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Brian Shaw

Brian Shaw Will Not Compete at the 2022 Rogue Strongman Invitational

The 2022 Rogue Invitational is scheduled for Oct. 28-30, 2022, at the Dell Diamond stadium in Round Rock, TX. After the inaugural contest in 2021, the Rogue Strongman Invitational will return in ... Continue Reading

Brett Wilkin

Brett Wilkin’s 6,000 Calorie Bulking Diet Includes a Cheat Meal Every Other Day

Open Division bodybuilder Brett Wilkin took us through a typical day of eating for himself while he tries to pack on size for his next competition in a video posted to Wilkin’s YouTube channel on Aug. ... Continue Reading

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The Best Supersets for Bodybuilding to Supersize Your Muscles

There’s something almost intangible that stands out about a good superset. It could be the grit, the sweet pump, or simply the gains you know are coming. Whatever it is, there’s a magical — and exhausting ... Continue Reading

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PhenQ Fat Burner Review — Do Weight Loss Supplements Really Work?

When it comes to fat loss, the process can be long and frustrating. While food intake, cardio, and resistance training are the most important factors when it comes to making changes in body fat content, ... Continue Reading

Most Underrated Bodybuilders

12 of the Most Underrated Bodybuilders of All Time

Big names define bodybuilding. Physique champions who excel in the sport tend to remain in those positions for years — several Mr. (and Ms.) Olympia champions have established their own multi-year reigns, ... Continue Reading

Sami Ahola

Sami Ahola Triumphant at 2022 Imatra Strongman Showdown

The 2022 Imatra Strongman Showdown occurred in Imatra, Finland, on Aug. 26-27, 2022. It featured a dozen elite strongmen competing in eight events across the two-day contest: Deadlift, Log Lift, Front ... Continue Reading

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The 10 Best Sit-Up Alternatives for a Stronger, More Powerful Core

From military physical fitness assessments in the 1940s to your sixth-grade gym class, sit-ups have been a mainstay part of workout culture for quite some time. (1) They're a timeless classic, and for good ... Continue Reading

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Bodybuilder Derek Lunsford Shares His Mass-Building Diet to Prepare for the 2022 Olympia

After claiming his first 212 Olympia win in 2021, bodybuilder Derek Lunsford’s next goal is obvious: defend his crown in 2022 when the Olympia returns to Las Vegas, NV, from Dec. 16-18, 2022. While ... Continue Reading

Angela Gargano on the BarBend Podcast

The Best Fitness City in America? (with Angela Gargano)

Today I’m talking to my friend Angela Gargano, who is a bit of an “OG” in the fitness space. She’s competed on American Ninja Warrior multiple times, earned the title of Miss Fitness USA, and she’s also a ... Continue Reading

Milad Abasabadi

2022 Middle East’s Strongest Man & Strongest Woman Results — Milad Abasabadi and Joe Kimitaunga Win

The 2022 Middle East's Strongest Woman (MESW) and the 2022 Middle East's Strongest Man (MESM) contests took place on Aug. 27 and Aug. 28, 2022, respectively. The MESW saw four athletes representing ... Continue Reading

Kai Greene

Generation Iron Releases “Kai” — A New Documentary About Bodybuilder Kai Greene

Bodybuilder Kai Greene is notorious for his tumultuous rivalry with seven-time Mr. Olympia Phil Heath. The two Men's Open bodybuilders battled on the grandest stage in the sport for the better half of a ... Continue Reading

Oskar Ziółkowski

2022 Strongman Champions League Poland Results — Oskar Ziółkowski Stands Atop the Podium

The 2022 Strongman Champions League (SCL) Poland contest took place on Aug. 17, 2022. Twelve elite strongmen from around the globe converged on Sopot, Poland, to compete in six events during the single-day ... Continue Reading

Maxime Boudreault

Maxime Boudreault Wins 2022 Canada’s Strongest Man

The 2022 Canada's Strongest Man (CSM) contest occurred on Aug. 25-27, 2022. The roster featured a dozen of the Great White North's elite strongmen competing across 10 events for the national championship. ... Continue Reading

Huge Supplements Exterminate

Huge Supplements Exterminate Fat Burner Review

Fat burners are a subset of supplements designed to potentially help push you past sticking points in your fat loss journey or speed up body recomposition. They accomplish this in different ways (like via ... Continue Reading

First Weightlifting Meet Mistakes

Five Common Mistakes to Avoid at Your First Weightlifting Meet

If you’re new to weightlifting and enjoy it, that’s a good sign. As you train for a while, it gets tempting to push to your limits and find out what your best snatch and clean & jerk really are. When ... Continue Reading

Pre-Steroid Physiques

9 Old School Natural Bodybuilders Who Are Still Inspiring Today

Where is the ceiling in bodybuilding? Few questions divide fans of the physique-focused sport as starkly. The development of anabolic steroids around the mid-20th century forever changed the landscape of ... Continue Reading

Jay Cutler Chest Workout

4-Time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler’s Bodybuilding Chest Workout (and How to Scale it)

A bodybuilder’s chest is their calling card. There may be more individually impressive muscles — they say physique shows are won from the back, for example — but when you see a bodybuilder walking out ... Continue Reading

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The 10 Best Mini Band Exercises to Strengthen Your Warm-Up

Mini bands might be small, but they can have a huge impact on your workout. As opposed to lengthier, thicker resistance bands, mini bands are nine-inch flat bands. Generally, you’ll use them to target ... Continue Reading

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Try This Kettlebell Workout for Unique Arm Growth

Kettlebells give you the opportunity to put your entire body to the test by simply changing your implement of choice. While they’re extremely well known for specialty exercises such as kettlebell swings or ... Continue Reading

Chris Bumstead

The Growth Continues: Chris Bumstead Shares High-Volume Arm Training

Three-time reigning Classic Physique Olympia champion Chris Bumstead filmed a high-volume arm workout for a video he published on his Youtube channel on Aug. 21, 2022. The workout, completed on Aug. 19, ... Continue Reading

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Chris Hemsworth Shared a Brutal 5-Move, 50-Rep Workout Challenge on Instagram

Ever since he first took on the role of Thor back in 2011, Chris Hemsworth has etched a place for himself as one of the fittest folks in Hollywood. And he doesn’t just put on muscle for one role and then ... Continue Reading

Ice Barrel

Ice Barrel Review

Cold plunging may have quite the buzz around it in the modern fitness climate, but people have used the benefits of cold water therapy for hundreds of years. Companies like Ice Barrel offer a designated ... Continue Reading

Best Unhealthy Foods for Performance

10 of the Best “Unhealthy” Foods for Athletic Performance

The fitness industry is prone to promoting simplified, two-sided arguments to extraordinarily complex topics. For example, foods are often labeled “healthy” or “unhealthy,” with little nuance added along ... Continue Reading

Dana Linn Bailey and Kristen Nun

Big Boy and Kristen Nun Get Jacked with Dana Linn Bailey In a Biceps-Focused Arm Workout

Former Women’s Physique Olympia champion Dana Linn Bailey met with bodybuilder Kristen Nun and powerlifter Jake "Big Boy" Johns at Bailey’s home base, the Warhouse Gym, in St. Lawrence, PA, for a heavy arm ... Continue Reading

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