CATEGORIES

FINDING THE OPTIMAL T/E RATIO

Do you have too much yin for your yang? In the human body, for everything there is balance.

Blessing in DISGUISE

Blessing Awodibu – The Boogieman Waiting to Make His Pro Debut

BONE UP on Muscle Mass

An abundance of research illustrates that increased bone density encourages greater muscle size and strength.

‘Arnold Era' Diet

Arnold created an atmosphere in which slacking was not an option.

WHEY RELOADED

Amino Acid Enhanced Super Protein

THE BEST POST-WORKOUT MUSCLE GROWTH STACK

Ever since the renowned physicist Erwin Schrödinger wrote his groundbreaking book What Is Life? in 1944, intimating that all of life emanated from the function of molecules, the quest to understand life at its most fundamental level began.

TEXAS CLASSIC

First off, I prefer to call this time the “progression season” because “off-season” makes it sound like we are taking time off and being lazy.

VICTOR'S LAST STAND!

After 20 Years as a Pro, This Will Be His Final Season

SUIT UP FOR BETTER SQUAT STRENGTH!

SUIT UP FOR BETTER SQUAT STRENGTH!

LESSONS FROM THE ARNOLD ERA BIG GAINS FROM LOW DOSES

Arnold’s contemporaries have generally avoided ill health or premature death. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said today.

CLEAN BULK!

YOUR GUIDE TO MAKING LEAN MASS GAINS

BRUTAL MUSCLE

Social Media and Bodybuilding

BATTLE OF THE 4 KINGS

HISTORY MADE at 2020 Arnold Classic With Bonac, Dexter, Cedric, and Victor

TRAIN BIG MUSCLES TO GET STRONG MUSCLES

It is challenging to get motivated for anything after a serious leg workout, let alone jumping into another body part. To incorporate this, one needs to be able to apply a Herculean effort to get through the program.

The MUTANT RETURNS

JOHNNIE JACKSON ISN’T RETIRED JUST YET

STEVE KUCLO THE KINGSNAKE WILL STRIKE AT THE ARNOLD CLASSIC!

Steve Kuclo turned pro in 2011 and has had a decent career since then. Still, for a long time I put him in the category of someone who looked great on magazine covers but was likely never going to be an A-list pro. He had a big, wide bone structure that would need a lot more mass to fill out, and his chest and back were both areas that needed major improvement. But this Texan by way of Michigan is all about hard work. He was relentless in his goal of adding the needed mass and balancing out that big diamond in the rough physique. Now as we begin 2020, Steve Kuclo is a very different, much better bodybuilder. He turned pro at 255 pounds, and now brings 285 pounds of grainy, striated muscle to the stage, with far more beef in the pecs and lats. He has now cracked the top five at the Arnold and top six at the Mr. Olympia, elevating him to a higher status of contender. Now as he begins his prep for the 2020 Arnold Classic, The Kingsnake is finally in a position where people are talking about him as a favorite to win.

RISE of the JUGGERNAUT! - The U.K.'s Luke Sandoe Has Big Plans for 2020

LUKE SANDOE REALLY CAME ON OUR COLLECTIVE RADAR IN 2019, WITH A POWERHOUSE SHOWING AT THE ARNOLD CLASSIC AND AGAIN THAT SUMMER IN TAMPA. THE OLYMPIA DIDN’T GO QUITE AS WELL. MOST BODYBUILDERS WOULD ONLY SHARE SO MUCH AS TO WHY THEY DIDN’T MEET THEIR GOALS, BUT LUKE IS AN OPEN BOOK. HERE, HE OPENS UP ABOUT HOW HIS HOME LIFE IMPACTED HIS BODYBUILDING, AND GOES INTO DETAIL ABOUT HIS BRUTALLY HEAVY TRAINING STYLE AND WHY IT WORKS BEST FOR HIM.

Pumping Up to Get Hard

Does Viagra Boost Testosterone and Athletic Performance?

PPL on the RISE!

IS PUSH/PULL/LEGS THE ULTIMATE TRAINING ROUTINE FOR MASS GAINS?

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH CURRENT 212 OLYMPIA CHAMPION KAMAL ELGARGNI - GOING OUT THE CHAMP

Lee Haney did it in 1991. Dorian Yates did it in 1997. Flex Lewis did it in 2017. “What exactly?” you might ask. They all went out on top, retired from their respective divisions as winners on their terms, when they chose to. Current 212 Olympia champion Kamal Elgargni, originally from Libya— now living in my country of the U.K.— I decided to catch up with to find out more on perhaps one of the most unusual career paths of any IFBB pro competing today. It was only March 2018 that the then 46-year-old Kamal was making his long-overdue 212 pro debut shocking us all (not me, though; I’ll explain more later) and winning the Arnold Classic, beating out a-lister 212 names such as Jose Raymond (5th), Dave Henry (4th) and Charles Dixon (2nd). So many questions were thrown around after this surprise win and even more surprising pro debut at age 46. Naturally, this was not the typical series of events that would lead to a pro debut and yet here we were just 21 months later (at time of writing) sitting in Kamal’s front room discussing his competitive retirement.

B.A.R.¨ Breakfast at the Ready

PEANUT BUTTER PUFFS CEREAL BAR

BRUTAL MUSCLE

My 9 Golden Rules of Nutrition

ARASH RAHBAR PUSHING HARD!

AFTER A POST-OLYMPIA WIN, HE’S DETERMINED TO CLIMB BACK UP THE RANKS AT THE OLYMPIA

Mark Anthony Classic Comeback

Those of you who follow the Men’s Physique division even casually will remember Mark Anthony. the Canadian transplant to Las vegas was one of the first men to earn pro status when the division was introduced in 2011 and went on the next year to become its first Olympia champion. After a string of six pro wins, the tide began to turn against Mark. In his first attempt to defend his Olympia title, he dropped to sixth place. Two years later, he couldn’t even make the top 15 at the O. Anthony drifted away from competition, and it seemed as if we’d never see him on stage again except maybe to hand out trophies. But as 2019 wound to its end, Mark announced he would return in 2020. Except this time, the board shorts would be replaced by Classic Physique posing trunks. I spoke to him to learn more about this soft-spoken athlete with the dynamite physique, and how he plans to return with an entirely new look.

Lose Your Gut!

Abdominal Fat Lowers Testosterone

18 Changes To Pack On Muscle And Get Ripped In 2020!

“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” –Tony Robbins

PRIME TIME KINGSNAKE

STEVE KUCLO IS HITTING HIS STRIDE AS A PRO

2020 VISIONS

8 Predictions for the New Year

THE RECONSTRUCTION OF GEORGE PETERSON

DA BULL WAS ONE OF THE VERY BEST IN CLASSIC – NOW HE PLANS TO SLAY IN THE 212

Top 12 Stories Of 2019

I started following the sport of bodybuilding in 1987 and have been working full time on the media side of the industry since January of 1991.