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
BarBend Reads Your Meanest YouTube Comments – Who Got It Worse?
Jake Boly and I have made hundreds of videos because, well, we just want fitness and nutrition content to be better. We want a happier, healthier world. We ventured into cyberspace with our hearts, minds, ... 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
Nike Romaleos 4 Weightlifting Shoe Photos Revealed, Release Date Postponed
The release date of the new Nike Romaleos 4 weightlifting shoe, originally scheduled for April 1st, has reportedly been postponed. This information comes via @nikemetconclub on Instagram, a fan ... 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
5 Best Protein Chips of 2025, Expert-Approved Protein-Packed Snacks
Chip conglomerates, beware — no longer must we sacrifice our nutrition to enjoy your irresistible crunch. As some of the best protein snacks on the market, protein chips are formulated to help you reach ... Continue Reading
Canada Pulls Their Athletes From the Summer Olympic Games
While event after event is canceled as the coronavirus pandemic spreads worldwide, the “rising clamor” to cancel or postpone the Summer Olympics is reaching a fever pitch. Now, the Summer Olympics has ... Continue Reading
Phil Andrews: USA Weightlifting’s Response to COVID-19
Athletes and sports governing bodies across the world have been racing to adapt to postponements, cancellations, and the challenges of training while maintaining social distance. In this special episode, ... Continue Reading
Fitness on Lockdown: 9 Days and Counting in France
It’s Day 7 of being quarantined in France: There I was executing my normal morning routine in the living room—some handstand push-ups, and then a conditioning piece with burpees and jumping squats on ... Continue Reading
Best Over-The-Door Pull-Up Bars
Over-the-door pull-up bars are a very convenient way to get in a quick workout in the comfort of your home gym. Pull-up bars offer a variety of exercise opportunities for the user. While this of course ... Continue Reading
Interview: Steve Kuclo Talks Bodybuilding, Business, and Training At Home
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are still being felt around the world and the procedures to protect ourselves and others have impacted all sports including bodybuilding competitions. Many competitors ... Continue Reading
The 6 Best Workout Streaming Services for Strength Athletes
Sometimes you’re without a gym. Like, right now, for example, because of the explosive spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, but fortunately the “people wanting to work out at home” demographic has always been ... Continue Reading