In this issue

GUNS OF THE OLYMPIA!
Blast Bi’s and Tri’s Like the Very Best
By Ron Harris

MAJOR DISTRACTION
Olympia Bikini Special The Fittest Women on Earth
Photography by J.M. Manion

THE GREATEST MR. OLYMPIA MEMORIES
By Giles Thomas and Ron Harris

MUSCLE GROWTH UPDATE
Live Longer With Anabolic Steroids?
By Michael J. Rudolph, Ph.D.

Creatine: The Best Forms

New products and formulations are introduced to the supplement market every day. However, it is very rare for a product or especially an ingredient to create noteworthy evolution in supplement performance. Arguably, the greatest leap up this axiomatic evolutionary ladder occurred with the advent of creatine supplements in the 1990s. Creatine has proven over and over to be “the real deal” in clinical research and broscience. It’s a muscle-building, performance-enhancing supplement that nearly all athletes should use.

9 mins

LIVE LONGER WITH ANABOLIC STEROIDS?

How is it possible for anabolic steroids to increase life span when they have been connected to all of these life-threatening diseases?

6 mins

Best Squatting Techniques for Maximum Muscle Growth

The squat’s radical capability to boost muscle growth and strength stems from the large muscle groups activated during the squat, such as the quadriceps and gluteus maximus.

6 mins

GUNS OF THE OLYMPIA! - BLAST BI'S AND TRI'S LIKE THE VERY BEST

Arms have always held a special level of esteem for bodybuilders, and some of the very best arms ever built have belonged to the elite few who were crowned Mr. Olympia: Larry Scott, Sergio Oliva, Arnold, and Ronnie. Though Mr. Olympia is meant to represent the most balanced and complete physique on the planet, you simply won't have a prayer of winning without a pair of massive, ripped arms with killer shape. Today's crop of Olympians is a bunch of genuine gunslingers, not only in the Open division, but also in 212 and Classic Physique. We have compiled the routines and top tips from the top contenders heading to Las Vegas for the 2020 Olympia. Get inspired, learn a thing or two, and of course, get some ideas you can carry to the gym to get your own bi's and tri's blowing up!

10+ mins

2020 OLYMPIA PREVIEW: THE OLYMPIA THAT ALMOST WASN'T!

I don’t need to remind any of you how Covid turned the entire world upside down this year. Our industry was business as usual until the Arnold Classic weekend in early March, when all hell broke loose. Just a week later, the Arnold Classic Australia was cancelled, which would be the first of many events to be either postponed by months or not held at all. Jake Wood had just bought the Olympia from AMI and reinstated the Ms. Olympia. Promoter Dan Solomon had brought the Olympia back to the Las Vegas strip at Planet Hollywood. Hopes were high, but uncertainty was rampant. Soon the most prestigious event in our sport was moved from its traditional September date to December. The doubters were out in force all over social media. “There’s no way they are having the Olympia this year,” was a common refrain. But Wood, Solomon, and the rest of the crew were determined that the show would go on, and they forged ahead. Now, as the mega event looms on the horizon, let’s look at the top contenders in this year’s ultimate muscle showdown.

10+ mins

The Greatest Mr. Olympia MEMORIES

Ron Harris and Giles Thomas have both been to their fair share of Mr. Olympia contests. Which ones stand out most in their minds, and why? For this Olympia Special issue, we got those special memories.

10+ mins

ROAD TO THE OLYMPIA, PART 4 GEORGE ‘DA BULL' PETERSON THE TIME IS NOW

I wrote my last article (part three) six weeks ago in early September when George Peterson III was 14 weeks out from the Mr. Olympia.

9 mins

MODERN-DAY OLYMPIA ANABOLIC STACK VS. THE ‘90S

Purists wish to trace modern-day bodybuilding to the sport’s roots of the 1960s, but it could easily be argued that modern bodybuilding branched away from classic bodybuilding in the 1990s, deviating to extremes in size and form that bring to mind caricatures or comic book drawings.

8 mins

Could Ronnie Have Set World Records in Powerlifting?

The following is an excerpt from an interview Ronnie did with Patrick Bet-David for his Valuetainment YouTube channel in December 2019.

4 mins

Classic Training Camp

I guess it all started with falling in love with the gym and training. I played a lot of sports growing up. My parents were those parents where if I said I wanted to try something, they put me in it.

5 mins

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