If you follow weightlifting, you know who Karlos Nasar is. The 19-year-old Bulgarian prodigy is at the top of the sport right now, having claimed multiple world records well before his 20th birthday. A ... Continue Reading
Why Wesley Vissers Beat Ramon Rocha Queiroz at the 2024 Arnold Classic, According to Tyler Manion
One of the biggest upsets of the 2024 Arnold Classic weekend in Columbus, OH, was Wesley Vissers’ Classic Physique victory over the 2023 champion, Ramon Rocha Queiroz. In response to ... Continue Reading
The 5 Best Triceps Stretches to Push Your Presses to the Next Level
For lovers of barbells and dumbbells, stretching might be at the bottom of your list of priorities when you’re crushing a good workout. A sweet pump and rewarding burn may well take center stage — less ... Continue Reading
Hunter Labrada’s Off-Season Pull Day for Thicker Lats
Men's Open bodybuilder Hunter Labrada took a hiatus from YouTube after the 2023 Olympia, where he finished sixth overall, ascending one rank from the 2022 Olympia. On March 5, 2024, ... Continue Reading
The 6 Benefits of Exercise Bikes (Plus Workouts From a Personal Trainer)
Exercise bikes have a simplicity to them that is very attractive. They’re easy on your joints and convenient, all the while providing tons of training benefits. Beyond their availability and relatively low ... Continue Reading
Samson Dauda and Coach Milos Sarcev Part Ways
The 2024 Arnold Classic runner-up Samson Dauda is expected to compete at the 2024 Arnold Classic UK. After confirming a health scare following the 2024 Arnold Classic only required prescribed antibiotics ... Continue Reading
The Best Exercise Bikes For Bad Knees, Expert Tested and Reviewed
One in four US adults suffers from knee pain, and it’s become significantly more common in the last few decades. (1) Interestingly enough, knee pain isn’t necessarily tied to increases in age or body ... Continue Reading
Mitchell Hooper and Stan Efferding Break Down Nutrition for Strength Athletes
The two-time reigning Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) and 2023 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Mitchell Hooper approaches his training and nutrition methodically. He made significant changes to improve ... Continue Reading
Olympic Medalist Zacarias Bonnat Receives 4-Year Ban for Doping After ‘Erectile Dysfunction’ Plea Fails
Weightlifter from the Dominican Republic Zacarias Bonnat, an Olympic medalist who sat on the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Executive Board briefly in 2022, received a four-year ban from ... Continue Reading
Wrestling Champion Claudio Castagnoli Shares the Workout Secrets That Turned Him Into the Swiss Superman
It’s a common trope in the professional wrestling world for David to slay Goliath, but there are only a few times when the act was pulled off as impressively as it was at WrestleMania XXX. On that night in ... Continue Reading
BowFlex Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Agrees to Sell for $37.5 Million
The home fitness equipment company BowFlex, based in Vancouver, Washington, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Per Reuters, part of the filing was an agreement of sale to Johnson ... Continue Reading
Calories In, Calories Out; Myth or Truth for Weight Loss?
In his March 1, 2024, YouTube series episode of "What The Fitness," Dr. Layne Norton addresses Dr. Jason Fung's, a doctor of nephrology best known as “the doctor who invented intermittent fasting,” stance ... Continue Reading
UPDATE: Samson Dauda Says His “Body is Failing,” Cleared to Compete in 2024 Arnold Classic UK
2023 Arnold Classic champion Samson Dauda took to his Instagram page on March 6, 2024, to update his followers on his condition following his second-place finish to Hadi Choopan at the ... Continue Reading
Jeff Nippard Uses Science to Analyze Sam Sulek’s Training
As the fitness industry's most popular influencer, Sam Sulek’s training and dieting methods frequently spark debate and garner attention. On Feb. 28, 2024, powerlifter Jeff Nippard, ... Continue Reading
Antonio Pérez Barros (105KG) Sets IPF Junior Raw Squat World Record of 335 Kilograms
Spanish powerlifter Antonio Pérez Barros is well known as a big squatter, having taken the squat gold medal in nearly all his international competitions. Pérez Barros is also the current European ... Continue Reading
How To Watch The 2024 EPF European Classic Championships
The European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) 2024 European Classic Powerlifting Championships (ECC) will be held in Velika Gorica, Croatia, from March 12-17, 2024. 103 men and 111 women will gather from all ... Continue Reading
BarBend Equipment Testing Methodology
The BarBend team is full of personal trainers, Olympic-level weightlifters, endurance athletes, and general gym rats and fitness enthusiasts. Needless to say, we live and breathe fitness and all things ... Continue Reading
Multiple Studies: You Can Lift More Weight Using This Mental Technique
Fortune favors the hyped. If lift weights to increase strength, a systematic review by Cusimano et al. has some science-based advice to help you lift more: Stop scrolling on your phone between sets and ... Continue Reading
2024 HYROX Madrid Results — Kremer, Corlett Triumphant
The 2024 HYROX Madrid race occurred on March 2, 2024. The race featured its standard eight functional fitness stations, each separated by a one-kilometer run. Pro-division races for Individuals and Doubles ... Continue Reading
Marcus Waugh Wins 2024 World’s Strongest Firefighter
Marcus Waugh of the Toledo, OH, Fire and Rescue is the 2024 World’s Strongest Firefighter (WSF). Waugh was one of 120 athletes who competed in the annual contest at the 2024 Arnold Sports ... Continue Reading
The Best Chest Exercises and Workouts for Building Muscle
At BarBend, we're suckers for a good chest workout. Our staff of industry experts and accredited training professionals come from a wide variety of different backgrounds, but there's one thing we all have ... Continue Reading
Train Chest and Back Like Five-Time Classic Physique Olympia Champ Chris Bumstead
Professional bodybuilders are on an ongoing quest to master the art and science of building muscle size, symmetry, and balance. Emulating their training methods can refine technique, accelerate progress, ... Continue Reading
2024 HYROX Glasgow Results — Keys, Dearden Claim Gold
The 2024 HYROX Glasgow race occurred on March 2-3, 2024, the same weekend as the 2024 HYROX North American Championships. The HYROX Pro divisions were the highlight of the Glasgow contest, which saw Jake ... Continue Reading
2024 HYROX North American Championships Results — Scott, Weeks Dominate the Elite Division
The 2024 HYROX North American Championships occurred in Washington on March 2, 2024. The race featured the Elite 15 division for Individual athletes. After running through the eight single-kilometer ... Continue Reading