The IWF and Georgian Weightlifting Federation have unveiled their new logo for the 2016 Junior World Championships. (Well, technically the Georgian Federation launched it, and the IWF approved it.) We ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Wins Arnold Classic Strongman Brazil
Big Z may have won in Columbus, but Thor could not be denied for long. After an impressive victory in Australia, Hafthor Bjornsson has made it back-to-back victories in international strongman competition ... Continue Reading
Why Fitness Athletes Should Focus on Hypertrophy
Like it or not, hypertrophy training (sometimes only seen as bodybuilding programs) can be very beneficial to fitness athletes and CrossFitters, possibly even necessary for long-term muscular ... Continue Reading
It’s Only April. Why Are American Weightlifters Going to Brazil?
Have you noticed over the last year how multiple international weightlifting events have popped up aside from the normal World Championships and Pan American Championships? These have happened already at ... Continue Reading
Your Favorite CrossFit Games Athletes Were Once Mere Mortals
About a year ago, a video of four time CrossFit Games athlete Julie Foucher's early barbell workouts surfaced on the internet. She's wearing a bright yellow oversized tee shirt, bike shorts down to her ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson’s Heavy Bubbles Is the Strongest April Fools’ Prank Yet
The fitness industry is known for some bad - BAD - April Fools' Day pranks, but we've finally seen one that gets our laugh (and click). Strongman competitor, actor, and Icelandic good guy Hafthor ... Continue Reading
All The Current Olympic Weightlifting World Records (Infographics)
With the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games coming in the summer of 2021, competitors across every division will be vying for a spot on the podium, a weightlifting world record, or both. As with every Olympic ... Continue Reading
Ilya Ilyin Does Bodyweight Training, So Should You
Bodyweight exercises are cool, effective, and even fun. And hey, they may even make you stronger. Just ask two-time Olympic weightlifting champion Ilya Ilyin, who's having no problem knocking out some ... Continue Reading
European Weightlifting Championships Start List Features Big, Surprising Names
The 2016 European Weightlifting Championships are right around the corner, with lifting running from April 10th through April 16th in Førde, Norway (though meetings and prep begin April 8th). It's ... Continue Reading
The Full Circle of Strength Sports: An Interview with Jared Enderton
When weightlifters make the transition to CrossFit, do they lose their top-end strength? For Jared Enderton, the answer — at least so far — is no. Enderton has competed in strength sport more times than ... Continue Reading
Is D’Angelo Osorio’s 211kg Clean & Jerk Attempt a Sign of Things to Come?
D'Angelo Osorio has been around American Weightlifting for awhile, having taken up the sport back in 2008. Now, the 105 kilogram lifter (who rose to Internet fame as a 94 kilo junior) has started breaking ... Continue Reading
Behdad Salimi Resumes Training After ACL Surgery, Still 50/50 for Rio
Update: At the Asian Weightlifting Championships on April 27th, BarBend correspondent Mike Graber spoke to the Iranian delegation regarding Salimi's status. They say he's resumed training but is still ... Continue Reading
Don’t Miss These Important Powerlifting Dates in 2016
It's a great year so far for powerlifting, including some World Record performances and the emergence of Blaine Sumner as one of the sport's greats (and potential all-time greats). But there's still plenty ... Continue Reading
The Shirtless Chef’s Kitchen: Healthier Chicken Alfredo
Shirtless Chef and CrossFit Union Square coach Andre Crews makes a few simple swaps to give chicken alfredo more protein and flavor than we've ever seen before. Don't fear the fat. [For more from ... Continue Reading
4 Badass Powerlifters You Aren’t Following on Instagram (But Should Be)
There are Instagram powerlifters, and then there are Instagram powerlifters worth following. The four athletes below have impressed us time and time again with their social media updates (and not always ... Continue Reading
Julie Abilgaard Wins Open Workout 16.4, Is Probably Still Going Team
After a bit of mystery and some delay on video verification, Danish athlete Julie Abildgaard has emerged victorious on Open workout 16.4 with 318 reps. Check out Abildgaard's performance below, which ... Continue Reading
Josh Bridges Wins 16.4, Ties Briggs at Seven Open Victories
Josh Bridges is incredibly fit. But the multi-time CrossFit Games competitor (and 2011's Second Fittest Man) has shocked once again with an absolutely mind-boggling 330 reps on CrossFit Open workout. While ... Continue Reading
Watch Weightlifting Prodigy Harrison Maurus Make Mindblowing Progress
Harrison Maurus is part of an exciting crop of young, talented, and rapidly improving American weightlifters under 17. Along with CJ Cummings, the 15 year old Maurus turns heads on social media and the ... Continue Reading
Bianco, Kitts, and Phillips Medal for USA at IWF Russian President’s Cup
It was a small competition, to be sure, but that doesn't make the performances any less impressive. American lifters put up three podium finishes at the IWF Russian President's Cup in Kazan over the ... Continue Reading
Hafthor Bjornsson Wins Arnold Classic Australia Strongman
Think the strongman fun was over for March? Think again. Just two weeks after the Arnold Classic competition in Columbus, Ohio, the world's biggest (and tallest) strength athletes headed down under for the ... Continue Reading
Kendrick Farris Squats 550 lbs for 10 Reps, Makes Us Winded Just Watching
Kendrick Farris is a two-time Olympian and a bit of a social media celebrity in the sport of weightlifting, so if you haven't seen the video below just yet, it's time to catch ... Continue Reading
The Ultimate Guide to Weightlifting at the 2016 Rio Olympics
Olympic weightlifting has skyrocketed in popularity over the past few years. And while it's easy to get caught up in debating exactly why the spike in interest has occurred - social media exposure, ... Continue Reading
Here’s How Top Strongman Athletes Stack Up in Height
Of all the strength sports, strongman gives athletes perhaps the biggest advantage for being tall. Strongman events like the stone lift and weight over bar benefit bigger, taller athletes who can move ... Continue Reading
This Australian Rugby Player Is Giving Us Hamstring Envy
Rugby players don't always get a lot of credit in the United States for their athletic feats off the field. But with the 2016 Olympics fast approaching and Rugby Sevens on the roster as a new sport for the ... Continue Reading