Popular strength and conditioning coach Joe DeFranco, the owner of DeFranco’s gyma private facility located in East Rutherford, NJ, has trained martial artists, NFL players and WWE wrestlers and motivated them to push their limits. But in a recent Instagram post, the fitness pro explained why a lack of form could derail any athlete’s progress. […]
The act of pushing yourself to your limits to see results with your physique is an oft-repeated mantra that makes a lot of sense. After all, building muscle requires training fibers until they tear and strengthen again, but sometimes a phase of making workouts shorter, or even cutting them in half, can yield surprising results, […]
As a woman, your body changes as you get older. Your energy, muscle tone and strength may not be where you want them to be. But the good news is that you can feel stronger and more confident by adding strength training to your exercise routine. It can be difficult to change something. But there’s […]
Too many of us, myself included, spend too much time hunched over a screen, and our bodies pay the price. Do you get that heavy, tired feeling in your calves around 3 p.m.? You are not alone! Many office workers experience this sluggish feeling, where even getting up to get more coffee is a chore. […]
Catching up with my internet besties for a little juice date. Hello friends! How are you? I hope you’re having a great week so far! I’m back in homeschool and mom mode here after my trip, but looking forward to taking a hot yoga class this afternoon. It’s been a while since we’ve had a […]
We’re sharing a recap of our 7-night Mediterranean (Italy & Greece) cruise on the Disney Dream! This is not sponsored (I wish it was, lol), but I’m excited to share our experience. They have a neat trick if you’re on board a Disney cruise ship: you have the option to book a placeholder for a […]
Dana Linn Bailey, the first-ever Olympia Women’s Physique champion, still looks ready for the podium thanks to her love of finding new ways to keep her body toned. And, in a recent Instagram postBailey, who won her Olympia Prize in 2013, shows that she is still using new training techniques to build her body better. […]
WWE’s Ilja Dragunov is a wrestler who harkens back to an era of strong-style technical wrestling, ensuring that every move performed in the ring has a purpose. And as his sweat-filled gym sessions show, this Moscow-born mat star is just as aggressive with his workouts. Dragunov is a detail man when it comes to his […]
Martin Fitzwater used his highly developed shoulders to carry back-to-back first-place trophies at the 2024 and last weekend’s 2025 EVLS Prague Pro events, but the work to build those rocky shoulders started many moons ago and required an epic workout that “The Martian” recently shared on Instagram. The past twelve months have been a storybook […]
If you thought the bodybuilding world would catch its breath after the 2025 Olympia, you better think again, because the EVLS Prague Pro has had a huge impact on his journey to becoming the best bodybuilder in the industry. From emerging contenders to emotional paths to redemption, here are five things we learned this weekend. […]