Every strength athlete typically has one lift they're naturally good at or prefer, and in Phillip Brewer's case that would be the bench press. Phillip Brewer, or @unrealphil as he's known ... Continue Reading
Watch Aleksey Lovchev Act In the Trailer for “Heavyweight”
Twenty-seven-year-old old Russian weightlifter Aleksey Lovchev is adding acting to his resume. Lovchev is currently serving a multi-year ban from international competition for testing positive for ... Continue Reading
Weightlifting Takes Center Stage As IOC Hosts Women In Leadership Forum
On March 8th of this year, the world celebrated International Women’s Day. This has become a highly recognized day of celebration throughout the world to recognize the social, economic, cultural, and ... Continue Reading
The Strength Athlete’s Guide to Building, Strengthening, and Caring for Your Posterior Chain
The posterior chain is a fancy name for the the muscles on the back of the body. Your Traps, Rear Deltoids, Lats, Spinal Erectors, Glutes, and Hamstrings are the engine that drive your athletic movement. A ... Continue Reading
What Should I Eat Before a CrossFit® Open Workout?
With the CrossFit® Open in full swing, athletes are doing everything they can to get a last minute edge over their fitness frenemies. One area in particular that has been getting a lot of attention ... Continue Reading
Vitamineral Green Review — What Do All These Ingredients Do?
Of all the greens powders I've tried out, Vitamineral Green might have the strongest "New Age" vibe of them all. It doesn't just focus on the fact that it's raw, vegan, and packaged in post-consumer ... Continue Reading
American-Russian Weightlifting Relations Strengthened in Lead Up to Anaheim
Editor's Note: BarBend is the Official Media Partner of USA Weightlifting. Unless otherwise noted on specific content, the two organizations maintain editorial independence. USA Weightlifting ... Continue Reading
Nathan Damrom Squats 700lbs For a Second BIG Squat PR in a Week
20 year old Nathan Damron, or "#freedomfridge" as he's called on Instagram, has been receiving a lot of attention lately for his squat videos. In the last few weeks, we've seen a slue of some seriously ... Continue Reading
Does Blood Flow Restriction Training Really Work? (What Research Says)
When you hear blood flow restricted (BFR) training, where does your mind go? Often times, it's to a bodybuilder with a strap around his or her arm doing preacher curls. Whether you've tried BFR training, ... Continue Reading
Emerald Balance Total Nutrition Drink Mix Review
The self-described "ultimate whole body superfood," Emerald Balance is a greens powder from the Carlsbad, California-based SGN Nutrition. Comprised of forty-two foods and six kinds of probiotic bacteria, ... Continue Reading
These Athletes Dominated CrossFit Open Workout 17.3
After 17.1 unleashed a workout of pure dumbbell snatches and burpee box jump overs and 17.2 mixed things up with high rep walking lunges, muscle-ups, toes-to-bars, and power cleans, we didn’t know what to ... Continue Reading
Blaine Sumner Explains the Misconceptions on Raw Versus Equipped Powerlifting
Blaine Sumner has just given one of the most accurate, even-handed comparisons of raw versus equipped powerlifting that we've ever seen. The "Vanilla Gorilla" has an incredible number of titles ... Continue Reading
18 Year Old Finishes CrossFit Open Workout 17.3 Faster Than Rich Froning
The third week of the CrossFit® Open is now behind us, and 17.3 was arguably the toughest workout we've seen thus far on the 2017 season. It not only involved a time limit, but a brutal ladder on ... Continue Reading
SBD Knee Sleeves Review — How Do They Fit?
Knee sleeves are worn for multiple reasons by strength athletes. Two of the major reasons are for extra knee support and maintaining joint warmth. There are different levels of thickness knee sleeves ... Continue Reading
Inside Rogue Fitness HQ With Mark Bell (Plus a New Equipment Sneak Peak?)
As a strength athlete, I'd compare walking into a new gym or getting new lifting gear similar to walking into a candy shop as a kid. Everything is new, and it would be shame to let a piece of equipment go ... Continue Reading
Snatch More Weight with These Simple Tips
The snatch can be your best friend or your biggest foe. To many athletes, the snatch is an elusive movement that requires countless hours of dedicated additional training. Newsflash: Snatches are tough! ... Continue Reading
Watch: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Workout Is a Lot Different than What We’d Expect
Now, this is a “making of” documentary we’re interested in seeing. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who possesses perhaps Hollywood’s most famous physique, had a first today: he let a camera crew film his ... Continue Reading
105kg Strongman Rob Kearney Split Jerks a 207kg Log
Rob Kearney is a professional strongman athlete who competes in the 105kg (231 lb) middleweight division. He's been competing professionally now for four years and continues to prove to everyone ... Continue Reading
Why Strongman Fans Should Pay Attention to the Apollon’s Axle
Louis Uni is a name that probably means nothing to even the most ardent of strongman history buffs, and while his birth name might of fallen into obscurity, his legacy is still going strong. The ... Continue Reading
Is Your Split Jerk Holding You Back? Try These 4 Drills
I recently got into a discussion with a new lifter who came to me asking what he could do to get better at split jerks. While his power jerk was climbing, his split jerk felt foreign, uncomfortable, and ... Continue Reading
Jeremy Hoornstra Is Coming Dangerously Close to a 700lb Raw Bench Press
What do you qualify as a heavy bench press? Most will say a 300, 400, 500 lb bench press, but what about 600+ lbs — raw? This is a strength feat there very few accomplish in lifetimes spent lifting. ... Continue Reading
Organifi Green Juice Review — The Right Dosage?
Organifi is an enormously successful and influential supplement company — they’ve got over two million Facebook likes — and their flagship product is their famous Green Juice, which they describe as a ... Continue Reading
Caffeine Finds Itself Back on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s Waiting List
Caffeine lovers, you may want to read on about caffeine's future with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited substance list. This isn't the first time caffeine has found itself in question, or even ... Continue Reading
Is This the Highest Recorded Powerlifting Total in 33 Seconds?
A 2,000 lb powerlifting total is impressive, but what about a 2,005 lb total in 33 seconds? Rob "Da Savage" Hall got to work at the Arnold Classic in the ANIMAL Cage, which is where he put up a crazy 2,005 ... Continue Reading