Heart rate monitors, whether wrapped around your torso or your wrist, can give you an accurate assessment of how many beats per minute your heart is pumping at any point during the day. Most heart rate ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Li Fabin (61kg) Clean & Jerks 180kg/397lb, Sets Unofficial World Record
Li Fabin, the 27 year old weightlifter from China, competes in the -61kg weight class and was expected to post some huge numbers at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games before they were postponed until 2021 due to ... Continue Reading
Op-Ed: How Gyms Can Compensate Trainers Through Social Distancing and Beyond
Gone are the days of hustling to sign up 50 new clients for your six-week transformation challenge: It’s time to focus on client and coach retention. I admit, I’m no expert on running a gym amidst a ... Continue Reading
Study: Muscle Memory Will Help Us Bounce Back Faster In the Gym
Gym are closed indefinitely and a lot of questions have stirred about loss of gains and the rate in which they'll come back when gyms re-open. Unfortunately, there's not really a golden "all the time" rule ... Continue Reading
Dan Solomon Interview: 2020 Olympia Is Full Speed Ahead
The coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll on the entire sports world with several major events being postponed. Events like the 2020 Olympics, the Kern US Open, and several CrossFit Sanctionals have had ... Continue Reading
7 Barbell Back Exercises That Are NOT the Deadlift
The barbell is an excellent training tool. You can load it up with a lot of weight, control it with two hands, and perform a myriad of moves with it. Yet, when when it comes to heavy barbell lifting, most ... Continue Reading
Larry Wheels Overhead Presses a Couch, a Ladder, and Two People
Larry Wheels is one of the most well-known powerlifters in the game and for good reason. The man spends his time hanging out and eating sushi with some of the strongest men on the planet, Eddie Hall and ... Continue Reading
Chad Vaughn: At-Home Training for Weightlifters
Chad Vaughn is a multi-time Olympian and one of the most accomplished weightlifters in American history. He joins the BarBend Podcast to discuss how weightlifters can stay strong, mobile, and fast when ... Continue Reading
Wodapalooza Organizers Launch Online Fitness Competition to Raise Funds for Those Affected By Pandemic
In response to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic compelling the cancelation or postponement of many major events, including (of course) the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and a handful of CrossFit ... Continue Reading
3 Supersets to Help You Maintain Power Without a Gym
One thing a crisis teaches us is what we can take for granted. In your part of the world, there's a good chance that access to the gym falls into that category. When the gym isn’t an option, it reminds you ... Continue Reading
Qualified Athletes For 2020 Olympic Games Will Keep Their Spots In 2021
The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, originally scheduled for July 24th through August 9th, were officially postponed on March 24th. There was a lot of speculation as to whether or not the Games would be ... Continue Reading
CrossFit HQ Halts/Reduces Fees For Affiliates Closed Due To Pandemic, Announces Online Competition
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has led to the cancelation or postponement of many CrossFit competitions including the postponements of the CrossFit Italian Showdown, the CrossFit German ... Continue Reading
Chad Wesley Smith: How Powerlifters Can Stay Strong At Home
Chad Wesley Smith is a record-breaking powerlifter, coach, and the founder of Juggernaut Training Systems. He joins the BarBend podcast to talk about the four main areas powerlifters and strength athletes ... Continue Reading
3 Dumbbell Complexes to Help You Burn More Fat at Home
It’s a misconception that you need a lot of equipment for a great workout. Especially when access to the gym is limited and you don’t have a lot of time to train. (Or both.) Be creative instead and ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Athlete & Gym Owner Lends $40K of Equipment to Members Training At Home
Tim Paulson is a multi-time CrossFit Games athlete and consistently ranks among the fittest men in America. He's also one of the owners of CrossFit Pallas in Ithaca, New York. As COVID-19 began changing ... Continue Reading
Jake Boly: Building Muscle and Strength At Home (Podcast)
If you're training in powerlifting or weightlifting, nothing can perfectly replicate the stimulus of a barbell. But smart at-home training with minimal or no equipment CAN make an impact. And in an ... Continue Reading
Exercising Together Is This CrossFit Family’s Secret Weapon for Social Distancing
Like many CrossFit affiliates and other gyms, Sherman Merricks, the owner of Dynasty CrossFit in Gainesville, Florida, temporarily closed his doors last week. But this hasn’t stopped Merricks, his wife ... Continue Reading
8 Muscle-Building Home Workouts from Top Athletes and Coaches
Over the next few months, the idea of hitting the gym is looking pretty bleak for many across the globe. With no idea when gym access will be granted again, it can be pretty stressful when thinking about ... Continue Reading
Catch Up On These 20 Fitness Must-Reads While You’re Stuck At Home Daydreaming About The Gym
Whether you’re injured, recovering from surgery, or socially isolating to protect yourself and the immunocompromised folks from COVID-19, you might suddenly find yourself unable to go to the gym. If ... Continue Reading
2020 Rogue Invitational Will Now Be Held Online on June 13-14
The 2020 Rogue Invitational is one of multiple CrossFit Sanctionals® competitions that has been postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. On March 18th, it was announced that ... Continue Reading
Check Out The Creativity Of These 4 Homemade Squat Stands
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has led to mass quarantines and in many states, closures of non-essential businesses including gyms. This has led to an increased demand for at home gym equipment and ... Continue Reading
The Tokyo Olympics Have Officially Been Postponed Until 2021
When longstanding International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound revealed in an interview yesterday that the Tokyo Games were being postponed, there wasn’t much of a reason to question the truth of the ... Continue Reading
BREAKING: The Tokyo Olympics Will Be Postponed, Says IOC Official
After months of speculation, International Olympic Committee official Dick Pound has told USA Today that the Tokyo Olympics will be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Pound is a former ... Continue Reading
Rogue Fitness Is Producing Ventilators and Protective Equipment In Response To COVID-19
Due to the pressing and rising need for medical resources such as personal protective equipment (PPE) and ventilators for medical personnel to combat the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Rogue ... Continue Reading