Bodybuilding links and websites, bodybuilding contest schedules, powerlifting links and sites, strongman links, weight training links, women's fitness and bodybuilding info and links, weightlifting links, muscle history links, magazines, and personal trainers, nutritional info. We have over 200 banner links to selected sites that are free, professional and useful - no junk links or dead links - only the best. You will not find a better bodybuilding and strength training links page anywhere else on the web.

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Bodybuilding Links - and selected links to powerlifting, strongman, weightlifting, women's fitness, workouts, bodybuilding history, classic bodybuilders, bodybuilding and strength forums and magazines, and nutritional sites
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Vince's Muscle Shop - enter the store here for Beverly, Animal Pak, Nutrex, Gaspari, BSN, Vyotech, Isatori, J S Nitro, Cytodyne and Ergopharm
Just for Women links to women's fitnes, figure and bodybuilding
Bodybuilding contests and shows links
Forums - bodybuilding, powerlifting, supplements, women's fitness
Women's Bodybuilding Committee - this is an organization of serious female athletes
grrl Athlete - practical training articles and support for women in bodybuilding and sports
Little Powerhouse Priscilla Ribie - 145 pound IPF power lifting record holder and bench press champ.
rielle Gazzara - a dedicated weight lifter who finds time for dialysis between managing a nutrition store, working out, and helping other people.
Stumptuous Women's Weight Training - real workouts in power lifting, Olympic lifting, kettle bells, etc for women by Krista Scott-Dixon. Some fun observations and musings as well
Kathy Roberts - natural powerlifting champ, inspirational writer, motivational speaker, and a role model for many high school girls
Feamle Bodybuilding Site - training and nutrition info for serious female bodybuilders and fitmess competitors
Serious About Fitness - a complete resource for active women
Ms Fit's Corner - Karen Session's training site with worhouts and a nice women's forum
Fitness Atlantic - contest video, photos and bio. of women competing at the Fitness Atlantic
Strongman links
Atomic Athletics - Atlas stones, anchor chains, Indian clubs, kettlebells, grip training, book ripping, steel bending, retro strongman equipment and feats of strength - Many free Articles to read
North American Scottish Games Athletics - learn the basics of the caber toss, hammer throw, sheaf toss and other Highlander events. Links to other Highlander Games sites
North American Strongman - very active national amatuer and pro strongman organizations with contest all over the country. Profiles of NASS champs and a strongman forum
Bret Latta - strongman pro from Columbus Ohio
American Strongman Corporation - The American component of IFSA and the sanctioning body for national level strongman contests. Lots of contest photos and profiles of nationally ranked strongman
Oldtime Strongman
Strongerman Productions - strongman and drug-free powerlifting champ Bud Jeffries offers articles on strongman training, especially for the 'big man'
Dinosaur Training - Brooks Kubik's site on functional strength
Ontario Strongman Association
Functional Hand Strength - John Woods site on grip strength and heavy lifting
Minnesota Strongman - Dave ostlund's site
Fat Bastard Barbell Co - bending rods and nails, pinch blocks, thick handles, strongman equipment, etc
Strongman Feats - an interesting site with historic and modern strongmen
Organization of Competitive Bodybuilders - training articles, competitors guide, and required posing info

Click for all 43 OCB Contests
   

 April 26, 2008

 Baltimore, MD

 May 3, 2008

 Bloomsburg, PA

 May 3, 2008

 Plattsburgh, NY

 May 17, 2008

 Richmond, VA

 May 17, 2008

 Pittsburgh, PA

 May 31, 2008

 Woonsocket, RI

 June 28, 2008

 Wilmington, DE

 July, 26, 2008

 Rockville, MD

 August 9, 2008

 Washington, DC

 August 23, 2008

 Trenton, NJ
Supernatural - bodybuilding contests in Georgia & Alabama

 April 12, 2008

 Gainesville, GA

 May 17, 2008

 Montgomery, AL

 June 14, 2008

 Ft. Walton Beach, FL

 July 19, 2008

 Suwanee, GA

 October 4, 2008

 Marietta, GA

 Nov. 1, 2008

 Marietta, GA
Southern Isles Bodybuilding contest - Savannah, GA

 June 28, 2008

 Savannah, GA
U S Bodybuilding Federation - bodybuilding and power lifting organization with events in PA, MD, MA and NY

Click for all USBF Contests

 April 12, 2008

 Baltimore, MD

 April 26, 2008

 Brick, NJ

 May 17, 2008

 Olean, NY

 May 31, 2008

 Plattsburgh, NY

 June 21, 2008

 York, PA

 August, 2008

 Brick, NJ

 September 20, 2008

 Fairfax, VA

 September 27, 2008

 Syracuse, NY

 October 4, 2008

 NY

 October 18, 2008

 Scranton, PA

 November 8, 2008

 Baltimore, MD
Natural Kansas City Classic - an NANBF contest

 September 13, 2008

 Overland Park, KS
Gary Udit's bodybuilding and strongman contests in PA and OH

 May 3, 2008

 Pittsburgh, PA

 July 18, 2008

 Pittsburgh, PA

 August 29, 2008

 Cleveland, OH
North American Bodybuilding Federation - contest throughout the Midwest

Click for all NANBF Contests

 April 26, 2008

 Bloomington, MN

 May 17, 2008

 Kankakee, IL

 June 14, 2008

 Tulsa, OK

 June 21, 2008

 Bentonville, AR

 July 12, 2008

 St. Louis, MO

 August 9, 2008

 Springfield, MO

 September 13, 2008

 Kansas City, KS

 September 27, 2008

 Council Bluffs, IA

 October, 2008

 O'Fallon, MO
National Amateur Bodybuilding Association - based in New York NABBA has contests in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and nearby states
NPC News - National Physique Committe - 20,000 members and over 800 competitions a year!
Fitness Atlantic - large bodybuilding/fitness/figure/bikini contest in Connecticut
World Natural Bodybuilding Federation
International Natural Bodybuilding & Fitness - contests in many locations across the U.S. as well as in Canada
Georgia Bodybuilding - many NPC contest in GA
big bodybuilding summer contest in Jackson, MS
Ohio Natural Bodybuilding Federation
National Gym Association
Power Lifting links
100% Raw Powerlifting Federation - no shirts, no suits, no wraps, no drugs
Strength Online - many serious powerlifting articles by Lou Simmons, Wade Hanna, Stephen Korte, Doug Daniels...
Bench Press Supersite - articles, workouts, competitors, and world record holders
American Powerlifting Association - many events throughout the US. Powerlifter's forum
Big Steel - grip, strength, steel bending, feats of strength - training articles. Also gallery and profiles of old-time strongmen performers
U S All-Round Weightlifting - old-time lifting contests with everything from overhead to harness/chain lifts. Interesting competition photos.
U S A Powerlifting - the leading powerlifting organization in the U S, member of the International Powerlifting Federation
United States Powerlifting Federation - events sancioned in most states plus national level competition
Westside Barbell - squat and deadlift training from the legendary powerlifting trainer Louie Simmons - the only lifter over 50 years of age to squat 920 and total 2,100
Natural Athlete Strength Association - powerlifting, bench press contests, power sports and push-pull.
Dr Squat - Fred Hatfield's power lifting site
Weightlifting links - Olympic style
Weightlifting Encyclopedia - a wealth of knowledge on how to train and compete in the sport of Olympic weightlifting
Olympic weightlifting - plenty of info and links
Lift Up - History of Olympic Weightlifting
Bodybuilding links
Dave Draper - a bounty of dependable and easy to read information on lifting weights and eating right. Dave has a very active and easy-to-use bodybuilding/weight lifting forum that is the best on the web.
Lift for Life - Kerry Dulin's natural bodybuilding site with plenty of training articles and some free e-books
Mind and Muscle - a monthly science-based bodybuilding publication with articles by well known authors
Palmieri Bodybuilding - Alan was a bodybuilder back in the 60's who at various times was a gym owner, karate instructor, bouncer, bodyguard, professional wrestler amd now an author on weight training and fitness
ABC Bodybuilding - one of the bset sources of accurate training and nutrition, and the science behind it
Mario Strong - natural muscle building with good information and an interesting history of musclemen in the movies and on TV
Fitness & Physique magazine - bodybuilding and contest prep articles
Introduction to Bodybuilding by Troy Pearsall - a free 30 page pdf book
Gym Gems - unique high-quality bodybuilding jewelry by gemologist Fran Frost. Barbell chains, tie tacks, etc. Olympic plate key rings, etc
Beverly International - direct link to the Beverly website with all of their supplement and training info
Midwest Christian Bodybuilding - lots of good weight lifting and diet info with interesting interviews with champs like Dave Draper, Shawn Ray, Anibal Lopez, and others
Anibal Lopez - the 1978 WBBG Pro-Mr. America and 1978 WBBG Pro-Mr. World. At age 63 Anibal is still in great shape, training other lifters, and spreading his Christian message,
Fire Iron - natural bodybuilding training and nutrition with Christian principles
Bodybuilding Competition Guide
Team Xtreme - these are some extremely powerful guys who perform strength shows around the world to convey their Christian message.
Bodybuilding Talk Radio - home of the Pro Bodybuilding Weekly show
Nutrition links
Ann Louise Gittleman - authur of the Fat Flush Plan with info on detoc, enzymes, probiotics and improved liver function for fat loss and better health
A B C of Nutrition - Weston Price shares his research on nutritional basics, vitamins, minerals, nutritional guidelines & vegetarianism
U of Maryland Medicine - Supplements and herbs litsed by uses
Super Size Me - Brian Spurlock's documentary - 30 days of nothing but Mc Donald's fast food. Highlights the current national obesity epidemic and its causes & prevention.
Dr Mercola's Total Health site with lots of info on bad carbs and healthy nutrition
Udo Erasmus - Essential Fatty Acids info and products
Whole Health MD - link directly to their supplement dictionary
USDA Nutrient Databases on Carbs, Protein, Fats, Fiber, etc with listing alphabetically or by amounts
Wilstar's Low-Carb - many pages and topics relating to low-carb dieting, how it works, why it works, and how to do it
World's Healthiest Foods from the George Meteljan Foundation
Vince's Diet Page - text links to many bodybuilding, low-carb and ketogenic diets
Supplement Research Foundation - descriptions and articles on many types of supplements
Diet Riot - nutritional data on popular fast food restaurants and other diet info
Vitamin & Nutrition Cebter - this is an information site that thoroughly explains vitamins and minerals, what they do, and what foods they are in
Vince's Carb Page - more text links to glycemic index, low-carb, sugar dangers, etc
U of Maryland Medicine - Supplement Dictionary
Vegetarian Resource Group
nutritiondata.com
Harvard School of Public Health - nutritional knowledge for healthy eating
Muscle History links and classic bodybuilders
Vintage Muscle Mags - for the collector of bodybuilding, weightlifting, physique and strength magazines
Sandow Museum - history of early musleman Eugene Sandow with other perfroming strongman from early 1900's
Classic Bodybuilders of the Golden Era - photos of hundreds of competitors from the late 50's and 60's
York Weightlifting Hall of Fame - tour the museum of the famous York equipment company and its founder Bob Hoffman
Iron Age - profiles of bodybuilders from the mid-60's to mid-80's
Forgotten Lifts - unusual competitive lifts and strongman stunts
Iron Barbell - old-time physical culture, equipment, and training methods
Super Strength Books - rare vintage and colectors books on on Physical Culture and muscle development
Eugene Sandow - photos, book scans, historical pieces
Physical Culture Museum - strongmen from the 1800's and early 1900's - extensive site with plenty of book scans
Encyclopedia of Indian Physical Culture from 1950. Ancient stone ball lifting, stone dumbells, 6 foot tall Indian clubs - these guys were STRONG! - Click Back to India Index at bottom of page for more Indian physical culture books
Medical Information links
Human Anatomy Online - and excellent detailed graphic display of the muscular, skeletal, and all other systems of your body
Medicine Plus by the National Library of Medicine and National Institute of Health
Beating Cancer with Nutrition - proper diet and supplements can substantially bolster cancer recovery. This includes vitamins & minerals, EFA's, antioxidants, carnitine, whey protein, healthy whole foods. and NO Sugar! -listen to a webcast by the author
Nutrition & Cancer- nutrition is a low cost, non-toxic, scientifically-validated therapy that can help to prevent or significantly delay the onset of cancers and also substantially improves quality and quantity of life for medically treated cancer patient
Medicine Plus - 165 interactive health tutorials
PubMed - the database of health and medical articles provided ny the National Institute of Health
60 minutes webcasts of actual surgeries in Bones, Joints and Muscles - Brain and Nervous System - Cancers - Child and Teen Health - Digestive System - Ear, Nose, and Throat - Endocrine System - Eyes and Vision - Genetics/Birth Defects - Heart and Circulat
Sports Injury Clinic - virtual sports injury therapist. Click where it hurts and follow the symptoms charts for likely cause and suggested therapy
U of Maryland Medicine - Surgeries & Procedures
U of Maryland Medicine - Body Guide
U of Maryland Medicine - animations of the body's system including muscle & muscle fibers
Wheeless Textbook of Orthopaedics - bones, muscles, tendons & nerves
SCOI Orthopedic Anatomy - skeletal system and nerves
Merck manual of Medical Information - a very thorough manual that takes som etime to explore. Chapers on all the body functions, accidents, drug info, anatomical drawings and more / animations, videos and photos
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
Merch Manual of Health & Aging
PDR Family Guide to Over-The-Counter Drugs
Merck Manual of Diagnosis & Therapy
Trigger Point Therapy Workbook - about referred pain
General Training links
Real Gainz Fitness - featuring real people with real results - information about bodybuilding, fitness, kid's fitness, weight control, minerals, vitamins, herbs, healthy recipes, martial arts, Cover Models and so much more!
Dick Hoyt, the guy who has pushed his disabled son Rick through marathons and triathalons
Brink Zone - popular author, trainer, and nutritional consultant shares some of his extensive info
Body Recomposition - Lyle McDonalds site about human physiology, muscle gain, fat loss and body recomposition. Lyle has published 5 books
Mike Hahler's Agressive Strength - Mike is a strength coach and kettlebell instructor who writes articles for many strength magazines and shares this info on his site
Working Class Fitness - Strength and Conditioning Tips, Advice, and Products for the 'Regular Guy.' Lots of articles on low-cost basics
Think Muscle - plenty of really good weight training and nutrition articles by a variety of aurhors including Lyle McDonald, Will Brink, Thomas Incledon, Bryan Hayock
Arthur Jones Exercise Science - a library of writings from the inventor of Nautilus equipment
Plyometrics - strength, speed & agility through jumps, bounds & hops. Good brief explanation of muscle physiology
Power Athlete - strongman, powerlifting, clubs, kettlebells, and bodyweight exercises
Gym Journal - track up to 150 standard exercises and 12,000 food servings to log and chart your progress
Disciples of Strength - Christian theme workout shirts
Vince's Workout Page - many text links to more routines and exercises
Elite Pro Wrestling Training - with wrestling legends Harley Race, Ricky Steamboat, and Les Thatcher
Red White & Blue Fitness for firefighters, law enforcement and military
Seal Quest - Navy Seal preparation and training with extensive workout info - this is hardcore body training
Indain Club Exercises - published in 1866, it has complete workout routines
Dave Draper's Iron Online health & fitness database
Cross Fit - good video and slides of weightlifting exercises
Exercise Rx - a great resource for text book descriptions of individual exercises, individual muscles, and basics of nutrition. 1900 pages of info
Elite Fitness Systems - Dave Tate's site for big power and strength - many more articles on left side menu
Natural Champion - training and nutrition articles
Physical Training Fitness for Combatives - this Indian Club training manual is from 1887
Strength Cats - articles on general strength and sports training
Polquin Performance - strength training from Charles Polquin who has coached Olympic medalists in twelve different sports including the US female track and field for the Olympics 2000.
Better U - plenty of information on lifting weights, diet & nutrition, anatomy, exercise descriptions, etc
Hormonal Fitness - from Rob Faigin, the author of Natural Hormonal Enhancement with info for diet & exercise as they relate to hormones and muscle building
Dan-John's lifting & throwing site
Health Fitness Broadcast with Sherri Horner. Listen to Sherri's past shows with bodybuilders, boxers, fitness instructors, dieticians, doctors, and many people who have recovered from serious illness.
Wrestling Weekly with Les Thatcher and Doc Young - live broadcast
Explosively Fit - Coach Danny O'Dell's great collection of strength training articles

        I am proud of my links page and I am always searching for good links to add. 
        Many of these sites do not have links pages of their own, or participate in "links exchange". That is why you will not find many of these great sites listed on other commercial links pages.
        I always appreciate a link back to Vince's Muscle Shop, but the primary requirement to be on my links page is that the site simply offers useful information for our visitors, and also for me. These links are my own reference library.

        Vince
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Animal Forum - supplements & heavy lifting forum / Great Info, Very Active, some R-language
Beverly International - supplements & bodybuilding contest prep forum / Good Info, Moderately Active
Gaspari Hardcore Forun - supplements & bodybuilding contest prep / Good Info, Moderately Active
John Scott Nitro - ssupplements & bodybuilding contest prep forum / Good Info, Not Very Active
Isatori Real Solutions - supplements & bodybuilding contest prep forum / Good Info, Moderately Active
Dave Draper's Iron Online - The BEST bodybuilding and powerlifting forum / Great Info, Very Active, Very Friendly, plenty of old school - THE BEST!
100 % RAW - powerlifting and strongman forum / Good Info, Moderately Active
Dr Squat - Fred Hatfield's powerlifting forum / Great Info, Very Active
Mind and Muscle - ssupplements and bodybuilding forum / Good Info, Very Active, ignore the Anabolics steroid topics
Bodybuilding.PT - Portugese language bodybuilding forum / English version - click at bottom of main page
Iron Age - classic bodybuilder discussion forum / Very Active
CrossFit - cross training and power forum / Very Active
Lift for Life - supplements and bodybuilding forum / Great Info, Very Active
SAF Girl Talk - women's fitness and figure competition forum / Good Info / Moderately Active
Military.com - a forum for all branches of the military
ABC Bodybuilding - this is a very professional supplement and bodybuilding forum with plenty of research and doccumentation - one of the Best
Muscular Development - supplement and bodybuilding forum / Good Info, Very Active, ignore the Anabolics steroid topics
Extreme Bodybuilding - supplements and training forum / Good Info, Very Active
Bodybuilding Dungeon - supplements and bodybuilding forum / Good Info, Very Active, ignore the Anabolics steroid topics
Bodybuilding.net - supplements and bodybuilding forum / Good Info, Very Active, ignore the Anabolics steroid topics
Hardcore House of Bodybuilding - supplements and bodybuilding forum / Good Info, Very Active, ignore the Anabolics steroid topics
Discuss Bodybuilding - supplements and bodybuilding forum / Great Info, Very Active, Very Friendly