The Giant's Live North American Championship tour date and location have officially been announced. As originally reported by Starting Strongman, the date for this year's contest is set for June 9th and ... Continue Reading
Rogue Fitness Rubber Coated Kettlebell Review
Home gym and garage gym come in all shapes and forms, and one of the popular staples found in both are kettlebells. Chances are you've used kettlebells before, but if not, then a kettlebell is a piece of ... Continue Reading
Crazy Muscle Three-Atine Review — Why 3 Kinds of Creatine?
Crazy Muscle is a supplement company that was founded in 2003 with a pretty clear focus on bodybuilding. Most of their products are about gaining muscle or cutting fat, but they take something of a ‘big ... Continue Reading
Athletic Xtreme German Creatine Review — The Purest Creatine?
Athletic Xtreme is a supplement company based in Boise, Idaho, and their product line features a large amount of fat burners and testosterone boosters in addition to your standard preworkouts and other ... Continue Reading
Tom Martin Shatters His Raw Deadlift PR With 915 Pounds
British powerlifter Tom Martin continues to up the ante in his quest to set a new all-time world record in the deadlift. His commitment is pretty darn admirable, particularly since he tore his bicep ... Continue Reading
Larry “Wheels” Williams Wins His First Bodybuilding Contest
In case you missed it, world record holding powerlifter Larry "Wheels" Williams competed in his first bodybuilding contest over the weekend and won best overall. For months, powerlifters and bodybuilders ... Continue Reading
Body Fortress Creatine HCl Review — Why Hydrochloride?
Body Fortress' products are manufactured in upstate New York and they sell a variety of inexpensive workout supplements like amino acids, fat burners, preworkouts, and four kinds of protein powder. Today, ... Continue Reading
Chest to Bar Pull-Ups Modifications/ Scaled/ Alternatives
Chest to bar pull-ups are an advanced pull-up variation seen in most competitive fitness workouts and competitions. The inclusion of such an advanced exercise (strict, kipping, and butterfly chest to bar ... Continue Reading
Optimum Nutrition Creatine 2500 Caps Review — Why Pills?
Optimum Nutrition is one of the biggest names in the supplement industry and you may already know about their protein powder, Gold Standard Whey, which is probably the most popular whey on the market. They ... Continue Reading
3 Common Myths of Pregnancy and Strength Training
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
Talakhadze and Valentin Are the IWF Lifters of the Year
The lines are closed, the votes are tallied, and the International Weightlifting Federation has announced the 2017 IWF Lifters of the Year: Georgia’s Lasha Talakhade, +105kg weight class and Spain’s Lydia ... Continue Reading
Did Vlad Alhazov Squat 490kg for Two Reps?
Vlad Alhazov’s comeback is progressing pretty darn nicely. The Russian superheavyweight was put out of commission back in 2008 when his left knee caved inward during an attempt to squat 590 kilograms ... Continue Reading
52kg World Record Holder Jenn Rotsinger Deadlifts a 193kg (425 lb) Lifetime PR
Powerlifter Jenn Rotsinger is looking incredibly strong in her recent training videos. If you're already a fan of Rotsinger, then this probably won't surprise you, as she currently holds three all-time ... Continue Reading
Element 26 Weightlifting Belt Review
Element 26 is an online company that focuses on providing strength athletes with versatile nylon belts. Their belt is designed slightly differently from other models on the market, and the company's two ... Continue Reading
Chest to Bar Pull-Ups Progression for Beginners
In this article, we will offer a 6-step chest to bar pull-up progression guide for beginners. In recent articles, the chest to bar pull-up was discussed, which covered in detail the muscles worked, ... Continue Reading
Krzysztof Wierzbicki’s 400kg Raw Deadlift Unofficially Broke His IPF World Record
Polish deadlifting juggernaut Krzysztof Wierzbicki is one of the most accomplished powerlifters on the planet, holding five IPF world records: four raw and one equipped. He currently owns two raw ... Continue Reading
How to Train Your Grip for Strongman
Our hands are one of the major traits we possess that separates us from other primates. They come with a high level of dexterity and control that allows us to make incredible tools by hand, draw, weave, ... Continue Reading
British Weightlifter Sonny Webster Announces His Transition to CrossFit
Back in early December, news broke that British weightlifter Sonny Webster had tested positive for Ostarine. This is a substance banned by the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) and is known as a Selective ... Continue Reading
4 Benefits of Chest to Bar Pull-Ups
In a previous article we discussed the chest to bar pull-up, a bodyweight movement that is seen in both strict and kipping forms; with the purpose of back development, gymnastic ad competitive fitness ... Continue Reading
The Benefits of Ab Rollouts and Progressions to Perform Them
A strong core is useful for every type strength athlete and for multiple reasons. It supports bigger compound movements, it can promote one's overall athleticism, and it helps the maintenance of a healthy ... Continue Reading
4 Benefits of Intermittent Fasting for Strength Athletes
Intermittent fasting has been around for a while, and it has become increasingly popular as one of the latest diet trends in the health and fitness industry today. Its recent popularity has grown ... Continue Reading
AI Sports Nutrition Micronized Creatine Review — Why So Cheap?
AI Sports Nutrition is based in North Canton, Ohio, and they sell a pretty wide variety of products from basic whey protein powder to some pretty unusual products like sports probiotics and growth hormone ... Continue Reading
Power and Ice: The Training Routine of the U.S. Olympic Bobsled Team
There aren’t a lot of races in which the most important work is over in the first few seconds, but if you ask Jason Hartman, strength and conditioning coordinator for the U.S. Olympic bobsled team, that’s ... Continue Reading
When Should You “Rx Plus” a WOD?
I’ve never been a big fan of overly clichéd motivational posts. Seeing a spuriously attributed quote about wolves' self esteem embedded on a stock image just doesn’t get me hyped like it’s supposed to. But ... Continue Reading