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On January 23, 2011, the fitness world lost one of it’s greatest stars when Jack LaLanne passed on at 96. On...

Introducing a new feature here at the Pump & Circumstance blog—20 questions with an athlete I’d like to get to know...

One week after my contest in Reno, Nevada, I headed out to Miami, Florida for the NPC Nationals. I was trying...

It is a full week now since the NPC Nationals, and people who worked the show in one way or another...

When it comes to moderate-weight, high-fatigue training, like 4X workouts, a lot of people think it’s from current research and is...

After seven years away from the stage, I made the decision this year to compete again in a bodybuilding competition. I...

The bodybuilding world has been waiting for Todd Jewell to finally "put in together". The wait has ended. Jewell, a 30-year-old...

“Growth threshold” is a term I borrowed from legendary bodybuilder Lee Labrada, who is still in incredible shape at 51, by...

Going into the IFBB Pro ranks I knew exactly what I would be up against.  Although I’ve competed in (and won)...

Yours truly, Ruthless Ruth Silverman and Burrito Bill Comstock will get on the big bird at LAX on Thursday and head...

Congratulations to the ever-improving Vanessa Campbell, who scored her first pro win at the Hydrolyze Ultra Iowa Pro Bikini in Davenport...

  Holiday Entertaining?  November is National Pomegranate Month! Pomegranates are full of anti-oxidants and a fun holiday treat for you and...

One of the most amazing bodybuilders of yesteryear was Danny Padilla. He was short in stature, about 5’3″, yet he beat...

The next to the next to the last  weekend of IFBB pro competition in 2011 was a coast-to-coast affair, with Gen...

My primary goal at every workout used to be to move more weight. I equated getting stronger with getting bigger—but it...