The sport of Strongman has been around since the 1970s. In recent decades, many men, and now women, have entered the public eye and risked everything to show that they are among the most powerful people on earth. James Deffinbaugh has been one of those athletes, and his credentials show that his efforts have not […]
Mexican strongman and biohacker Enrique Zapata started 2026 by breaking the Guinness World Record for the number of pullups completed in 24 hours, but the health transformation he made to get there is perhaps the most inspiring aspect of this changemaker’s story. Zapata defied the odds on January 31, an astonishing 12,345 pullupsbeating the Belgian […]
The United States Army was founded on June 3, 1784, following the dissolution of the original Continental Army which was formed in 1775 and played a major role in the independence of the United States in the Revolutionary War. In the more than 240 years since then, a lot of history has been written, which […]
The special thing about transformation stories is that we often compress them. It’s all about the turning point, the tight arc that makes struggle feel temporary and success inevitable. Dane Carter’s story refuses that kind of editing. It’s messy, uncomfortable and deeply human. It’s not about a single breakthrough, but about the accumulation of small, […]
In college athletics, attention is drawn to the visible: the head coach pacing the sideline, the star player under stadium lights, the results posted on scoreboards and social feeds. What rarely makes headlines is the work that happens quietly in the background: the conversations without cameras, the mentorship without grades, the leadership that only reveals […]
Proving that Monday really is what you make of it, British record breaker Alex Goulding turned everyone’s frown upside down when he defeated ‘Blue Monday’ to take the record for the most plyometric push-ups performed in 60 seconds. The muscular Brit, who credits working out for improving his own experiences with negative mental health, joined […]
Fans who attend bodybuilding shows like Olympia are there for more than just competitions. They hope to meet their favorite fitness celebrities. One of the most popular figures at the 2025 Olympia World Fitness Expo was Granny Guns, who was stopped quite often for photos, hearing stories and inspiring fans who have followed her meteoric […]
Bodybuilding is an international sport with fans from all over the world. It has grown in popularity in Canada, and one young fan in that part of the world was Raelyn Janssen. Her father served in the military, which meant they traveled all over the country. When asked about her childhood, she said she considers […]
Kendall Toole steps into her next chapter, one shaped as much by mental resilience as physical performance. During her tenure as an instructor at Peloton, Toole coached millions of members around the world through live and on-demand classes. Her energetic rides, unfiltered emotional honesty and relentless encouragement became an anchor for people returning day after […]
Most lifters approach the end of the year armed with motivation, but little clarity. Resolutions are based on vibrations instead of data. You promise yourself that this will be the year you finally get serious, but you never sit down and examine what your training the year before actually accomplished. Without that assessment, next year’s […]