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The 2025 Belle of the Bar powerlifting meet is set to take place in Kenilworth, NJ, on Sunday, November 16. This Powerlifitng United sanctioned event stands out from others on the powerlifting calendar because it’s an all-woman’s meet. Meet promoter Chrissy Castellano takes a lot of pride in this event because it showcases the evolution […]

Fresh off the New York City Marathon, Performance Chef Dan Churchill is already training for a Dallas Hyrox he’s doing shortly after taking the stage at Eudēmonia in West Palm Beach, FL, this weekend. Between training for races, shooting content, traveling, and being the executive chef of The Osprey in Brooklyn’s 1 Hotel, there’s one […]

Training for a marathon is arguably one of the most difficult things you can put your body through, which is probably why less than 1% of the world population has actually done one. I spent 16 weeks trading in my Friday nights with cocktails and high heels with friends to try out a myriad different […]

With a YouTube channel that boasts more than two billion views, AreYouKiddingTV’s Joey Gizzi and Steven Lannum are using their platform to empower men’s health issues. In November, the social media stars will partner with the Prostate Cancer Foundation for ‘Movember.’ So, M&F logged on with the dynamic duo to learn more, and we soon […]

If Anthony Ramos is going to take on a new endeavor, chances are he’s going to be successful at it. He’s already thrived in acting, as evidenced by his efforts as John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in the iconic stage play Hamilton, which he also took home a Grammy for. He’s also been prominent on […]

Popular strength and conditioning coach, Joe DeFranco, the owner of DeFranco’s Gym, a private facility based in East Rutherford, NJ, has trained martial artists, NFL players, and WWE wresters, motivating them to push past their limits. But in a recent Instagram post, the fitness pro explained why a lack of form could derail any athlete’s […]

When you picture every minute on the minute workouts (EMOM), you think of lifting weights fast while your lungs scream at you to stop, and sweat is pooling at your feet. But what happens when you flip the script and go heavy? You get stronger—fast. This 15-minute deadlift EMOM is more than just a workout. […]

It’s more than a week since Derek Lunsford was crowned Mr. Olympia. And as things have settled since bodybuilding’s biggest event, there’s still plenty to talk about. I must say that this year, as a spectacle, the event was reminiscent of a real, live, old-school bodybuilding show. Gone were the distractions of smoke, the enormous […]

While Joe Weider created an American bodybuilding institution with the advent of the Mr. Olympia competition back in 1965, the pop-culture phenomenon has continued to grow under the leadership of current owner Jake Wood, who is helping to connect the Olympia event with its larger than life athletes, passionate partner brands, and an expanding number […]

The bodybuilding action from the 2025 Joe Weider’s Olympia Fitness and Performance Weekend is in the history books. The curtain came down on the annual tradition with champions being crowned in Bikini, Classic Physique, Men’s Physique, and the main event: the Mr. Olympia Men’s Open title. Resorts World Theater in Las Vegas was buzzing from […]