In an earlier article we discussed the Z Press and the wide array of benefits that can come from performing such a functional and movement-challenging exercise. In that article, we also went over the ... Continue Reading
Bowflex PR1000 Vs Bowflex PR3000
Bowflex is a brand that creates multiple styles of home gym equipment, which can support various levels of fitness. Since their start, Bowflex's focus has been providing versatile pieces of equipment that ... Continue Reading
Strength Athletes: Listen to Your Body, a Quick Mental Reminder
Listening to your body is one piece of advice that I give to many lifters that I myself struggle to adhere to daily. It’s easy to get caught up with wanting to train as hard as you can or wanting to ... Continue Reading
Z Press vs Overhead Press – Which Is Best for Strength and Sport?
In an earlier article we discussed the Z Press and the impact it can have on overhead strength development, movement integrity, and scapular stability/overhead health for strength and power athletes. In ... Continue Reading
FitMiss Ignite Review — A Pre-Workout Just for Women?
FitMiss is part of MusclePharm, a brand probably best known for their inexpensive protein supplement Combat Whey and their Combat Crunch protein bars. FitMiss was launched in 2008 "specifically designed to ... Continue Reading
BPI Sports 1.M.R. Vortex Preworkout Review — Plant Extracts?
BPI Sports is a sports nutrition company based out of Hollywood, Florida, and they’re pretty well-known for their inexpensive protein powder and protein bars. But their product line is enormous, and they ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: BarBend Double Leather Powerlifting Belt!
To continue our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend is giving one lucky winner a brand new Double Leather Powerlifting Belt! The BarBend Double Leather Powerlifting Belt is built to last a ... Continue Reading
Cobra Labs’ The Curse! Pre-Workout Review — Proprietary Blends?
It’s probably fair to say that The Curse! is Cobra Labs' flagship product. When you visit their website, it immediately appears before you in a flash of lightning and they claim that over a million bottles ... Continue Reading
PR Like a Pro: The Best Way to Test Your 1-RM
I received a question from a reader earlier this week: what’s the best way to test a one-rep max? If you follow me on social media, you know I love good questions, and this is a great one, because ... Continue Reading
Powerlifters: If You Can Only Do 5 Accessory Exercises, Pick These
Don't get me wrong, I love the big three and their variations as much as any powerlifter. But if there’s one thing I learned in my years as a pro bodybuilder, it’s that being strong in a ... Continue Reading
Landmine Press Alternatives
The landmine press is a unique exercise that can build strength, core stability, scapular control, and general body awareness necessary for strength, power, and fitness sports. Additionally, it can be used ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: A Functional Fitness Pack from Bear Komplex!
To launch our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend and Bear KompleX are teaming up to give one lucky winner a brand new functional fitness package from Bear KompleX, including a backpack filled ... Continue Reading
BarBend’s 25 Days of Gifting Giveaways!
This year has been big one for us at BarBend, and we're incredibly grateful for our readers who make it all possible. In spirit of the holiday season and to give back to those who support us, we've put ... Continue Reading
5 Ways I Maintain Strength During a Weight Cut
There is a misconception that if you are dieting, you are bound to lose strength in your beloved lifting. This assumption is not necessarily valid. Here are a few things you can do while dieting down ... Continue Reading
Banded Pull-Ups: Exercise Demo, Muscles Worked, and Benefits
Banded pull ups are one of the most widely seen bodyweight movement regressions of the pull up. Powerlifters, weightlifters, bodybuilders, CrossFit® athletes, and fitness goers alike can be seen grabbing ... Continue Reading
MyProtein THE Pre-Workout Review — Two Kinds of Pepper
MyProtein is perhaps best known for their popular, inexpensive whey concentrate called Impact. But they have a lot of peri-workout products too, including seven different branch chain amino acid ... Continue Reading
Tuck Jump Alternatives
In a previous article we discussed the benefits of the tuck jump and what you need to know to incorporate the tuck jump into training programs for sports athletes, functional fitness athletes, ... Continue Reading
5 Benefits of Tuck Jumps
In an earlier article we discussed the tuck jump, a plyometric bodyweight exercise that can be used to increase power output, increase caloric/energy expenditure in circuits, and increase athleticism. In ... Continue Reading
Perfecting Your Program: Add Pounds to Your Bench Press
I see far more lifters struggle with bench than with squat or deadlift, and I include myself in that group. My bench is by far my weakest lift, and although it’s improving, it’s improving slowly. It’s a ... Continue Reading
10 “Unhealthy” Foods That Are Great for Athletes
Nutrition is an insanely confusing minefield of bro science, half truths, and bad studies. Add all that to the fact that it’s just as easy to find a jacked and ripped Paleo athlete as it is to find a ... Continue Reading
9 Steps For Improving Your Toes To Bar (Plus Why You’ll Want To)
From crunches and sit-ups, to planks and toe touches, there are endless ways to work the abs. But it’s the upper abs and obliques that tend to get all the love from the most popular ab exercises. While the ... Continue Reading
Tuck Jumps – Muscles Worked, Video Demo, and Exercise Benefits
Tuck Jumps are a challenging plyometric exercise that takes the squat jump to the next level. In this article we will discuss the benefits to performing tuck jumps, how to do them, and how you can start to ... Continue Reading
What’s the Difference Between Passive and Active Stretching?
Passive and active stretching are two ways an athlete can actively work to improve their mobility. Each type of stretch can be beneficial in certain circumstances, and using each will often depend on the ... Continue Reading
Larry “Wheels” Williams Totals 2,275 lbs for New All Time World Record
Larry "Wheels" Williams had a great meet this past weekend at the RPS Powerlifting meet Insurrextion, which was held over the course of November 18-19th. This time last year, we were writing about Williams ... Continue Reading