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Consistency is key to getting long term results. Learn how to get (and stay) motivated.
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What It Takes to Be A Champion with Sadik Hadzovic
After taking a couple of years off from competing, IFBB Pro, Sadik Hadzovic is back to take you inside his journey and mindset to becoming a Champion.
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Recommit to Getting Fit: How to Plan Your Return to the Gym
A great deal of success lends itself to how you prepare for a process. In this article, learn how to prepare for your return to fitness after taking some time off.
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365 Day Challenge: Be the Best YOU Can Be
Are you ready to transform your life? Quit imagining it and make it happen. Learn about the 365 day challenge and accomplish all of your fitness goals!
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Who has the best body in the history of Hollywood: Schwarzenegger, Stallone, The Rock, Bruce Lee? Take a look at these 38 amazing bodies and decide for yourself.
Jeremy Gray takes a tongue-in-cheek look at common muscle building bro-lingo, and helps you to figure out what kind of lifter you are, bro. If you even lift, that is.
Graeme dedicated himself to muscle building and gained an amazing 42 pounds while dropping bodyfat in a little over 3 years time.
At 215 pounds and 26% bodyfat, Chris Heitman was muscular but carrying a lot of excess fat. He dropped 50 pounds and 21% bodyfat, and is now shredded.
Welcome to the gun show! Want to know how the best biceps in the history of lifting were developed? Look no further! This feature contains 35 amazing biceps along with workouts.
Food controlled Ashley's life. She was depressed, lonely and getting worse day by day. Then she took charge and reclaimed her life.
A self-proclaimed "fat lump", Zsolt made an amazing 8 month transformation losing 69 pounds while building a muscular physique.
Bobby Parker enjoyed lifting but had no commitment to diet. Dedicating himself to proper nutrition, Bobby added muscle while dropping fat.
Embarrassed by pictures of herself, Dr. Jennifer Hennessey set new goals to look strong, fit, and unstoppable. She dropped her bodyfat by 28%.
Michele was partying too much, sleeping too little and skipping meals. She adopted a healthy lifestyle and transformed her life in one year.
Rebin struggled with weight all her life. She was a smoker and heavy eater. After her third pregnancy Rebin decided to hit the gym and lose her stomach.
Mark Irwin found himself at 336 pounds and morbidly obese. 2 years later Mark is a shredded competitive bodybuilder, and competes at 182 pounds.
Depressed and feeling uncomfortable in her skin, Kim focused on exercise and clean eating and lost 41 pounds. She is determined to keep transforming.
Jordan Chabinsky was always an athlete. Once he caught the bodybuilding bug - game over! He transformed his physique and is now a WNBF pro natural bodybuilder.
Lizzy lived on fast food and was skinny fat. Deciding to change, she shed 20 pounds which significantly lowered her bodyfat percentage.
Naomi was gaining weight despite an emphasis on cardio. She moved her focus to weight training and HIIT and made dramatic changes to her body.
Phil Nguyen had an impressive amount of muscle, but woke up one day to find his clothes were no longer fitting. He lost 50 lbs and got shredded.
Michaella wasn't satisfied with just having a "mom's body". In less then one year she lost over 60 pounds and now looks amazing!
Join us as we reminiscence with 8x Mr. Olympia, Ronnie Coleman, about his 20 year bodybuilding career in front of his large & completely filled trophy case.
John Miller made a dramatic transformation from a pudgy 170 pounds into a shredded 162 pounds, losing fat while building muscle mass.
An accident 20 years prior left Kevin lethargic and fat. During his transformation Kevin lost over 50 pounds of fat while dropping his bodyfat percentage to 6%.
After his father nearly died, Cody Przybylski used the weight room as an outlet for his stress, and added 20lbs of muscle to his skinny, tall frame.
Motivated by an insult, Shani lost 67 pounds in a little over one year and is now a bikini competitor sponsored by Optimum Nutrition.
The new year is here and you've hit the ground running. The question now becomes: how to you sustain progress knowing that most people fail to reach their goals?
At 17 Roger weighed 125 pounds and had a bench max of 95 pounds. Today he is strong, massive and pressing over 400 pounds. Read about his amazing journey!
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IFBB Pro and Primeval Labs athlete, Regan Grimes, joins us in this episode of "Table Talks". Give the video a watch for all sorts of prep and peak week tips!
Soft from eating too much fast food after the birth of his son, David Cullen lost 40 pounds and completely shredded his physique.
Just say NO to squats. Learn why you should avoid this "king" of all exercises, and how you can build more muscle using the Smith machine, quarter squats & leg extensions.
And you thought there was only one stage to being ripped. Joe outlines six stages of being shredded, from "full house" to "shredded!"
Struggling with motivation and having a hard time staying focused when it comes to your fitness goals. These 25 tips should help!
Are you working as hard as you think? Natural bodybuilding expert and coach Cliff Wilson talks about the "next level" of training, and what it truly takes to be a champion and succeed.
Is muscle building a chore? Justin Woltering helps you to find happiness and balance, build a better life and construct the ultimate dream physique you are after.
Stop complaining. Stop coming up with lame excuses. But, most importantly, stop failing simply by making this quick mindset change. Read on to lean more!
Once the fitness role model in his family, Christian let things slip. Confronted by his father over the state of his health, he adopted a new lifestyle!
Weed through all the bad advice and misguided information tossed around gyms and the Internet. These tips help you to remove the confusion and improve results.
Ashley Johns helps you to harness the power of your mind. Change your life, find happiness, and take control of your future.
In the fitness industry, there's a lot of lies out there. However, these 2 things will always tell you the truth. Learn what they are & their harsh realities.
Francis was a personal trainer who lost his passion for fitness. Frustrated by what he saw in the mirror, Francis dropped his bodyfat to 8% in 48 days!
After 7 years of terrible eating, Jeremy Bell found himself in a poor state of health. He hit the weights, got his diet in check, and turned his life around.
After taking a couple of years off from competing, IFBB Pro, Sadik Hadzovic is back to take you inside his journey and mindset to becoming a Champion.
#ISYMFS! Here are CT Fletcher's top 9 ranking workout videos from 2014. They are pulled from content created only during the current year and are listed in terms of video views.
Embarrassed by her physical condition, and unable to do things she wanted to do because of her weight, Barb Herbert lost over 130 pounds.
After surgery, Shane joined the 2011 Muscle & Strength transformation contest and added 20 pounds while dropping his bodyfat percentage nearly in half.
Mike Rashid is the CEO and founder of IMSOALPHA 1X3 supplements, a former professional boxer, gym owner and author of the "Overtraining" series of e-books.
A single mother with 4 kids, Julie stopped making excuses and found the time to be healthy. She lost 20 pounds, added muscle and dropped her bodyfat by 16%.
Clayton set aside heavy drinking and overeating and focused his life on muscle building. In a few short years he lost over 100 pounds and packed on muscle!
This comprehensive guide to training motivation discusses the importance of visualization, journaling, pre-workout music and performance assessment.
Skinny, depressed and living on sweets, Samuel turned his life over to bodybuilding. He packed on 40 pounds of mass and completely changed his physique before age 20.
Struggling with a rare disease called Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasi, Ian joined a gym, lost 80 pounds and dropped his bodyfat in half.
Julia had used her pregnancies as an excuse to eat too much. During her stunning transformation she lost an amazing 89 pounds.
