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The chemist who designed the most consequential undetectable steroid in the history of professional sport spent the last decade of his life trying to build something else. A ketone ester…

ByJon Lipsey 0Comments

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May 2026

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Steve Cook on steroids: the four-or-five-compound stack he refused to take

For most of the men who reach the top of competitive physique sport, the question of what to take is not really a question. It is an entry fee. The…

ByJon Lipsey 0Comments

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May 2026

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Steve Cook on building a body, walking away, and the cost of optimisation

Most former IFBB Men's Physique competitors do not talk on the record about why they stopped competing. Steve Cook does. The conversation below, recorded in January 2024, when Cook was…

ByJon Lipsey 0Comments

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Sep 2025

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How Olympic champ Emma Finucane learned to win

Emma Finucane doesn’t sound like an assassin. Standing in front of me at the side of the track at the National Cycling Centre – the home of British Cycling -…

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May 2025

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Alex Honnold on risk, activism and searching for purpose

Alex Honnold Alex Honnold is an American rock climber best known for his free solo ascents of big walls, most famously becoming the first person to free solo a route…

ByRob Kemp 1Comment

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Oct 2024

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Jason Khalipa: Work ethic always trumps talent

Jason Khalipa Jason Khalipa is a CrossFit Games champion, winning the 2008 title, and a three-time Team USA CrossFit member. He is the founder and CEO of NCFIT gyms and…

ByDr Jonny Rees 0Comments

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Aug 2024

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World’s Strongest Man Tom Stoltman: My autism is a superpower

Tom Stoltman Tom Stoltman is a British professional strongman competitor and two-time winner of the World’s Strongest Man competition, lifting the trophy in 2021 and 2022. He was the first…

ByJoe Warner 0Comments

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Jul 2024

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Lee Boyce: Understand your unique body shape to stay fit and strong for life

Lee Boyce Lee Boyce is a personal trainer, college professor, author, and one of the most widely-published fitness writers in the world with more than 1300 published articles. He holds…

ByDr Jonny Rees 0Comments

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Jul 2024

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Renaissance Periodization founder Nick Shaw on how to unlock your growth potential

Nick Shaw Nick Shaw is the co-founder and CEO of Renaissance Periodization (RP), an IFBB Pro bodybuilder and the author of “Fit for Success”. He has helped coach numerous world-class…

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Jul 2024

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Josh Bryant: Build the strength to handle any situation, any time and any place

Josh Bryant Josh Bryant is a strength coach, educator, bestselling author and co-creator of the Jailhouse Strong series. He is also the youngest person to bench press 600lb raw, a…

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Patrick Arnold: the chemist behind BALCO on doping, ketones, and the rules he tried to live around

Steve Cook on steroids: the four-or-five-compound stack he refused to take

Steve Cook on building a body, walking away, and the cost of optimisation

How Olympic champ Emma Finucane learned to win

Alex Honnold on risk, activism and searching for purpose

Jason Khalipa: Work ethic always trumps talent

World’s Strongest Man Tom Stoltman: My autism is a superpower

Lee Boyce: Understand your unique body shape to stay fit and strong for life

Renaissance Periodization founder Nick Shaw on how to unlock your growth potential

Josh Bryant: Build the strength to handle any situation, any time and any place

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