Turning to one of the best pre-workout supplements for a burst of energy before a workout is an old habit for many, but there’s something that can be refreshing about formulations putting flavor ... Continue Reading
Walking Lunges vs Lunges
Lunges (stationary) and walking lunges are two common unilateral movement to increase movement patterning, body conditioning, and more. Below we break down both movements and determine which one is best ... Continue Reading
Bowflex Xtreme 2 SE Home Gym Review
Home gym equipment is useful for anyone who's looking to achieve a full workout at home, or have equipment readily available to maintain their current fitness level. Bowflex is one of the leaders in home ... Continue Reading
How Deep to Squat for Strongman Training
Everything in life changes, including the definition of what is the best way to squat. To be a comprehensive athlete you must develop as many techniques as you can and know when to employ them in your ... Continue Reading
MAVA Cross Training Lifting Glove Review
Lifting gloves, or cross training gloves, are tool a gym-goer can use to support and protect their hands. Like other supportive strength gear, gloves are used to enable someone to perform longer, while ... Continue Reading
Deciding Between the Flat, Decline, and Incline Bench Press for Your Goals
How do you choose between the flat, incline, and decline bench press for your workouts? A few of the ways an athlete typically chooses between each bench variation revolves around their sport, body ... Continue Reading
Bowflex Blaze Review
Home gym equipment and systems are great ways to get a workout in at home, or perform maintenance work when you're crunched on time. Bowflex is one of the popular home gym equipment brands, and the offer ... Continue Reading
Pre JYM Pre-Workout Review — Worth the Cost?
JYM is the supplement company founded by Dr. Jim Stoppani, who holds a PhD in exercise physiology with a minor in biochemistry and worked as the science editor at Muscle & Fitness for about ten years. ... Continue Reading
How Often Should You Work Out Your Abs? Plus Tips from Celebrity Personal Trainers
If you got a bunch of aesthetically-focused gym goers in a room and asked them to rank their prized muscle groups, chances are that a six-pack will be fairly high on people’s lists. In pursuit of a ... Continue Reading
Evlution Nutriton’s Engn Shred Pre-Workout Review — Boost Fat Loss?
Evlution Nutrition is a Florida-based supplement company that has a wide variety of products that go beyond your standard protein powders and creatines. There are pump enhancers, thermogenic metabolism ... Continue Reading
Deficit Deadlifts vs Rack Pulls
Deficit deadlifts and rack pulls are two popular deadlift variations that can be used to address individual strength limitations and/or increase performance at certain phases of the lift. In this article ... Continue Reading
Deficit Deadlifts vs Regular Deadlift
In this article we will breakdown two deadlift movements, each offering lifters a great way to increase pulling performance, back and hip strength, and boost your deadlift. Let's examine the deficit ... Continue Reading
How to Use Exercise As a Jet Lag Remedy
Understatement of the century: jet lag is awful. There are few things worse than spending hours and hours flying to an exotic part of the world only to effectively lose part of the trip to that cursed ... Continue Reading
Cellucor C4 Ripped Review — Do Fat Loss Blends Work?
C4 is the best known product from Cellucor, a Texas-based supplement company that also sells the whey Cor-Performance and the branched chain amino acid supplement Alpha Amino, among other products. ... Continue Reading
5 Benefits of Deficit Deadlifts
With so many deadlift and pulling (snatch and clean pull) variations to choose from, it can often be overwhelming which one to choose based on your needs, weaknesses, and individual goals. The deficit ... Continue Reading
GAT Nitraflex Review — Highest Caffeine Content?
GAT, which stands for “German American Technologies,” has been around for about 20 years and sells a huge variety of niche bodybuilding products like fat burners, testosterone boosters, mass gainers, and ... Continue Reading
Are Pistol Squats Bad for Your Knees?
In general, NO, the pistol squat is not bad for your knees, just like squatting isn't bad for your knees. Rather, a poor pistol squat is bad for your knees… In an earlier article I discussed five ... Continue Reading
Brad Schoenfeld’s 3 Evidence Based Guidelines of Hypertrophy Training
Hypertrophy in strength training is both a natural and sought out characteristic of strength training. By definition, muscular hypertrophy is the enlargement of our skeletal muscle through two components, ... Continue Reading
Eddie Hall Breaks the Partial Deadlift World Record With 536 Kilograms
He may have said he was retiring from World’s Strongest Man, but it looks like Eddie Hall hasn’t retired from smashing world records. The British behemoth recently made a partial deadlift of 536 kilograms ... Continue Reading
Onnit Total Strength + Performance Review — Caffeine-Free Pre-Workout?
Onnit is a unique fitness company. On the equipment side, they focus less on barbells and more on off-balanced workout equipment like kettlebells, maces, and clubs. Their supplements are known for ... Continue Reading
Pistol Squat Progression For Beginners – 7 Exercises
Pistol squats are a very challenging bodyweight unilateral movement that most athletes could benefit from. In an earlier article we discussed the 5 benefits of the pistol squat, and decided to make an ... Continue Reading
BiPro Whey Protein Isolate Review — No Fat, No Carbs
Based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, BiPro does some unusual things with whey. For instance, they sell protein-laced water and they also offer a high tryptophan whey that's intended to help you sleep. Their ... Continue Reading
The History of the Deadlift: How Did This Lift Become So Popular?
The deadlift is the simplest of the compounds, yet it's one of the most rewarding to perform. There's something about the grit and tenacity that comes with picking up a dead heavy weight from the ground; ... Continue Reading
4 Essential Exercises for a Stronger Neck
Editor’s note: The content on BarBend is meant to be informative in nature, but it should not be taken as medical advice. The opinions and articles on this site are not intended for use as diagnosis, ... Continue Reading