This was just the beginning of bodybuilding competitions after that many bodybuilding championships were held at different places and a lot of fitness freaks from different countries took part in those championships and represents their country to the Olympia level.

The combination of masculinity with a lean body plays an important role to make the unbelievable physique. Many bodybuilders have won uncountable titles and they are the ones that are an all-time favorite.

Let’s find out 10 known bodybuilders of the World

RONNIE COLEMAN

The day when the legend of bodybuilding was born is MAY 13, 1964, in Manore, Louisiana. U.S. Ronnie Dean Coleman has won the Mr. Olympia title continuously for 8 years in a row and he is regarded as one of the greatest bodybuilders in the world. He has won 26 titles of IFBB professionally and made a record of it. He also worked in a Domino’s Pizza outlet, he ate the pizza every day due to inefficient money because he was very poor. One day he became a police officer and served for Arlington, Texas. He remained at the officer’s post until 2003.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER

Arnold Schwarzenegger was born on 30 July 1947, Thal, Austria is another great bodybuilder of the World. He was an Austrian American actor, former politician, entrepreneur. He was one of the top listed and famous bodybuilder in the world. He also served as the Governor of California from 2003 to 2011.

Schwarzenegger once went in a bodybuilding championship when he was just 15, then he got attracted to these sports and began to lift weights at the age of 15 years. He won the Mr. Universe title before winning Mr. Olympia at the age of 20 years.  He also won the seven times Mr. Olympia championship.

JAY CUTLER

Jay Isaac Cutler was born on August 3, 1973, in Sterling, Massachusetts, United States. He is an American IFBB Professional bodybuilder of the World. He bagged four-times Mr. Olympia title winner in 2006,2007,2009,2010. He has worked in the concrete construction business of his brother named cutler bros. He began training when he was 18 years old. He has graduated with a degree in criminal justice and worked as a corrections officer for a maximum-security prison.

DORIAN YATES

Dorian Andrew Mientjez yates was born on 19 April 1932 is a professional bodybuilder of the World. He won six times Mr. Olympia titles from 1992 to 1997.  He started making his career in bodybuilding in 1983. From 1992 to1997 till his retirement, he has won 15 major professional records of championships. He won every single contest which he took part in but unfortunately, his career ended due to major injuries of triceps and biceps.

LEE HANEY

Lee Haney was born on 11 November 1959 is a former American IFBB professional bodybuilder of the World. He won the eight times Mr. Olympia titles with Ronnie Coleman.  He is a single bodybuilder who never losses any of one contest in which he has participated. Lee Haney retired from bodybuilding when he knew he was about to lose DORIAN YATES. Haney was bigger than from all of his competitors. Many bodybuilders have tried to beat Lee Haney in muscle mass but they tried and failed to match him in any regard.

KEVIN LEVRONE

Kevin Levrone was born on 16 July 1964 is also an American IFBB professional bodybuilder in the world. He was an IFBB Hall of Fame, Musician, and a blogger. During his bodybuilding career, he competed in 68 IFBB contests. He was considered to be the best bodybuilder in the 1990s. He holds the record of winning most of IFBB professional until Ronnie Coleman breaks all records in 2004, but eventually, Ronnie Coleman records were broken by Dexter Jackson in 2016 with  28 wins.

FLEX WHEELER

Flex Wheeler was born on 23 August 1965 was an American IFBB professional bodybuilder. He made a record of winning four times Arnold classic and was entitled by Arnold Schwarzenegger as the greatest bodybuilder in the World. In his career, he has won 17 professional titles, but he never got the Mr. Olympia title. He represented himself with a perfect combination of size and muscular condition, proportion, and structure.

LOU FERRIGNO

Lou Ferrigno was born on 9 November 1951 in Brooklyn, New York. He is a multitalented person as he is an American actor, Trainer, Fitness consultant, and retired professional bodybuilder of the World. He won IFBB Mr. America title and two Mr. Universe titles and appeared to be bodybuilding pumping iron.

He started weight training at age 13 year. His role model in bodybuilding is Hercules star, Steve Reeves. He could not afford to buy weights so he made his weights by using broomstick and pails which he filled with cement or sand.

PHIL HEATH

Phil Heath was born on 18 December 1979. He first entered in bodybuilding in 2002 and made his pro debut in 2006. He is an professional American bodybuilder in the World. He won seven-times Mr. Olympia titles continuously from the year 2011 to 2017. One of his latest victories tied him with Arnold’s classic.

“The Gift” the nickname he got for his near-perfect structure and tiny waist, 3d delts, and chiseled abs.

DEXTER JACKSON

Dexter Jackson was born on 25 November 1969 is an American IFBB professional bodybuilder. “The Blade”- this nickname he got for his sharp cuts and conditioning.  He is famous for the deepest set of abs in bodybuilding. In 2008, he got registered his name in Mr. Olympia’s account. Jackson had set the record of winning of 28 professional IFBB titles, even he has won 5 times Arnold classic more than any other bodybuilder of the World.  After winning Arnold’s classic titles he stood 2nd place in Mr. Olympia in 2015. He also participated in the 2019 Mr. Olympia contests.

The Best bodybuilders of All Time

It will be an inspiration for the youngsters to see how hard these bodybuilders of the World have pushed and keep on pushing themselves to achieve their fitness goals. You can also achieve physiques like them with hard work, strict diet plans, sacrifice, and dedication.

Also read: 10 Body Builders of India

The Indian bodybuilding has its origin in 1100AD and by 1500AD it became the national passion. In ancient times in India, stones and bags of sand were used for weight training. There was no fancy equipment that existed at that time. Only the popular equipment was made with rough stone with a hole through the center named as ‘NAL’.

In the 19^th century, professor K. Iyer of Mysore owes a larger share of bodybuilding in India. He started his Hercules gym in Banglore in 1930 and trained around 25000+ people through this gym. This gym has an important role in Indian bodybuilding history

After that, many Indian people inspired by him and make a move toward bodybuilding and made India proud.

Here is the list of 10 Indian bodybuilders who prove their mettle in bodybuilding. 

MURLI KUMAR

Murli Kumar was born in Chennai is a south Indian dubbing artist. He used his voice for supporting Tamil actors including Jackie chain.

His passion was not to become a voice artist but also he never thought that one day he becomes the Indian bodybuilding icon.  He started lifting weights at the age of 25. Today, he has won Mr. India title from the past consecutive years (2013 and 2014). He also played an Asian bodybuilding championship held in Vietnam in 2012. All this specialty makes him the top Indian bodybuilder.

SANGRAM CHOUGULE

Sangram chougule was born on 28 Dec. 1979. He is a Kolhapur based Indian bodybuilder but now lives in Pune. He won the Mr. Universe title at WBPF world championship in 2012 and 2014 in the 85 kg weight category. Sangram won the many other big titles like Mr. India 6  times and Mr. Maharashtra 5 times.

SUHAS KHAMKAR

Suhas khamkar full name is SUHAS MADHUKAR KHAMKAR, born in the family of bodybuilders and fitness experts in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. He was born on August 9, 1980.

He had won the title of Mr. India 10 times and Mr. Maharashtra  8 times. Suhas became the first Indian bodybuilder who won the title of Mr. Asia in 2010. He got the entry in Pro-kart Olympia with the support of SHERU ANGUISH and won the title of Mr. Amateur Olympia champions of champion in 2018.

YATINDER SINGH

Yatinder Singh is a multi-talented person. He is an Indian bodybuilder, entrepreneur, and fitness icon. He had won the silver medal in the 7^th world bodybuilding physique championship 2015 and Mr. India 2016.

He is from Saharan, Uttar Pradesh, India. He started his bodybuilding journey in 2001 and won his first championship in 2002.

RAJENDRA MANI

Rajendra mani was born in 1974 in Chennai, India. He is an Indian bodybuilder and has worked for INDIAN AIR FORCE in Tamil Nadu, Chennai. He has a nickname called INDIAN SUPER HULK because of his passion for bodybuilding.

He served INDIAN AIR FORCE for 15 years and after that, he put his attention totally on bodybuilding. He won several medals at the national and international levels. Rajendra got the title of Mr. India 14 times, 3 times Mr. World champion and 3 times Mr. Asia champion and at the domestic level, he won more than 10 gold medals.

ARAMBAM BOBY

Boby was born on 1 Feb 1975 in Manipur, India. He is an Indian bodybuilder who won his first Mr. World title in 2010 in the bodybuilding championship in Varanasi and continuously represents India. Boby has won 3 times Mr. South Asia, 5 times Mr. Asia, 8 times Mr. world and 12 times Mr. India titles in his career. Boby started taking part in bodybuilding championships in 1995, and after that, he keeps on winning titles.

WASIM KHAN

It was a very proud moment for Delhi when a boy Wasim khan wins international bodybuilding and fitness federation (IBFF) for continuously 3 years in 2015, 2016, 2017. He also won Mr. Universe title in 2014 and has also got 5^th position in Olympia amateur championship in Las Vegas.

THAKUR ANOOP SINGH

Thakur Anoop Singh was born on 23 March 1989. He was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Professionally he is an Indian actor. He played even in Mahabharata as a Dhritarashtra in 2013. In 2015 he represents India and won the gold medal in bodybuilding championship in Bangkok, Thailand. He is the most versatile bodybuilder of India as he is a pilot, actor, and a  bodybuilder. 

AMIT CHHETRI

AmitChhetri is born in Haridwar, Uttrakhand, India. Professionally, he serves for the Indian government as a police constable. He won the title of Mr. India in 2016 in his weight category. He participated in Fairfax World Police Fire Games in 2015 in Virginia. He is known as India Arnold Schwarzenegger.

VARINDER SINGH GHUMAN

Varinder Singh Ghuman is born in Punjab, India. The most unique thing about him is that he is vegetarian. He got the title of Mr. India in 2009 and Mr. Asia in the year 2012. He is the first Indian bodybuilder who got the pro card in IFBB ( INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF BODYBUILDING. He even enacted in a few Punjabi and Bollywood movies ( marjaavaan).    

Just like your body has different types of muscles that are shoulder, chest, back, triceps, biceps, quads, etc and they need a workout for effective functioning. As same as the heart is also a muscle of your body and it also needs a good workout for effective functioning.

Cardio workout is an aerobic exercise or heart rate booster workout. It is also known as cardiovascular exercises. Cardio is the workout which is meant for heart muscles, it increases your heart rate and then will increase the flow of blood and oxygen in your body. Therefore, cardio work out makes the heart stronger. A stronger cardiovascular system means fewer possibilities of getting heart diseases.

Cardiovascular exercises not only work on the heart but this is also helpful in burning fat from your body. Doing cardio workout with an empty stomach causes more fat to burn from your body. If you have some fitness goals like weight loss or fat loss than cardio workouts is the best weapon to kill both.

There are countless exercises for cardio you can do at the gym or home. In this CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, all the fitness centers and gyms are closed so you have only one choice left which is home, you only can do your cardio workout at home without any equipment just with your body weight. Before starting cardio make sure you do proper stretching and warm up your body.

Here are the seven best HIGH-INTENSITY cardio exercises you can easily do at home.

1.            JUMPING JACKS

2.            HIGH KNEES

3.            BURPEES

4.            ROPE SKIPPING

5.            BHANGRA

6.            STAIRS UP AND DOWN

7.            STEP UPS

JUMPING JACKS

Jumping jacks is the most effective, easy, and high-intensity workout you can do at home without any equipment. This is a ply metric exercise that intends a person to run, jump faster, stretching, and contracting the muscles fast. Jumping jacks is also known as star jumps, in this exercise you have to take a big jump on every rep. when you take jump then you take a position with spread legs wide and your hands must be clap going upward to the head and returning with the feet together and arms at the sides. This is your full-body movement workout, every single muscle is engaged with this and helps to raise your heart rate up.

Specially, it targets these muscles

•             GLUETUES

•             QUADS

•             HIP FLEXORS

HIGH KNEES

High knees are also a ply metric exercise. It raises your heart rate very fast. This exercise is a little tough than jumping jacks. Your abdomen is totally engaged with this and its strength all your legs muscles. It improves the momentum of your body and increases the flexibility with better muscle mind connection. Because of various fitness benefits of high knees, it is incorporated with a wide range of workouts and you can do this anywhere or even at home. To do high knees all you have to do is make a muscle mind connection first and take a deep breath then stand in a shoulder-width apart and lift up your first feet up to your chest then get down towards the surface then lift second feet up to your chest then get down towards the surface. Move your legs alternatively. Continue the movement with running speed.

Specially it targets these muscles :-

•             CORE

•             QUADS

•             GLUETUES

•             HAMSTRING

BURPEES

Burpees are the full-body strengthening workout. This exercise is more challenging and hard to do exercise ever. This is a full-body movement workout almost all the muscles are engaged with it. You just use your body weight to do this exercise for resistance. To do burpees, first, start with a standing position in a shoulder-width apart. Then move your hands facing towards the ceiling and then take a slight jump than going to a push-ups position, then do a push-up and getting back to standing position. Repeat the movement with a pace and do reps as much as you can for getting faster and guaranteed results.

Specially target muscles:-

•             CHEST

•             TRICEPS

•             LEGS

This workout will take your heart rate to the peak.

ROPE SKIPPING

Rope skipping is one of the oldest and easiest cardiovascular workout ever. This is not a SKIP workout. You just need a skipping rope and use your body to perform this and this exercise is more intense than simple jump and it burns overloads of calories in a single minute even you can’t think about it. The nature of this workout makes it more special as it takes your heartbeat up in less than a minute if you do this with the high intensity. Rope skipping is an anywhere can do the workout. You can do this in the gym or even at home.

This workout is also a full-body workout and burns more calories which causes faster results in fat loss and weight loss. If your goal is fat loss or weight loss in a mean time than this workout is meant for you.

To do this exercise, first, stand straight with a shoulder-width apart then grab a skipping rope behind your back and take a steady position then move rope around your body then take a little high jump and repeat this movement as much as you can. This workout is also known as the JUMP ROPE workout.

There are different variations of rope skipping:-

•             Alternate foot jump

•             Side swing

•             Criss cross

BHANGRA

Bhangra is a Punjabi traditional dance and it’s originated in Punjab. It also can use as a cardio workout when done with high intensity. This is the most popular aerobic workout ever. This workout shows fun with intensity. This workout is very easy and is meant for expressing yourself with high intensity. This is one of the best heart-pumping workouts. This is a full-body workout. Every single muscle of your body is engaged with it. Bhangra is helpful in fat loss and weight loss and it needs no equipment but only your body to perform. To do this workout you just need a good Punjabi track and spacious room and your body.

STAIRS UP AND DOWN

Stairs up and down is a good and simple workout for toning your lower body. Researches have shown that it helps to control the blood sugar level in the body. It keeps your legs strong and toned. The flow of blood and oxygen in your body increases which means your heart and body becomes healthier. You don’t need special equipment and don’t need to go to the gym to do this you can do this at home it becomes more intense when you do it with a running pace. It burns more fat and raises your heartbeat up. You can increase the leg workout intensity by doing weight up and downstairs. It helps to reduce the soreness of legs.

You can do this anywhere, anytime. Choose stairs rather than lift.

STEP UPS

This workout is so simple and helps to build strong legs.  The engagement of calves is more in it. The intensity of step-ups is more than the stairs up-down. This workout is similar to the stairs up-down. you don’t any special or fancy equipment to do this, all you need is a simple box or you can do this with your home stairs only with a single stair. This workout is performed by stepping on to the box. If you want to increase the intensity of this workout then add some weight. This workout builds a stronger lower body and improves the imbalance of legs.

BENEFITS OF DOING CARDIO EXERCISES

•             Weight management

•             Balance blood sugar level

•             Healthy heart

•             Increase bone density

•             Increase stamina

•             Helps in fat loss

Maintaining a good healthy heart is very important nowadays. so try these some of the best cardio workouts or exercises that you can do at home without any pieces of equipment.

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