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By Shawn Ray Shawn Ray12x Olympia Top 5 Finalist, Pro Bodybuilding Hall of Fame Inductee, International Master of Ceremonies, NPC
Shawn Ray12x Olympia Top 5 Finalist, Pro Bodybuilding Hall of Fame Inductee, International Master of Ceremonies, NPC Contest Promoter, Motivational
By Bill Dobbins Founding Editor, Flex Magazine [Photographer: Wings of Strength] You can see the development of glutes and hamstrings on
By Shawn Ray As the 59th Joe Weider Olympia Weekend rolls into Orlando, Florida the weekend of November 2-5th at
By Shawn Ray The return of the 2023 NPC Mr. California is happening Saturday, May 27th at the Marriott Anaheim
By Shawn Ray The IFBB Pro League’s New York Pro is rich in tradition, ripe with history and entwined with
By Founding Editor of Flex Magazine, Bill Dobbins [Photographer: Bill Dobbins] Above Kevin, pelicans were diving off the cliff. Some bodybuilders are
By Shawn Ray The FIBO Congress is held every year in Koln, Germany where it all started back in 1985
“Understanding The Posing Round” by Bill Dobbins Founding Editor of Flex Magazine THE ROUND SYSTEM Way back in the day,
by Shawn Ray There’s a lot of debate about the lost art of posing on the professional level of competition
By Bill Dobbins HOW TO ACHIEVE THE “BODYBUILDER LOOK” To Look Like A Bodybuilder, You Have To Train And Diet
By Shawn Ray The 35th edition of the Arnold Sports Weekend has come to a close and the crowning of
MODERN FEMALE BODYBUILDING: How It All Got Started By Steve Wennerstrom IFBB Women’s Archivist/Historian and Editor of Women’s Physique World Photo:
By Shawn Ray The Sultan of Symmetry, Kenny “FLEX” Wheeler began his bodybuilding journey in Fresno, California as a young
by Shawn Ray In 1989, Arnold Schwarzenegger and his partner, Jim Lorimer created the Arnold Classic. The first weekend in
By Shawn Ray News has swept across the bodybuilding industry that one of our Queen’s of Bodybuilding, Tonya Knight has
by Bill Dobbins The Dorian Yates story sometimes seems to have come from a 1930s movie. A “Dead End Kid”
By Shawn Ray As the 2023 IFBB Pro League Bodybuilding Season returns, the news of the addition to the already
by Bill Dobbins, Founding Editor of Flex Magazine The First Ms. Olympia was the First Superstar of Female Bodybuilding! The
By Bill Dobbins Founding Editor of Flex Magazine “Bev Coming To Bodybuilding Was A Game Changer.” Bev Francis was introduced
By Shawn Ray The history of the Arnold Classic began back in 1989 with the inaugural champion, Rich Gaspari a
By Shawn Ray 2022 is now in the history books and what a year it was! The conversation about CoVid19
By Shawn Ray The year 2022 saw the untimely passings of some lives cut short and legends that never die.
The 58th edition of the Joe Weider Olympia Weekend was a smash! Many repeat and new champions were crowned and
The 58th running of Joe Weider’s Mr Olympia Weekend is now in the history books, literally! Persian Bodybuilder, Hadi Choopan
By Shawn Ray We are officially only 3 Weeks away from the Greatest Show on Earth courtesy of Olympia CEO,
By Shawn Ray 2X Ms. Olympia and now 3X Rising Phoenix World Champion, Andrea Shaw has once again shown the
By Shawn Ray Coming into the world of bodybuilding in the early 80’s, I gleaned all I could from the
By Bill Dobbins Founding Editor – Flex Magazine Wellness top 6 at the 2022 NY Pro championships. [Photographer: Wings of
By Bill Dobbins Founding Editor: Flex Magazine LEE HANEY: Lee Haney came along when there were no “big guys” active
By Shawn Ray Arnold Sports Festival UK has come to a close and rookie Pro, Andrew Jacked has just gone
by John Hansen & Shawn Ray Bill Pearl The legendary bodybuilder Bill Pearl passed away on September 14, 2022 at
Bodybuilding and Sports Illustrated circa 1974 By John Hansen Mr. Olympia contest was somewhat of a milestone in the history
By The Late, Shawn Perine FLEX It’s a new high for the sport of bodybuilding as Denver hosts the inaugural
By Shawn Ray The 35th edition of the Arnold Sports Festival has announced its new Pro Contest Divisions as contest
By John Hansen The 15th Annual Tampa Pro took place from August 4th-6th, 2022 at the Grand Hyatt hotel in
By John Hansen 2022 Tampa Pro Preview- The IFBB Tampa Pro Championships will celebrate its 15th year in 2022 as
by Shawn Ray The 2022 Pro Bodybuilding season has gotten off to a fiery start! First we have former 2019
by Shawn Ray Before you embark on trying fulfill your dream of becoming a bodybuilder, there are a few things
By Shawn Ray The first ever Ms. Olympia Winner in 1980 was the beautiful Rachel McLish. Rachel would go onto
By Shawn Ray It’s been 21 years since I last graced the stage of the Mr. Olympia and as I
by Shawn Ray And just like that…..it’s officially over for one of our sports most decorated athlete of all time
by Shawn Ray This December 15-18th at Planet Hollywood’s amazing Zappos Theater the 58th Joe Weider Mr. Olympia returns to
By Shawn Ray We are sad to report the passing of yet another Superstar in Pro Bodybuilding, Cedric McMillan. It
The Sandow Trophy By Shawn Ray The year 2017 marked the end of an era when 7X Mr. Olympia, Phil
By Shawn Ray Arnold Schwarzenegger has done it again! For the past 34 years, Arnold has returned to Columbus, Ohio
By John Hansen Photos by Shawn Ray Arnold Classic – Day OneDay One at the 2022 Arnold Classic featured great
by John Hansen 2022 Arnold Classic Prejudging Brandon Curry, winner of the Mr. Olympia and the Arnold Classic in 2019,
By Shawn Ray The 2022 Arnold Classic Amateur Competitions return to Columbus after a year of cancellation due to the
By Shawn Ray 1989 Arnold and partner, Jim Lorimer started the Arnold Classic held in Columbus, Ohio to bring together
by Shawn Ray MUTANT® PARTNERS WITH 2X MS. OLYMPIA ANDREA SHAW AND HER QUEST TO A 3rd TITLE IN 2022! Bodybuilding World Champion Leaves
By John Hansen 2022 Arnold Classic Preview The 34th annual Arnold Classic is set to take place from March 3-6,
By Shawn Ray 2022 IFBB Pro League Mens Open Bodybuilding Schedule: Arnold Classic: March 3-6, 2022, in Columbus, OH Boston
By Shawn Ray Record Cancellations- As we welcomed the year 2021, it was with great reservation and hesitation for the
By Shawn Ray The world of bodybuilding remembers a champion who not only rose to the top of the Mr.
by Shawn Ray The year that was 2021 kicked off with a slow start regarding the never ending pandemic known
By Shawn Ray The legendary, Dave Draper passed away November 30, 2021 however his legacy and memories remain with all
By Shawn Ray In recent years a phenomenon has popped into our public and private lives by the increased ability
By Shawn Ray It is with great sadness I have to write yet another story about one our own passing
By Shawn Ray in 1982, NPC President Jim Manion created the first installment of what was to become the premier
By John Hansen & Shawn Ray 2021 Olympia Report The 57th Annual Mr. Olympia contest took place from October 7th-10th,
By Shawn Ray Diuretics are a known danger to the sport of Bodybuilding in fact they watered down the danger
By Shawn Ray The desert of Arizona is the home for one the pro women’s elite events of the year,
2021 Tampa Pro Report by John Hansen The 14th Annual Tampa Pro Championships took place on Friday, August 6th and
Tampa Pro History by John Hansen In 2008, Tampa, Florida promoter Tim Gardner started promoting the IFBB Tampa Pro Championships.
By Shawn Ray The Mr. Olympia contest began in 1965 where the world was introduced to its first champion in
By John Hansen -Shawn Ray signs with Mutant Nation- Hall of Fame Bodybuilder Shawn Ray has officially signed with
by Shawn Ray As we approach the Joe Weider Mr. Olympia Weekend in Orlando, Florida I think it’s important to
By Shawn Ray Every so often history has a way of repositioning itself in order to make way for a
By Shawn Ray In 1991, the world of Professional Bodybuilding witnessed history in the making while bringing an end to
By John Hansen One of the greatest rivalries in the history of bodybuilding was between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou
By John Hansen Men’s Bodybuilding: In a dominant victory, 26 year old Nick Walker won the prestigious New York Pro
FRANK ZANE: The Thinking Man’s Bodybuilder By Text and Photos by Bill DobbinsFounding Editor, Flex Magazine To understand Frank Zane
By John Hansen & Shawn Ray New York Pro History: The 2021 IFBB New York Pro will be held on
By Shawn Ray Winning bodybuilding shows while exciting and satisfying, is only the beginning of the journey and not the
By Shawn Ray As the 2021 Bodybuilding Season gets underway and we all focus on getting back on stage, in
By Mindi O’Brien Being at the top of your game, and staying there for years, requires incredible determination, hard work,
By Shawn Ray How far is too far when you’re in pursuit of greatness? All too often we hear the
By Shawn Ray If you missed last years 56th Mr. Olympia Pay Per View, you can watch the Replay Now‼️
By Shawn Ray Thirty-One years ago the world of professional bodybuilding was coming into their first ever Drug-Tested Mr. Olympia
An Opinion Piece by Bill Dobbins Founding Editor, Flex Magazine Amateur bodybuilding competition features weight divisions. And the use of weight classes is common
By Shawn Ray The heart of a Warrior beats in the chest of its champions just a little bit louder
By Shawn Ray In the aftermath of the 56th Joe Weider Mr. Olympia Weekend held in Orlando, Florida where
By Shawn Ray The year 2020 was long, brutal, unforgiving and sad in many ways however, it left the bodybuilding
By Hans Klein Andrea Shaw is the new undisputed queen of women’s bodybuilding. On the 5th of December she won the Rising Phoenix
By Shawn Ray The 56th Joe Weider Mr. Olympia Weekend got off to an awesome start with the Press Conference
By Shawn Ray This December 17-20th at Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida will play host to the Joe
By Shawn Ray This weekend the Rising Phoenix Women’s World Championships return to the desert Sun in Scottsdale, Arizona at
By Shawn Ray CEO of the JW Mr. Olympia Weekend, Jake Wood has made the unprecedented move of relocating this
By Shawn Ray New York City, home of the most prestigious contest in bodybuilding back in 1998, The Mr. Olympia
By Shawn Ray On behalf of the entire Bodybuilding Community, we’d like everyone to keep one of our sports Crown
By Shawn Ray Today on Monday Night Muscle, Adela Garcia joins in to discuss retirement, comeback and victory as she
By Shawn Ray Every once in awhile as fans we get the opportunity to witness History! The arrival of 212
By Shawn Ray The Big Bad Wolf out of a small town in Germany recently sat down with me at
By Shawn Ray Today’s episode of Monday Night Muscle, we play host to arguably the worlds greatest Ms. Fitness Olympia
By Shawn Ray The Real Deal, Chris Cormier has been involved with bodybuilding since 1983 and is still going strong!
By Dan Solomon OLYMPIA WEEKEND KEEPS GETTING BETTER! Organizers Complete Plan to Host All Events Inside Planet Hollywood Resort The final
By Shawn Ray On today’s episode of MNM, Bob & Shawn discuss the Pros & Cons of having a Trainer/
By Shawn Ray 25 year old, Keone Pearson is looking to shake up the 56th Joe Weider Olympia Weekend this
