Aussie Grand Prix VII contender: Luke Wood

I was about to learn a painful but valuable lesson: don’t overtrain! I had been neglecting my body’s core muscles and focusing too much on arms and shoulders. My stomach and back couldn’t stand the load I was placing on them. I was a mess. Henry sat me down, a faint smile on his face…

For Sabah Mehdi, former Mr Iraq, the meeting with his idol, Arnold Schwarzenegger at the Arnold Fitness Expo in Columbus Ohio, was a long time coming, but it was worth the 33 year wait. Not only is Sabah Mehdi’s gym in Iraq named after Arnold, but so is his son.

Body building and Figure sculpting first started at HMAS CERBERUS in 1998 as a Mens and Woman’s ‘before and after’ competition. There were seven competitors. Since those early days the competition has progressed and is currently in its 9th year, attracting dozens of amateur bodybuilders from around Australia and across the Navy, Army and Air…

Eugen Sandow is commonly known as The Father of Modern Bodybuilding, but this colourful strongman did not actually win any national or international titles himself. Sandow’s statue, known fondly as the Sandow, may grace the shelf of many a Mr. O’s, but it was

77 year old Pax Beale has been a champion sportsman all his life. He’s run over 30 marathons, swam from SF to Alcatraz at night at the age of 50, has a lifetime record of achievement in football, track, triathlon and boxing, but didn’t start bodybuilding until he was 53. Eight years later he won…

 Or, are you a ‘Playboy’ bikini and fit/toned femme? Yes! Well, renowned celebrity fitness photographer Irvin Gelb is always searching for new models according to his new website launched on January 10.