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6 Core Exercises That Will Improve Your Squat and Deadlift

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The 8 Best Foam Roller Exercises For Your Legs

Nick Walker Wins 2021 New York Pro Bodybuilding Show

5 of the Greatest Weightlifting Battles of All Time

BarBend Podcast

Are You Strong Enough for a Racing Pit Crew? (w/ Christmas Abbott)

Get This Strong to Build a Log Cabin (w/Brian Alsruhe)

These Are the World’s Best Gyms (with Kris Gethin)

Latest News

Here’s What Affiliate Owners Think of CrossFit’s New OnRamp Course

“But I’m not fit enough to start CrossFit.” It’s a phrase CrossFit affiliate owners and coaches hear regularly. After a year of lockdowns, online classes, and pivoting gym structures, CrossFit headquarters in February announced its online course, CrossFit OnRamp. According...

Hafthor Björnsson Reveals the 3,600-Calorie Diet He Followed to Shed 50 Kilograms

2021 UK’s Strongest Man — Events, Roster, and Athlete Groups

Companion Legislation For the Gym Mitigation and Survival Act Introduced In Senate

UFC Legend Jon Jones Packs on 40 Pounds in Anticipation of Heavyweight Fight

Powerlifting Phenom Hunter Henderson to Compete in a Bodybuilding Show

Training

Build Muscle Anywhere With the Best At-Home Bodyweight Workouts

Bodyweight workouts deserve a bit more respect if you ask us. If you only rep-out push-ups and lunges when the squat rack is full, then you're doing your muscles and mobility a disservice. Strength training with just your body weight can...

The Split Squat Can Improve Mobility and Leg Strength

7 Row Variations to Build a Stronger and Thicker Back

Blow Up Your Bench and Triceps With Dips

Exercises

The Best Leg Exercises For Muscle, Strength, and More

You did not hear it here first, but it bears repeating: train your legs. Leg day can be a painful, DOMS-inducing experience but ignoring your lower half also robs the body of more muscle, enhanced movement, and increased calorie burn....

The Best Bodyweight Exercises for Muscle, Mobility, and More

The 7 Best Triceps Exercises for More Mass and a Bigger Bench Press

The 7 Best Back Exercises for Strength and Muscle Gain

The 8 Best Biceps Exercises for Greater Growth

The 8 Best Chest Exercises for Big Pecs and a Strong Bench Press

The 9 Best Ab Exercises for Strength and Definition

Gear Reviews

The Best Kettlebells for Beginners, CrossFit, and Cardio

The Best Barbells For CrossFit, Weightlifting, Powerlifting, Deadlifts, and More

Best Treadmills for Streaming, Folding, Running and More

Best Squat Racks For Small Spaces, Powerlifting, and More

Best Home Gyms For the Money, Bodybuilding, and More

Nutrition Reviews

The Best Greens Powders For Digestion, Vitamins, Value, and More

The Best Meal Replacement Shakes for Weight Loss, Building Muscle, Low-Carb and More

The Best Whey Protein Powders For Vegans, Weight Loss, and More

The Best Creatine Supplements for Bulking, Focus, and More

Best Pre-Workout Supplements For Strength, Cardio, and More

Popular Reviews

Ghost Whey Protein Review — As Good As the Popular Powders?

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Athletic Greens Review — Price, Flavor and Nutrition Breakdown

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