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Jon Finkel
Jon FinkelJon Finkel is the award-winning author of 1996: A Biography, Hoops Heist, The Life of Dad, Jocks In Chief, The Athlete, Heart Over Height, “Mean” Joe Greene and more. His books have been endorsed by everyone from Mark Cuban and Tony Dungy to Spike Lee, Kevin Durant and Chef Robert Irvine. He has written for GQ, Men’s Health, Yahoo! Sports, The New York Times and has appeared on CBS: This Morning, Good Morning Texas, and hundreds of radio shows, podcasts and streams. His upcoming biography of the "Macho Man" Randy Savage comes out Spring 2024.
💪Etch Your Name in Bear Brawl History

💪Etch Your Name in Bear Brawl History

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Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel
Feb 16, 2026
💪Books & Biceps 393

💪Books & Biceps 393

Larry Bird's Drive, VIDEO: The Underwater Squat Record and get your name in Bear Brawl...

Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel
Feb 13, 2026
💪Get Your Name IN Bear Brawl!

💪Get Your Name IN Bear Brawl!

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Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel
Feb 9, 2026
💪Books & Biceps 392

💪Books & Biceps 392

Jim Thorpe, Bo Jackson, 4-Pounds of Meat & Cheese for the Super Bowl, 5K Sprints and How to Get Your Name in Bear Brawl...

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Jon Finkel
Feb 6, 2026
💪Want to be IN Bear Brawl?

💪Want to be IN Bear Brawl?

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Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel
Feb 2, 2026
💪Books & Biceps 391

💪Books & Biceps 391

The War of 1812 Masterpiece, Bear Brawl is Coming, the Community Gym Circuit and more...

Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel
Jan 30, 2026
💪Bear Brawl Pre-Orders Are Live!

💪Bear Brawl Pre-Orders Are Live!

Your 1st Look at the Official Bear Brawl Page, the #1 Thriller of 2026...

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Jon Finkel
Jan 26, 2026
💪Books & Biceps 390

💪Books & Biceps 390

The 10 Most Memorable Books from 2016 & the $2 Million Dollar Home Gym

Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel
Jan 23, 2026
💪Books & Biceps 389

💪Books & Biceps 389

Dungeon Crawler Carl, My Return to the Bench Press, a Wild Fighter Pilot Story and more...

Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel
Jan 16, 2026
💪Books & Biceps 388

💪Books & Biceps 388

Hardboiled Fiction: Atlanta Deathwatch, 9 Chapters on Dominique Wilkins, Our Brand New Competition Pool and more...

Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel
Jan 9, 2026
💪Books & Biceps 387

💪Books & Biceps 387

6 Author Interviews, Ditching the Weekly Training Split and a Unique 11 Book Reading List...

Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel
Jan 2, 2026
💪Books & Biceps 384

💪Books & Biceps 384

Die Hard's Complete Oral History, the $75K Garage Gym and an Old Man's Masterclass in Forgiveness..

Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel
Dec 26, 2025
💪Books & Biceps 383

💪Books & Biceps 383

The Best George Washington Biography, The Coldest Swim Meet in the World, the Philip Rivers Comeback and more...

Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel
Dec 19, 2025
💪The 16 Most Memorable Books I Read in 2025

💪The 16 Most Memorable Books I Read in 2025

Your Books & Biceps Annual Reading List! Enjoy...

Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel
Dec 12, 2025
💪Books & Biceps 381

💪Books & Biceps 381

A Phenomenal Ace Atkins Q&A, My 50 & 100 Fly Top 5 National Ranking, How to Read a Book Every 10 Days and more...

Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel
Dec 5, 2025
💪Books & Biceps 380

💪Books & Biceps 380

The Last Action Heroes author Q&A, Video: The COOLEST Garage Gym Ever, Roger Staubach's $600M career and more...

Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel
Nov 28, 2025
💪Books & Biceps 379

💪Books & Biceps 379

5 Takeaways from Phil Knight's Shoe Dog, VIDEO: The World's Biggest Hotel Gym & Sherlock Holmes Drops 2025 Wisdom...

Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel
Nov 21, 2025
💪Books & Biceps 378

💪Books & Biceps 378

The Book Behind 'Death By Lightning', My Swimming Hall of Fame Meet Performance & a Get Off My Lawn rant...

Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel
Nov 14, 2025
💪Books & Biceps 377

💪Books & Biceps 377

Revisiting Robinson Crusoe, John Grisham's The Widow & VIDEO: Gym-in-the-Wall

Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel
Nov 7, 2025
💪Books & Biceps 376

💪Books & Biceps 376

The best Babe Ruth biography, Fix Your Cranky Shoulders and Halloween Dead Lifts (you'll see)...

Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel
Oct 31, 2025
💪Books & Biceps 375

💪Books & Biceps 375

New Tupac Biography, Killer Kettlebell Workout, a Dream Pool and...

Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel
Oct 24, 2025
💪Books & Biceps 374

💪Books & Biceps 374

Meeting Jack Carr, Abraham Lincoln's Pulitzer Prize-Winning Biography, Best Fast Food Protein Options and more...

Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel
Oct 17, 2025
💪Books & Biceps 373

💪Books & Biceps 373

DiCaprio, Michael Mann & Heat 2, 157 Straight Days Swimming in the Ocean, Charlie Ward's biography and more...

Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel
Oct 10, 2025
💪Books & Biceps 372

💪Books & Biceps 372

Awesome Q&A w/ Jack Carr (Terminal List, Cry Havoc), VIDEO: Doc Stoppani on crunches, a Top 10 swimming time, my son's red belt and more...

Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel
Oct 3, 2025
💪Books & Biceps 371

💪Books & Biceps 371

The War of Art, Jason Kelce's Bodybuilding Training, My 300+ Book Home Library and...

Jon Finkel
Jon Finkel
Sep 26, 2025
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