Tag: Top Athletes
Jay Cutler to Receive 2024 Arnold Classic Lifetime Achievement Award
Jay Cutler will receive the 2024 Arnold Classic Lifetime Achievement Award. The Arnold Sports Festival (ASF) announced that the bodybuilding great will receive the honor on Saturday, March 2, 2024, as a part of the Saturday night finals of the 2024 Arnold Classic in Columbus, OH. The announcement was made on the organization’s social media outlets: “We’re proud to announce this…
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Nick Walker Trains Back Raw 14 Weeks Out From the 2024 New York Pro
Sandow trophy hopeful Nick Walker had to sit out of the 2023 Olympia due to hamstring and calf injuries. However, Walker’s hiatus from the competitive limelight was short-lived, as he will compete at the 2024 New York (NY) Pro, scheduled for May 18, 2024. Should he win that contest for the second time in his career — he…
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Wellness Bodybuilder Chloe Pickford Shares How to Build “Whammy” Quads
IFBB Pro League Wellness bodybuilder Chloe Pickford secured her pro card in 2022 and will make her professional debut in 2024. The English athlete chronicles her debut preparation on her YouTube channel, providing a glimpse into her workouts. On Feb. 17, 2024, Pickford published a video featuring her quad training at the UltraFlex Gym Derby comprised of: Pickford’s Quad Workout Before hitting quads,…
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Chris Bumstead and Hadi Choopan Train Back with Coach Hany Rambod
With the 2024 Arnold Classic on March 1-3, 2024, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH, 2023 Mr. Olympia silver medalist Hadi Choopan aims to kick off 2024 with a strong performance. Should he dethrone reigning Arnold Classic champion Samson Dauda in Columbus, Choopan will enter to the 2024 Olympia as the number one contender to reigning Mr. Olympia Derek Lunsford. To prepare for the challenge, Choopan teamed up…
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Agata Sitko — Poland’s Powerlifting Powerhouse Comes of Age
In the wake of her incredible win at the 2024 Sheffield Powerlifting Championships, it’s time to look at the short and incandescent career of Poland’s prodigious powerlifting star, Agata Sitko. Sitko burst onto the competitive powerlifting scene in 2021, winning the Junior 76-kilogram class at the 2021 European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) European Equipped Championships (EEC) in style. She competed in…
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Kristi Eramo O’Connell Shares Her Pre-Workout Running Routine
Seven-time CrossFit Games athlete Kristi Eramo O’Connell has transitioned to hybrid training after nine years of competitive functional fitness. She’s prepping for her HYROX debut at the 2024 HYROX Houston contest on March 16, 2024. O’Connell’s training prioritizes running to ensure her engine is capable of the eight 1,000-meter runs featured in every HYROX race. On Feb. 18, 2024, O’Connell shared her pre-workout running routine in a video on her…
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World Record Holder Lasha Talakhadze Suffers Knee Injury, Withdraws From 2024 European Weightlifting Championships
In a historic turn, weightlifter and seven-time European Champion Lasha Talakhadze (+109KG, GEO) withdrew from the final day of the 2024 European Weightlifting Championships (EWC) as he reportedly nurses a minor knee injury. This is the first time Talakhadze has retracted his name from a major weightlifting meet in his career, which began in 2010. The 2024 EWC…
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Coach Zack Telander Hits a Conditioning Workout With Lance Armstrong
He’s still got it — at least, that was weightlifting coach and YouTuber Zack Telander‘s conclusion after partnering with seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong for a cycling-heavy conditioning workout on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. Telander and Armstrong were joined by podcaster Chris Williamson and HYROX Games athlete Gus Manke at the Onnit Gym in Austin, TX….
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A Look at Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr’s First Full Training Day in 2024
Six-time Fittest Woman on Earth® Tia-Clair Toomey-Orr did not reach the later stages of the 2023 CrossFit season (Semifinals and Games) due to her pregnancy. Upon return to competition, Toomey-Orr secured a second-place finish at the 2023 Rogue Invitational behind reigning Fittest Woman on Earth® Laura Horvath. Looking forward to the 2024 CrossFit season, Toomey-Orr began training on Feb. 16,…
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How 7-Time Figure Olympia Champion Cydney Gillon Trains Legs During Her Off-Season
With seven consecutive Figure Olympia championships, Cydney Gillon is arguably the most dominant bodybuilder currently in the IFBB Pro League. Her graceful stage presence, flowing symmetry, balance, and shape set her apart from the field on the judges’ scorecards. On Feb. 12, 2024, Gillon published a video on her YouTube channel wherein she shared her off-season, high-volume, hypertrophy-focused…
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