Tag: Top Athletes
Animal-Style Burgers — Jeremy Buendia’s Cheat Meal Two Weeks Before the 2023 Olympia
In the lead-up to a competitive bodybuilding show, diet is a competitor’s priority. Athletes typically spike a high-calorie day several times during the shredding phase before peak week (i.e., the week of the show) to analyze how their body responds to a refeed day. Staying on a calorie-restrictive diet for an extended period can compromise muscle fullness. A…
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Amélie Mierger (+84KG) Raw Benches Presses 3 Kilograms Over IPF World Record
Bench press specialist Amélie Mierger is no stranger to world records. She broke the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) bench press world record in the +84KG class three times before losing it to Mahailya Reeves in 2022. Reeves set the record at 164.5 kilograms (363 pounds) at only 18 years old en route to victory at the 2022 IPF…
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7 Additional Pounds of Muscle — Breon Ansley Poses With Updated Physique
Two-time Classic Physique Olympia champion Breon Ansley has developed an updated physique with more muscle mass thanks to the updated weight caps that allow him to add more muscle tissue to his frame. Three weeks from the 2023 Olympia, he was ready to show off his new aesthetics. Currently weighing in at 194 pounds, Ansley aims to cut…
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Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr Finishes In 2nd at the 2023 Rogue Invitational 6 Months After Giving Birth
The G.O.A.T. has done it again. A mere few months after giving birth to her first child in May, the winningest Individual athlete in CrossFit Games history has…well, made more history. Six-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr missed the 2023 CrossFit Semifinals and Games and hadn’t stepped onto a competition floor since 2021. But on Oct. 29,…
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Mitchell Hooper Wins 2023 Rogue Strongman Invitational
2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Mitchell Hooper is on an absolute tear. The 28-year-old Canadian strongman sensation capped off a stellar year of competitive performances with a win at the 2023 Rogue Invitational Strongman competition, which ran on Oct. 28-29, 2023, at the Dell Diamond Stadium in Austin, TX. Hooper maintained the precedent he set early in the…
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Jawon Bethea Garrison (82.5KG) Sets 915.5KG All-Time World Record Total at 2023 WRPF American Pro 2
Powerlifting history was been made once again at the 2023 World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) American Pro 2 meet in Manassas, VA on Oct. 28, 2023. 82.5-kilogram athlete Jawon Bethea Garrison has claimed the all-time world record for his weight class in the raw total with a total of 915.5 kilograms, or 2,018.3 pounds, across the squat, bench…
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Terrence Ruffin’s Full Day of Eating Two Weeks Before the 2023 Olympia
Two-time Arnold Classic Physique champ Terrence Ruffin is prepping ready for the biggest bodybuilding event of the year: the 2023 Olympia. With that comes intense training with fellow Classic Physique competitors like Mike Sommerfield and a heavily regimented diet, which Ruffin showcased in a video published on his YouTube video on Oct. 23, 2023. Ruffin detailed a full day of eating on one…
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2023 Bikini Olympia Preview
The 2023 Bikini Olympia will be the 14th edition of the contest. It will be held as a part of the 2023 Olympia Weekend in Orlando, FL, on Nov. 2-5, 2023. This competition features the largest lineup out of all 11 IFBB Pro League divisions featured at the show. Fifty-two athletes will face the judges at prejudging, with the…
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Inderraj Singh Dhillon (120KG) Deadlifts 380-Kilogram Raw Double
120-kilogram powerlifter Inderraj Singh Dhillon holds the distinction of the biggest raw deadlift in British Powerlifting (BP) history. BP is the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) affiliate in the UK with roots in the beginning of the sport. Dhillon moved into the British top spot at the 2023 IPF Classic World Championships (CWC) in Malta, deadlifting an IPF raw world…
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Men’s Physique Bodybuilder Steven Cao’s Free Weight-Only Chest Workout
After placing outside the top 15 at the 2022 Men’s Physique Olympia, Steven Cao is on a quest to qualify and better his previous position for 2024. But the IFBB Pro isn’t relying on flashy technology or futuristic-looking machines to get there, as his latest YouTube video, published on Oct. 18, 2023, shows. Instead, Cao is building his…
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