The fourth week of the CrossFit Open is in full swing, and 17.4 is a repeat of 16.4. Some athletes aren't fans of repeat workouts, but a repeat may be a good thing from the grueling strength ... Continue Reading
Garden of Life Perfect Food Juiced Greens Powder Review
Today, I'm taking a look at Garden of Life Raw Organic Perfect Food Green Superfood Juiced Greens Powder. My first question is, why is that name so long? My second question is, what sets this apart ... Continue Reading
Junior 66kg Powerlifter Clifton Pho Deadlifts 283kg (4.2x His Bodyweight)
The 2017 Canadian Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships are currently underway. The Championships started Wednesday March 15th and go until Saturday the 18th. If you're interested in watching, ... Continue Reading
178lb Phillip Brewer Bench Presses 490lbs Raw (2.75x His Bodyweight)
Every strength athlete typically has one lift they're naturally good at or prefer, and in Phillip Brewer's case that would be the bench press. Phillip Brewer, or @unrealphil as he's known ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting Takes Center Stage As IOC Hosts Women In Leadership Forum
On March 8th of this year, the world celebrated International Women’s Day. This has become a highly recognized day of celebration throughout the world to recognize the social, economic, cultural, and ... Continue Reading
The Strength Athlete’s Guide to Building, Strengthening, and Caring for Your Posterior Chain
The posterior chain is a fancy name for the the muscles on the back of the body. Your Traps, Rear Deltoids, Lats, Spinal Erectors, Glutes, and Hamstrings are the engine that drive your athletic movement. A ... Continue Reading
What Should I Eat Before a CrossFit® Open Workout?
With the CrossFit® Open in full swing, athletes are doing everything they can to get a last minute edge over their fitness frenemies. One area in particular that has been getting a lot of attention ... Continue Reading
Vitamineral Green Review — What Do All These Ingredients Do?
Of all the greens powders I've tried out, Vitamineral Green might have the strongest "New Age" vibe of them all. It doesn't just focus on the fact that it's raw, vegan, and packaged in post-consumer ... Continue Reading
American-Russian Weightlifting Relations Strengthened in Lead Up to Anaheim
Editor's Note: BarBend is the Official Media Partner of USA Weightlifting. Unless otherwise noted on specific content, the two organizations maintain editorial independence. USA Weightlifting ... Continue Reading
Does Blood Flow Restriction Training Really Work? (What Research Says)
When you hear blood flow restricted (BFR) training, where does your mind go? Often times, it's to a bodybuilder with a strap around his or her arm doing preacher curls. Whether you've tried BFR training, ... Continue Reading
Emerald Balance Total Nutrition Drink Mix Review
The self-described "ultimate whole body superfood," Emerald Balance is a greens powder from the Carlsbad, California-based SGN Nutrition. Comprised of forty-two foods and six kinds of probiotic bacteria, ... Continue Reading
These Athletes Dominated CrossFit Open Workout 17.3
After 17.1 unleashed a workout of pure dumbbell snatches and burpee box jump overs and 17.2 mixed things up with high rep walking lunges, muscle-ups, toes-to-bars, and power cleans, we didn’t know what to ... Continue Reading
SBD Knee Sleeves Review — How Do They Fit?
Knee sleeves are worn for multiple reasons by strength athletes. Two of the major reasons are for extra knee support and maintaining joint warmth. There are different levels of thickness knee sleeves ... Continue Reading
Snatch More Weight with These Simple Tips
The snatch can be your best friend or your biggest foe. To many athletes, the snatch is an elusive movement that requires countless hours of dedicated additional training. Newsflash: Snatches are tough! ... Continue Reading
Watch: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Workout Is a Lot Different than What We’d Expect
Now, this is a “making of” documentary we’re interested in seeing. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who possesses perhaps Hollywood’s most famous physique, had a first today: he let a camera crew film his ... Continue Reading
105kg Strongman Rob Kearney Split Jerks a 207kg Log
Rob Kearney is a professional strongman athlete who competes in the 105kg (231 lb) middleweight division. He's been competing professionally now for four years and continues to prove to everyone ... Continue Reading
Why Strongman Fans Should Pay Attention to the Apollon’s Axle
Louis Uni is a name that probably means nothing to even the most ardent of strongman history buffs, and while his birth name might of fallen into obscurity, his legacy is still going strong. The ... Continue Reading
Is Your Split Jerk Holding You Back? Try These 4 Drills
I recently got into a discussion with a new lifter who came to me asking what he could do to get better at split jerks. While his power jerk was climbing, his split jerk felt foreign, uncomfortable, and ... Continue Reading
Organifi Green Juice Review — The Right Dosage?
Organifi is an enormously successful and influential supplement company — they’ve got over two million Facebook likes — and their flagship product is their famous Green Juice, which they describe as a ... Continue Reading
Caffeine Finds Itself Back on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Waiting List
Caffeine lovers, you may want to read on about caffeine's future with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited substance list. This isn't the first time caffeine has found itself in question, or even ... Continue Reading
17.3 Workout Tips from Top CrossFit® Athletes
Week three of the CrossFit® Open is in full swing and it's a workout that's going to test an athlete's endurance, mental toughness, and brute strength. Relatively speaking, this may be the toughest workout ... Continue Reading
Unbroken Designs Knee Sleeves Review — How Did They Fit?
Unbroken Designs is a strength company that makes supportive equipment for the functional fitness athlete, including knee sleeves. Their equipment was designed by functional fitness athletes who ... Continue Reading
Fermented Green Supremefood Review — Is Fermented Really Better?
Of all the greens powders I've reviewed, Fermented Green Supremefood is the first I've seen that focuses on fermented ingredients. Made by the Florida-based Divine Health Nutritional Products, this product ... Continue Reading
ORAC-Energy Greens Powder Review — What Does ORAC Mean?
In the sea of greens powders that are flooding the market, there are all too many that make bold claims about their properties without offering any real way to quantify them. That's a problem that the ... Continue Reading