If you’re looking for something to change up your training with, then the axle is a simple yet effective way to switch it up. Although not commonly used in traditional strength training, the axle is a ... Continue Reading
How to Survive (and Even Embrace) Rest Days
Ah, rest days… we know we need them (or so we’ve been told), yet for some reason they are so difficult. If you’re anything like me, you probably operate under the notion that more is always better. You’ve ... Continue Reading
The Top 10 Most Searched Workouts of 2017 (Strength Sports Made It Twice)
There's no doubt that 2017 has been a big year for strength sports. The fitness industry as a whole seems to be at a transitional point where a majority of gym-goers are finally starting to recognize that, ... Continue Reading
Deficit Deadlifts – Training Percentages and Carryover to Deadlift
Deficit deadlifts are an effective deadlift variation to increase leg and back strength, improve setup and body poisoning specific to pulling movements, and enhance overall deadlifting performance with ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Lift Lab Co. Weightlifting Apparel Package!
To continue our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend and Lift Lab Co are giving one lucky winner a HUGE apparel package (our biggest yet!) with multiple performance gear shirts, a Lift Lab Co backpack, ... Continue Reading
7 Reasons You’re Not Getting Stronger (and How to Fix Them)
How often do you feel like your progress is slowing, or should be moving faster than it is? In a majority of the cases, you're probably improving in the gym at a fine pace, but then again, maybe you're ... Continue Reading
An Uncut and Unfiltered Interview With Strength Coach Mark Rippetoe
To date, this was one of the toughest interviews I've ever held. What do you ask one of the strength and conditioning world's better known coaches, who also writes for a living, and already has a boat load ... Continue Reading
Rack Pulls vs Rows – Which Is Best for Strength?
Two movements that are know to develop back strength, raw muscle, and increase pulling performance are the rack pull and the row. While they do attack similar muscle groups, there are some distinct ... Continue Reading
Earth Fed Muscle Stammpede Pre Workout Review — All Natural, Still Effective?
Earth Fed Muscle is a Pennsylvania-based company that was founded a couple of years ago by the guys behind Garage Strength, a training facility in Fleetwood, PA. The company sponsors a lot of athletes from ... Continue Reading
Bowflex PR3000 VS. Bowflex Blaze
Bowflex home gyms can be a useful tool for a variety of gym-goers and fitness enthusiasts. They’re a great way to achieve a workout from the comfort of one’s own home, or work towards maintaining current ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Bear Grips Functional Fitness & Apparel Package
To continue our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend and Bear Grips are teaming up to give one lucky winner a Functional Fitness & Apparel Package! Work out in style and protect your hands ... Continue Reading
5 Benefits of Half Squat
In an earlier article we discussed the benefits of and muscles worked in the half squat, a slightly controversial exercise in strength and power sports. Additionally, we then compared the half squat vs ... Continue Reading
Ritual Essential Vitamins for Women Review — Only 9 Ingredients?
Working as a wellness and fitness writer, I sometimes find myself overwhelmed by all the things I should be doing for my well-being. On one hand, I love to work out. CrossFit, hot yoga, high intensity ... Continue Reading
Nutrex Research OUTLIFT Pre-Workout Review — BCAAs + Caffeine
Nutrex Research is a Florida-based supplement company that sells a ton of products that include fat burners, testosterone boosters, and non-steroidal anabolic agents. (Not surprisingly, they sponsor a lot ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Reebok Nanos and Fitness Apparel!
To continue our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend and Reebok are teaming up to give one lucky winner a pair of Reebok Nanos and a goodie bag of functional fitness apparel! Reebok revolutionized ... Continue Reading
Is There a Perfect Pre and Post-Workout Meal?
Every athlete has their favorite go-to pre and post-workout meals. These are meals usually composed of foods geared towards a specific goal, taste, and thought in mind. For example, a higher carb ... Continue Reading
StrongGirl Pre-Workout Review — Does Green Tea Help Weight Loss?
In 2015, Iovate Health Sciences — the same company behind MuscleTech — launched StrongGirl, a female-focused brand with four products: a whey protein, branched chain amino acids, a fat burner, and a ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: $150.00 Trifecta Meal Credit!
To continue our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend Trifecta are teaming up to give one lucky winner $150 credit for Trifecta meals! Find out why Trifecta is the athlete's choice for healthy meals! ... Continue Reading
Bowflex PR1000 Vs. Bowflex Blaze
Bowflex home gyms are designed to equip gym-goers with versatility. They provide accommodated resistance with their signature power rods, which are useful for keeping the weight of their machines ... Continue Reading
Six Star Pro Nutrition Pre-Workout Explosion Review
Six Star Pro Nutrition is a supplement company owned by Iovate Health Sciences, the same company behind MuscleTech and StrongGirl, and the brand is targeted a little less toward bodybuilders and more ... Continue Reading
MuscleTech Vapor X5 Next Gen Pre-Workout Review — What’s Nitrosigine®?
Operated by Iovate Health Sciences in Delaware, MuscleTech is a pretty big name in the supplement business and they sell a ton of different products that are arranged under different product lines. They ... Continue Reading
Try These 8 Stretches to Improve Ankle Mobility
The tight calves perfect storm: heavy compound movements, sitting all day, and wearing shoes with elevated heels. If you're a desk worker, or even someone who spends a good chunk of their day sitting, ... Continue Reading
Pure Nutrition Black Jack Pre-Workout — What’s Bitter Orange Extract?
Pure Nutrition is a California-based supplement company that sells dozens of products that are variously aimed at bodybuilders, martial artists, and endurance athletes. They’ve got several pre-workouts ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Supplement Package from Earth Fed Muscle!
To continue our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend and Earth Fed Muscle are teaming up to give one lucky winner a Protein & T-Shirt Supplement Package! Earth Fed Muscle makes supplements for ... Continue Reading