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Inner Armour BCAA Peak Leucine Loaded Review — Is More Really Better?

Inner Armour is a Connecticut-based brand that targets their supplements toward athletes, particularly football players and bodybuilders. They've got a significant amount of mass gainers, fat burners, ... Continue Reading

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ON Whey Protein vs Dymatize-ISO 100 – Difference in Blends?

Optimum Nutrition's Gold Standard is the most popular protein powder on Earth, while Dymatize's ISO 100 is the most popular hydrolyzed whey protein product on Earth. Both companies make products that ... Continue Reading

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard BCAA Review — Does Rhodiola Help?

Optimum Nutrition is a large sports nutrition company that's best known for their whey protein powder, Gold Standard Whey. But they sell a huge variety of workout products and while we recently tried out ... Continue Reading

Dana Linn Bailey Is Switching to Powerlifting

Some pretty big news has surfaced in the space between powerlifting and bodybuilding: Dana Linn Bailey is switching to powerlifting. As the winner of the 2011 NPC Junior Nationals Physique contest, the ... Continue Reading

Damien Pezzuti Crushes a 700 lb Beltless Back Squat

Damien Pezzuti has been absolutely crushing weight in his training over the last few months. One of his recent videos has caught a lot of attention within the powerlifting community. It features a beltless ... Continue Reading

Kinesiology Taping for Posture

Strength athletes generally understand that kinesiology tape serves its main purpose in the gym and for recovery, but where else can kinesiology tape help? What about at the office and throughout your day? ... Continue Reading

CrossFit Games Athlete Jen Smith Shows You Can’t Trust All Before/After Photos

If you spent three or more seconds reading fitness content, you’ve seen a before-and-after picture of someone’s incredible body transformation (hat's off to them!). And there’s also a pretty good chance ... Continue Reading

American Weightlifters Prep for Summer Universiade in Taipei

On Saturday, August 19th, the 29th Summer Universiade begins in Taipei, Taiwan. This event lasts 13 days, involves over 120 countries, and includes 22 sports. The event is put on by the International ... Continue Reading

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4 Science Based Protein Rules for Strength Athletes

Protein in the strength world is like money in the real world. It's like a form of currency that helps you get from point A to point B. Meaning, it can help you go from sore to "not as sore", go from ... Continue Reading

Jeison Lopez (Junor 77kg) Snatches 170kg in Training!

At just 18 years old, Colombian weightlifting Jeison Lopez has established himself as one of the Western Hemisphere's top strength athletes. Fresh off a victory at the 2017 Pan American Weightlifting ... Continue Reading

Betancourt Nutrition Plus Series BCAA Review — Can Zinc Help a Workout?

Betancourt is based in Miami Lakes, Florida, and going by their website they try to target "elite athletes" with their products. They have a very wide variety of pre-workouts along with products intended ... Continue Reading

6 Elite Strength Athletes Share Their Best Hotel Workouts

Fitness doesn't take a vacation. But boy, can it be hard to find a hotel gym that's worth anything. If you travel, you know what we're talking about. A hotel boasts a resplendent "fitness center" and ... Continue Reading

Watch Mart Seim Squat 270kg for an Insane 12 Reps

Estonian superheavyweight weightlifter and master of the heavy high-rep squats Mart Seim is training hard and giving his Instagram fans a glimpse into the kind of lifting he endures to keep himself in top ... Continue Reading

RSP AminoLean Review — What’s in the Proprietary Blend?

RSP Nutrition is a supplement company based in Miami Beach that aims their products at the bodybuilding crowd. They manufacture a variety of supplements that includes several different kinds of fat burners ... Continue Reading

Chains & Bands Are the Secret to Stronger Front Squats

The front squat is a popular squat variation to develop leg and overall strength. For some athletes, the front squat is a slightly more challenging squat variation, and with the usage of band/chains, then ... Continue Reading

Adidas Leistung 16 II Vs. Adidas AdiPower

Adidas weightlifting shoes continue to stand among some of the top choices for strength athletes. In recent years, we've seen Adidas pump out multiple reiterations of their most popular shoe choices ... Continue Reading

Josef Eriksson Benches 223kg at 97.5kg for New European Record

Swedish powerlifter Josef Eriksson recently set a new European record for the classic bench press. He set this record at the Classic Bench Press European Championships, which were held August 9-13th in ... Continue Reading

‘Icarus’ Review — An Explosive Look at the Russian Doping Scandal

It’s interesting that the explosive new documentary Icarus — now available to stream on Netflix — is so often described as a tale of a cyclist who decided to beat a doping test. It's absolutely ... Continue Reading

BPI Sports Best BCAA Review — What Are Peptide-Bonded BCAAs?

BPI Sports is a sports nutrition company based out in Hollywood, Florida, and they’re pretty well-known for their inexpensive protein powder and protein bars. But they’ve got a very large variety of ... Continue Reading

Best Paleo Meal Delivery Service

In today's fast paced world, it can be tough getting nutrient rich ready made meals that match athletic goals. Meal prepping is great, but if you don't have a 5-hour time slot (at least) for shopping and ... Continue Reading

Squat Variations

How to Stop Your Knees Caving In When You Squat

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

Ghost Amino Review — What Does “Smart Hydration” Mean?

Ghost calls themselves a lifestyle sports nutrition brand, and in addition to their supplements their site provides things like workout playlists, fitness content, and interviews with DJs and ... Continue Reading

Programming for the Bulgarian Split Squat – Rep Ranges and Recommendations

The Bulgarian split squat is a great exercise for athletes and lifters of all levels who are looking to increase leg strength, muscular development, address muscular and movement asymmetries, and increase ... Continue Reading

Reebok Legacy Lifter Vs. Nike Romaleos 3

Reebok and Nike have both proven in recent years to have a few of the top weightlifting shoes on the market. Two of their newer shoes include the Reebok Legacy Lifter and the Nike Romaleos 3. These two ... Continue Reading

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