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Walk into almost any commercial gym at peak hours, and you’ll hear it: a sudden guttural grunt slicing through the hum of treadmills and clanking plates. Sometimes it accompanies a heavy deadlift or chest press. Othertimes, a pec deck set that barely warrants a raised eyebrow, let alone a primal yell. So, when is it […]

The Trainer Games, presented by iFIT, has taken seasoned athletes and promising newcomers in the field of endurance sports, and pitted them against each other in the run up to the fever pitch final on February 5, where a $250,000 cash prize and an opportunity to join the iFIT coaching team awaits the winner. In […]

Talent is a given in the NFL. What separates players isn’t always explosiveness or potential. It’s reliability under pressure–when things don’t go the way that they were diagramed during practice. As injuries reshaped depth charts and tested continuity this past season for the San Francisco 49ers, they moved forward with an unsettling calm. Their standard […]

Training shoes have quietly become one of the most important tools in the gym. The right pair can improve stability under load, make conditioning sessions feel smoother, and hold up through weeks of hard training without breaking down. In 2025, footwear brands took meaningful steps forward by focusing less on hype and more on how […]

Reigning WWE Women’s champion, Jade Cargill, has it all figured out. In the ring, opponents are finding her dominant power to be an insurmountable challenge, while this pro wrestler’s imposing physique is also sending some of her less ripped rivals into a tailspin of embarrassment. Of course, building the best abs in the pro wrestling […]

Dana Linn Bailey is known for building her body thanks to some seriously intense gym sessions, but despite her inspiring efforts, she also proves that leaning into leg day need not take ages. Instead, the former Olympia Women’s Physique winner blasts her legs with a challenge that requires just three sets each side. Here’s how […]

In college athletics, attention gravitates toward the visible: the head coach pacing the sideline, the star player under stadium lights, the results posted on scoreboards and social feeds. What rarely makes headlines is the work happening quietly in the background—the conversations without cameras, the mentorship without metrics, the leadership that doesn’t announce itself until years […]

I like to say that when it comes to boosting fitness and achieving peak physique, your time in the gym is only half the battle. The other huge part of the equation is what you decide to (or not!) eat. Reaching for the right foods after some pec pumping is nearly as important as the […]

In Episode 268 of “The Menace Podcast,” class was in session as host Dennis James and Milos ‘The Mind’ Sarcev asked Chris ‘The Real Deal’ Cormier to explain one of his favorite arm-growing workouts. IFBB Pro legend Chris Cormier kicked his bodybuilding career off in 1987, winning the teenage division of the NPC California Championships […]

Almost seamlessly, Josh Ross has made the chart-topping transition from hard-hitting college defensive back to one of country’s top heartbreak balladeers. His success now seems to be moving even faster than his 40-yard dash time. Trading Cover 2 defenses for creating a music playlist that now attracts nearly three million monthly Spotify listeners is quite […]