Chris Bumstead is one of the most successful bodybuilders to ever grace the boards and between 2019 and 2024 he racked up six consecutive wins in The Olympia’s Classic Physique category, a feat that made him an absolute icon before hanging up the weight belt in 2024. In a recent Instagram reelCbum has been thinking […]
Makeup experts are known as artists for a reason. It takes an incredible amount of skill to master it well enough to turn it into a business. While being a fitness or physique athlete requires a different form and level of dedication, those who stand on a stage also see what they do as art […]
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 1986, President Ronald Reagan spoke at a proclamation for what was called “The Year of the Flag,” when he shared what he believed were symbolic meanings for each color of the Stars and Stripes. “The colors of our flag symbolize the qualities of the human spirit that we Americans cherish,” Reagan said. “Red for […]
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 […]
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 […]