By now the bodybuilding community, and the wider world in general, know that Franco Columbu has died. For the non-bodybuilding fan...

Success is a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. —Jim Rohn...

My wife’s Australian friend Jacinta is staying with us for a few weeks. She spent a number of years living in London when she was...

I was training a client a few days ago, it was mid-morning, the gym was pretty empty and we were enjoying having the run of the place to...

I remember as a teenager, when seeing this photo of Lee Haney and Samir Bannout for the first time, how fascinated I was by it. I was...

Geraint Thomas recently became the third Briton and first Welshman to win the Tour de France. C’est Magnifique Geraint!!  As a keen...

I started lifting weights when I was 13. This new world of training and bodybuilding was a very exciting and interesting one, but the...

What an amazing photo!! This picture resonates for me in so many ways. Taken around the mid 80’s, we see Lee standing in his jeans over...

French celebrity chef Joël Robuchon, who is credited with winning the most Michelin stars in the world, has died aged 73. He was...

Fans of the Pumping Iron movie will recognise the above words, spoken by Arnold to Franco when all the guys were in Gold’s Gym having an...

GUNNAR ROSBO Bodybuilding, like all sports, has its heros, it’s legends, it’s athletes that will endure in our memories long after they...

A good friend and client that shares my love of bodybuilding history sent me a Facebook post by 80’s bodybuilding star Gary Strydom. In...

Who remembers using sponges to help with gripping a heavy deadlift bar? I was reminded of this excellent aid to grip after seeing a fifty...

Here we have Samir Bannout winning the 1983 Mr Olympia. To a fan of modern bodybuilding this photo will not really impress. Dozens of...

What a fantastic photo of Arnold on the set of Conan the Barbarian. As we all know he is 6’2” and looks like a little kid next to Andre...

This photo of Frank Zane, taken at the '83 Olympia, is one of my all time favourites. It is just perfection. Look at the picture and you...