Bowflex is a brand that creates multiple styles of home gym equipment, which can support various levels of fitness. Since their start, Bowflex's focus has been providing versatile pieces of equipment that ... Continue Reading
British Weightlifter Sonny Webster Tests Positive for Ostarine
Yesterday afternoon, reports surfaced that British weightlifter Sonny Webster had tested positive for Ostarine. This substance is one of many on the World Anti Doping Agency's (WADA) Prohibited List, and ... Continue Reading
Adidas Fans: What Are Your Thoughts On the New Lifter Colorways?
Shoe fans rejoice, because we're hitting the best part of the year for new shoe models and colorways. Big shoe companies are notorious for releasing their latest shoes and colorways around the holiday ... Continue Reading
Strength Athletes: Listen to Your Body, a Quick Mental Reminder
Listening to your body is one piece of advice that I give to many lifters that I myself struggle to adhere to daily. It’s easy to get caught up with wanting to train as hard as you can or wanting to ... Continue Reading
Wes Kitts (105kg) Sets a New American Snatch Record With 176kg
At the World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim, Wes Kitts set a new American record in the snatch with a huge lift of 176 kilograms (388 pounds) at -105kg ... Continue Reading
Did You Know Mat Fraser Can Throw Crazy Tumbling Passes?
The 2016 and 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games champion and Fittest Man On Earth™ Mat Fraser continues to pull out surprises for fans everywhere. There's no denying that Fraser is one of the most well-rounded ... Continue Reading
Z Press vs Overhead Press – Which Is Best for Strength and Sport?
In an earlier article we discussed the Z Press and the impact it can have on overhead strength development, movement integrity, and scapular stability/overhead health for strength and power athletes. In ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: A 3-Month Supply of Athletic Greens!
To continue our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend and Athletic Greens are teaming up to give one lucky winner a 3-month supply of Athletic Greens! Athletic Greens is one of the world's most ... Continue Reading
FitMiss Ignite Review — A Pre-Workout Just for Women?
FitMiss is part of MusclePharm, a brand probably best known for their inexpensive protein supplement Combat Whey and their Combat Crunch protein bars. FitMiss was launched in 2008 "specifically designed to ... Continue Reading
Colombian Weightlifter Edwin Mosquera Shot Dead in Colombia
Edwin Mosquera Roa, a Colombian weightlifter in the -69kg weight class, was murdered this weekend in an altercation in Palmira, a city near Cali in southwestern Colombia. According to reports, he was shot ... Continue Reading
Isabella Von Weissenberg (-72kg) Squats 196.5kg for a New World Record
Meanwhile in Málaga, Spain, the European Powerlifting Federation’s Classic Cup has just wrapped up three days of competition. The EPF are yet to publish the official results on their page, but one of the ... Continue Reading
275 lb Powerlifter Dennis Cornelius Squats a Huge 903 lbs
Powerlifter Dennis Cornelius continues his warpath on squatting big weight. This past weekend, Cornelius competed in the Freedom Fitness Classic, which was held in Lawton, Oklahoma. In the last few months, ... Continue Reading
BPI Sports 1.M.R. Vortex Preworkout Review — Plant Extracts?
BPI Sports is a sports nutrition company based out of Hollywood, Florida, and they’re pretty well-known for their inexpensive protein powder and protein bars. But their product line is enormous, and they ... Continue Reading
CBD Oil Removed From World Anti Doping Agency’s Prohibited List
If you follow weightlifting, or compete in a WADA drug tested sport, then chances are you've heard that Cannabidiol (CBD) Oil found itself removed from the 2018 World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited ... Continue Reading
Sohrab Moradi (94kg, Iran) Sets Two New World Records
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