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Muscle Atrophy Explained — How to Bounce Back From Time Off

The worst nightmare of any lifter — an injury, illness, or ill-timed vacation that sidelines you from your training. If you’ve ever taken a couple of weeks or months off from your workout program, you ... Continue Reading

Brian Shaw

2021 Shaw Classic Preview — Roster and Events

Strongman summer continues with the 2021 Shaw Classic set for Aug. 27-28, 2021, in Estes Park, CO. It will feature 16 of the top strongmen on the planet clashing in eight events for a prize pool of over ... Continue Reading

Oleksii Novikov

2021 World’s Ultimate Strongman & Strongwoman Contest — Official Roster and Event List

The 2021 World's Ultimate Strongman (WUS) contest is scheduled for Sept. 17-18 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and will feature 13 strongmen and eight strongwomen competing in five events. The ... Continue Reading

Perfect the Chin-Up for Upper Body Strength and Full Body Control

When it comes to building a serious set of arms (and a monstrous back), few exercises can offer the strength and muscle hypertrophy stimulus as the chin-up. The chin-up, when included as part of a balanced ... Continue Reading

Micky Yule

BWL Responds to Para Powerlifting Receiving Highlight Coverage at 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games

At the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games from Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, through Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, three sports will only receive highlight coverage: Para powerlifting, taekwondo, and wheelchair ... Continue Reading

Thor vs Larratt

Arm Wrestler Devon Larratt Replaces Eddie Hall in Boxing Match Against Hafthor Björnsson

The answer everyone has been waiting for is here. After news broke on July 25, 2021, that 2017 World's Strongest Man (WSM) champion Eddie Hall had to withdraw from "The Heaviest Boxing Match in History" ... Continue Reading

The Best Lower Body Workouts For Strength

The Best Lower Body Workouts for Strength, Fat Loss, Muscle Growth, and More

No matter what kind of training split you prefer, your program is going to need a couple of solid leg days. It’s not for nothing that two of three powerlifts are lower body-focused. And without a strong ... Continue Reading

Javadi 208

Weightlifter Mir Mostafa Javadi (81KG) Hits Unofficial 208-Kilogram World Record Clean & Jerk

On August 16, 2021, a video appeared on Instagram from Iranian weightlifter Mir Mostafa Javadi. In the video, the 21-year-old is seen lifting an unofficial world record in the clean & jerk. Javadi, who ... Continue Reading

Guy Cisternino Retires

IFBB Pro 212 Bodybuilder Guy Cisternino Announces His Retirement

Fans in attendance at the 2021 Texas Pro bodybuilding show on August 14 witnessed the end of the career of a very popular athlete. IFBB Pro League 212 competitor Guy Cisternino took to the stage for the ... Continue Reading

Nathan DeAsha wins 2021 Europa Pro

Nathan DeAsha Edges Out Roelly Winklaar to Win 2021 Europa Pro

The weekend of August 14-15 was a special one for bodybuilding fans — two contests took place in different parts of the world. Iain Valliere kicked off the weekend by winning the Texas Pro show. And then, ... Continue Reading

Dr. Ben Bikman BarBend Podcast

Metabolism and Muscle with Dr. Ben Bikman

Today I’m talking to Dr. Ben Bikman, PhD, a professor, researcher, entrepreneur, and author in bioenergetics. (He's also the founder of HLTH Code, a leading meal replacement supplement.) In his own words, ... Continue Reading

2021 Giants Live World Open Podium

Evan Singleton Wins 2021 Giants Live Strongman World Open — Full Results and Recap

On August 14, Giants Live hosted the 2021 World Open and the World Deadlift Championship in Manchester, England. Ten strongmen from around the world gathered with hopes of being the one to stand atop the ... Continue Reading

Iain Valliere

Iain Valliere Wins the 2021 Texas Pro Bodybuilding Show

After winning the 2021 Tampa Pro contest on August 7, Iain Valliere could’ve returned to Canada and started preparing for the 2021 Arnold Classic and the 2021 Olympia, the latter of which he's already ... Continue Reading

CrossFitter Guilherme Malheiros

Guilherme Malheiros Is the Future Star CrossFit Needs

Most of the CrossFit community didn’t know what they’d get with Guilherme Malehiros on the roster at the 2021 CrossFit Games. But Brazil did. Twenty-one-year-old Malheiros grabbed attention from fans ... Continue Reading

Hidilyn Diaz

Olympic Weightlifting Champion Hidilyn Diaz Lifted Water Jugs and Suitcases During Lockdown

On Monday, July 26, 2021, Hidilyn Diaz chalked up her hands and approached the barbell for her final clean & jerk attempt at the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Her Olympic record result of 127 ... Continue Reading

2021 Europa Pro Preview

The 2021 Europa Pro Bodybuilding Show — Men’s Open Roster and Preview

It doesn't happen often, but the weekend of August 14-15 is bringing on a bodybuilding doubleheader. The 2021 Texas Pro will take place in the city of Irving on Saturday, August 14. Then, a day later, the ... Continue Reading

Push/Pull Workouts Can Take Your Training Up a Notch

You’ve probably heard of upper body/lower body splits, or you might still be on a muscle group-based split ever since you learned about them in high school gym class. But if you’ve never tried a push/pull ... Continue Reading

Martins Licis

Strongmen Running? Martins Licis and Hafthor Björnsson Hit the Track for 15 Laps

What a change of pace — literally — for 2018 World's Strongest Man (WSM) Hafthor Björnsson and 2019 WSM Martins Licis. On Aug. 11, 2021, Licis posted a video on his YouTube channel that featured their day ... Continue Reading

whey powder

Whey Protein vs. Casein Protein — What’s the Difference and Which is Better for Muscle and Strength? 

There’s no avoiding passionate debates in the fitness world, whether that’s free weights vs. machines, high-volume vs. low-volume, or pro-carbs vs. anti-carbs. And then there’s whey protein vs. casein ... Continue Reading

2021 Texas Pro Preview

Who to Watch at the 2021 Texas Pro Bodybuilding Show

The 2021 Mr. Olympia is less than two months away (October 7-10), and there are very few qualifying spots left. The next opportunity to punch a ticket to the big stage in Orlando, FL will be in Irving, TX, ... Continue Reading

Master the Clean & Press to Improve Strength, Power, & Build Muscle

Going fast is cool, being strong is great. But combining them into one movement can make your training more than the sum of its parts. The clean & press takes the explosive, kinetic power of ... Continue Reading

2021 EPF Powerlifting Championships

An Absolute Record Fest — Every European and IPF World Record Set at the Last Two EPF Meets

The 2021 European Powerlifting Federation (EPF) European Masters Classic/Equipped Powerlifting Championships took place from July 7-13, 2021, and the 2021 EPF European Open, Junior & Sub-Junior ... Continue Reading

Daring, Determined, & Dazzling — Our Favorite Weightlifting Moments From the Tokyo Olympics

The rescheduled 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan saw some of the biggest names in weightlifting culminate years of hard work by competing for gold and glory at the sport's most esteemed event. Records ... Continue Reading

Hip Thrust Exercise

Cable Pull-Through vs. Hip Thrust — Technique, Differences, and Variations

The hip hinge is an essential movement pattern. You hinge at the hips anytime you need to bend over to pick something off of the ground. You hinge at the hips to deadlift. Your hips hinge when your sprint, ... Continue Reading

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