by Josh Hodnik

Oh, what a tangled web we weave. The Internet, aka the World Wide Web, contains at least 6.23 billion pages, with millions of them focusing on bodybuilding and fitness. We could narrow this down, while dialing in on performance enhancing supplements and drugs, and the content would still have a page count in the millions. The content on the Internet is vast to say the least, and it is very easy to get tangled in everything the Internet has to offer if you aren’t careful.
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By Christian Duque

The 2020 Arnold Classic will go down in history for a variety of reasons. For starters, it brought together one of the best lineups in the history of the sport. You had former champions in William Bonac, Cedric McMillan, and Dexter Jackson all in the mix. You had rising stars like Patrick Moore making some waves. Big Ramy made a return after a year-long absence, looking a lot like in the old days. Sergio Oliva Jr. looked extremely impressive, even earning The Best Poser Award. Cedric made Top 6. It was also great to see veteran competitors really nail it, guys like Maxx Charles and Akim Williams. One veteran competitor who really made jaws drop was Steve Kuclo, who placed 4th, showing vast improvements.
Read More »CEDRIC MCMILLAN ADVOCATES FOR CAMARADERIE IN BODYBUILDING

by Matt Weik

Hold up there, Oxygen Gym – there’s a new sheriff in town! Carbon Culture is looking to change the way bodybuilders, powerlifters, and athletes view gyms. Gone are the days of picking things up and putting them down, only to leave the gym and need to go elsewhere to get your nutrition, your knowledge, and your entertainment. Carbon Culture brings you everything under one roof! And to be honest, I’m fanboying over here.
Read More »IS CARBON CULTURE THE ULTIMATE GYM FOR BODYBUILDERS?

by Matt Weik

I want to preface this article by stating, I feel that the mainstream media is blowing the coronavirus scare out of proportion – like they do with everything else they report about that involves bad news or negativity. It’s as if these journalists and media producers are sitting at their desk praying for something bad to happen so they can cover it all day long and put the fear of God in their viewers. Meanwhile, they put all the good things going on in the world on the backburner.
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by Matt Weik

A man who is either loved or hated in the industry is none other than Gregg Valentino. Some of you probably know him from his “Ramblin’ Freak” days when he had his column in Muscular Development Magazine. I looked forward to reading Gregg’s column every issue. It was next to impossible to not laugh at some of the stories he told and the things he would say.
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by Matt Weik

When you decide to drop some LBS (pounds), restructuring what is probably a poor diet seems easy on paper until you actually start implementing the process into real life. Sure, looking at that piece of paper (or an app like MyFitnessPal) and understanding how many calories you should be consuming daily along with your macro-nutrient ratios seems pretty cut and dry – because it is. But then comes the task of cutting out all of the unhealthy food options you have been accustomed to eating regularly. But what if there were healthy desserts that you could enjoy without the guilt? There are!
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by Christian Duque

Look, I hate to say I told ya so, but I TOLD YA SO! Dexter Jackson always gets ignored by the press, he’s routinely excluded from Top 3’s, even Top 5’s, and many of the talking heads are far more concerned with his age than his ability to win bodybuilding contests. The fact is, the degree to which Dexter was ignored leading up to the 2020 Arnold Classic was almost obscene. I mean, there weren’t graphics blasted for him, no one was talking about the fact he was vying for #10, and certainly no one thought he had a snowball in hell’s chance of placing well, much less winning.
Read More »DEXTER JACKSON WRECKS THE CRITICS – AGAIN!

by Christian Duque

Fans all around the world went nuts after they saw William “The Conqueror” Bonac win his second Arnold Classic title in Columbus, OH, this past weekend. Bonac has become, without any doubt, one of the best bodybuilders of his era. He won his first Arnold in 2018, narrowly losing in 2019 to future Mr. Olympia Brandon Curry, and reclaiming the title in top form this past weekend. The 2019 Olympia runner-up left no stone unturned for this prep, doing very little talking, and really focusing on the work at hand.
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by Matt Weik

I was messaging back and forth with my good friend and fellow content writer, Kevin Gretch and he shared some interesting information with me that made me laugh. As of the time of writing this article, the Arnold Classic has yet to make an announcement as to if refunds will be made to those who purchased booths for the event. Sure, the vendors were offered a 5% discount on their union services from the Arnold Classic promoters, but in the end, that’s nothing. Well, it appears the Boston Pro is trying to entice the Arnold Classic vendors to “come on down” (cue the Price Is Right music) and set up shop FOR FREE at their event on June 20, 2020.
Read More »BOSTON PRO TRYING TO ENTICE VENDORS TO COME FOR FREE