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Rouska & Richards Win Gold — USA Powerlifting Pro Series Virginia Pro Results

On Dec. 4, 2021, USA Powerlifting (USAPL) held the first event in its Pro Series launched following their expulsion from the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF). The USAPL Virginia Pro, hosted in ... Continue Reading

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Xwerks Lift Creatine Review

Creatine is one of the most scientifically backed supplements on the market with hundreds of studies suggesting its powerful effect on performance and body composition — more specifically, it can ... Continue Reading

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Seven Hip Thrust Variations to Build a More Stable Butt

There’s no doubt that if you want a strong pair of glutes that not only look good but also make you stronger, barbell hip thrusts should be your go-to exercise. Strong glutes can help with lower back ... Continue Reading

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Is Your Front Rack Lacking? Try These 5 Fixes (Plus Some Technique Tips)

The front rack position in Olympic lifting isn’t intuitive or natural the first time you try it. In fact, it is common for many athletes to have some limitations to their mobility when it comes to racking ... Continue Reading

UFC Star Conor McGregor

Conor McGregor Bulks Up to 190 Pounds While Recovering From Leg Injury

Former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor (22-6) is looking massive as of Dec. 2, 2021. Five months earlier, the MMA legend suffered a leg break in his trilogy fight with lightweight ... Continue Reading

Exercise Frequency

How to Find Your Ideal Exercise Frequency

Exercise frequency has been and will continue to be an oft-debated topic in strength sports. How often you work out or how many times a week you hit your legs — AKA, your exercise frequency — is a very ... Continue Reading

2021 Toronto Pro Bodybuilding Show Preview

2021 Toronto Pro Bodybuilding Show — Complete Rosters and Men’s Open Preview

The 2021 Toronto Pro is scheduled to take place on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Competitors from 10 professional divisions of the IFBB Pro League will posedown with hopes of winning ... Continue Reading

Thobelani Mabaso

Thobelani Mabaso Triumphant — 2021 Africa’s Strongest Man Results

The 2021 Africa's Strongest Man (ASM) contest took place in Mossel Bay, South Africa, on Nov. 27-28, 2021. It featured six events over those two days, with 10 of the continent's strongest men vying for the ... Continue Reading

Xwerks Ashwa

Xwerks Ashwa Ashwagandha Review

Ashwagandha is an herb that has a long medicinal history. For years, people have been using the herb to treat stress — ashwagandha is considered an adaptogen and can help calm the brain, in turn, helping ... Continue Reading

Team USA

USAW Athletes May Compete at 2021 North American Open Finals Instead of IWF World Championships

The 2021 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, have encountered several hurdles with less than a week until its scheduled start on ... Continue Reading

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Bodybuilder Nick Walker’s Full Day of Eating Consists of 4,567 Calories

Only a handful of bodybuilders on the planet are in the conversation as a potential Mr. Olympia champion. Nick Walker is one of those bodybuilders. The 2021 Arnold Classic champion left the 2021 Mr. ... Continue Reading

The Best Kettlebell Workouts for Strength, Muscle Mass,

The Best Kettlebell Workouts for Strength, Muscle Mass, Beginners, and More

If you have room for only one piece of strength equipment in your home gym, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a better alternative than the oddly-shaped powerhouses known as kettlebells. Working out with ... Continue Reading

Ab Training 101

Ab Training 101 — Everything You Should Know About Training Your Core

Many of the conversations surrounding the abs can be oddly polarizing. Some prefer to think of them as wasted training time, others like to overemphasize their core with near obsessive volume. The truth, ... Continue Reading

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Chinese Weightlifting Team Will Not Compete at 2021 IWF World Championships

The 2021 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships are scheduled for Dec. 7-17, 2021, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and a significant development has occurred: Team China has withdrawn ... Continue Reading

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Fouad Abiad Announces His Retirement From Competitive Bodybuilding

On Nov. 26, 2021, professional bodybuilder Fouad Abiad released a video on his YouTube channel that included multiple announcements. Among them was his formal retirement from competitive bodybuilding. ... Continue Reading

Train Weightlifting Like a Pro With the Squat Jerk

There’s more than one good way to get a barbell overhead. In Olympic lifting, you can jerk a barbell to arm’s length with various techniques — the split, push, power, and the infamous squat jerk. The squat ... Continue Reading

Bodybuilder Dave Draper Obituary

Bodybuilding Legend Dave Draper Dead at 79 Years Old

Bodybuilder Dave Draper died on the morning of Nov. 30, 2021. Draper's wife, Laree Draper, confirmed the news in a post made on Facebook that same day. Dave Draper, born in 1942, was a bodybuilder, actor, ... Continue Reading

Deadlifting Every Day

Deadlifting Every Day Can Take Your Strength to New Heights

One of the best ways to rapidly increase your strength or skill is to practice an exercise more frequently. Strength training performance, especially in the deadlift, is often a product of competing ... Continue Reading

Chris Van der Linde

Strongman Chris Van der Linde Sets New African Deadlift Record of 440 Kilograms (970 Pounds)

What an outing for strongman Chris Van der Linde. The South African native competed in the 2021 Africa's Strongest Man contest on Nov. 27-28, 2021, against seven of the other top strongmen on the ... Continue Reading

Heather Connor BarBend Podcast

Heather Connor: What We’re Getting Wrong About Injuries

Heather Connor is a 2-time IPF World Champion and the first female IPF powerlifter to deadlift 4 times her bodyweight raw. Heather joins us to talk about the injury that sidelined her for nearly a year, ... Continue Reading

Brian Shaw

Third Annual Shaw Classic Scheduled for Aug. 13-14, 2022

The Shaw Classic will return for its third consecutive year to host elite strongmen battling it out for prize money and the coveted title. Four-time World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Brian Shaw took to ... Continue Reading

Calf Raises

Use the Calf Raise for Complete Leg Strength and Muscle Growth

If you want to have an impressive set of legs, you have to look below the knee. Building bigger, stronger calf muscles can be tough, however, the task is certainly not impossible. When looking to build ... Continue Reading

Benefits of the Floor Press

5 Benefits of the Floor Press That Make It Worth Training

When all the benches are taken on International Chest Day and everyone is getting antsy waiting for their chance to lift, you don’t have to stand around and waste your warm-up. The bench press isn’t the ... Continue Reading

The Best Bodybuilding Exercise for Crafting a Stage-Worthy Physique

The Best Bodybuilding Exercise for Crafting a Stage-Worthy Physique

Bodybuilding exercises are unique in that they reshape the body. Bodybuilding allows you to be your own architect in the muscle-building process, from the coveted V taper and stretching t-shirt sleeves to ... Continue Reading

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