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USA Weightlifting Names BarBend Official Media Partner

USA Weightlifting & BarBend.com have agreed a to quadrennial-long sponsorship agreement which will see BarBend.com viewers receive some exclusive content from USA Weightlifting, and will be ... Continue Reading

When Was the “Golden Age” of Strongman?

The end of the year is a time for reflection. It’s an opportunity to look back on the last 365 days with fresh eyes and see them for what they are. With regards to strongman, this couldn’t be easier, ... Continue Reading

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The Jefferson Deadlift: Why Straddling the Bar Could Get You Stronger

Sometimes, the weirdest-looking exercises can be the most useful, and the Jefferson deadlift is the perfect example. It’s weird. There’s about a one hundred percent chance you’ll attract looks in the ... Continue Reading

5 Exercises Weightlifters Can Do to Improve Leg and Squat Strength

Leg strength, more specially your squatting (front and back) and pulling abilities, are key factors that affect weightlifting performance, aside from technique and power application. When progressing ... Continue Reading

9 Mesmerizing Lifting Equipment Drop Tests Worth Watching

I've now spent roughly 30-minutes of my day watching lifting equipment drop tests (don't tell my boss, but day well spent). This is all thanks to Eleiko for sharing their most recent B&R Half Rack drop ... Continue Reading

The Differences Between Recreational Versus Career Weightlifting

As much as every young boy playing basketball wants to be Michael Jordan, realistically it's just not going to happen. Some will lose interest, some will move on to play other sports, and some will play as ... Continue Reading

Why Weightlifters Should Do More Pull-Ups

Unless you have been living under a rock for the past 50 years, you may already know all about the power of pulls-ups. Back strength and endurance can improve your posture, muscular development, and help ... Continue Reading

The 5 Strongest Vegans On Earth

Meat consumption is rising faster than ever, but plenty of strength athletes have shattered records without touching the stuff. Check out our list below to learn some of the best known ... Continue Reading

Assess High Bar Back Squat Form to Benefit Your Gains

A great high back squat requires four important aspects: coordination, proper movement mechanics, muscular strength, and neuromuscular efficiency. Coordination: The way the ... Continue Reading

4 Nutrients Strength Athletes Need More Of After Age 50

Thanks to advances in nutrition and exercise science, strength athletes are able to stay strong and functional for far longer than they ever could before. But just as we need to alter our mobility ... Continue Reading

The Jefferson Curl: Benefits and Proper Form

The spine is a segmented structure (33 bones to be exact, spanning from the vertebral column to the coccygeal region, aka, tailbone), separated by discs, fiberous tissues, fluid, and thousands of nerve ... Continue Reading

This Country Just Voted Weightlifters As Athlete of the Year

It’s always nice to see the sport of Olympic weightlifting being celebrated on a national level, and after Lasha Talakhadze delivered one of the greatest weightlifting performances of all ... Continue Reading

Jon North Back to Training, Full Olympic Lifts After Cardiac Arrest

When we last saw Jon North in early December, he was getting ready to perform barbell lifts for the first time since his late-September cardiac arrest. In an inspiring display at the Move Fast, Lift Heavy ... Continue Reading

Catching Up with Paul Smith, 22 Year Old Strongman Phenom

Last month, we ran an article entitled 5 Strongman Competitors You Don’t Follow on Instagram (But Should), and amongst those five was one Paul Smith. The young strength sensation who has already ... Continue Reading

6 Tips Every Athlete Should Read Before Starting a New Training Program

When starting any new training program — either after some time off from the gym, following a competition, or rolling into one right after finishing your last — coaches and athletes should adhere to these ... Continue Reading

The 8 Most Badass Feats of Strength from the Ancient World

Since the dawn of time, cultures from all over the world have equated strength with awesomeness. Here are some of our favorite heroes from the ancient world, men who weren’t just known for their ... Continue Reading

6 Weird (But Strangely Effective) Types of Barbells You’ve Never Heard Of

In your typical Globo gym setting there's a good chance you'll never see any of the barbells listed below. For awhile trap bars were seen as strange, but with the continued growth of strength sports ... Continue Reading

Coal Miner Strong: How to Win the World Coal Carrying Championship

You can always rely on drunk men to come up with new ways to test their fitness. “It was an idea that was started fifty-four years ago in a pub with a bit of banter between two men in the village who ... Continue Reading

Maximize Your Split Jerk With These 4 Jerk Variations

The split jerk can be a challenging component of the clean & jerk, one that often separates the best of lifters. When training the jerk, there are numerous variations and assistance exercises ... Continue Reading

6 Useful Things Powerlifters Can Do Between Sets (That Aren’t Looking at Your Phone)

Powerlifters aren’t known for their incredible endurance. That’s not an insult! After all, a few well-regarded studies have shown that the greatest strength gains come from resting a good three to five ... Continue Reading

Cailer Woolam on How He Deadlifts 900 Pounds at 206lbs Bodyweight

In case you missed it, we recently wrote a piece on Cailer Woolam and his impressive 900 lb deadlift. This new max gained a lot of attention because Woolam performed it at 206 lbs and used a hook ... Continue Reading

How To Decide If A Degree In Exercise Science Is Right For You

My December was filled with goodbyes and big hugs as my schooling career came to a close. I was finally saying my farewells to the professors and academic program that helped shape my career into what ... Continue Reading

Stone Lift

7 Strongman Lifts for Beginners (and Nearly Every Athlete)

Strongman training is not for the faint of heart. Often, strongmen (and strongwomen) need to showcase unparalleled strength, muscular endurance, and anaerobic capacities while pushing, pulling, dragging, ... Continue Reading

Watch “Stoneland,” Rogue’s New Movie About Competitive Stone Lifting

When we brought you the news of Stoneland earlier this month, Rogue Fitness's second feature documentary about strength sports, it had no release date. So we were surprised and delighted when it was ... Continue Reading

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