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by AIBA, AUGUST 25, 2016 IMAGE - AIBA, Rio 2016 Olympics   Behind every great Olympic Boxing tournament there are great legends, historic performances and record-breaking achievements. Across the 16 days of Rio 2016 competition, the stories just kept coming. 76 Countries were represented at the Rio 2016 Boxing Tournament 19 nations emerged from the competition with at least one boxing medal Robson Conceição’s...

 IMAGE - AIBA   AIBA, July 6, 2016 One of the oldest recorded sports in the world, boxing was first incorporated into the Ancient Olympic Games in 688 BC, when Onomastos of Smyrna won the first ever boxing gold medal. Just 18 athletes were competing when boxing was launched into the modern Olympic era at the third edition of the Games in St. Louis...

 by Kristyn Lia Season A 2016 is upon us! My social media is filled with an influx of competitors, both seasoned and novice, dieting down to super low levels of body fat for upcoming shows. Facebook reminds me every day of my own Season A from previous years with photos of my own single digit physique daily in my memories. It has been nine...

(PICTURED L-R, KAYE SCOTT, KRISTY HARRIS, SHELLEY WATTS) by Richard Jeans Philippines, New Zealand, China, Brazil (maybe). A nice holiday, or the schedule for National Champion flyweight Kristy Harris. Either way you look at, it’s time away from home and living out of a suitcase away from the comforts of your own bed and pillow and new environments, juggling diet, workouts and staying mentally...

From AIBA  - January 12, 2016 (Image - AIBA Pro Boxing 2016.  Dmytro Mytrofanov (UKR) wins his 75kg APB World Ranking Bout by points   After a resoundingly successful 2015 for boxing, in which the 2015 AIBA World Championships in Doha were as ambitious as they were spectacular, another epic season of World Series of Boxing action unfolded and the first AIBA Pro Boxing champions...

Photo - Shaun Poh Photography  by Richard Jeans An IFBB Pro Athlete, Jake Campus is a successful Personal Trainer, Bodybuilder, Media Personality and Owner / Operator of jcn.co.nz. Eleven years ago Jake began his journey into the bulging, muscular, fake tanned, sacrifice filled, supplement world that is the Fitness Industry. Since then Jake has taken his brand and his name to new heights, yet there is...

  Coming off a US tour and training as hard as ever, former World Champion Susie Q Ramadan is more focused than ever. Spending two weeks abroad, Susie Q trained at the renowned Gleason’s Gym in Brooklyn and went on a meet and greet trip where she managed to sneak in Floyd Mayweather’s last fight vs Andre Berto at the MGM Grand. Ticking off...

By Will Stuart Why Am I Weak? I often get asked by athletes and regular gym goers alike, "Why can’t I break my PB?" Or quite simply "Why am I weak?" We have heard it all before, “I benched 120kg five years ago but haven’t been able to get passed 120kg since”. Quite simply its the lack of accessory work.  The same 120kg bench...

by Scott Goble I spend many weekly hours in the gym and as a result cross paths with a diverse range of characters. The gym is the true melting pot of society. It doesn’t matter if you are rich or poor, smart or dumb, young or old, fat or skinny if you work hard you earn my respect.  However there are a few people...

  After another blissful flight (aisle seat, exit row, free upgrade) the plane touched down at midday Tuesday with the Pro Qualifier on Saturday. I had left my car, the affectionately named FitX Mobile, at Dohertys Brunswick, so I taxi'd it back to grab it, head home for a shower and to defrost some muscle meals. Instead what greeted me was the inevitable pre...