Russian powerlifter Artem Efimov isn’t one of the best known athletes in the sport, but his latest raw deadlift is gaining him some fame: 420 kilograms (926 pounds) at 103 kilograms (227 pounds) ... Continue Reading
Vietnam, Colombia, and India Come Up Big to Open 2017 Weightlifting World Championships
The 2017 Weightlifting World Championships are currently underway in Anaheim, California, and the year's first champions were crowned on Day 2 of the competition. Lifting in the Men's 56kg & 62kg ... Continue Reading
How Your Maxes Compare to Some of the Best Athletes at Weightlifting Worlds
As we sit here watching some of the best weightlifting athletes in the world warm-up and finish their final lifts in the training hall at the IWF Weightlifting World Championships, I started thinking: "I ... Continue Reading
Rogue Announces New Pyrros Weightlifting Bar
Over the last ten years, Rogue Fitness has continually been upping their weightlifting game. Late in 2016, Rogue Fitness was named USA Weightlifting's official manufacturer. Then earlier this year in June, ... Continue Reading
When to Watch USA Weightlifting’s Athletes at the 2017 World Championships
The 2017 IWF Weightlifting World Championships are currently underway in Anaheim, California. They started yesterday the 28th, and will be running through Tuesday, December 5th, so if you've missed the ... Continue Reading
New Research Suggests Working Out In Groups Improves Quality of Life
When you work out, is it alone, with a group, in a class, or even with a team? It goes without saying that everyone has their personal preference when working out, but do the benefits of each workout ... Continue Reading
Powerlifter With Dwarfism Rich Willis Defies Odds, Aims for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
Weighing in at 51kg (112.4lb), and only starting powerlifting at the age 47, Rich Willis isn't your typical powerlifting athlete, and he only recently set his sights on competing at the 2020 Tokyo ... Continue Reading
Banded Pull-Ups vs. Ring Rows
The banded pull-up and the ring row are two bodyweight exercises that can (and should) be mastered by all levels of fitness goers and athletes. While both of these exercises may seem similar, they do have ... Continue Reading
Eric Lilliebridge Squats 925lb x 2, Hopes to Break His Own World Record
Elite powerlifter Eric Lilliebridge is currently training hard in preparation for the XPC Powerlifting Finals, a meet that will be held on December 16th in Granite City, Illinois. His latest feat: an ... Continue Reading
Use Cues, You Lose: Alternative Mental Strategies for Better Powerlifting Form
I’ve added 130 pounds to my powerlifting total over the last year, and - considering I spent most of that year dieting and cutting weight to compete as a lightweight at the US Open and a couple of local ... Continue Reading
Sara Sigmundsdottir Breaks Rib, Is Out of the Dubai Fitness Championship
Icelandic CrossFit® athlete and weightlifter Sara Sigmundsdottir has broken her first rib and will no longer be competing at the Dubai Fitness Championship in mid-December . The DFC is an international ... Continue Reading
5 Ways I Maintain Strength During a Weight Cut
There is a misconception that if you are dieting, you are bound to lose strength in your beloved lifting. This assumption is not necessarily valid. Here are a few things you can do while dieting down ... Continue Reading
Banded Pull-Ups: Exercise Demo, Muscles Worked, and Benefits
Banded pull ups are one of the most widely seen bodyweight movement regressions of the pull up. Powerlifters, weightlifters, bodybuilders, CrossFit® athletes, and fitness goers alike can be seen grabbing ... Continue Reading
3 Phases of Building Successful Weightlifting Athletes
In the last article I did for BarBend, I mentioned I am a bit of a science geek. And in my tenure as a coach, I’ve read a few books that I would highly recommend to any coach. The most impactful on my ... Continue Reading
MyProtein THE Pre-Workout Review — Two Kinds of Pepper
MyProtein is perhaps best known for their popular, inexpensive whey concentrate called Impact. But they have a lot of peri-workout products too, including seven different branch chain amino acid ... Continue Reading
Check Out Mart Seim’s Crazy Fast (and Heavy) Press and Squat Complex
Estonian superheavyweight Mart Seim has given us another glimpse into the kind of training it takes to hit clean & jerks that regularly exceed 220 kilograms (485lb) on the platform. Take a look at this ... Continue Reading
Turkmenistan Will Host the 2018 IWF World Championships
While the weightlifting world is preparing for the Weightlifting World Championships to kick off in California this week, the IWF is also preparing for next year’s Championships. In a press ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the 2017 Weightlifting World Championships
The 2017 IWF Weightlifting World Championships begin on Tuesday, November 28th and run through Tuesday, December 5th. This year, the event is taking place in Anaheim, California. If you're interested in ... Continue Reading
IWF Executive Board Approves Recommendations of Clean Sport & Sports Programme Commissions
In case you've missed it, the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has been going through an extensive process to update their anti-doping and clean sport regulations. Earlier this year in June, ... Continue Reading
Tuck Jump Alternatives
In a previous article we discussed the benefits of the tuck jump and what you need to know to incorporate the tuck jump into training programs for sports athletes, functional fitness athletes, ... Continue Reading
Kianoush Rostami (85kg, Iran) Receives Visa to Compete in Weightlifting World Championships
After several weeks of uncertainty, Iran's Kianoush Rostami — a 2016 Olympic Champion, 2012 Olympic silver medalist, and 2016's IWF Male Lifter of the Year — has received his visa to compete at the 2017 ... Continue Reading
Cease and De-Stick: Three Steps to Eliminate Squat Sticking Points
As a guy who’s built to deadlift, I used to really struggle with sticking points in my squat. I like to use a lot of lower back and quad, and, as a result, I often found myself falling forward in the hole. ... Continue Reading
Martins Licis’ 500-Pound Steinborn Squat Is the Heaviest We’ve Ever Seen
Latvian strongman Martins Licis is currently ranked as the fourth strongest man on Earth — that’s where he placed at this year’s World’s Strongest Man contest — but he may have the strongest obliques we’ve ... Continue Reading
Chen Wei-Ling (47kg) Deadlifts 180kgs (4.5kg Over the World Record)
Chen Wei-Ling is one of Taiwan’s best-known powerlifters, and she’s just reminded us all why she’s at the top of the sport. While she sat out this year’s IPF Open World Championships, she made sure to go ... Continue Reading