To continue our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend and Trifecta are teaming up to give one lucky winner a $120 gift card for Trifecta meals! Find out why Trifecta is the athlete’s choice ... Continue Reading
2017 Strength Athlete Holiday Gift Guide
The holiday season is in full effect, and the time to find gifts for your loved ones is coming to a close. For this article, we're not talking about just any loved ones, like your Aunt Tracy who only asks ... Continue Reading
Why Every CrossFit® Gym Needs a Cable Crossover Machine
A piece of equipment usually reserved for the $10/month gym, the cable crossover machine has a spot in any functional fitness setting. The ability to focus in on strengthening individual muscle groups and ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Announces Liftoff Winners. How Do Your Lifts Compare?
Earlier today, the CrossFit Games announced the two champions for this year's CrossFit Liftoff. The two newly-crowned Champs are Cameron Pernich and Kelsey Kiel, both of whom have Reebok CrossFit Games ... Continue Reading
4 Underrated Accessory Exercises for Weightlifters
There's no shortage of coaches who are convinced that weightlifters only ever need to perform a handful of exercises to become the best athlete possible, but what about the more unusual accessory movements ... Continue Reading
4 Benefits of Glute Ham Raises
In this article we will discuss four primary benefits of the glute ham raise, which is often seen in strength, power, and fitness sports accessory programming. This movement, which can done in a wide array ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: 2POOD Weightlifting Package
To continue our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend is teaming up with 2POOD to give one lucky winner an awesome package of weightlifting gear! Lift well, look good: BarBend and 2POOD are teaming ... Continue Reading
CrossFit® Athlete Armand Poreaux Trains with Cerebral Palsy and Excels Through Strength
If you're connected to the Instagram fitness world, then there's a good chance you've seen the video of CrossFit® athlete Armand Poreaux smoking a 70kg clean at his home box, Remes CrossFit. Within ... Continue Reading
Watch Olympic Weightlifter Benjamin Hennequin Compete in Powerlifting
French weightlifter Benjamin Hennequin made his name in strength sports as an 85kg weightlifter on the international stage, and he represented his country at multiple Olympic Games, making his first ... Continue Reading
Glute Ham Raises Alternatives
Glute ham raises are an exercise that can be used in most strength, power, and fitness programs to increase muscle hypertrophy and endurance of the glutes, hamstrings, and posterior chain muscles. ... Continue Reading
Final Release Date Announced for the Reebok CrossFit® Nano 8
New shoes continue to drop as we progress into the holiday season. Earlier today, Reebok officially announced the final release dates and details for the Reebok CrossFit® Nano 8. This release is coming ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Myprotein Strength Supplement Package!
To continue our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend is teaming up with Myprotein to give one lucky winner an awesome package of strength supplements! [Interested in learning more about Myprotein? ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: BarBend Weightlifting Belt and Apparel Package
To continue our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend is giving one lucky winner one of our signature white weightlifting belts, plus other great BarBend apparel like socks and wrist wraps! The ... Continue Reading
Lasha Talakhadze Shows Off Insane Raw Strength with 310-Kilogram Clean Pull
Sure, Georgian superheavyweight Lasha Talakhadze can snatch and total more than anyone in history, so we shouldn't be too surprised when the Olympic and World Champion shows off some insane strength. But ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Wendy Chan (47kg) Sets Junior World Records in Squat, Deadlift, and Total
If you're a fan of powerlifting — especially in the Asia/Pacific region — chances are you've heard of Wendy Chan. She's been making attempts on big records in her weight class (-47kg) on both the National ... Continue Reading
Watch Sarah Lewis Deadlift 520 lbs for Four Reps
Powerlifter Sarah Lewis has been crushing her training in the lead up to her next meet. She plans to take the platform at the USPA Tennessee Open, which is being held on Saturday, January 14th. Lewis ... Continue Reading
Territory Foods Meal Service Review
Territory Foods is a healthy meal delivery service that focuses on providing locally sourced meals to four territories across the United States. Their four delivery territories are San Francisco Bay, ... Continue Reading
The Different Exercises Used With an Axle Bar and Their Benefits
If you’re looking for something to change up your training with, then the axle is a simple yet effective way to switch it up. Although not commonly used in traditional strength training, the axle is a ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Athletic Greens Travel Health Package
To continue our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend and Athletic Greens are teaming up to give one lucky winner a travel health package! The world's most famous greens supplement is ... Continue Reading
How to Survive (and Even Embrace) Rest Days
Ah, rest days… we know we need them (or so we’ve been told), yet for some reason they are so difficult. If you’re anything like me, you probably operate under the notion that more is always better. You’ve ... Continue Reading
The Top 10 Most Searched Workouts of 2017 (Strength Sports Made It Twice)
There's no doubt that 2017 has been a big year for strength sports. The fitness industry as a whole seems to be at a transitional point where a majority of gym-goers are finally starting to recognize that, ... Continue Reading
My Favorite Books for Strength Athletes in 2017
In the digital age we have an endless amount of media with endless ways to consume it. As a producer of some of that content, I thank you all for reading and sharing my work that is a speck in a vast ocean ... Continue Reading
When to Use Straps in Powerlifting and Strongman
All strength sports have their own little quirks; powerlifting has sumo deadlifts, CrossFit has kipping, and strongman, well, strongman kind of has a few that irk others. But it isn’t the hitching or the ... Continue Reading
Deficit Deadlifts – Training Percentages and Carryover to Deadlift
Deficit deadlifts are an effective deadlift variation to increase leg and back strength, improve setup and body poisoning specific to pulling movements, and enhance overall deadlifting performance with ... Continue Reading