From the looks of it, Iran's Sohrab Moradi simply cannot be stopped. The 2016 Rio Olympic Champion returned to the international platform in sensational form Sunday night, winning the Men's 94kg weight ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: BarBend Double Leather Powerlifting Belt!
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
25 Days of Gifting: An Eleiko 45lb Sport Training Barbell!
To continue our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend and Eleiko are teaming up to give one lucky winner a 45 pound Eleiko Sport Training Bar! The ultimate in training barbells, the 45 pound Eleiko ... 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
25 Days of Gifting: Mark Bell’s Sling Shot!
To continue our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend and Mark Bell's Sling Shot® are teaming up to give one lucky winner a brand new Original Sling Shot! The Sling Shot is a great tool for all ... 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
Sara Sigmundsdottir Breaks Rib, Is Out of the Dubai Fitness Championship
Icelandic CrossFit® athlete and weightlifter Sara Sigmundsdottir has broken her first rib and will no longer be competing at the Dubai Fitness Championship in mid-December . The DFC is an international ... 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
3 Phases of Building Successful Weightlifting Athletes
In the last article I did for BarBend, I mentioned I am a bit of a science geek. And in my tenure as a coach, I’ve read a few books that I would highly recommend to any coach. The most impactful on my ... 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