Tag: Top Athletes
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s & Phil Heath’s Upper Body Workout at 2024 Arnold Sports Festival UK
At the 2024 Arnold Sports Festival UK event in Birmingham, UK, from March 15-17, 2024, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Phil Heath showcased various equipment for rows, pulldowns, and curls during a back, chest, and biceps-biased training session. Footage of the workout appeared in a video shared on Schwarzenegger’s Instagram account on March 16, 2024. Watch the two seven-time Mr. Olympia champions train together below: View this…
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Nick Walker’s Post Hamstring Tear Leg Training 9 Weeks Out From the 2024 New York Pro
The 2021 Arnold Classic (AC) champion, Nick Walker, worked to build his legs after placing second behind Samson Dauda at the 2023 AC. However, Walker suffered an unfortunate hamstring tear days before being able to display his aesthetic upgrades at the 2023 Olympia. On March 18, 2024, Walker published a video on his YouTube channel sharing his high-volume…
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Julius Maddox Performs 260-Kilogram (573-Pound) Seated Raw Shoulder Press in Training
All-time raw bench press world record holder Julius Maddox is known for his pressing prowess but has “irregular strength” in movements beyond the bench press. On March 18, 2024, Maddox published a video of himself on his Instagram page performing what he called a “seated press” with 260 kilograms (573 pounds) in a squat rack during a recent…
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How Figure Bodybuilder Ashley Lakomowski Trains Back 2 Months Before a Pro Show
In the Figure division, athletes are judged heavily on balance and shape, specifically in the back, shoulders, hamstrings, and glutes. Figure bodybuilders train their backs to build the coveted V-taper. Pro Figure competitor Ashley Lakomowski pulled back the curtain on her back workout eight weeks out of a bodybuilding show in a video published on her YouTube channel….
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Regan Grimes’ Push Day with 2023 Mr. Olympia Derek Lunsford In Front of a Live Audience
Watching elite bodybuilders train can motivate and give insights for improving workouts. In a video published on YouTube on March 12, 2024, Men’s Open bodybuilder Regan Grimes teamed with reigning Mr. Olympia champion Derek Lunsford for an intense chest, shoulder, and triceps workout in front of a live audience at the NewTech booth in a fitness expo in South Korea….
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Derek Lunsford Explains How to Achieve a Huge Back
The 2023 Mr. Olympia Derek Lunsford embarked on his inaugural journey to South Korea, where he teamed up with fellow Men’s Open bodybuilder Regan Grimes and several Korean bodybuilders for a back workout. In a video documenting their workout in front of a live crowd, Lunsford shares his insights on utilizing machines to build a massive back. Lunsford’s Back Workout Watch Lunsford’s back workout below,…
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How Hadi Choopan Trains Back After Winning the 2024 Arnold Classic
2022 Mr. Olympia Hadi Choopan further etched his name in the annals of professional bodybuilding by becoming the fifth bodybuilder to win both Mr. Olympia and Arnold Classic titles after defeating 2023 Arnold Classic champion Samson Dauda at the 2024 Arnold Classic. On March 10, 2024, Choopan published a video on his YouTube channel, sharing his first back…
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Classic Physique Chest Training With Bumstead, Queiroz, Kalecinski, & Vissers
During an intense chest workout, the strength of four renowned Classic Physique bodybuilders was on full display. Five-time Classic Physique Olympia champion Chris Bumstead, 2023 Arnold Classic champion Ramon Rocha Queiroz, 2024 Arnold Classic champion Wessley Vissers, and 2023 Olympia bronze medalist Urs Kalecinski participated in the Olympia Battle Classic Physique series for OlympiaTV at a gym in Phoenix, AZ. The training session comprised the following: Classic…
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Victoria Long Retires From Competitive Strongwoman
One of strongwoman’s most dominant athletes has curtain called her competitive career. Two-time Arnold Strongwoman Classic (ASW) champion Victoria Long announced her retirement from competitive strongwoman. Long broke the news on her social media and in an interview on Laurence Shahlaei‘s Talking Strongman YouTube show. Long’s retirement came days after suffering a hamstring injury during the Max Elephant…
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Watch 19-Year-Old World Record Holder Karlos Nasar Squat 280KG (617.2LB)
If you follow weightlifting, you know who Karlos Nasar is. The 19-year-old Bulgarian prodigy is at the top of the sport right now, having claimed multiple world records well before his 20th birthday. A large part of his success on the weightlifting platform is owed to his extraordinary raw strength, and nowhere is that more evident than when…
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