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• 104-Year-Old Former Strongman Killed by Minivan
• By Ryan Wilson 1/12/2010 10:00 AM ET
• Neither old war wounds or old age could take down Joseph Rollino, a 104-year-old former Coney Island strongman. Instead, it was a minivan that killed him as he crossed a Brooklyn street Monday. ... More »
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• Mr. Olympia Results 2009: Jay Cutler Reclaims Title
• By Michael David Smith 9/27/2009 9:56 AM ET
• Jay Cutler won the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding competition on Saturday night, earning the highest accolade in professional bodybuilding for the third time in his career. More Coverage: 2009 Ms. Olympia ... More »
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• Zoe Smith Is a 14-Year-Old Weightlifter, Britain's Strongest Girl and 'Athlete of the Year'
• By Will Brinson 1/08/2009 5:00 PM ET
• Fourteen years of age is very, very young to be a champion at anything. Especially so if it's weightlifting. And even moreso, all stereotyping aside, for a female. But Zoe Smith, a young lady (lass?) ...
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• World's Strongest Man: Mariusz Pudzianowski Wins Record Fifth Title
• By Michael David Smith 9/16/2008 8:34 AM ET
• The annual World's Strongest Man competition took place over the weekend in West Virginia, and it all came down to the Atlas Stones. Here's the thrilling conclusion, with Poland's Mariusz Pudzianowski ...
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• UFC's Dana White Bench Presses 315
• By Michael David Smith 6/18/2008 11:58 AM ET
• The goofiest video of the day comes from TheGarv.com. The Garv tells us that he was supposed to be the cover boy in Men's Fitness, but that UFC President Dana White took his spot on the cover. The ...
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• Titans Swear by Kettlebell Workouts
• By Michael David Smith 6/15/2008 11:45 AM ET
• Paul Kuharsky of the Tennessean has an interesting piece today about the Titans' use of kettlebells as part of their workout routine. For those who don't know what a kettlebell is, here's a look: ...
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• Can Joel Osteen Really Bench 300 Pounds?
• By Michael David Smith 6/08/2008 8:29 PM ET
• 60 Minutes re-ran a segment about the preacher Joel Osteen today, and the part at the end of this five-minute clip caught my eye: Said 60 Minutes correspondent Byron Pitts, without a trace of ... More »
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• Redskins' Phillip Daniels Skips Off-Season Workouts, Competes in Powerlifting Instead
• By Michael David Smith 3/25/2008 6:29 PM ET
• This is Redskins defensive lineman Phillip Daniels competing in the deadlift in a powerlifting competition last week in Willowbrook, Illinois: Daniels has The Redskin Report conjuring up images of ...
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• 'I Say, Mortimer! You Spin Quite the Stone Hoisting Yarn!'
• By Irishoutsider 12/17/2007 9:01 AM ET
• In what is sure to be a thrilling IMAX movie educating thousands upon thousands of school children in between trips to Lazer Floyd, Old-Time Strongman enthusiast Steve Jeck brings us the stories of ...
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• Ryan Kennelly Bench Presses 1,050 Pounds
• By Michael David Smith 12/03/2007 5:47 PM ET
• The television station KNDO in Yakima, Washington reports that Ryan Kennelly of Moses Lake, Washington, bench pressed 1,050 pounds at the American Powerlifting Association's Northwest Open on ...
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• On Bodybuilding, Steroids, and Hypocrisy
• By Michael David Smith 10/28/2007 12:29 PM ET
• Yesterday I was the subject of much derision at bodybuilding.com because of something I wrote early this month about Ronnie Coleman, one of the greatest bodybuilders in history. What's interesting is ... More »
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• Ronnie Coleman Retires From Mr. Olympia
• By Michael David Smith 10/01/2007 11:11 PM ET
• Have you ever seen a 300-pound 43-year-old man in a Speedo? If not, you should watch this video: That's Ronnie Coleman, generally recognized as the greatest bodybuilder in history, though now he's a ...
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• Bodybuilders Strapped to Lie Detector, Asked, 'Do You Take Steroids?'
• By Michael David Smith 9/30/2007 8:52 PM ET
• Steroid testing has become commonplace in sports, but here's a novel idea for a way to determine whether an athlete is using steroids besides getting a urine sample: Make him take a polygraph. Each ...
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• Mr. Olympia Back in Las Vegas
• By Michael David Smith 9/30/2007 10:44 AM ET
• The Mr. Olympia competition is back in Las Vegas this weekend, and if you're not sure what the Mr. Olympia competition looks like, it looks like a bunch of ridiculously muscular men on a stage: Three ...
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• Li Ping Wins Women's Weightlifting Title; Lifter Drops Bar on Back of Neck
• By Michael David Smith 9/22/2007 4:48 AM ET
• Chinese teenager Li Ping won gold medals in the clean and jerk and the total at the World Weightlifting Championships, but I'm really only posting this to show this video: Judging from her reaction, ...
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• World's Strongest Man Competitor Jesse Marunde Died of Heart Ailment
• By Michael David Smith 9/21/2007 4:41 PM ET
• Jesse Marunde, the 2005 World's Strongest Man runner-up, died of an enlarged heart and a condition called hypertrophic myocardium, the Clallam County coroner told the Peninsula Daily News yesterday. ...
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• What a 72-Year-Old Bodybuilder Looks Like
• By Michael David Smith 9/13/2007 8:30 AM ET
• Have you ever wondered what a 72-year-old bodybuilder looks like? Here's the answer: That was Jim Morris, whose personal web site, GymMorris.com (get it?) says he's devoted to lifelong fitness. Yeah, ...
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• There He Goes, One of God's Own Prototypes: Arthur Jones Dead at 80
• By Eamonn Brennan 8/30/2007 1:01 PM ET
• Given his history as the the inventor of the Nautilus exercise machine and as an apparent all-around man's man, you could have convinced me that Arthur Jones would live to 110. But, alas, Jones is ...
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• Tazzie Colomb Can Lift You Over Her Head
• By Michael David Smith 8/22/2007 8:26 PM ET
• This is Tazzie Colomb. She says on her web site that she's a professional bodybuilder/ powerlifter. It's rare to be both a bodybuilder and a powerlifter (bodybuilding is about muscular definition; ...
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• Bodybuilder Amin Shahry Has Disgusting Abs
• By Michael David Smith 8/20/2007 8:39 AM ET
• I'm sure some people find abs like this attractive, and I must confess that I'm a little jealous, but I think bodybuilder Amin Shahry should probably eat a bag of potato chips, cut down to 5,000 ...
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