Functional training became a hot topic in 2019 and keeps gaining momentum in mainstream fitness. But what is functional training really? Functional movement or training, has it all in the ... Continue Reading
Meet the Couple in the Best Shape of Their Lives At 80
In 2017, at the age of 78, Shanti and Dinesh Tanna retired from their 55-year long careers as physicians and moved from Michigan to Alberta, Canada to be closer to their son Ravi Tanna. When they ... Continue Reading
7 Kettlebell Accessories to Integrate into Your Powerlifting Off Season
One of my favorite things to do after a powerlifting meet is dive back into the wide world of kettlebells. The kinds of power-based, heavy ballistic moves that I love to do with kettlebells don’t often ... Continue Reading
Pro Gymnast vs. Journalists: Max Pull-Up Challenge
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
Obstacle Course Racer Hunter McIntyre Wins HYROX Dallas
Hunter McIntyre is an OCR (obstacle course racing) athlete who rose to fame as the host of the Travel+Escape Channel and Esquire Network series Boundless TV and for winning the 2018 Tough Mudder ... 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
Julius Maddox Bench Presses a PR 765 Pounds (Raw)!
Julius Maddox has made it clear that he is currently on his own personal road to an 800 pound raw bench press. On February 22nd, the Kentucky resident's journey moved past another incredible mark. Maddox ... 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
Watch Powerlifter Taylor Atwood (-74kg) Make a Serious 205kg Bench Press PR
Taylor Atwood is a big name in the sport of powerlifting. He is the reigning back-to-back International Powerlifting (IPF) World Champion of the -74kg weight class, holding the IPF world records for ... Continue Reading
Hayden Willis Deadlifts Gigantic 350kg/771lb At 19 Years Old
We need to discuss the apparent trend of specifically 19-year-old powerlifters who are capable of deadlifting obscenely heavy weight. "Obscenely" in this case means at least 317.5kg/700lb. Recently, we ... 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
Watch Powerlifter Christine Castro Squat a Mammoth 195kg/430lb
Christine Castro burst onto the powerlifting scene at 22 years old in 2015 in the -63kg weight class. She competed in four events of which she won all four, before moving up to compete in ... 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
Dylan Crawford Deadlifts a Monstrous 725 lbs At 19 Years Old
The old saying, "What are they feeding these kids?," rings absolutely true for powerlifter Dylan Crawford, a.k.a @bigdaddydeadlift per his Instagram handle. Granted, at 19 years old, Crawford isn't really ... Continue Reading