The trap bar deadlift, squat, and leg press: three movements that are arguably some of the most popular and effective movements for muscular growth, strength, and functional development. While some ... Continue Reading
EAS 100% Whey Protein Review — Why So Cheap?
EAS is part of Abbott Nutrition, an Ohio-based supplement company that shies away from images of giant, screaming bodybuilders in favor of a more welcoming vibe. Their branding involves ... Continue Reading
What’s the Difference Between Slow and Fast Twitch Muscle Fibers?
The body's muscle fibers are simple, yet complex in the ways of how we understand and train them. How we train, whether it be strength or aerobic based, will influence our muscular fiber ... Continue Reading
Oleksandr Rubets Squats 431kg at 100kg Bodyweight for a New World Record
We've been seeing some seriously earthshaking lifts come out of the IPF-affiliated European Equipped Powerlifting Championships that are taking place this week in Malaga, Spain. Earlier this week, we ... Continue Reading
Trifecta Nutrition Review – Good for Paleo Eaters and Athletes?
Trifecta Nutrition is an organic food delivery service that offers a wide variety of ready-made meal options for the health conscious individual. They offer different themed meal plans such as paleo, ... Continue Reading
Not Competing at Nationals? Try Fantasy Weightlifting
This weekend, almost 400 of the best weightlifters in the United States will be invading Chicago for the 2017 USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships. That means there will be over twenty thousand ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2017 USA Weightlifting National Championships
This weekend is the 2017 USA Weightlifting National Championships, which is being held May 11-14th in Chicago, Illinois. If you're interested in checking in on your favorite athletes, then check ... Continue Reading
The 2017 USA Weightlifting National Championships Ultimate Preview
On May 4th, USA Weightlifting published the latest version of the athlete start list for the 2017 National Championships, to be held May 11 through the 14th of this year in Chicago, Illinois. As of this ... Continue Reading
Vitamineral Green Vs. Garden of Life Perfect Food — Surprising Differences
These two green superfood drinks have a lot in common: they're both proudly raw vegan, they taste pretty similar, and they're packed with grasses and probiotic bacteria. But they also have a lot of ... Continue Reading
MusclePharm Combat 100% Whey Review — Cheap But Still Good?
MusclePharm is a Colorado-based supplement company that's beloved by many for their popular line of protein bars, Combat Crunch. (The "Combat" moniker is because they sponsor a lot of MMA athletes.) But ... Continue Reading
Cable Pull Through vs Deadlift vs Romanian Deadlift – Differences & Benefits
In an earlier article we highlighted two key movements that every lifter should build into their training regimen for increased hamstring mass, strength, and pulling capacities. The deadlift and Romanian ... Continue Reading
2017 CrossFit® Regionals Workout 2 (Dumbbells Are Back!)
Less than twelve hours after releasing Workout 1, Dave Castro has released the second CrossFit® Regionals event. The Regional competitions are taking place over the span of three weekends, which ... Continue Reading
PrettyFit Whey Protein Powder Review – No Artificial Ingredients?
PrettyFit is a California-based supplement company that's specifically geared toward women — "ALL women," as their branding strongly emphasizes. But PrettyFit is also a lifestyle brand; if you head to ... Continue Reading
Ice Age Meals Review – Good for Paleo Eaters?
Ice Age Meals is a paleo driven food delivery service based in Reno, Nevada. Their head chef, Paleo Nick, is the coordinator behind their meal's composition. CrossFit® athletes may recognize Paleo Nick as ... Continue Reading
Is Charles Okpoko the Next Great Thing in Powerlifting?
At the ripe old age of 21, Charles Okpoko has built quite an impressive list of powerlifting accomplishments. A brief list of his accomplishments can be seen below, and keep in mind, he's only been ... Continue Reading
Swearing Improves Strength and Stamina, Says New Study
It’s the last five minutes of an intense workout, your body is screaming at you to stop, your mind is screaming back at it to keep going! Keep going! You can do it! You can do it you m**********r! We’ve ... Continue Reading
52kg Powerlifter Liz Craven Squats 155.5kg for New World Record
There were a handful of records broken two weekends ago at the Pacific Invitational that was held in Sydney, Australia. One of the records that somewhat got lost in rotation was Liz Craven's world record ... Continue Reading
Getting Back in the Game After a Break from Training
A long time client of mine contacted me last week. They hadn’t been to the gym in over a year and had become depressed about it. She had become bogged down by the day to day activities of life, and the ... Continue Reading
Bar and Plate Giveaway from Pure Strength
This giveaway concluded - and the winner is: Jeff Craft from Bloomington, Indiana! Congrats Jeff, and thanks to all who entered! BarBend and Pure Strength are teaming up to give one lucky strength ... Continue Reading
Trap Bar Deadlift vs. Regular Deadlift – Differences and Benefits
The regular deadlift, also know as the barbell deadlift and/or conventional deadlift, is one of the most widely performed deadlift variation across most power, strength, and fitness sports. It can create ... Continue Reading
Dave Castro Announces 2017 CrossFit Regionals Workout 1
It's that time of year again: CrossFit Games Director Dave Castro is releasing Regional workouts ahead of time. The Regional competitions — which take place across three weekends from May 19th through June ... Continue Reading
What It’s Like to Always Be Hungry from Lifting
Constantly picking up heavy stuff is awesome, but the hunger that comes with it can be...umm...frustrating at times. Why? Well, while we're opening up new windows by working out like improved ... Continue Reading
Cable Pull Through Alternatives for Strength and Coordination
In an earlier article we covered in great detail the cable pull through, and why most lifters and athletes can benefit from them. Whether for glute development, warm up and/or corrective routines, or ... Continue Reading
Important: There’s an Instagram of People Snatching Snack Food
Rubbing our eyes and wearily sipping our morning coffees, the BarBend team sat at our desks this morning and opened our laptops. As the screens flickered to life and we began our morning ritual of looking ... Continue Reading