Territory Foods is a healthy meal delivery service that focuses on providing locally sourced meals to four territories across the United States. Their four delivery territories are San Francisco Bay, ... Continue Reading
The Different Exercises Used With an Axle Bar and Their Benefits
If you’re looking for something to change up your training with, then the axle is a simple yet effective way to switch it up. Although not commonly used in traditional strength training, the axle is a ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Athletic Greens Travel Health Package
To continue our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend and Athletic Greens are teaming up to give one lucky winner a travel health package! The world's most famous greens supplement is ... Continue Reading
How to Survive (and Even Embrace) Rest Days
Ah, rest days… we know we need them (or so we’ve been told), yet for some reason they are so difficult. If you’re anything like me, you probably operate under the notion that more is always better. You’ve ... Continue Reading
The Top 10 Most Searched Workouts of 2017 (Strength Sports Made It Twice)
There's no doubt that 2017 has been a big year for strength sports. The fitness industry as a whole seems to be at a transitional point where a majority of gym-goers are finally starting to recognize that, ... Continue Reading
My Favorite Books for Strength Athletes in 2017
In the digital age we have an endless amount of media with endless ways to consume it. As a producer of some of that content, I thank you all for reading and sharing my work that is a speck in a vast ocean ... Continue Reading
When to Use Straps in Powerlifting and Strongman
All strength sports have their own little quirks; powerlifting has sumo deadlifts, CrossFit has kipping, and strongman, well, strongman kind of has a few that irk others. But it isn’t the hitching or the ... Continue Reading
Deficit Deadlifts – Training Percentages and Carryover to Deadlift
Deficit deadlifts are an effective deadlift variation to increase leg and back strength, improve setup and body poisoning specific to pulling movements, and enhance overall deadlifting performance with ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Lift Lab Co. Weightlifting Apparel Package!
To continue our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend and Lift Lab Co are giving one lucky winner a HUGE apparel package (our biggest yet!) with multiple performance gear shirts, a Lift Lab Co backpack, ... Continue Reading
Rogue Fitness Named World’s Strongest Man Official Equipment Provider
Earlier today, The World's Strongest Man announced on their social pages that Rogue Fitness would be their new exclusive equipment provider. Outside of this announcement, there hasn't been much more ... Continue Reading
7 Reasons You’re Not Getting Stronger (and How to Fix Them)
How often do you feel like your progress is slowing, or should be moving faster than it is? In a majority of the cases, you're probably improving in the gym at a fine pace, but then again, maybe you're ... Continue Reading
An Uncut and Unfiltered Interview With Strength Coach Mark Rippetoe
To date, this was one of the toughest interviews I've ever held. What do you ask one of the strength and conditioning world's better known coaches, who also writes for a living, and already has a boat load ... Continue Reading
Rack Pulls vs Rows – Which Is Best for Strength?
Two movements that are know to develop back strength, raw muscle, and increase pulling performance are the rack pull and the row. While they do attack similar muscle groups, there are some distinct ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Strong Strong Friends 12-Week Strength Training Program & Gear!
To continue our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend and Meg Squats of Strong Strong Friends are teaming up to give one lucky winner a strength program and Weightlifting Gear! Good progress starts ... Continue Reading
Earth Fed Muscle Stammpede Pre Workout Review — All Natural, Still Effective?
Earth Fed Muscle is a Pennsylvania-based company that was founded a couple of years ago by the guys behind Garage Strength, a training facility in Fleetwood, PA. The company sponsors a lot of athletes from ... Continue Reading
More Research Suggests That Active Kids Perform Better Academically
This one is for all of the moms, dads, and older siblings out there that frequently interact with kids. It's no secret that physical activity, especially in youth, has a huge benefit for current and future ... Continue Reading
Oleg Chen (-69kg) Block Snatches 4 Kilograms Over the World Record
It looks like Russian weightlifter Oleg Chen just made a block snatch that was heavier than the snatch world record. Chen, who lifts in the -69kg category, posted the following clip of a training ... Continue Reading
Bowflex PR3000 VS. Bowflex Blaze
Bowflex home gyms can be a useful tool for a variety of gym-goers and fitness enthusiasts. They’re a great way to achieve a workout from the comfort of one’s own home, or work towards maintaining current ... Continue Reading
Nike Officially Announces Metcon 4 Details and Release Date (Pics Included)
Nike Metcon fans get ready, there's been more news announced regarding the Nike Metcon 4. We first reported on this shoe in early November when we got first glimpses of what to expect. In a press release, ... Continue Reading
25 Days of Gifting: Bear Grips Functional Fitness & Apparel Package
To continue our 25 Days of Gifting extravaganza, BarBend and Bear Grips are teaming up to give one lucky winner a Functional Fitness & Apparel Package! Work out in style and protect your hands ... Continue Reading
How Trying Too Hard is Killing Your Gains, Plus How to Fix It
Earlier this week, my colleague Matt Bowers wrote an article about challenges facing the parents of young athletes. Matt’s a smart dude: he’s a professor of sports management at the University of Texas, ... Continue Reading
Ben Rice Makes an 800-Pound Beltless Deadlift PR for Charity
Washington-based -105kg powerlifter Ben Rice had a surprise PR at a charity event this weekend. This was unlike any charity event we’ve ever heard of: Deadlifts for Doernbecher, or D4D was an ... Continue Reading
Quiana Welch (75kg) Hits 108kg Snatch and Breaks American Record
Over the weekend, the 2017 Nike American Open Finals came to a conclusion in Anaheim, California. This competition took place from December 7th-10th, and acted as the championships for the year long ... Continue Reading
Kazakhstani News Outlet Reports Ilya Ilyin Can Return to Sport In Seven Months
Over the weekend, news one Kazakhstani news outlet reported that weightlifter Ilya Ilyin's suspension for doping will be concluded in seven months. This report came from the Kaz Inform, an International ... Continue Reading