Novaforme is one of the few supplement companies that have produced a greens supplement that's specifically targeted at athletes. So, what makes it stand out from the crowd? Buy Cytogreens on ... Continue Reading
CrossFit® Open Workout 17.2 Announced
The CrossFit® Open started with a bang as promised after the grueling couplet was announced last Thursday. For the first time ever in CrossFit Open history, dumbbells were used during the dumbbell ... Continue Reading
Let Romanian Teen Barni Böjte Motivate You for Your Next CrossFit Open Workout
Last year, we wrote an article on the Romanian teen, Barni Bojte, who aspires to one day compete at the Reebok CrossFit Games. Unlike most CrossFit® athletes who compete, Bojte doesn't have a home box he ... Continue Reading
ExoSleeve 7mm Knee Sleeves Review
Knee sleeves are a common piece of equipment for most power, strength, and functional fitness athletes. They provide the knee with additional support during loaded movements, general warmth around the knee ... Continue Reading
Video: Lu Xiaojun Snatches 150kg for 3 Reps at 77kg Bodyweight
World record holder and 2012 Olympic gold medalist Lu Xiaojun is training hard and pulling some serious weight as he trains for the Chinese National Weightlifting Championships in September. In a newly ... Continue Reading
Brooke Ence Withdraws from 2017 CrossFit Open
CrossFit® athlete Brooke Ence is withdrawing from this year's Open due to herniated disk injuries. This news is going to come as a shock to some, as Ence only recently posted about how severe ... Continue Reading
The 8 Most Impressive Feats of Strength By Hollywood Actors
Usually when an actor needs to get a Hollywood Body™ for a role, it means cutting to unbelievable, unsustainable, but admittedly impressive levels of body fat. (Ryan Reynolds is said to have ... Continue Reading
Strongman’s Guide to Odd Objects: Fingal’s Fingers, Max Holds, and Max Distance
There are events in Strongman that even the casual fan or strength sports enthusiast is familiar with: deadlifts of course, yoke walks, farmer carries, stone loads, circus dumbbell, and log press are ... Continue Reading
USA Weightlifting Names Squads for Youth Worlds, Junior Pan-Ams, Junior Worlds
Following the 2017 USA Weightlifting Nike National Junior Championships — the last American qualification event for several international Youth and Junior competitions in 2017 — USAW has named its first ... Continue Reading
The DO’s and DON’Ts of Assistance Training
Assistance training can be a great tool for coaches and athletes to add quality muscle, improve movement patterning, and address specific faults and performance leaks. In earlier articles, I discussed ... Continue Reading
Wes Kitts’ 201 Kg Power Clean Is One of the Heaviest We’ve Ever Seen
The 105 kilogram weightlifter Wes Kitts has just pulled off the heaviest power clean we've seen from an American in recent memory: 201 kilograms, or 443 pounds. A post shared by Wes Kitts ... Continue Reading
Are These Two Videos the Most Epic 17.1 Showings Yet? (We Say Yes)
There isn't a whole lot more to say about the first workout 17.1 of the Reebok CrossFit® Open. Besides the deadline recently extending and learning the couplet of dumbbell ... Continue Reading
A Process to Improve Your Strongman Game
Constant measurable progress is every athlete's primary goal. To improve every time you step into the gym may come fast and easy for beginners, but it grows increasingly difficult with every subsequent ... Continue Reading
Returning to Weightlifting After Time Off
Recently, I was asked by a few different athletes how I train to come back to weightlifting after taking time off whether from injury or just a break. In all honestly, I was a little stumped. I’ve had ... Continue Reading
Translated: An Interview With World Weightlifting Champion Artem Okulov
Although he missed out on the Rio Olympics due to the blanket ban of Russian weightlifters, 22-year-old Artem Okulov still has his eye on weightlifting's most celebrated prize. Okulov is perhaps ... Continue Reading
Reflections on Running for 24 Hours Straight
I started my last post on BarBend asking if CrossFit® training would prepare me to run a hundred miles in 24 hours. The answer, as I’m sure many of you guessed before I even started, was a resounding no. ... Continue Reading
Bodyweight Versus Barbell Movements: Is One Really “Better”?
Before we can talk about building strength, let me start by asking you a question: how do you define “strength”? In the world of athletics, the concept of “strength” is rather ambiguous. Take elite ... Continue Reading
17.1 Deadline Extended and Jacob Heppner Withdraws From Open
The Reebok CrossFit® Open is in full swing as workout 17.1 - the first workout of the Open - was released last Thursday. This workout was a grueling ascending ladder couplet that paired dumbbell ... Continue Reading
Katie Anne Squats 405 Pounds at a Bodyweight of 72 Kilograms
Katie Anne is a powerlifter and IFPA Natural Figure Pro who has been taking her squats very seriously. The 2015 USAPL Raw Nationals 72kg Junior National Champion just posted the following video to her ... Continue Reading
5 Exercises to Build a Stronger and Healthier Squat
As coaches and athletes, we know all too well the powerful effects of the almighty squat. We also know how daunting and elusive a strong, stable, and healthy squat can be for many athletes, client's, ... Continue Reading
18-Year-Old Joseph Peña Squats 1005 Pounds Equipped
Powerlifting wunderkind Joseph Peña has just squatted 1,005 pounds (455.9kg) at eighteen years of age, wearing a single-ply squatting suit and a lifting belt. A post shared by pena ... Continue Reading
Watch the Trailer for “Westside Vs. The World,” the New Powerlifting Documentary With Louie Simmons
“That's what this gym is, a journey into Hell,” says Louie Simmons in the first lines of the first trailer of “Westside Vs. The World.” That appears to be the focus of the flick: the agony, ... Continue Reading
Celebrity Trainer Bob Harper Recovering After Heart Attack
Bob Harper recently revealed to TMZ that he suffered a heart attack while training in NYC. Harper was subsequently hospitalized for 8 days and is recovering in New York City. Harper, 51, told TMZ ... Continue Reading
CrossFit Games Athlete Kari Pearce on How to Unlock Your Inner Athlete This Open
Very few people may know the the journey behind Kari Pearce’s explosive rise to the top of the fitness scene. In just over two years, Kari has made herself an elite female CrossFit Games ... Continue Reading