How many strict pull-ups can you do in one set? Five? Ten? Maybe fifteen? We here in the BarBend office do, contrary to some YouTube comments, lift, and we were fairly confident that in a test of pull-up ... Continue Reading
Meet the Filipino National CrossFit Champion Robin Jaramillo
Robin Jaramillo has competed in the CrossFit Open every single year since 2013, always competing for the United States. This year, 29-year-old Jaramillo—a citizen of the Philippines, whose parents were ... Continue Reading
5 Fitness Trends That Need to Go Away…FOREVER
The world of fitness continues to evolve, adapt, and change as more and more professionals share their thoughts and knowledge on particular topics. Studies continue to improve and be more specific, ... Continue Reading
Chris Duffin: Squatting 1,000 Pounds and More Impossible Feats
Chris Duffin is an inventor, record-setting powerlifter, author, and founder of Kabuki Strength Labs. He's also one of the strongest humans on the planet, becoming the first person to deadlift 1,000 pounds ... Continue Reading
62 Year Old Former Marine Sets Plank World Record, Holds for 8 Hours and 15 Minutes
Time travel is still not a thing, but did you know that it is possible to completely stop time? That's right, just assume a plank position and then hold it. Boom, time has stopped as we know it, or at ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Will Attempt 501kg Deadlift in Bahrain
Hafthor Bjornsson is already one of the top strongmen in the world, having won the World’s Strongest Man title in 2018 and two consecutive Arnold Strongman Classic championships, along with several other ... Continue Reading
Wodapalooza 2020 Day 4 Recap: Results and Winners
The athletes in Miami have trained on land, in water, enjoying sunshine, and competing in the rain. All of it was for this day. The spotlights are the brightest on Sunday in Miami, Florida, even as night ... Continue Reading
Wodapalooza Day 3 Recap
We’re now into the second half of Wodapalooza, and this Sanctional has been entertaining, inspiring, and intense. Going into the day, there was a surprise on top of the men’s side while the favorites were ... Continue Reading
Wodapalooza Day 2 Recap: Here’s the Action in Miami
Going into the second day of Wodapalooza, the fans in Miami, Florida knew that they were seeing some incredible feats of fitness being performed. It would be tough to follow the intensity and performances ... Continue Reading
Pro Strongman Vs Journalists: Thor Challenge, Steinborn Squats, and Plate Flips
We're a competitive group of people at the BarBend office; after all, we write about strength sports day-in and day-out. However, are we really that competitive compared to a pro strongman? That's the ... Continue Reading
Meet Sana’a Mandar: The First Moroccan Woman to Compete at the CrossFit Games
In 2019, Sana'a Mandar became the first woman to represent Morocco at the CrossFit Games. “The feeling of accomplishment and pride to be the first woman to represent my country in such a prestigious ... Continue Reading
The Definitive Guide to the Kettlebell Snatch: Form, Mistakes, and More
Whether you’re trying to improve your strength and power, or you’re an endurance athlete looking to build some serious muscular stamina, the kettlebell snatch is a brilliant move for you to learn. I’m not ... Continue Reading
Different Lower Body Training Volumes and Their Effects On Strength and Hypertrophy
In the world of research for strength & conditioning, we are off to an amazing start for 2020. Thus far, we've written on handfuls of studies published that have continued to push training guidelines, ... Continue Reading
Katherine Nye Voted the IWF’s Female Lifter of the Year
The votes are in, democracy works, and the International Weightlifting Federation has announced 2019's Lifters of the Year, as chosen by you, the fans. This was not decided in a musty room of fusty ... Continue Reading
Dexter Jackson to Retire After 2020 Mr. Olympia
In an Instagram post made this morning by NPC News online, Dexter Jackson has announced that the 2020 Mr. Olympia contest will be his final appearance as a professional bodybuilder on stage. He shared his ... Continue Reading
Rowan Minnion: Dealing with Influencers PLUS How to Recover Better for Strength
Rowan Minnion is an athlete and researcher best known as the founder and force behind Blonyx. He's especially passionate about improving athletic recovery and explains actionable — and some honestly ... Continue Reading
2020 Arnold Classic Bodybuilding Competition Preview
The Arnold Sports Festival is one of the biggest weekends on the fitness calendar, and there is normally something new and exciting happening every year. Even though there are lot of events taking place in ... Continue Reading
Watch Weightlifter Katherine Nye Clean 150kg/330lb Off Blocks
Katherine Nye has been sensational the last several years and is all but confirmed to represent the United States at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan this summer. In the past year alone, the 21 ... Continue Reading
Is Pre-Exhaust Training Right for You? What It Is and Tips From a Pro
The principle of pre-exhaustion is a fairly old one in strength training circles: it was a component of Arthur Jones’s famous high-intensity methods in the 1970s, and some evidence for its use predates ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilding Techniques for Strongman: How Hypertrophy Can Improve Your Game
As we progress through our strongman journey, we look to improve our maximum strength, set volume, and speed on carry events. While just doing the exercises with proper form and recovery practices works in ... Continue Reading
The Ultimate Guide to HYROX: What It Is, How It’s Different, and More
HYROX is a competitive athletic race for the everyman. While fit bodies are prominent in the brand's imagery and "The World Series of Fitness" is its tagline, the sport differs from Ironman and other ... Continue Reading
2020 Arnold Strongman Classic Preview
The sport of strongman has grown by leaps and bounds over the course of the last decade, but there are still two shows that stand head and shoulders above the rest. They are the World’s Strongest Man and ... Continue Reading
The Untold History of Vegan Athletes
I, like many others, was both impressed and confused with the release of Game Changers late last year. For those unaware, this James Cameron-produced, Arnold Schwarzenegger-starring documentary shook the ... Continue Reading
Meet CrossFit Games Athlete Nastassia Kaddour: Breaking New Ground for Covered Women
This summer, Natassia Kaddour will become the first Algerian woman to compete at the CrossFit Games in Madison, Wisconsin. Born in Algiers, Algeria in 1992, the 27-year-old moved to the United Arab ... Continue Reading