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Imagine you are at the Arnold Sports Festival and you are among the best in the world in your sport and preparing to compete. Gabriele Burgholzer knows this feeling well. At the 2022 Arnold Pro Strongwoman competition, Burgholzer was one of the 10 Strongest Women in the World competing in Columbus, OH. Burgholzer finished eighth, [...]

Alex Smith no longer has to dodge All-Pro pass rushers on Sundays. w the biggest pressure on the former NFL quarterback is rushing to get his kids to soccer practice on time. It's a role - football dad - that Smith may have once taken for granted, being able to actively pass on his knowledge [...]

Diet is just as important as training in bodybuilding, if not more so. A popular topic of discussion in fitness circles is what diet would be best for competitors. Some argue that traditional methods are best, while others are advocates of a plant-based diet. IFBB bikini pro Breana Wigley and IFBB pro women's bodybuilder Asha [...]

Last month, Randy Orton hit an incredible milestone as he celebrated an impressive 20 years in WWE, and thankfully, "The Viper" now finds himself in a position to be able to, as he happily has no end in sight to his storied career, which is something of pass on his hard-earned knowledge to a young [...]

Coming out of retirement in 2020, Johnnie Jackson returned to the Arnold Classics stage with the help of coach George Farah. Unfortunately for Jackson, he missed his target and didn't look the way he wanted to on stage in Columbus. He told Dennis James on the April 28 episode of The Menace podcast that he [...]

Whether you're a gym-goer who enjoys golf on the side, like Dwayne Johnson, or have more serious dreams of winning the PGA championship, you'll realize that golf is far more physical than it is may appear at first. Swinging a club requires multiple bodily processes, which is why golf injuries are common on the course. [...]

Do you remember what you were doing on September 7th, 2010? Probably not, unless there was an important milestone in your life. Kionte Storey remembers this date as if it were the same day you are reading this. Storey served America as a member of the Marine Corps and was on a mission in Middle [...]

As long as Harry Bosch nabs the bad guys, Titus Welliver will keep hitting the heavy bag. Welliver has a lot of pop in his stroke, although wear and tear may have slowed the spring in his stride a bit. Boxing practice is part of Welliver's refocusing on year-round fitness, not just on an as-needed [...]

There's no getting around it, crossing the four decade mark is a fascinating time. Sure, we may have worked our way up the corporate ladder and hopefully enjoy a little more security and stability, but a build-up of aches and pains, not to mention plummeting energy levels, reminds us that we're not teenagers anymore. With [...]

Orangetheory's cosmic success hasn't burned out since 2010. That's because his research-driven approach to fitness actually works. It's all about heart rate based interval training. If you spend 12 or more minutes of an hour-long class in orange or red zones (see diagram below), muscle oxygen demand will skyrocket. Your body responds by oxidizing carbs [...]