by Christian Duque

You just can’t keep a good man down – much less two!! I’m so happy to announce the return of Chris “The Goon” Griffin and “Big” Mike Cox to online television. If these names sound familiar, it’s with good reason, as they were the hosts of the IronMag TV series Beast Coast Live!! The show evolved from Griffin’s original series Down And Dirty with The Goon. When D&D went on hiatus, The Goon recruited BMC, and from there they put out a string of shows that featured guests ranging from old school legends to current Olympia champions. Following IronMag TV, BCL went independent, doing another impressive run of episodes, before ultimately going on hiatus. Since then, the two have remained a fixture at the Muscular Development [message] boards, as well as participating in various projects.
Read More »THEY’RE BACK – GOON AND COX MUSCLE TALK

by Matt Weik

For those of you who are strictly consumers and not deep into the background of the industry from a manufacturer side of the equation, you may not be aware privy to some of the challenges the industry is faced with. That said, brace yourself for the possibility of some fairly severe supplement shortages on your favorite supplements containing caffeine and creatine. If these are two ingredients you can’t seem to live without, you may want to stock up now while you still can!
Read More »BRACE YOURSELF FOR SUPPLEMENT SHORTAGES ON CAFFEINE AND CREATINE!

by Christian Duque

Ever since Arnold won in California and Jesse “The Body” Ventura won in Minnesota, the idea of athletes successfully running for major, elected office, became conceivable. That’s because we’ve seen a change of the guard. Whereas politicians used to have to be old, grey, and (hopefully) wise, things began to change after the Reagan/Bush era. When Bill Clinton won the presidency, that changed presidential candidacies forever.
Read More »THE ROCK FOR PRESIDENT?

by Matt Weik

I’m going to say this right up front, this Bloomberg article I read this morning has me pretty fired up. The title of the article is “FDA’s ‘Abundance of Caution’ Should Extend to Supplements.” I usually don’t call out writers, but this article is so far-fetched and poorly written to fit an agenda that Sarah Green Carmichael should feel embarrassed writing such a terrible and misleading piece. But then again, I really don’t expect anything less coming from a Bloomberg source which already seems to be incredibly biased (especially from a political stance).
Read More »BLOOMBERG COMPARES SUPPLEMENTS TO JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE FIASCO?

by Christian Duque

Ron Love is the quintessential motor city bodybuilder. Detroit is his home. He still trains at the original Powerhouse Gym in Highland Heights, MI. Everyday he goes to the gym, whether to train clients or get in a great workout. His level of expertise is second to none, imparting as much wisdom as he can on the younger generations.
Read More »RON LOVE – WILL HE RETURN TO THE STAGE?

by Christian Duque

It’s all about the illusion. In bodybuilding, you want to present the best physique, possible, on stage. Sometimes you may be hiding lagging body parts, injuries, and/or even site enhancement spots. You may be your weakest, but you want to look your strongest. Posing, lights, and even your tan and choice of trunks, can make a huge difference in presenting your best you on stage. Bodybuilders are all about presentation.
Read More »BODYBUILDERS, PROBABLY SHOULDN’T BOUNCE

by Matt Weik

Life is full of choices. Some are helpful and some are hurtful. The condition of your health is no different. How do you look at your health? Yes, you reading this. Do you look at it like you do time? Where you want to maximize the most from it because we are only given a limited amount of it each day? Or do you look at it like food? Something that you enjoy the heck out of until it’s gone and you find yourself full of regret for eating so much of something you know you shouldn’t have (like eating nearly an entire pizza yourself)?
Read More »THE CONDITION OF YOUR HEALTH COMES DOWN TO A MATTER OF CHOICES

by Matt Weik

At the time of writing this article (mid-April), the Arnold Classic USA, which is generally held in Columbus, OH, has yet to announce when they will hold their event in 2021. This has many people wonder if we will even see it held this year at all. The Arnold Australia seems to be the only other Arnold Classic that has postponed their event.
Read More »CAN THE ARNOLD CLASSIC COLUMBUS BE SAVED IN 2021?

by Christian Duque

History has a funny way to repeat itself. Here we go again, once again, Nick Strength And Power is promoting his ages’ old theory that The Black Swan, Breon Ansley, should leave the division he helped build. Once again, Nick Miller polls his fans, after pushing the idea that Breon should make the jump. Although reigning champion Chris Bumstead inspired it, Nick honed it on it and went on the record, stating (1) he agrees with Bumstead (big shock there), and (2) that Breon should move up to The 212 Division.
Read More »SHOULD BREON ANSLEY LEAVE CLASSIC PHYSIQUE?

by Matt Weik

If there’s one thing that drives me nuts, it’s when bodybuilding gets thrown under the bus and used as a scapegoat. In a recent interview with Chris Hemsworth, he said, “Bodybuilding is seen as vanity, whereas if I put on a bunch of unhealthy weight, or got unhealthily skinny for a role, I’d probably be called a serious actor.”
Read More »CHRIS HEMSWORTH SAYS BODYBUILDING IS HURTING HIS MOVIE CAREER