Arnold Schwarzenegger debuted the brand new Strongman USA competition this past weekend to complement the already legendary Arnold Sports festival. The Arnold Strongman USA event was on January 19, and was comprised of a strongman competition and the World's Strongest Firefighter contest. The...
What Is It:
The Arnold press—made famous by seven-time Mr. Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger—is a compound movement that combines a dumbbell shoulder press with a rotation at the bottom. But here, Jennifer Romanelli, a personal trainer and the co-owner of Trooper Fitness in New York City, gives it...
It seems like seven-time Mr. Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger’s bodybuilding genes have finally been passed along to the next generation. Schwarzenegger’s 21-year-old son Joe Baena has been sharing training videos on Instagram, and it looks like he's got some bodybuilding aspirations.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger is an icon in plenty of fields—bodybuilding, acting, politics. But how would he have fared as a superhero? Back in 2011, we almost got that answer.
Schwarzenegger, in collaboration with comics legend Stan Lee, who passed away this week at the age of 95, was slated to star...
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Throwback to 1992 with bodybuilding legend Arnold Schwarzenegger showing us exactly what judges are looking for in a competitor. Schwarzenegger’s totally '90s print top and belt buckle may feel dated (this iconic look could’ve been rocked by Mario Lopez Saturday...
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This weekend’s Arnold Classic Europe in Barcelona was host to a number of high-profile bodybuilding and strength competitions, but in a sea of chiseled physiques and clanging weights, it was the feat from strongman Martins Licis that may have been the event’s most...
For the first time in IFBB Pro League history, you will have a say in who will be named this year's Mr. Olympia – if and only if you're in attendance for Mr. Olympia prejudging on Friday (9/14) and the Mr. O finals on Saturday (9/15) at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, NV.
HERE'S HOW IT'LL WORK...
Arash Rahbar started bodybuilding in his early teens, after being inspired by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, and Hulk Hogan. His dedicated work ethic, even at a young age, resulted in impressive gains and he became “addicted” to watching his body evolve into the physique he’d always...
Former Champions Cedric McMillan, Dexter Jackson, Dennis Wolf Highlight 30th Anniversary Field at 2018 Arnold Classic
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Cedric McMillan, who won the 2017 Arnold Classic for the biggest victory of his professional career, is one of three former Arnold Classic champions who will do...
Lou Ferrigno is at the top of his game. And that’s saying something, considering he starred alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in the legendary 1977 documentary Pumping Iron before landing his hallmark role in The Incredible Hulk shortly thereafter. Most bodybuilders would have peaked in their 20s...
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PHIL HEATH WINS A LOT
Starting with his first show in 2003, he’s 17-7, and he’s finished atop the bodybuilding world at the last seven Mr. Olympias. He’s won so much this decade it’s hard to remember him ever losing. But no one is a born winner. Success is a mindset that needs to be...
When I was much younger, I was intensely focused on myself. Everything I did had to be connected to my being and welfare. My goals were to come to America, become a bodybuilding champion, then an action hero and make millions of dollars. I believed that if I did all that, I would be the happiest...
Bodybuilding has risen to a great place, being carried by titans of the community such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ronnie Coleman, and reigning Mr. Olympia, Phil Heath. The sport has international competitions that attract many eyes around the world, but there are still markets being left...
After all of the box-office successes (and failures), all of the State of the State speeches and ballot initiatives, all of the fame and fortune, it’s easy to forget that at his very core Arnold Schwarzenegger is, first and foremost, a gym rat.
Long before he ever uttered a one-liner or...
Arnold’s calves were even more fantastic than his biceps or his pecs. Bear with me here. I know how stupendous his arms and chest were when he won seven Olympias. Fans may not have even noticed his lower legs, and they don’t appear in most iconic photos. But his calves were superb—huge...
– The official scorecards of the 2017 Arnold Classic Australia –
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When Arnold came to America Bill Pettis had the biggest arms in the world. He lived in Venice Beach and Arnold sought him out in order to learn his arm routines and to train with him. Unfortunately Pettis fell on hard times and eventually addicted himself to meth. He passed away earlier this...
What's everyone's top 5 for the open men's in this year's Arnold? I have
1. Justin Compton
2. Evan centopani or Ben pakulski
3. Same as above
4. Dexter Jackson
5. Branch Warren or Cedric McMillan
If roelly comes in conditioned he may take top 5 over branch or Cedric. But if he looks anything...