One of the strongest men on Earth, Hafthor Bjornsson, is continuing his domination of pop culture with a cameo appearance in the latest music video from Katy Perry. The video for Perry’s new single ... Continue Reading
Breaking Down Famous Back Squat Programs for Weightlifters
The back squat needs no formal introduction. By now, we have all heard it introduced as the king of all exercises, and personally, I wouldn’t label it any other way. The squat uses muscles including the ... Continue Reading
Best Foam Roller Exercises for Office Workers
Sitting all day can leave the body in less than optimal postures, especially for the strength athlete. Tight hips, internally rotated shoulders, weak glutes, and many other factors can be impacted by the ... Continue Reading
Nathan Damron (94kg, USA) Cleans 207kg in Training
We've seen Nathan Damron squat 700 pounds, block clean 212kg, and even do a one-legged backflip. Now, the 94kg weightlifter out of Mash Elite looks like he's tuning up for his next competition, American ... Continue Reading
3 Benefits of Push Presses and How To Do Them
The military press —standing feet together, pressing a barbell strictly overhead with no help from your lower body — is the gold standard when it comes to overhead pressing. There’s no doubt it’s ... Continue Reading
Universal Nutrition Animal Juiced Aminos Review – Pros and Potential Cons?
Universal Nutrition is a New Jersey-based supplement company that’s been in the business for about forty years, and Animal is one of their brands that was "born from the needs and desires of pro ... Continue Reading
Bodybuilder Dallas McCarver Passes Away at Age 26
Professional bodybuilder Dallas McCarder, known as "Big Country" to his fans, has unexpectedly passed away. We're still waiting on official reports, but as of now it's been reported that he was found ... Continue Reading
Mikhail Koklyaev Made a Full Music Video for His “Stolen Dance” Song Cover
Russian weightlifter/powerlifter/strongman Mikhail Koklyaev has a seriously impressive resume already. He’s a six-time Russian national weightlifting champion, a superheavyweight with a career snatch PR of ... Continue Reading
Pioneer Fitness 13mm Thick – 4″ Suede Lever Powerlifting Belt Review
General Leathercraft Manufacturing Inc. is a Texas based company that manufactures Pioneer Fitness equipment. Pioneer Fitness creates a variety of supportive strength gear for the dedicated strength ... Continue Reading
How to Watch the Boss of Bosses IV Powerlifting Meet FREE (Plus Lifters of Note)
Set your reminders, because the Boss of Bosses IV powerlifting meet has been available for free livestream. This year the meet is being held on August 25-26th, and is taking place at Dan and Sparkle ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Velichko Cholakov Passes Away at the Age of 35
A truly saddening news story broke this weekend on August 20th, as +105kg Bulgarian/Azerbaijani weightlifter Velichko Cholakov was confirmed to have passed away. The new's report from Sofia News Agency (an ... Continue Reading
How I Got Here: Charles Okpoko, 66kg Powerlifter
Editor's note: This article is part one of a three part series that will share insight into Charles Okpoko's lifting career. The series will cover Okpoko's athletic beginnings, his developing and changing ... Continue Reading
Kuo Hsing-Chun (58kg) Clean & Jerks a New World Record at Summer Universiade
Taiwanese athlete Kuo Hsing-Chun has just broken the world record in the clean & jerk for the 58 kilogram weight class at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei with an enormous lift of 142 kilograms ... Continue Reading
Bryce Krawczyk Deadlifts 388kg In Training (0.5kg Over the Current IPF Record)
Canadian powerlifter and BarBend contributor Bryce Krawczyk continues to crush big weight in his equipped training. Krawczyk is currently training to compete at the IPF Open World Championships being held ... Continue Reading
6 Indoor Rowing Workouts That Won’t Bore You To Death
Walk into any standard gym, and you’ll see a line of treadmills and ellipticals, all occupied, while the rowing machines remain almost completely empty, which is ridiculous because rowing is an incredible ... Continue Reading
Inner Armour BCAA Peak Leucine Loaded Review — Is More Really Better?
Inner Armour is a Connecticut-based brand that targets their supplements toward athletes, particularly football players and bodybuilders. They've got a significant amount of mass gainers, fat burners, ... Continue Reading
ON Whey Protein vs Dymatize-ISO 100 – Difference in Blends?
Optimum Nutrition's Gold Standard is the most popular protein powder on Earth, while Dymatize's ISO 100 is the most popular hydrolyzed whey protein product on Earth. Both companies make products that ... Continue Reading
Om Yun-chol (56kg, North Korea) Attempts World Record Clean & Jerk at Summer Universiade
The 2017 Summer Universiade is in full swing, and that means some of the world's top young weightlifters — including a packed American squad — are competing this week in Taipei, Taiwan. The event is a ... Continue Reading
Female Strength Standards: What Numbers Make an Elite Strongwoman?
When you spend the vast majority of your life training, writing about training, introducing others to training, and taking pretty pictures of said people training, it can be easy to forget that the entire ... Continue Reading
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard BCAA Review — Does Rhodiola Help?
Optimum Nutrition is a large sports nutrition company that's best known for their whey protein powder, Gold Standard Whey. But they sell a huge variety of workout products and while we recently tried out ... Continue Reading
Dana Linn Bailey Is Switching to Powerlifting
Some pretty big news has surfaced in the space between powerlifting and bodybuilding: Dana Linn Bailey is switching to powerlifting. As the winner of the 2011 NPC Junior Nationals Physique contest, the ... Continue Reading
Damien Pezzuti Crushes a 700 lb Beltless Back Squat
Damien Pezzuti has been absolutely crushing weight in his training over the last few months. One of his recent videos has caught a lot of attention within the powerlifting community. It features a beltless ... Continue Reading
Kinesiology Taping for Posture
Strength athletes generally understand that kinesiology tape serves its main purpose in the gym and for recovery, but where else can kinesiology tape help? What about at the office and throughout your day? ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Athlete Jen Smith Shows You Can’t Trust All Before/After Photos
If you spent three or more seconds reading fitness content, you’ve seen a before-and-after picture of someone’s incredible body transformation (hat's off to them!). And there’s also a pretty good chance ... Continue Reading