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The 2024 Olympia Weekend is set to take place at the incredible Resorts World in Las Vegas, NV on the weekend of Oct. 11-12, 2024. The IFBB Pro League has held numerous events around the world offering the greatest physique athletes on the planet the opportunity to showcase themselves by winning...

Olympia fans were in for a treat recently as Hany Rambod trained his legendary clients; Derek Lunsford and Hadi Choopan in the same epic session. As expected, they demonstrating some monster muscle by executing machine incline barbell rows. Here’s what went down, and why you should follow your...

With just weeks to go until Olympia weekend kicks off from October 10 – 13, the great and the good of gargantuan muscle now have bodybuilding’s most prestigious stage firmly in their crosshairs, but one contender that won’t be under the brightest spotlight in Las Vegas will be men’s open...

Have you ever thought about walking onto the Olympia stage but felt that you could never put yourself in a position to do so? If so, then the 2024 Olympia Model Search, presented by Buff Bunny Collection, may be of particular interest to you. Karah Jones and JoAnna Pope are handling this new...

It’s one thing to be a world-class athlete, and it’s another to be successful on the media side of sports. Imagine doing both at the same time. That has been what Wendy Fortino has been doing for the last couple of years now. The IFBB Pro League Figure competitor has been a host of several shows...

The 2024 Olympia Weekend at the Resorts World in Las Vegas, NV on October 11th and 12th will feature all 11 of the IFBB Pro League divisions. The most inspirational competition of those 11 for many fans must be the Men’s Wheelchair division. The athletes who will face the judges and spectators...

Since his first Olympia title in 2011, fans and followers have admired Phil Heath enough to memorize his Olympia-winning arms workouts or maybe dabble in some of his pre-contest diet prep. But now that his onstage competition days have come to an end, the Gift feels it’s time to explain the...

Seven-time Mr. Olympia, Phil “The Gift” Heath has unveiled the trailer for his forthcoming documentary film titled Breaking Olympia: The Phil Heath Story, and if this sneak peak is anything to go by, bodybuilding fans are in for a treat. “Phil led an era of bodybuilding that we may never see...

Welcome to the gun show! It isn’t about the car, it’s about the size of the arm hanging out the window. So, the question is: which bodybuilder has the biggest arms? Which beastly man has the biggest tri’s and bi’s on the planet, and how can you get similar resutls?! Keep reading and we’ll...

After a year of anticipation, months of training and promoting, and two rounds of intense judging, we have a NEW world champion of professional bodybuilding—and his name is Derek Lunsford. Following a dramatic prejudging round on Friday, Nov. 3, the finals of the 2023 Mr. Olympia was held...

If you watched the prejudging round of the 2023 Classic Physique Olympia, then you knew that out of the almost 40 competitors that walked onstage, the last two men standing in front of the judges were defending champ Chris Bumstead and 2022 Olympia runner-up Ramon Rocha Querioz. At the end, it...

The second half of the 2023 Olympia Weekend Prejudging is underway. Today featured three prejudging rounds and one complete contest in the World Fitness Expo in Orlando, FL. Bodybuilding superstars and fans flooded the seats ready to see the world’s best pose down. Here’s a quick look at the...

Anyone who’s ever been to a fitness expo knows that there are a lot of protein bars being handed out and sampled – and many of them taste more or less the same. But today, Olympia Expo attendees are going to be introduced to a brand-new bar that does NOT taste like all the others: Frank Sepe’s...

We’re live at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando covering the 2023 Olympia and of course the 2023 Mr. Olympia callouts, the contest everyone has their eyes on, men’s open division for the Mr. Olympia title. There are two Mr. Olympia winners in the field this year: defending champion...

For almost six decades, the world champions of bodybuilding were crowned at the Olympia. In recent years, it has evolved into showcasing the best of strength sports as well such as powerlifting, armlifting, and even strongman competitions. Other sports have noticed this and want to partner with...

There have been a lot of discussions about who has the best bodyparts in the entire history of bodybuilding, including the best legs. Tim Wilkins, Terrick El Guindy, and Chris Cormier take up that topic as part of a recent episode of Prime Time Muscle, over at the Olympia TV YouTube channel...

One of the biggest topics of discussion in bodybuilding is the future of two-time Mr. Olympia Mamdouh Elssbiay, better known to many as Big Ramy. Ever since his fifth-place finish at the 2022 Olympia, fans and experts have wondered whether the Egyptian legend should continue to seek redemption...

When people think of muscle, the first bodypart to come to mind is the biceps. Of course, the triceps make up the majority of the upper arm, so they need attention as well. Big arms can make a big statement in bodybuilding, but who has the biggest of them all? It would be very difficult to...

Casual bodybuilding followers already know about the Olympia and Arnold Classic, but the fans who have deep connections to the sport know that there is a third show that could be called a crown jewel of the industry – the Pittsburgh Pro. The 2023 edition of the Pittsburgh Pro took place at the...

It’s always a special moment in bodybuilding when an Olympia champion takes part in an interview or podcast. 2008 Mr. Olympia Dexter “The Blade” Jackson was the guest on a recent episode of The Menace Podcast with host Dennis James, Chris Cormier, and Milos Sarcev. The conversation went in...