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
2024 China DMS Pro Bodybuilding Show Results
Diogo Montenegro and Lauralie Chapados won the Men’s Physique and Bikini division titles at the 2024 Arnold Classic but were not the only winners in those divisions on the weekend. The 2024 China ... Continue Reading
How Much Cardio Is Too Much? Running Coaches Weigh In
If you’ve been consistent with your strength training and want to show off your might in an athletic setting, cardio can condition you to dominate in any sport — yes, including powerlifting and ... Continue Reading
Schwinn 230 Recumbent Bike Review (2025): A Budget-Friendly Recumbent Bike With Plenty of Get-Up
For cardio enthusiasts, indoor cycling can be a great discipline thanks to its low-impact nature and beneficial influence on aerobic capacity and training performance. (1) However, the best recumbent bikes ... Continue Reading
Schwinn 810 Treadmill Review (2025): A Popular Bike Company with Treadmill Appeal?
When you think of the best treadmills, you may not initially think of Schwinn because they’ve been making top-performing bikes and fitness machines for the last century. However, this brand brings their ... Continue Reading
The 8 Best Exercise Bikes with Screens for Your Home Gym in 2025
Sure, we all have enough screens in our lives, but firing up a virtual workout or the latest episode of Love is Blind on one of the best exercise bikes with screens can help you zone out — ... Continue Reading
Yosuda Exercise Bike Review (2025): The Best Affordable Bikes Out There?
As the maker of some of the best exercise bikes for those on a budget, Yosuda is on a mission to make home fitness equipment accessible to more people. We selected four Yosuda exercise bikes to bring you a ... Continue Reading
How to Achieve Proper Running Form, Explained By Running Coaches
No matter where you do your running workouts — indoors or outdoors — you’ll certainly notice that not everyone is running the way you do. If you compare yourself with the three runners closest to you in ... Continue Reading
How to Do Heel Touches — Proper Form, Benefits, Variations, and More
The heel touch exercise is simple, but it ain’t always easy. It targets your oblique muscles, builds core strength and stability, requires no barbells or other equipment, and is scalable for all fitness ... Continue Reading
2024 Arnold Classic Results — Live Updates & Winners
Few bodybuilding shows match the prestige of the Arnold Classic. Co-founded in 1989 by Jim Lorimer and seven-time Mr. Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger, the competition has expanded from a single bodybuilding ... Continue Reading
Hadi Choopan Wins the 2024 Arnold Classic
Bodybuilding fans were abuzz about the comparison between 2023 Arnold Classic champion Samson Dauda and 2022 Mr. Olympia winner Hadi Choopan in the final callout of pre-judging for the 2024 edition of the ... Continue Reading
Diogo Montenegro Wins 2024 Arnold Classic Men’s Physique
The pre-judging round for the Men’s Physique division at the 2024 Arnold Classic was held on the morning of Saturday, March 2, 2024 at the Arnold Expo stage in Columbus, OH. Diogo Montenegro, Vitor Chaves, ... Continue Reading
Lauralie Chapados Three-Peats at the 2024 Bikini International
Aimee Delgado and Lauralie Chapados were the top two contenders for the 2024 Bikini International title at the 2024 Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, OH. They stood head-to-head in the final callout in ... Continue Reading
2024 Arnold Strongman & Strongwoman Classic Results & Leaderboard
Your strongman and strongwoman champions are Mitchell Hooper of Canada and Angelica Jardine of the United States. This is Hooper's second straight Arnold Classic win. He is now a two-time ASC winner and ... Continue Reading
Mitchell Hooper Defends His Title at the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic
Reigning World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Mitchell Hooper is an undeniably dominant force in strongman. Entering the 2024 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) as the defending champion, Hooper knew he would ... Continue Reading