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There’s a moment before kickoff when everything goes quiet for the Seattle Sounders midfielder Cristian Roldan. The Lumen Field crowd is loud and the stadium feels like it is shaking. However, it is quiet inside. Roldan will know by then whether he is ready – not because of adrenaline or emotion. But because of the […]
Three-time Olympia Men’s Physique champion Ryan Terry has built a successful bodybuilding career by paying attention to proportions. In a recent Instagram post, the muscular Brit shared an intense leg session as he looks ahead to the 2026 finals later this year. Here’s how you can try it yourself. Terry headed to his own RT-Fit […]
For endurance athletes and HYROX participants, building up a higher training volume often feels like the obvious path to better performance: more kilometers, more intensity, more strength work. But over time, even well-constructed hybrid training programs run into the same limiting factor: the body’s tolerance for the workload. That’s where smart recovery habits start to […]
The bulking phase, in which bodybuilders eat more than their maintenance caloric needs, is a time to build as much muscle as possible before leaning toward the podium, but while some bodybuilders see the bulking phase as a green light to gauge whatever they crave, other competitors take a more nuanced approach. But who is […]
Mike Sommerfeld is preparing for a back-to-back victory in the Arnold Classic Physique division in March, but instead of hitting the gym with uncontrolled intensity, this elite bodybuilder is focusing on his form to build massive shoulders. Recently, the man mountain took to Instagram to share what he considers the three biggest myths surrounding building […]
Jay Cutler not only built one of the most impressive physiques in bodybuilding history, but he also remained a consistent competitor, achieving four Mr. Olympia titles during a career that spanned more than twenty years. To stay stage-ready, the man they call “The Quad Stomper” had to focus on more than just muscle to maintain […]
Sam Sulek is close to making his professional debut and competing in the Arnold Classic, so the decisions he makes leading up to the biggest night of his bodybuilding career to date are crucial. Fortunately, the 24-year-old remains typically chilly about this monumental moment, but he did share a strategy in one recent YouTube video. […]
Walk into any gym and you’ll eventually see it: a guy curling little pink dumbbells with his arms around each other like he’s smuggling diamonds across a border. His face is red, the veins are erect, and the pain seems out of proportion to the strain. That’s probably occlusion training – also known as blood […]
Depending on who you ask, Reps in Reserve can be a science-based way to train hard without hindering your recovery, or a spreadsheet-driven excuse for not training hard. So, what is it? If you’ve ever completed a set and thought, “I probably had two more reps in the tank,” that’s RIR in a nutshell. The […]
Bodyweight training always meets the same criticism: it doesn’t make you strong. It’s true that at some point you need external loads to build more strength. But many lifters focus on the shortcomings of bodyweight training rather than its benefits, explains Brad Kolowich Jr. out. “If you don’t control your own body, you don’t really […]
