There’s a moment in every dominant champion’s career when the conversation shifts. The wins pile up, the belt defenses stack, and the narrative hardens into something static. That time hasn’t come for Valentina Shevchenko. Not because the UFC women’s flyweight champion hasn’t earned it. But because she refuses to live there. After decades in marital […]
Until cable glute kickbacks wove their way into the modern bodybuilding lexicon, “glute training” was never a thing. Both guys and girls just trained “legs.” Glutes, hamstring, quads, calves—hip to toe—the whole thing. At some point we integrated a delineation that separated hamstrings from quads and from calves on different days, but, for the most […]
On Episode 284 of The Menace Podcast, host Dennis James was joined by Chris Cormier and Milos Sarcev to make their predictions concerning the 2026 New York Pro. The New York Pro is a longstanding highlight on the road to Olympia qualification and in the Open division, victory means instant entry to the Mr Olympia […]