To continue our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend is giving one lucky winner a brand new Double Leather Powerlifting Belt! The BarBend Double Leather Powerlifting Belt is built to last a ... Continue Reading
Cobra Labs’ The Curse! Pre-Workout Review — Proprietary Blends?
It’s probably fair to say that The Curse! is Cobra Labs' flagship product. When you visit their website, it immediately appears before you in a flash of lightning and they claim that over a million bottles ... Continue Reading
Mattie Rogers (69kg, USA) Wins Three Bronze Medals At World Weightlifting Championships
In her second World Championships, Mattie Rogers (69kg) further cemented herself as one of America's best weightlifters, earning bronze medals in Anaheim in the snatch, clean & jerk, and total to ... Continue Reading
Harrison Maurus (77kg) Wins Bronze At World Championships, Sets Youth World Record
It's been over a decade, but a weightlifter from the United States is back on the podium at the IWF World Championships. On Saturday, 77kg weightlifter Harrison Maurus broke USA Weightlifting's World ... Continue Reading
CJ Cummings (69kg) Sets New American Snatch Record
It wasn't the night CJ Cummings — and most fans of American weightlifting — hoped for, but the 17 year-old lifter still came away with a new American record. Cummings started off his performance at the ... Continue Reading
PR Like a Pro: The Best Way to Test Your 1-RM
I received a question from a reader earlier this week: what’s the best way to test a one-rep max? If you follow me on social media, you know I love good questions, and this is a great one, because ... Continue Reading
Powerlifters: If You Can Only Do 5 Accessory Exercises, Pick These
Don't get me wrong, I love the big three and their variations as much as any powerlifter. But if there’s one thing I learned in my years as a pro bodybuilder, it’s that being strong in a ... Continue Reading
Watch Paralympic Powerlifter Siamand Rahman Bench 311kg (685 lbs) With Ease
Iranian Paralympic powerlifter Siamand Rahman is continuing to crush big weight in his off season. The 29 year old strength athlete has grown to fame for his insane strength, and has risen to be known as ... Continue Reading
Landmine Press Alternatives
The landmine press is a unique exercise that can build strength, core stability, scapular control, and general body awareness necessary for strength, power, and fitness sports. Additionally, it can be used ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: A Functional Fitness Pack from Bear Komplex!
To launch our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend and Bear KompleX are teaming up to give one lucky winner a brand new functional fitness package from Bear KompleX, including a backpack filled ... Continue Reading
BarBend’s 25 Days of Gifting Giveaways!
This year has been big one for us at BarBend, and we're incredibly grateful for our readers who make it all possible. In spirit of the holiday season and to give back to those who support us, we've put ... Continue Reading
Artem Efimov Deadlifts 420kg at 103kg (and Goes for a Double!)
Russian powerlifter Artem Efimov isn’t one of the best known athletes in the sport, but his latest raw deadlift is gaining him some fame: 420 kilograms (926 pounds) at 103 kilograms (227 pounds) ... Continue Reading
Vietnam, Colombia, and India Come Up Big to Open 2017 Weightlifting World Championships
The 2017 Weightlifting World Championships are currently underway in Anaheim, California, and the year's first champions were crowned on Day 2 of the competition. Lifting in the Men's 56kg & 62kg ... Continue Reading
How Your Maxes Compare to Some of the Best Athletes at Weightlifting Worlds
As we sit here watching some of the best weightlifting athletes in the world warm-up and finish their final lifts in the training hall at the IWF Weightlifting World Championships, I started thinking: "I ... Continue Reading
When to Watch USA Weightlifting’s Athletes at the 2017 World Championships
The 2017 IWF Weightlifting World Championships are currently underway in Anaheim, California. They started yesterday the 28th, and will be running through Tuesday, December 5th, so if you've missed the ... Continue Reading
New Research Suggests Working Out In Groups Improves Quality of Life
When you work out, is it alone, with a group, in a class, or even with a team? It goes without saying that everyone has their personal preference when working out, but do the benefits of each workout ... Continue Reading
5 Ways I Maintain Strength During a Weight Cut
There is a misconception that if you are dieting, you are bound to lose strength in your beloved lifting. This assumption is not necessarily valid. Here are a few things you can do while dieting down ... Continue Reading
Banded Pull-Ups: Exercise Demo, Muscles Worked, and Benefits
Banded pull ups are one of the most widely seen bodyweight movement regressions of the pull up. Powerlifters, weightlifters, bodybuilders, CrossFit® athletes, and fitness goers alike can be seen grabbing ... Continue Reading
MyProtein THE Pre-Workout Review — Two Kinds of Pepper
MyProtein is perhaps best known for their popular, inexpensive whey concentrate called Impact. But they have a lot of peri-workout products too, including seven different branch chain amino acid ... Continue Reading
Check Out Mart Seim’s Crazy Fast (and Heavy) Press and Squat Complex
Estonian superheavyweight Mart Seim has given us another glimpse into the kind of training it takes to hit clean & jerks that regularly exceed 220 kilograms (485lb) on the platform. Take a look at this ... Continue Reading
Turkmenistan Will Host the 2018 IWF World Championships
While the weightlifting world is preparing for the Weightlifting World Championships to kick off in California this week, the IWF is also preparing for next year’s Championships. In a press ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2017 Weightlifting World Championships
The 2017 IWF Weightlifting World Championships begin on Tuesday, November 28th and run through Tuesday, December 5th. This year, the event is taking place in Anaheim, California. If you're interested in ... Continue Reading
IWF Executive Board Approves Recommendations of Clean Sport & Sports Programme Commissions
In case you've missed it, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has been going through an extensive process to update their anti-doping and clean sport regulations. Earlier this year in June, ... Continue Reading
Tuck Jump Alternatives
In a previous article we discussed the benefits of the tuck jump and what you need to know to incorporate the tuck jump into training programs for sports athletes, functional fitness athletes, ... Continue Reading