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One Leg Stiff Leg Deadlift – Muscles Worked, Exercise Video, and Benefits
Hamstring training is key for strength, power, and fitness athletes, as it often provides the muscular force we need to pull, push, and move. When looking at how to maximize hamstring development, we need ... Continue Reading
Is This Powerlifter Jen Thompson’s Fastest 315 lb Bench Yet?
Veteran powerlifter Jennifer Thompson has been crushing her training recently as we quickly approach the 2018 Arnold Classic. Heading into her seventh year competing at the Arnold Classic, Thompson is ... Continue Reading
What It Costs to Feed Brian Shaw and Hafthor Bjornsson for Three Days
"You see, it ain't glamorous you know, just a matter of logistics, have to make sure the fridge is big enough for all the food. How do you feed The Mountain, how do you feed the 4x World's Strongest Man? ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Luke Richardson Squats a 340kg European Record for Three Reps
Great Britain's 120kg+ junior powerlifter Luke Richardson is already having a fantastic 2018. At the young age of 20 years old, Richardson has already built quite an impressive powerlifting resume, and his ... Continue Reading
Watch Rory McKernan and Adrian Bozman Go Head to Head in CrossFit Open Workout 18.1
Not long after the first workout of the 2018 CrossFit Open was announced and athletes around the world began furiously hoisting toes-to-bars and dumbbells to overhead, CrossFit relaunched another of the ... Continue Reading
Autoregulation: Can It Be Beneficial for Every Type of Strength Athlete?
It's Monday, work was long and stressful, you barely slept the night before, and you have heavy squat triples. Going into the workout your mind is elsewhere, far from the weights in front of you. You begin ... Continue Reading
CrossFit® Open Workout 18.1 Men’s and Women’s Top Ten Leaders
Editor's note: This article was published on the morning of Tuesday, February 27th, and the top ten leaders for the men and women have since shifted. Please see here for information and quotes from ... Continue Reading
4 Benefits of Russian Dips
In an earlier article we discussed the Russian dip and why it can be a valuable asset to gymnastics and competitive fitness athletes looking to build stronger triceps, chest muscles, and develop better ... Continue Reading
Pseudois Weight Lifting Gloves Review
Gloves are supportive pieces of strength equipment that support a lifter's ability to endure long sessions that utilize grip. They're often used by lifters who are trying to avoid excessive wear and tear ... Continue Reading
Legion Recharge Creatine Review – Does It Help Recovery?
Legion is a Virginia-based supplement company with a big focus on natural ingredients; there are no artificial sweeteners, flavors, or colors in their products. We're fans of their pre-workout called ... Continue Reading
Three Steps to Better Time Management for Busy Strength Athletes
When I moved to Texas from Northern California in 2011, the biggest culture shock I experienced was time. People move at a bit of a slower pace in Texas, and – especially after having spent the first 25 ... Continue Reading
Win a Werksan LionFit Barbell!
Getting strong takes hard work, dedication, sweat, and the right equipment. While you'll have to put in the work on those first three points, BarBend and Werksan USA are here to help you out with the last ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Sean Green Deadlifts a Massive 415kg (915 lb) Double for a PR
Powerlifter Sean Green's recent deadlift videos are making their rounds in the strength community. Two days ago, Green shared a video highlighting a massive 415kg (915 lb) deadlift PR, and if the weight ... Continue Reading
Upright Row With Dumbbell: Muscles Worked, Exercise Video, and Benefits
In an earlier exercise guide, we discussed the upright row, one that finds its way into many strength, power, and competitive fitness sporting movements. In that ultimate exercise guide, we discussed many ... Continue Reading
Check Out This 2-Minute Documentary on Iraq’s Female Weightlifters
These female weightlifters are training with the goal to win medals — and to have a source of income. Al Jazeera has released a quick two-minute documentary about the challenges faced by Iraq’s female ... Continue Reading
Russian Dips – Muscles Worked, Exercise Demo, and Benefits
In this article we will discuss an advanced bodyweight dip variation, the Russian dip, which can be used to boost triceps, chest, and shoulder strength, increase muscle-up skill, and promote injury ... Continue Reading
Rogue Fitness Competition Kettlebell Review
No matter what type of lifting you prefer, a kettlebell can be useful in your training. They're a great tool for strengthening and conditioning the body, along with training both unilaterally and ... Continue Reading
Why Olympic Weightlifting Makes You Better at Practically Any Sport
Editors' note: This article is an op-ed. The views expressed herein and in the video are the authors and don’t necessarily reflect the views of BarBend. Claims, assertions, opinions, and quotes have been ... Continue Reading
Trideer Lifting Gloves Review
If you're newer to lifting, concerned about rough hands, or partake in a strength sport that requires a lot of grip, then lifting gloves can be useful supportive strength tool for you. Often times, it will ... Continue Reading
Doctor’s Best Creatine Review — Creapure® for Cheap?
Based in Irvine, California, Doctor’s Best was founded in 1990 and they offer more than 200 products. They’re pretty well known for their magnesium supplements and their natural herbs, but we wanted to ... Continue Reading
Need a Lift? Watch CJ Cummings’ 2018 “Road to the Arnold” Video
"Do it again, do it again!" Every yells in the gym before 17 year old 69kg weightlifer CJ Cummings runs and jumps to grab and hang on the rim of his high school's basketball hoop. To the normal person, ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter Stefanie Cohen Deadlifts 507 lbs for a 4x+ Bodyweight Triple
A three rep PR heard around the powerlifting community. Powerlifter Stefanie Cohen recently added another massive deadlift PR to her impressive powerlifting resume. Yesterday, Cohen shared a strong ... Continue Reading
Martins Licis PRs His Steinborn Squat With a 506lb Double, Plans to Break World Record
Latvian strongman Martins Licis is currently ranked as the fourth strongest man on Earth, at least according to his placement in last year’s World’s Strongest Man contest, but he may have the strongest set ... Continue Reading