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Roelly Winklaar Posts Photo So Insane It Looks Photoshopped

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Roelly Winklaar is a beast that defies what is capable for the average human being.

As one of the most preeminent bodybuilders in the game today, Roelly Winklaar enjoys a high status among some of the best competitors in the Open Weight division. There’s no doubting that the biggest strength of Roelly Winklaar is his unprecedented size, particularly his arms. Ever since making the decision to train at the Oxygen Gym in Kuwait, we’ve seen Roelly improve drastically with every passing year.

While he may not have reached the top three at the 2017 Olympia, it was still evident that Roelly Winklaar had made some pretty impressive gains. His body has never been so massive while at the same time lean and streamlined. There’s no doubt about it, his training with the Camel Crew at Oxygen Gym is really paying dividends.

Recently, Roelly Winklaar posted a photo on his Instagram account showcasing his massive muscle and definition, his back and arms being the highlight of his physique. In fact, Roelly looks so impressive in the photo he seems unreal.

3 weeks before @mrolympiallc @ahmad_askar_1 @bader_boodai

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It just goes to show with the right training and prep, it’s possible to leave humanity behind.

What do you think of Roelly Winklaar and the massive improvements to his physique?

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Bodybuilding Legend Chuck Collras Passes Away At 86

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Nicholas Bell
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The passing of a bodybuilding veteran.

Today, the great bodybuilding legend Chuck Collras has passed away. According to Chuck’s son Todd, the 86 year old veteran of lifting passed away peacefully last Saturday December 16.


Chuck had the privilege of competing in the “Golden Age” of bodybuilding, with his heyday spanning through the 1960’s. Chuck was 1957 Mr Muscle Beach, and in 1970 he won first in the Mr America short class.

In 2016 Chuck was inducted into the Muscle Beach Hall of Fame –a well-deserved and long overdue honor. At the ceremony, Chuck’s son spoke for him, mentioning that he was dealing with “issues.” But Chuck seemed lucid, waving to the crowd at moments of applause. He even kissed the girl holding a poster of his younger self.


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Chuck’s son spoke about how his father shared an era and the stage with many of the greats. He also revealed the Frank Zane had told him Chuck was the reason he had gotten into aesthetics.

The induction ceremony also happened to be held the day before Chuck’s 25th anniversary with his wife Diane.

Below is a record of Chuck’s contest history, courtesy of EOB. May he rest in peace.


1955
Mr Los Angeles – AAU, Junior, 3rd
1957
Mr Muscle Beach, 2nd
Mr Venice Beach, Winner
1958
Mr America – AAU, 18th
Mr Muscle Beach, 2nd
1967
Mr California – AAU, Most Muscular, 1st
Mr California – AAU, 2nd
Mr Southern California – AAU, 2nd
Mr West Coast – AAU, Winner
1968
Mr America – AAU, Most Muscular, 2nd
Mr America – AAU, 5th
Mr California – AAU, Winner
Mr Los Angeles – AAU, Most Muscular, 1st
Mr Los Angeles – AAU, Winner
1970
Mr America – AAU, 10th
Mr America – AAU, Most Muscular, 5th
Mr America – IFBB, Short, 1st
Mr Western America – IFBB, 2nd
1971
Mr America – IFBB, Short, 2nd
Mr America – IFBB, Most Muscular, 1st
Pro Mr America – WBBG, 6th
Mr International – IFBB, Short, 2nd
Mr International – IFBB, Most Muscular, 1st
Mr Universe – NABBA, Short, 4th
1972
Mr International – IFBB, Short, 2nd

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Kevin Levrone Joins The Cast Of GI’s Original Movie ‘Ronnie Coleman: The King’

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Kevin Levrone is the latest legendary bodybuilder to join the cast of Generation Iron’s Ronnie Coleman documentary.

Ronnie Coleman is arguably the greatest bodybuilder that ever lived. His journey, both before, during, and after his career, is a truly fascinating story. That’s why Generation Iron Network in collaboration with The Vladar Company have been hard at work producing Ronnie Coleman: The King – a feature length documentary about the greatest bodybuilder of all time.

Sporting a cast that includes Jay Cutler, Rich Gaspari, and Chris Cormier among others… we are proud to announce that yet another major legend has joined the cast of our latest documentary. Kevin Levrone, who recently had a comeback to the Olympia stage in 2016, is officially a part of Ronnie Coleman: The King. Check out some behind the scenes photos from our shoot with him below.

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Ronnie Coleman: the King is coming out in 2018 so make sure to stick around the Generation Iron Fitness Network for more updates on the feature doc!

Turning His Life Around Through Bodybuilding, Scottish Couch Potato Achieves Transformation

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Nicholas Bell
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From sloth to bodybuilder.

Craig O’Brien, 21, grew up as an exceptionally lazy and unhealthy young man. He told The Scottish Sun:

“I was literally the definition of a couch potato and at school on my lunch break I would buy chippies, rolls and sausages and bags of sweets. You name it, I ate it every single day, Monday to Friday.”


Finally, when Craig reached 224 pounds at 42% body fat, he realized he had to turn his life around and took his first steps into fitness:

“I had no idea what I was doing and thought all I had to do to lose weight was to do a bit of cardio. I didn’t realize how important diet was, so I would still eat a lot of crap such as sweets, pizza and other kinds of junk food.”

Craig realized that a moderate amount of cardio with little change in diet is not enough to achieve serious results.

“I lost a little bit of weight but I still didn’t like the way I felt or looked, despite going to the gym for one hour of cardio every day,” he said.


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So Craig started lifting weights and in around a year’s time he had, dropped from 42% body fat to just 12% at 154 pounds.

“Throughout doing the weights and going to the gym all these years, I have figured what works best for my body through experience and know what works for me and what doesn’t.”

Craig now works as a personal trainer. He has his eye on the competitive bodybuilding scene, with the ambition of taking the stage next year.


His diet now consists of a high frequency of low calorie meals – 6 per day that he organizes around his training.

“In order to lose weight you need to be in a calorie deficit, so I like to keep calories as high as possible and do more activity throughout the day, such as cardio after my workouts, or simply moving around during the day rather than just sitting down.”

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Relax, Floyd Mayweather Definitely Isn’t Going to Sign With the UFC. Probably. Maybe.

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Jared Jones
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Floyd Mayweather making his way to the UFC…Seriously?

If you’re at all plugged into the daily goings on of MMA, you’ve likely heard the rumors floating around that Floyd Mayweather might be in discussions to You might have heard it from none other than UFC President Dana White, who told the following to ESPN on Wednesday:

“We’re talking to Floyd about doing a UFC deal. It’s real. He was talking about [boxing] Conor McGregor. Was that real? Have you heard Floyd talk about many things that aren’t real? He usually tips his hand when he’s in the media, and then that sh*t ends up happening.”

“We’re interested in doing something with Floyd. Everything is a realistic possibility. Mayweather vs. McGregor f*cking happened. Anything is possible.”

Now to be fair, the fact that McGregor vs. Mayweather somehow managed to stumble itself ass backwards into existence does add a sliver of credence to White’s statement. But you guys, trust me you guys, there isn’t a chance in Hell that Floyd Mayweather is honesty considering a fight in the UFC. Not one. Here is a short list of reasons why:

  • Floyd Mayweather is 40 years old
  • Floyd Mayweather has fought 50 times as a professional boxer dating back to 1996
  • Floyd Mayweather has zero previous MMA experience. Zero.
  • Floyd Mayweather is retired
  • Even if Floyd Mayweather were to come out of retirement again, it damn well wouldn’t be for a fight in a sport of which he has zero experience.
  • Floyd Mayweather made 300 million dollars for his fight against Conor McGregor.

That last statistic is surely the most damning, as it accounts for more money than the 50 highest paid fighters in UFC History have made in their entire careers combined. COMBINED, you guys. And Floyd made that in one fight. 300. Million. Dollars.

And look, I know that Floyd recently talked about the UFC offering him a contract that would make him “a billion dollars.” I know this. But if you think the UFC is in any position to start handing out billion dollar contracts willy nilly, I know a woman who really does make $7230 a day working from home, CLICK HERE! I’m not certain, but I’m totally certain that you could compare the percentage that the UFC took from McGregor’s $100 million paycheck for the Mayweather fight with what it paid its entire roster in 2017 and the roster would come up on the losing side. So what, Mayweather’s going to risk a perfect fighting record *and* his health to maybe torch some handpicked opponent for less money than he pays each week to his garden gnome cleaners, which is a job that I assume all mega rich people need to hire out for? Pleeeeeassse.

In fact, as some, braver writers than I have suggested, this whole thing might simply be ploy on the UFC’s part to entice the kind of broadcasting partners that the promotion has been struggling to reel in during its current ratings spiral.

So yes, rest assured that there is now way on God’s green earth that Floyd Mayweather is even close to signing with the UFC. Unless he does. In which case, count me in with John Kavanagh.

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Jared Jones is a writer, musician, and filmmaker currently residing in Boston, MA. Angry comments can be directed to his Twitter and/or Facebook pages. 

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NPC Is Making Some Big Changes To The Classic Physique Format

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GI Team
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Changes are coming for Classic Physique.

The Classic Physique division has become one of the more intriguing categories in bodybuilding in the modern era. While Open Weight bodybuilding is still considered the main attraction, Classic Physique is proving itself to be extremely exciting. With the category only being created within the last two years, anyone could pop up and become the best of the best through virtue of hard training, the right posing routine, and a unique element to their physique.

One of the major caveats that set Classic Physique apart from the Open Weight division is the inclusion of Weight limits depending on your height. A great idea in theory, but as Phil Heath has pointed out, bodybuilders usually look to improve by gaining more muscle which of course means gaining more weight, something that could become a real problem for Classic Physique competitors. But it appears that something is being done to rectify that fact.

The NPC has now officially announced that the weight limits for Classic Physique will be increased. This will allow for competitors to put on more muscle and hit the stage with the most solid package possible. Take a look at the official post below for more details.

What do you think of the increase in weight limits for Classic Physique?

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23- Year-Old Brit Wins World Junior Physique

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Nicholas Bell
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This fall, a British 23 year old named Kieran Kevan, won several national and international bodybuilding titles.

Most notably, in October Kieran won the World Junior Physique at the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation awards in Boston, USA.


The young man was ecstatic about his early success, Physique divisions are known for having relatively large pools of competitors and relatively homogenous body types when compared to categories like Open Bodybuilding. For Kieran, to stand out so much felt like a huge accomplishment. He told BBC News:

“It’s pretty surreal. It feels awesome. And the thing is with men’s physique, it’s so competitive. Once I won that British title and the International title in the same day, I’m not gonna lie – I did cry.”


He understands that bodybuilding is itself a full time job. Outlining his daily regimen, Kieran sounds like he is a young man of serious commitment to and understanding of the game.

“You have to eat correctly, sleep correctly- it’s a 24 hour thing. If I’m getting ready for a show I’ll do my fartlek cardio, I’ll then come home prep 6-7 meals for the day, get to work, work my day, go to the gym, train for two hours, and then I’ll do another half hour of cardo.”


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As a young competitor, Kieran has grown up in an era of ubiquitous self-advertisement and extreme self-consciousness. He offered a few thoughts on how modern men should approach the desire to improve themselves and ensure that desire stays healthy instead of self- destructive.

“I would say men have become a lot more health conscious, a lot more worried about what they look like and stuff as well. I think as long as you stay true to yourself and it doesn’t affect your health than you go for it!”


Kieran is certainly a young man to watch, as he will likely be expanding his competitive pursuits across the international stage.

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Season Finale: Mr. Olympia Takeover (Part 2) | Gaspari: The New Era

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GI Team
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Series Finale: An epic conclusion at the biggest bodybuilding weekend of the year.

GASPARI: THE NEW ERA – is a reality docu-series brining you into the life and mind of Rich Gaspari as he rebrands and rebuilds his supplement company into the new age. Chronicling a full year into the struggle and triumphs of Rich and his team, Gaspari: The New Era showcases what it really takes to not only be a legendary bodybuilder… but a legendary entrepreneur in the bodybuilding industry. New episodes every Wednesday!

For many fans and athletes in the bodybuilding world – the Mr. Olympia competition is the final button of the year. It’s what many athletes are building and striving to and while there are some other exciting competitions in the fallout of the Mr. Olympia weekend (in what is often called the European tour), the Mr. Olympia is in many ways the end of the “bodybuilding season.”

So it only seems natural for Gaspari: The New Era series finale to fall on such an epic weekend. After following Rich Gaspari and his team for the full year – they have had such exponential growth and success despite any challenges thrown their way. From a full Gaspari Nutrition rebranding to the launch of new products… long hours of hard work has all paid off for the entire team and the brand as whole.

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With the Mr. Olympia expo still in full swing – Rich sits down for an in depth meeting with a current growing retailer. Even during the epic madhouse that is the Olympia expo, Rich finds time to make the most out of his time possible – also heading over to Vegas Discount Nutrition for a meet & greet and also to connect with the store owner.

As the Mr. Olympia weekend comes to a close – Rich and the team reflect on the full year and everything that has been accomplished. While it is the end of our Gaspari series – it is far from the end of Gaspari Nutrition. In fact, this is just the beginning. The beginning of a brand new era for one of the most recognized and longest running brands in bodybuilding and supplements. Check out the series finale above!

Someone Is Selling An Original Mr. Olympia Sandow Trophy On Ebay

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GI Team
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Who is selling one of a very limited few Sandow trophies on Ebay?

The Mr. Olympia Sandow trophy is a coveted item that only goes to the best of the best. Only 11 of 13 Mr. Olympia winners are in possession of this trophy since it was first presented in 1977 – meaning Larry Scott and Sergio Oliva missed out on receiving the trophy because it was before their time. Yet here we are with an original Sandow trophy for sale on Ebay (for a whopping $7,500!).

Is this a real trophy? And which Mr. Olympia champion would want to sell such an important item? This is actually not the first time this has happened. Two years ago another Sandow trophy was purhcased via Ebay by Aaron Singerman of RedCon1. Included with the purchase was a confidentiality clause that prevents Aaron from revealing who in fact sold the trophy. Could this new listing be from the same athlete?

You can check out the listing for yourself on Ebay right here (and buy it if you want for a very expensive Christmas gift).

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UPDATE: Arnold Classic 2018 Announces Classic Physique Division Invite List

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GI Team
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Classic Physique is coming to the Arnold Classic 2018.

There have been a great deal of bodybuilding fans who have been wondering why the Classic Physique division has yet to make an appearance at the Arnold Sports Festival. Despite the fact that the division has existed for well over a year, the 2017 Arnold Classic events didn’t feature the popular new category.

That is, until now.

Another competitor list has been released for the Classic Physique division on the official Arnold Sports Festival website. Take a look at the competitors that have been invited to the 2018 Arnold Classic.

Arnold Classic Physique

2018 Competitors

Armando Aman
Breon Ansley
Santiago Aragon
Isaac Balbi
Lee Banks
RD Caldwell
Ko Chandetka
Garrott Coelho
Eric Dankwa
Tony Davis
Roger Ferrer
Kevin Ford
Aaron Futel
Dion Harris
Valentino Harris
Shavis Higa
Andrew Landis

Jason Lowe
Nhon Ly
Svetozar Milehkovic
Christopher Niemczyk
Courage Opara
Kenneth Owens
Matt Pattison
Geobanny Paula
Panexce Pierre
Arash Rahbar
Sharif Reid
AJ Shukoori
Silvio Toranzo
Kevin Wilson
Dani Younan

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