• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
The BarBend Logo in white.

BarBend

The Online Home for Strength Sports

  • News
    • CrossFit
    • Strongman
    • Bodybuilding
    • Powerlifting
    • Weightlifting
    • HYROX
  • Reviews
    • Recovery
      • Best Cold Plunges
      • Best Saunas
      • Best Mini-Massage Guns
    • Supplements
      • Best Protein
        • Best Vegan Protein Powders
        • Best Whey Isolate Protein Powders
        • Best Mass Gainer
        • Best Protein Bars
      • Best Pre-Workouts
        • Best Pre-Workout for Women
        • Best Pre-Workouts for Men
        • Best Non-Stim Pre-Workouts
        • Strongest Pre-Workouts
      • Best Creatine
      • Best Electrolyte Supplements
      • Best Greens Powder
      • Best Meal Replacements
      • Best Nitric Oxide Supplements
      • Best Fat Burners
      • Individual Supplement Reviews
    • Cardio Equipment
      • Best Treadmills
      • Best Rowing Machines
      • Best Exercise Bikes
      • Best Ellipticals
      • Best Recumbent Bikes
      • Individual Cardio Equipment Reviews
    • Strength Equipment
      • Best Adjustable Dumbbells
      • Best Dumbbells
      • Best Kettlebells
      • Best Barbells
      • Best Squat Racks
      • Best Weight Benches
      • Best Resistance Bands
      • Best Leg Extension Machines
      • Individual Strength Equipment Reviews
    • Apparel
      • Best Weightlifting Shoes
      • Best Cross Training Shoes
      • Best Running Shoes
      • Best Gym Shorts
    • Fitness Tech
      • Best Running Apps
      • Best Fitness Trackers
      • Best Workout Apps
      • Best Smart Scales
    • Support Gear
      • Best Lifting Straps
      • Best Gym Bags
      • Best Lifting Gloves
      • Best Wrist Wraps
  • Nutrition
    • Diets
      • Carb Cycling
      • Vertical Diet
      • Reverse Dieting
      • Carnivore Diet
      • Ketogenic Diet
      • Intermittent Fasting
      • IIFYM Diet
    • Muscle Gain
      • How to Dirty Bulk
      • Go From Cutting to Bulking
      • Eat These Carbs
      • How to Eat for Muscle
    • Fat Loss
      • Macros for Fat Loss
      • Calorie Deficits
      • Natural Fat Burners
      • Cut 2 Pounds Weekly
    • Supplement Guides
      • Pre-Workout
      • Whey Protein
      • Mass Gainers
      • Greens Powders
      • Creatine
      • BCAAs
    • Daily Protein Needs
    • Pre- and Post-Workout Nutrition
    • Foods With Creatine
    • Bulking Tips
  • Training
    • Exercise Guides
      • Deadlift
      • Bench Press
      • Back Squat
      • Overhead Press
      • Lat Pulldown
      • Shoulder Exercises
      • Chest Exercises
      • Ab Exercises
      • Quad Exercises
      • Biceps Exercises
    • Training Guides
      • Beginner’s Guide to the Gym
      • How to Build Muscle
      • Guide to Muscle Hypertrophy
      • How to Train on a Cut
    • Workouts
      • Back Workouts
      • At-Home Workouts
      • Chest & Back Workouts
      • Full-Body Workout
      • HIIT Workouts
      • Bodybuilding Workouts
      • Farmer’s Carry Workouts
    • Programs
      • 5×5 Program
      • Bodybuilding Programs
      • Push-Up Program
      • Pull-Up Program
      • 5/3/1 Program
      • Powerbuilding Program
      • German Volume Training
      • Build Your Own Program
  • Calculators
    • Protein Intake Calculator
    • Macros Calculator
    • BMR Calculator
    • Squat Calculator
    • Calorie Calculator
  • Community Forum

Brooke Siem

About Brooke Siem

Brooke Siem is a writer, photographer, classically trained chef, and athlete. She is a former professional dancer turned CrossFit athlete and represented her gym in the 2015 North East Regional. As of September 2016 she will embark on a year long trek around the world with the aim of writing and photographing the world's most interesting stories in fitness and food. Follow her around the world on Instagram and Twitter or on her website at brookesiem.com.

You are here: Home

Brooke Siem

Crossfit News

  • High Highs and Heartbreaking Lows of Event 7 During 2016 CrossFit Regionals
  • CrossFit Regionals Week 1 & 2: Top 5 Scores On Each Event Regardless of Region
  • CrossFit Regionals Week 1: Top 5 Scores On Each Event Regardless of Region

News

  • Struggling to Manage Athletes with Custom Programming? Try Rent-A-Rig
  • GRID Season Starts Slow But Picks Up Speed
  • Should You Switch to Liquid Chalk?
  • The 1977 World’s Strongest Man Is the Greatest Thing Since Sliced SPAM
  • How Mr. Royal H. Burpee Invented the Most Despised Movement in Fitness
  • Some Guy Just Created an Ultimate Database for WODs
  • GRID League’s D.C. Brawlers Sign Jeff Evans and Alexandra LaChance

Nutrition

  • Pump Up Your Protein With An Easy Pan Sauce

Powerlifting News

  • Bud Jeffries on Getting Your Mind Right to Reach Your Physical Potential
  • From 1000lb Squats to Dumbbell Cartwheels, Bud Jeffries Has Something Figured Out
  • The Big Man with the Bigger Spirit: Powerlifter Anthony Clark
  • Upcoming “WEIGHT” Documentary Is About More than Just Powerlifting
  • South Brooklyn Weightlifting Club Is Basically Barbell Disneyland

Strongman News

  • Bud Jeffries on Getting Your Mind Right to Reach Your Physical Potential
  • From 1000lb Squats to Dumbbell Cartwheels, Bud Jeffries Has Something Figured Out

Support Gear

  • The Last Pair of Grips You’ll Ever Try: Victory Grips Review

Training Guides

  • Explain Like I’m 5: Why Does Working Out at High Altitude Suck?
  • Raw vs Equipped Powerlifting
  • 4 Ways to Get More Out of Training Alone

Weightlifting News

  • Almost But Not Quite: The Ill-Fated Life & Career of Serge Reding
  • Sinclair Coefficient – Formula and What It Means
  • Poke Is Easy, Protein-Packed, and Perfect for Summertime Gains
  • CJ Cummings Just Wants to Break Records and Take A Nap
  • South Brooklyn Weightlifting Club Is Basically Barbell Disneyland
  • How Paul Anderson Became One of History’s Strongest Humans
  • Abbye “Pudgy” Stockton Is The Reason Why Women Lift Weights

Workouts

  • 4 Wild Variations on Benchmark CrossFit Workouts

Primary Sidebar

Latest Reviews

Featured image for the Ironmaster Super Bench Pro V2 Review

Ironmaster Super Bench Pro V2 Review (2025): Our Expert’s New Favorite FID Bench

Titan T3 Power Rack Review

Titan T3 Power Rack Review (2025): An Expert-Approved Rig Beckoning to Budget-Minded Athletes

Our tester works out at the beach in preparation for the Rogue Resistance Bands Review

Rogue Resistance Bands Review (2025): Tested by a Certified Personal Trainer

Barbend tester Jake Herod works out on a Force USA Trainer

Force USA G3 Review (2025): Our Experts Tested This Compact All-In-One Rack for Small Home Gyms

BarBend

BarBend is an independent website. The views expressed on this site may come from individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect the view of BarBend or any other organization. BarBend is the Official Media Partner of USA Weightlifting.

  • About Us
  • Advertise With Us
  • Contact Us
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Pinterest

Sections

  • CrossFit
  • Strongman
  • Bodybuilding
  • Powerlifting
  • Weightlifting
  • Reviews
  • Nutrition
  • Training

More

  • BarBend Newsletter
  • BarBend Podcast
  • The Ripped Report
  • 1RM Calculator
  • BMR Calculator
  • Macros Calculator
  • Protein Calculator
  • Squat Calculator

Policies

  • Accessibility
  • Advice Disclaimer
  • Cookies Policy
  • Disclaimers
  • Disclosures
  • Editorial Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use

Copyright © 2025 · BarBend Inc · Sitemap