the popular Nick Walker for training inspiration. Who doesn’t want to train, albeit scaled, like the best bodybuilders in the world? Fans of a previous era watched training videos on DVD or on YouTube in its early days. The athletes…
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Andrew Jacked Withdraws From the 2024 Arnold Classic and Arnold Classic UK Contests
Less than two months before the 36th Arnold Classic, a top contender has dropped out. IFBB Pro League Men’s Open bodybuilder Chinedu Andrew Obiekea, better known as Andrew Jacked, has withdrawn from both the 2024 Arnold Classic (USA) and 2024 Arnold Classic UK contests. The 2024 Arnold Classic first contest is slated for the weekend of March 1-three, 2024, in Columbus, OH. The…
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