Tag: Top Athletes

Mitchell Hooper Shocks Five-Time Fittest Man on Earth® Mat Fraser With a 660-Pound Pig Flip

Mitchell Hooper Shocks Five-Time Fittest Man on Earth® Mat Fraser With a 660-Pound Pig Flip

Strongman events are often part of the programming for competitive CrossFit competitions. From farmer’s carries to yoke walks, strongman’s presence is a mainstay of recent CrossFit Games action. One of the events used at the 2023 Games for both Individual and Teams contests was the pig flip — a heavy rectangular object that CrossFit athletes flip end-over-end; a…
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Hafthor Björnsson Postpones His Powerlifting Goals, Announces Return to Competitive Strongman

Hafthor Björnsson Postpones His Powerlifting Goals, Announces Return to Competitive Strongman

2018 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Hafthor Björnsson has postponed his powerlifting ambitions to return to competitive strongman. The Icelandic strongman-turned-boxer–turned-powerlifter-turned strongman broke the news in a video published on his YouTube channel … Read more
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Lee Priest Diagnoses How Bodybuilders Botch Cuts

Lee Priest Diagnoses How Bodybuilders Botch Cuts

Australian bodybuilder Lee Priest joined Mike O’Hearn on the Sept. 22, 2023, episode of The Mike O’Hearn Show to discuss bodybuilding strategy. Priest and O’Hearn discuss multiple aspects of the bodybuilding industry, focusing specifically on cutting weight and where … Read more
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How To Use FST-7 Training To Build the Upper Chest

How To Use FST-7 Training To Build the Upper Chest

Bodybuilding coach Hany Rambod’s athletes have won 22 Olympia titles, and the tally goes up every year. His current athlete roster includes the reigning Mr. Olympia, Hadi Choopan, the Classic Physique Olympia champion, … Read more
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Confirmed: Breon Ansley NOT Moving to 212 Division, Will Compete at 2023 Classic Physique Olympia

Confirmed: Breon Ansley NOT Moving to 212 Division, Will Compete at 2023 Classic Physique Olympia

The 2017-18 Classic Physique Olympia champion Breon Ansley had been training for months to make the switch to the 212 division at the 2023 Olympia. However, he’s decided not to swap divisions with just over two … Read more
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Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Elssbiay Says He Will Not Compete at 2023 Mr. Olympia

Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Elssbiay Says He Will Not Compete at 2023 Mr. Olympia

2020 and 2021 Mr. Olympia winner Mamdouh “Big Ramy” Elssbiay has officially ruled himself out of the 2023 Mr. Olympia contest, scheduled to take place on the weekend of Nov. 2-5, 2023 in … Read more
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How Shaun Clarida Trains Legs 9 Weeks Out From the 2023 Olympia

How Shaun Clarida Trains Legs 9 Weeks Out From the 2023 Olympia

Two-time reigning 212 Olympia champion Shaun Clarida intends to leave a legacy as the winningest 212 champ in the division’s history. To do so, he’ll need to win his third title at the … Read more
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Watch Justin Medeiros’ Return to Training Following His 13th-Place Finish at the 2023 CrossFit Games

Watch Justin Medeiros’ Return to Training Following His 13th-Place Finish at the 2023 CrossFit Games

The 2023 CrossFit Games results were not what two-time Fittest Man on Earth® Justin Medeiros anticipated. After finishing 29th and 37th in the first two events, following a pair of bike crashes in … Read more
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Learn To Grow Your Glutes Like Dana Linn Bailey

Learn To Grow Your Glutes Like Dana Linn Bailey

2013 Women’s Physique Olympia champion Dana Linn Bailey routinely shares her training programming with her 530,000 YouTube subscribers. On Sept. 12, 2023, Bailey revealed the exercises and number of sets and reps she … Read more
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A Look Back at Regan Grimes’ Full Day of Eating Before the 2023 Flex Weekend Pro

A Look Back at Regan Grimes’ Full Day of Eating Before the 2023 Flex Weekend Pro

Men’s Open bodybuilder Regan Grimes finished second place at the 2023 Flex Weekend Pro on Sept. 10, 2023, in Milan, Italy, behind Nathan De Asha of the United Kingdom, who claimed the top prize. To prepare … Read more
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