The deadlift is one of the central pillars of strength training. If you’ve ever bent down to pick something up, you’ve practiced and trained your deadlift. It’s an accessible lift that provides plenty of ... Continue Reading
Bowflex Revolution Home Gym Review
The Bowflex Revolution is one of the most versatile home gyms on the market. Offering over 100 different exercises and 400 different variations, there are few limits when it comes to the workouts you ... Continue Reading
The Best Bodybuilding Chest Workout, Customized for Your Experience Level
If you want to be a bodybuilder, you need big pecs. There’s a reason Arnold Schwarzenegger was known as the Austrian Oak — alongside a broad, sculpted back and bulging biceps, Schwarzenegger's chest helped ... Continue Reading
The 17 Best Lower Body Exercises to Level-Up Your Leg Day
Lifters all over the world have a love-hate relationship with leg day. The intensity and volume required to stimulate lower body gains are grueling and, at times, gut-wrenching. On the other hand, most ... Continue Reading
These Are the Best Bodybuilding Exercises for Each Muscle Group
Picture your ideal physique. As an aspiring bodybuilder, you might visualize the iconic v-taper of Frank Zane or the mammoth chest and broad shoulders Schwarzenegger sported in his heyday. If you go to the ... Continue Reading
Core Training for Weightlifters — How to Become Strong and Stable With the Barbell
Core training is a hot topic across the different disciplines of fitness. Your core (or trunk) is the central pillar of your movement. While you may know the core by its anatomical components, you should ... Continue Reading
Pioneers of Power — These Are Some of the Strongest Women in History
Few questions in the annals of strength history are more difficult to answer than, "who is the strongest woman ever?" In some ways, such a prompt raises more questions of its own. Should you account for ... Continue Reading
How to ACTUALLY Fuel Performance (with Dan Churchill)
Today I’m talking to chef, entrepreneur, and athlete Dan Churchill. Dan has been featured on MasterChef Australia, Good Morning America, the Food Network, and more. He’s also the mastermind behind the ... Continue Reading
Oleksii Novikov Received an Additional $55,000 at the 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic
The 2022 Arnold Strongman Classic (ASC) on Mar. 4-5, 2022, saw 10 of the world's best strongmen competing for a first-place prize purse of $80,000. 2019 World's Strongest Man (WSM) Martins Licis emerged ... Continue Reading
Dr. Jim Stoppani on the Pros and Cons of Caffeine, Coffee, and Alcohol
On Match 7, 2022, episode three of Generation Iron and BarBend's interview series with author, exercise physiologist, and creator of JYM Supplement Science Dr. Jim Stoppani aired. In the first ... Continue Reading
Strongman Trey Mitchell Sets New 60.72-Second Record in the Thor’s Hammer Hold at 2022 Rogue Record Breakers Competition
On Mar. 6, 2022, during the Rogue Record Breakers (RRB) exhibition, strongman athlete Charles (Trey) Mitchell set a new timed record in the Men's Forward Hold event. The event required competitors to hold ... Continue Reading
What is AMRAP: How to Do it, Benefits, and AMRAP Workouts
You don’t have to be on the leaderboard of your local CrossFit box to integrate AMRAP workouts into your program. This increasingly popular training model — which stands for “as many rounds (or reps) as ... Continue Reading
Understanding Knee Valgus — A Problem to Be Fixed, or a Natural Part of Your Squat?
You step onto the platform ready to squat deep and heavy. But instead of congratulating your Herculean efforts, all your coach and gym buddies can shout at you seems to be “knees out.” On watching the ... Continue Reading
2022 Arnold Classic Results — Division Winners & Prize Money
Welcome back to the final night of the 2022 Arnold Classic bodybuilding show. Here are a few of fun facts: This is the 34th edition of the contest, it has only ever taken place in Columbus, OH, and no one ... Continue Reading
Tempo Studio Home Gym Review
As part of continuous technological advancements within the fitness industry, home gyms — like Tempo Studio — have been revolutionized by the addition of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Tempo ... Continue Reading
How to Start Working Out Again After Top Surgery
So you’ve had or are about to have top surgery. If one of the first things on your mind is when you can get back to the gym after top surgery, you probably know that the idea of waiting to be able to work ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Tate Press for Thicker Arms and Bigger Pressing Numbers
If you want to improve pretty much any pressing movement in your training, you’ve got to build strong triceps. Want a stronger overhead press? Target your triceps to add muscle mass and improve elbow ... Continue Reading
Elevate Your Presses and Squats With the 12 Best Landmine Exercises
The landmine training method was invented a long time before the landmine base came in vogue. Remember Arnold Schwarzenegger sticking a barbell in the corner of his gym to do heavy sets of T-bar rows in ... Continue Reading
How to Become a Morning (Workout) Person
Not everyone is an early bird. If your avian allegiance aligns with the night owls, the prospect of getting up at the crack of dawn to do anything more than grab a glass of water or use the restroom ... Continue Reading
The Best Dumbbell Back Workouts For Putting On Serious Size and Strength
The amount of muscles that make up the back provide a diverse variety of options for how you can structure your workouts. Given that there are so many unique ways to attack your back, you might actually ... Continue Reading
How to Do the Kettlebell Clean & Press for Full-Body Strength and Pressing Power
You might turn to the barbell first and foremost when you want to develop pressing power and upper body mass. But that doesn’t mean the barbell is your only option. The kettlebell clean & press will ... Continue Reading
“Jim Stoppani Explains” Episode 2: Protein and Intermittent Fasting
BarBend and Generation Iron's weekly interview series with author, exercise physiologist, and creator of JYM Supplement Science Dr. Jim Stoppani debuted on Feb. 21, 2021. In the series ... Continue Reading
What to Consider Before Hiring a Bodybuilding Coach
You’ve done all the research you can possibly do online and spent countless hours pouring over all posing videos in the wild west of YouTube. You put in long, dedicated hours in the gym. Secretly, you've ... Continue Reading
What Are Appetite Suppressants and Do They Work?
Maybe you’ve read about appetite suppressants or seen them advertised when you’re picking up your protein powders. You might also hear about them on your social media feed or in your gym’s locker room. ... Continue Reading