Chances are, when powerlifter Nabil Lahlou loads up his barbell with an unfathomable amount of weight, he’s going to make jaws drop to the floor. The athlete’s latest remarkable feat in a sanctioned competitive context was no different. On July 8, 2023, during the 2023 World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) Drug Tested Give Me Liberty or Give Me…
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On July 10, 2023, World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Mitchell Hooper posted a video to his YouTube channel featuring a leg-training session with strength sports icon Nick Best. After some warm-ups and deliberative conversation with his eventual spotter in Hooper, the 54-year-old Best successfully locks out a 364.2-kilogram (802.9-pound) back squat with wraps starting at around the 4:45…
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American strongman Evan Singleton wasn’t the only big winner at the 2023 Giants Live Strongman Classic (GLSC). During the contest that took place on July 8, 2023, in London, England, Australian athlete Eddie Williams broke the Nicol Stone Carry World Record with a distance of 31.66 meters. The famous stones weighed 114 kilograms (251.3 pounds) and 138 kilograms…
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Ab workouts are one of the few types of exercise that some people are instinctively drawn to whether they’re dedicated lifters or not. Many people use ab exercises as an entry point into some type of regular exercise, which is great. Hopefully they eventually move on to incorporate training their other body parts, but a start is a…
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It’s the day after your workout, and your muscles are sore and easily fatigued. You search the internet for something that can help support your recovery and come across branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs). Amino acids are the foundational building blocks for the macronutrient we all know and love: protein. There are twenty amino acids in total, with nine…
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It’s the day after your workout, and your muscles are sore and easily fatigued. You search the internet for something that can help support your recovery and come across branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs). Amino acids are the foundational building blocks for the macronutrient we all know and love: protein. There are twenty amino acids in total, with nine…
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The 2023 Mr. Olympia is slowly shaping up to be a contest of mammoth proportions on paper. As the Men’s Open division seemingly enters a new golden era, bodybuilding’s flagship contest resembles a gauntlet of competitors where only a truly worthy champion will triumph. However, according to long-time trainer Miloš Šarčev, the contest starts and ends with two…
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A seasoned veteran, strongwoman Inez Carrasquillo has developed a reputation for having uncanny overhead strength. The athlete lived up to this fame rooted in power in her most recent summer contest in the Pacific Northwest. On July 8-9, 2023, during the 2023 Rainier Classic (RC) in Burien, WA, Carrasquillo successfully captured a 145.9-kilogram (321.6-pound) max Log Lift. The…
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Evan Singleton is the champion of the 2023 Giants Live Strongman Classic (GLSC). The athlete emerged triumphant in the contest that took place on July 8, 2023, in London, England. After undergoing biceps surgery in September 2022, the 2023 GLSC win is Singleton’s first since the 2021 Arnold Strongman Classic UK (ASCUK) in October 2021 — an approximate…
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