Tag: Top Athletes
Taylor Atwood Will Not Compete at the 2024 Powerlifting America Raw Nationals
Elite powerlifter Taylor Atwood holds the top spot in the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) rankings on GL points. A three time world champion, Atwood has dominated the 74-kilogram class for years. Atwood holds eight national powerlifting titles. He has competed in Raw Nationals every year from 2014 to 2022 and remains unbeaten at that level. However, he missed that meet…
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Karlos Nasar (89KG) Sets 176KG Junior World Record Snatch at 2024 European Weightlifting Championships
He’s done it again … again. On Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, Bulgarian weightlifter Karlos Nasar set his latest record — a 176-kilogram (388-pound) Junior world record snatch during the Men’s 89-kilogram session at the 2024 European Weightlifting Championships (EWC). This year’s EWC, which runs from Feb. 12 to 20 in Sofia, Bulgaria, is one the very last chances…
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Weightlifter Mart Seim “Had To” Squat 400 Kilograms To Compete Against Drug Users
Athletes will utilize whatever competitive advantage they can to excel in their sport. This is as true in badminton as it is in basketball and goes doubly for strength sports like weightlifting. That said, athletes don’t always do things by the book. in sports like Olympic lifting, the abuse of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) has created everything but a…
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How Tom Stoltman Eats During His 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic Prep
There’s no two ways about it: two-time World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Tom Stoltman is a big guy. He stands at six feet, eight inches tall, and tips the scales at around 400 pounds. It takes a lot of food to fuel a frame that big. On Feb. 11, 2024, Stoltman shared how he eats during his prep for the 2024 Arnold Strongman…
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Elisa Pecini Is Out of the 2024 Bikini International Contest
2019 Bikini Olympia champion and 2020 Bikini International winner Elisa Pecini is out of the 2024 Bikini International contest, slated for the weekend of March 1-3, 2024, as a part of the Arnold Sports Festival (ASF) and the 2024 Bikini International UK event on March 15-17, 2024. Pecini revealed on her Instagram that she was recently hospitalized due to severe abdominal pain that was determined to…
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Classic Physique Bodybuilder Mike Sommerfeld’s Warm-Up and Quad Day Recommendations
German bodybuilder Mike Sommerfeld turned pro in the IFBB Pro League in 2019. His pro debut was a 13th-place finish at the 2019 IFBB Romania Muscle Fest Pro show in the 212 division. Sommerfeld transitioned to Classic Physique in 2020, clinching the silver medal at the 2020 IFBB British Grand Prix. He emerged victorious at the 2021 IFBB…
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Jeremy Buendia’s 10-Exercise Off-Season Shoulder Programming
The Men’s Physique bodybuilding division places great importance on well-developed shoulders to accent an aesthetic V-taper. Four-time Men’s Physique Olympia champion (2014-17) Jeremy Buendia is known for his exceptional shoulder-to-waist ratio. After a four-year hiatus from the competitive stage, Buendia took advantage of his lifetime Olympia invite to compete at the 2023 Olympia to an eighth-place finish. He is set on ascending the…
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Mallory O’Brien Will Not Compete in the 2024 CrossFit Season
The 2024 CrossFit Open is scheduled to begin with workout 24.1 on Feb. 29, 2024. Jeffrey Adler, Brent Fikowski, Alex Gazan, and Alexis Raptis will be the first athletes to perform the workout for the CrossFit community and elite athletes worldwide to witness. One elite athlete in particular might tune in, but not as a potential competitor. On…
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4-Time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler’s Guide to a Massive Back
A sculpted, muscular back enhances a physique’s aesthetics and can boost functionality and posture. In bodybuilding, a time-honored adage states, “Bodybuilding shows are won from the back.” This underlines prioritizing back training for aspiring, amateur, and elite bodybuilders. But what kind of programming does a top-tier bodybuilder use to build their back? On Feb. 3, 2024, four-time Mr….
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Why Can’t North Korea Compete in Weightlifting at the 2024 Olympic Games?
“This is the first time that all of our athletes have won gold,” says Song Nam Jang, head coach of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK or PRK) weightlifting team in an interview provided to BarBend. “We trained more and harder, and we made many world records.” Jang is referring to the DPRK’s performance at the recent…
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