About Celia Balf
Celia is a Staff News Writer at BarBend. At the BarBend office, you can find Celia writing news stories covering the largest strength sport competitions in the world, in-depth features with world record-holders, big lifts, and everything in-between. Celia also orchestrates and helps create content for the BarBend social media pages.
She is a former Division 1 soccer player turned content producer and sports journalist. Her passion for storytelling came after she suffered multiple ACL injuries that kept her off the soccer pitch in college and long after. She used her time away from the game to explore content creation around sports, health, and fitness.
As an athlete her whole life, Celia enjoys the competitive thrill of journalism. She is not only passionate about breaking news, but also understands how to tell a complete story on all digital platforms.
Celia has over five years of journalism experience, appearing in Yahoo! Sports, Men’s Health, NWSLsoccer.com, FanSided, the Times Union, NCAA.com, and Excelle Sports. After graduating college in 2016, Celia moved to NYC to work as an Associate Editor for a women’s digital sports magazine, Excelle Sports. At Excelle she had her first experience covering strength sports during the Rio Olympic Games.
After Excelle Sports she gained experience as a social media editor at Major League Soccer and content production for the National Women’s Soccer League.
Competition Results
- 3 Huge Performances From the Big Dogs 4 Powerlifting Meet
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski Wins World’s Ultimate Strongman With A Torn Biceps
- Results and Standings: 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games Day 4
- Individual Cuts from Day 3 of the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
- Results and Standings: 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games Day 3
- Results and Standings: 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games Day 1
- USA Weightlifting Earns 100th Pan American Games Medal
- Bjorgvin Gudmundsson, Jacqueline Dahlstrom, and Team JST Win the Reykjavik CrossFit Championship
- Kate Nye Crowned -71kg Pan Am Champion With Record Breaking Performance
- Alyssa Ritchey and Morghan King Medal At Pan American Weightlifting Championships
- Ashton Rouska Finishes Collegiate Powerlifting Career With 1,930 lb Total
- Jenn Rotsinger Beats Two Orlando Europa Open IPL World Records
- Meg Reardon, John-Paul Hethcock, and Invictus X Win Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge
Equipment
Fat Loss
Fitness Gear
- Best Women’s Workout Shorts
- Best Running Socks
- Best Women’s Tank Tops
- Best Sports Bras
- Best Stopwatches: Top Picks for Sports, Value, Design, and More
- Best Compression Socks: For Runners, Workers, and More
Latest Research
News
- Julius Maddox Vs Eddie Hall: 315 lb Incline Bench Press AMRAP
- CrossFit Appears To Be Back On Instagram
- CrossFit Open 20.5 Tips From Top Athletes And Coaches
- CrossFit Open Workout 20.5 Announced
- CrossFit Games Athlete Samantha Briggs Suffers Injury During Open Workout 20.4
- Watch -63kg Powerlifter Prescillia Bavoil Squat 185kg for Three Reps
- 22-Year-Old Pavlo Nakonechnyy Squats 395kg for An Easy Double
- How To Watch CrossFit Open Workout 20.5 (Ft: Pat Vellner and Annie Thorisdottir)
- Cedric Lapointe’s Back In the Top 20 After Appeal Is Accepted for CrossFit Open Workout 20.1 Penalty
- 3 Huge Performances From the Big Dogs 4 Powerlifting Meet
- CrossFit Open 20.4 Tips From Top Athletes And Coaches
- CrossFit Open Workout 20.4 Announced
- Strongman Hafthor Bjornsson Said He Might Give A Plant-Based Diet A Try
- Kristin Holte And Frederik Aegidius Win CrossFit Open Workout 20.2
- How To Watch CrossFit Open Workout 20.4 (Ft: Ben Smith, Jason Carroll, And Sean Sweeney)
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski Wins World’s Ultimate Strongman With A Torn Biceps
- Annie Thorisdottir Improved Her CrossFit Open 20.3 Score By Almost a Minute
- CrossFit Open 20.3 Tips From Top Athletes And Coaches
- CrossFit Open Workout 20.3 Announced
- Strongman Rauno Heinla Deadlifts 450kg, Wins World’s Ultimate Deadlift Competition
- Katrin Davidsdottir Shares Powerful Message After Attending espnW Women + Sports Summit
- How To Watch CrossFit Open Workout 20.3 (Feat. Kristin Holte and Nicolay Billaudel!)
- CrossFit HQ Announces Lefteris Theofanidis And Emma McQuaid Win Open Workout 20.1
- CrossFit Open Workout 20.2 Tips From Top Athletes And Coaches
- CrossFit Open Workout 20.2 Announced
- CrossFit Games Athlete Lefteris Theofanidis Does Open Workout 20.1 in 8:05…How!?
- Watch Eddie Hall Get Smoked In A Workout Against The World’s Strongest Woman
- Watch Brent Fikowski Eat A Disgusting Sandwich In The 20.1 ‘Open Humiliation’ Challenge
- 2020 CrossFit Open Registration Numbers Show Drop From 2019
- How To Watch The 2019 World’s Ultimate Strongman
- How To Watch 2019 USAPL Raw Nationals
- Watch Annie Thorisdottir Tackle CrossFit Open Workout 20.1
- CrossFit Open Workout 20.1 Tips From Top Athletes And Coaches
- CrossFit Open Introduces #BonnieAndClyde Hashtag For Competitive Couples Everywhere
- Powerlifter Cailer Woolam Deadlifts 435kg/959lbs For A Lifetime PR
- Biggest Lifts Week 3: Dan Bell Deadlifts 855 lbs, Jessica Buettner Reps 405 lbs, and More!
- Katie Trombetta Tests Positive, Receives 4-Year Ban from CrossFit Games
- Egyptian Weightlifter Mohamed Ihab Announces Retirement
- Strongman Hafthor Bjornsson And Team Try To Eat 200 Burgers In One Sitting
- The IPF and SBD Are Teaming to Host a “Champion of Champions” Meet
- Kianoush Rostami and Saeid Alihosseini’s 2020 Tokyo Contention Appears Bleak
- 2020 CrossFit Open Ultimate Guide
- The Founders of NOBULL Share the Vision Behind Their Fitness Film Festival
- The First NOBULL Short Film And Fitness Film Festival Coming This November
- How To Watch CrossFit Open Workout 20.1
- Watch Julius Maddox Bench Press 615 Pounds for Seven Reps
- Pro Football Player Pierre Desir Donates Weight Room To Former High School
- CrossFit Games Athlete Kari Pearce Is Ready To Battle Her Way To The Podium
- Watch Marisa Inda Pull 182.5kg/402lbs For a Double Deadlift PR
- BarBend’s Five BIGGEST Lifts From 9/15 – 9/21 (VIDEO)
- Professional Football Legend Shannon Sharpe Shows Off Insane Bench Press Strength
- Lu Xiaojun Overcomes Injury To Set New World Records And Win His Fifth Weightlifting World Championship
- Deng Wei Wins Her Fifth Weightlifting World Championship With Record-Setting Performance
- How Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete Kristin Holte Plans to Attack the 2020 Season
- Lasha Talakhadze Shows Off An Insanely Smooth 120kg No Contact Muscle Snatch Triple
- No Egyptian Weightlifters Will Be Competing At The 2019 IWF World Championships
- How to Watch the 2019 IWF World Weightlifting Championships
- Powerlifter Cailer Woolam Looks Strong As Ever With Beltless 415kg/915lb Deadlift
- Study: Fitness in Young Adults Improves Memory, Reasoning, and Problem Solving
- Find Out Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Thoughts on CrossFit
- Watch This Swedish Discus Thrower’s Seriously Elite Deadlift
- Recap: 2019 World’s Strongest Man Arena Tour
- Check Out Katrin Davidsdottir’s Photoshoot in ESPN’s 2019 “Body Issue”
- IWF World Championships Entry List Highlights Gender Equality Improvements
- How Brent Fikowski Is Preparing for the 2019-2020 CrossFit Games Open
- Watch Kate Nye Clean 142kg/312lb for a New PR
- Weightlifter Ilya Ilyin Shows Off A Massive 180kg Block Snatch
- The 5 Biggest Changes to the 2020 CrossFit Games Rulebook
- Katrin Davidsdottir Will Be the First CrossFit Athlete Featured in ESPN’s “Body Issue”
- Georgian Strongman Allegedly Sets World Record Pulling a Boat With One Finger
- Watch Powerlifters Russel Orhii and Amanda Lawerence Have an Epic Leg Day
- Everyone in Singapore Can Now Get a Free Fitbit
- Quest Nutrition Acquired By Simply Good Foods Co. for $1 Billion Dollars
- USA Weightlifter CJ Cummings Just Did a 205kg Overhead Squat
- First Week of Workouts for the International Online Qualifier Will Be Announced Tonight
- Seven Russian Weightlifters Are Under Investigation for Anti-Doping Rule Violations
- Thailand Weightlifting Pulls Out From Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Over Doping
- First International Online Qualifier Announced for Multiple CrossFit Sanctionals™
- Five Russian Weightlifters Are Under Investigation for Anti-Doping Rule Violations
- John Haack (181 lb) Totals 2,000 Pounds for a New All-Time World Record
- USA Weightlifter Kate Nye Opens Up About Her Recent Mental Health Diagnosis
- Here’s How Much Tia-Clair Toomey and Mat Fraser Made for Winning the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
- First Open Workout Date Announced for 2019-2020 CrossFit Games Season
- Mat Fraser, Tia-Clair Toomey Win the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
- Rich Froning and Team Mayhem Freedom Win the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
- Results and Standings: 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games Day 4
- Individual Cuts from Day 3 of the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
- Results and Standings: 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games Day 3
- Results and Standings: 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games Day 2
- Individual Cuts from Day 2 of the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
- Breaking: Mat Fraser Receives Penalty in Ruck Run
- Results and Standings: 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games Day 1
- Individual Cuts from Day 1 of the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
- Tia-Clair Toomey Wins Women’s Individual Event 1 at 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
- Mat Fraser Wins Men’s Individual Event 1 at 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
- Team Mayhem Freedom Wins First Team Event at 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
- USA Weightlifting Announces Roster for 2019 IWF World Weightlifting Championships
- Sarah Robles Earns Medal No. 5 for USA Weightlifting at Pan American Games
- Five Storylines to Follow At the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
- USA Weightlifting Earns 100th Pan American Games Medal
- Athletes Qualified for the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games: Full List
- Powerlifter Yangsu Ren Beltless Deadlifts 745lbs for a Massive Triple
- Here’s How Scoring Will Work at the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
- Weightlifter Kate Nye Jerks 145kg/319lb for a Big PR a Week Out From Pan American Games
- Watch the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games Live on BarBend
- On His 80th Birthday, This CrossFit® Trainer Finished a Workout That Would Humble Anyone
- Tia-Clair Toomey Officially Signs with NOBULL
- Powerlifter Julius Maddox Bench Presses 610 Pounds for Eight Reps
- CrossFit HQ Announces Daily Schedule for 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
- What 4 of the World’s Strongest Men Eat for Breakfast (Eddie Hall, Brian Shaw, Robert Oberst, and Nick Best)
- Vegan Strongman Hits Back at Joe Rogan and Robert Oberst’s Discussion of His Diet
- CrossFit HQ Announces How Cuts Will Work at 2019 CrossFit Games
- Weightlifter Sohrab Moradi Dislocates Shoulder, Will Not Attend World Championships
- Weightlifter Clarence Kennedy PRs His Clean & Jerk With 222.5 Kilograms
- Most People Shouldn’t Deadlift, Strongman Robert Oberst Tells Joe Rogan
- Everything Rich Froning Eats in a Day
- CrossFit Athlete Kara Saunders Shares Full Day Of Training Post-Pregnancy
- Check Out the Final 14 Teams to Compete At the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
- Powerlifter Ashton Rouska Totals a Monstrous 1,984 lbs At 208 lbs Bodyweight
- CrossFit Affiliate Issues New Dress Code Banning “Booty Shorts”
- Powerlifter Russel Orhii Deadlifts 625 Pounds for Seven Reps, New Volume PR!
- How To Watch READY STEADY TOKYO, Weightlifting’s Olympic Test Event/Silver-Qualifier
- Eddie Hall Tears His Bicep While Wrestling for His New TV Show
- Luke Richardson Deadlifts an 805lb Triple For A Personal Record
- Powerlifter Jonathan Cayco (93kg) Totals 1902 Pounds For An Unofficial World Record
- Saxon Panchik Will Compete Alongside His Brother at the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
- What Happens When The Try Guys Give CrossFit A Try
- Larry “Wheels” Williams Suffers A Torn Biceps Training Atlas Stones
- Arnold Schwarzenegger Teams Up With Star Cast to Produce Vegan Documentary
- Recap: CrossFit Sanctionals™ French Throwdown
- Powerlifter Julius Maddox’s 10 Tips for Setting Bench Press Records
- CrossFit Athletes Hinrik Ingi Óskarsson and Elly Kabboord Test Positive For Banned Substance
- Under Armour and Dwayne Johnson Release New “Project Rock 2” Training Shoe
- Weightlifter CJ Cummings Just Set Three New Junior World Records
- Leif Sundberg Becomes First Man To Finish American Ninja Warrior™ in Under One Minute
- How Playing Pro Hockey Prepared Carolyne Prevost For Her First CrossFit Games
- Watch Powerlifter Ashton Rouska Deadlift 716.5 Pounds for Five Reps
- Carolyne Prevost Will Compete For CrossFit Mayhem Independence At French Throwdown
- 17-Year-Old Dan Mahony Deadlifts 3.9 Times His Bodyweight
- CNN Follows Pat Vellner’s Journey To the 2019 CrossFit Games
- Julius Maddox Benches 723.1 Pounds For a New American Record
- How to Watch the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
- The 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games Will Stream Live From a World Feed
- Watch How Martins Licis Became This Year’s World’s Strongest Man
- French Throwdown: How to Watch, Roster Breakdown, and More
- CrossFit Mayhem’s Elly Kabboord Tests Positive for a Banned Substance
- Powerlifter Kevin Oak Pulls 815 lbs for an Unplanned Sumo Deadlift PR
- CrossFit HQ Announces More Invitations to 2019 CrossFit Games
- CrossFit HQ Announces Lauren Herrera and Chantelle Loehner Receive Bans from Competition
- Powerlifter Keith Correa Shows Off A Smooth 650 lb Deadlift Triple
- Kate Nye Crowned 71kg IWF Junior World Champion
- Powerlifter Isabella von Weissenberg Easily Squats 430 Pounds
- How to Watch the 2019 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships (Plus Schedule!)
- Top Strongman Athletes Share Mindsets Ahead of The 2019 World’s Strongest Man
- Full 2020 CrossFit Sanctionals™ Schedule
- Recap: CrossFit Sanctionals™ The Granite Games
- CrossFit HQ Releases List of Team Invitations Sent for 2019 Games
- Team USA Competes At IWF Junior World Championships: How to Watch and What to Know
- CrossFit Sanctionals™ Lowlands Throwdown: How to Watch and What to Know
- World’s Strongest Man Announces Locations For Events
- CrossFit HQ Announces Final Three Sanctionals™ for 2020 Games Season
- Watch Larry “Wheels” Williams Hit a Bench PR of 675lbs
- CrossFit Sanctionals™ Granite Games Are Underway: How to Watch and What to Know
- USA Weightlifting National Championships Will Return to DuPage County in 2020
- Three Weightlifters Have Been Disqualified from London 2012 Olympics for Doping
- CrossFit HQ Grants Hunter McIntyre A WildCard Invitation to the 2019 Games
- Iranian Weightlifter Mohsen Bahramzadeh Hits A 197kg Snatch In Training
- Junior Powerlifter Tim Monigatti Squats a Massive 280kg
- Dana Glowacka’s Incredible 4-Hour Plank Is an Unofficial World Record
- Laura Desey Defies MS to Compete in Her First Powerlifting Meet
- Lidia Valentin and Lasha Talakhadze Named 2018 Lifters of the Year
- Report: Indian Weightlifters Test Positive For Banned Substances
- Powerlifter Jen Thompson Wins 11th IPF Classic Bench Press Championship Title
- Martin Tye Deadlifts 505kg For New Seated Deadlift World Record
- Jason Khalipa and Samantha Briggs Dominate Legends Division At Rogue Invitational
- Recap: Brazil CrossFit Championship, Down Under CrossFit Championship, and ROGUE Invitational
- ROGUE Invitational: How to Watch, Prize Money, Roster Breakdown, and More
- Watch This 20-Year-Old Clean & Jerk 529 Lbs
- How to Watch Brazil CrossFit Championship, Down Under CrossFit Championship
- USA Weightlifting Announces 2019 Pan American Games Team Roster
- This High School Gym Just Received the Makeover of a Lifetime
- Powerlifter Luke Richardson Hits Huge 400kg Deadlift Milestone
- World’s Strongest Man Announces List Of Events for 2019 Contest
- Watch Julius Maddox Bench Press 600 Pounds For Eight Reps
- Pat Vellner, Tim Paulson, Colleen Fotsch, and Courtney Haley Accept Invites To CrossFit Games
- Watch Ray Williams Squat What Looks Like 432.5kg For A Double
- Kristi Eramo Declines Her Invite To The 2019 CrossFit Games
- Watch VICE’s Documentary About the Struggles of Transgender Powerlifters
- Interview: Weightlifter Kate Nye Shares Her Secrets For Hitting PRs
- How To Watch the 2019 USA Weightlifting National Championships
- ROGUE Invitational Announces Final Team Event: Tug of War
- Mat Fraser And Brooke Wells Make Surprise Visit To a CrossFit Gym In Texas
- International Weightlifting Federation And International Testing Agency Sign Partnership
- Six CrossFit Sanctionals™ Left for 2019 Games Season: What You Need To Know
- CrossFit Athlete Chantelle Loehner Tests Positive For Banned Substance
- Mattie Rogers Talks Struggling Against Haters On Social Media
- Bjorgvin Gudmundsson, Jacqueline Dahlstrom, and Team JST Win the Reykjavik CrossFit Championship
- 2019 CrossFit Open Announces 236 National Champions
- At 16 Years Old, Jackson Powell PRs with a Huge 725-Pound Squat
- Reykjavik CrossFit Championship Brings Top Athletes to Iceland
- CrossFit Announces Top 20 Men and Women in the 2019 Open
- The ROGUE Invitational Is Absolutely Stacked With Top CrossFit Athletes
- Kate Nye Crowned -71kg Pan Am Champion With Record Breaking Performance
- Arnold Schwarzenegger and LeBron James Fight Over Workout Music
- Alethea Boon Is Enjoying The Process Ahead Of The Asia CrossFit Championship
- Alyssa Ritchey and Morghan King Medal At Pan American Weightlifting Championships
- Everything We Know About the 2019 Asia CrossFit Championship
- CrossFit HQ Adjusts Multiple Top Open Scores and Releases National Champion Details
- John Haack Crushes 1962 Pounds For New All-Time World Record Total
- USA Weightlifting Ready For Pan American Championships (Plus How To Watch)
- 16 Year Old Jackson Powell Squats 655 Pounds Three Times
- Get Pumped for Puppies: CrossFit Gym Raises Money For Dog Shelter
- Iran Sends First Women’s Senior Weightlifting Team To An International Competition
- Ashton Rouska Finishes Collegiate Powerlifting Career With 1,930 lb Total
- Jenn Rotsinger Beats Two Orlando Europa Open IPL World Records
- Meg Reardon, John-Paul Hethcock, and Invictus X Win Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Study: A Healthier Gut Could Mean More Muscular Strength
- What Vegan Strongman Patrik Baboumian Eats in a Day
- Look At Eddie Hall’s Insane Body Transformation Over The Past Two Years
Powerlifting
- Julius Maddox Vs Eddie Hall: 315 lb Incline Bench Press AMRAP
- Watch -63kg Powerlifter Prescillia Bavoil Squat 185kg for Three Reps
- 22-Year-Old Pavlo Nakonechnyy Squats 395kg for An Easy Double
- 3 Huge Performances From the Big Dogs 4 Powerlifting Meet
- How To Watch 2019 USAPL Raw Nationals
- Powerlifter Cailer Woolam Deadlifts 435kg/959lbs For A Lifetime PR
- The IPF and SBD Are Teaming to Host a “Champion of Champions” Meet
- Watch Julius Maddox Bench Press 615 Pounds for Seven Reps
- Watch Marisa Inda Pull 182.5kg/402lbs For a Double Deadlift PR
- BarBend’s Five BIGGEST Lifts From 9/15 – 9/21 (VIDEO)
- Powerlifter Cailer Woolam Looks Strong As Ever With Beltless 415kg/915lb Deadlift
- Watch Powerlifters Russel Orhii and Amanda Lawerence Have an Epic Leg Day
- John Haack (181 lb) Totals 2,000 Pounds for a New All-Time World Record
- Powerlifter Yangsu Ren Beltless Deadlifts 745lbs for a Massive Triple
- Powerlifter Julius Maddox Bench Presses 610 Pounds for Eight Reps
- Weightlifter Clarence Kennedy PRs His Clean & Jerk With 222.5 Kilograms
- Powerlifter Ashton Rouska Totals a Monstrous 1,984 lbs At 208 lbs Bodyweight
- Luke Richardson Deadlifts an 805lb Triple For A Personal Record
- Powerlifter Jonathan Cayco (93kg) Totals 1902 Pounds For An Unofficial World Record
- Powerlifter Julius Maddox’s 10 Tips for Setting Bench Press Records
- Watch Powerlifter Ashton Rouska Deadlift 716.5 Pounds for Five Reps
- 17-Year-Old Dan Mahony Deadlifts 3.9 Times His Bodyweight
- Julius Maddox Benches 723.1 Pounds For a New American Record
- Powerlifter Kevin Oak Pulls 815 lbs for an Unplanned Sumo Deadlift PR
- Powerlifter Keith Correa Shows Off A Smooth 650 lb Deadlift Triple
- Powerlifter Isabella von Weissenberg Easily Squats 430 Pounds
- How to Watch the 2019 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships (Plus Schedule!)
- Watch Larry “Wheels” Williams Hit a Bench PR of 675lbs
- Junior Powerlifter Tim Monigatti Squats a Massive 280kg
- Laura Desey Defies MS to Compete in Her First Powerlifting Meet
- Powerlifter Jen Thompson Wins 11th IPF Classic Bench Press Championship Title
- Powerlifter Luke Richardson Hits Huge 400kg Deadlift Milestone
- Watch Julius Maddox Bench Press 600 Pounds For Eight Reps
- Watch Ray Williams Squat What Looks Like 432.5kg For A Double
- Watch VICE’s Documentary About the Struggles of Transgender Powerlifters
- At 16 Years Old, Jackson Powell PRs with a Huge 725-Pound Squat
- John Haack Crushes 1962 Pounds For New All-Time World Record Total
- 16 Year Old Jackson Powell Squats 655 Pounds Three Times
- Ashton Rouska Finishes Collegiate Powerlifting Career With 1,930 lb Total
- Jenn Rotsinger Beats Two Orlando Europa Open IPL World Records
Recovery
Roundups
- The Best Gym Bags For Shoes, Style, and More
- Best Women’s Workout Shorts
- Best Ice Wraps
- Best Running Socks
- Best Ankle Weights
- Best Agility Ladders
- Best Women’s Tank Tops
- Best Energy Gels
- Best Sports Bras
- Best Stopwatches: Top Picks for Sports, Value, Design, and More
- Best Healthy Snacks
- Best Compression Socks: For Runners, Workers, and More
Strongman
- Julius Maddox Vs Eddie Hall: 315 lb Incline Bench Press AMRAP
- Strongman Hafthor Bjornsson Said He Might Give A Plant-Based Diet A Try
- Mateusz Kieliszkowski Wins World’s Ultimate Strongman With A Torn Biceps
- Strongman Rauno Heinla Deadlifts 450kg, Wins World’s Ultimate Deadlift Competition
- Watch Eddie Hall Get Smoked In A Workout Against The World’s Strongest Woman
- How To Watch The 2019 World’s Ultimate Strongman
- Strongman Hafthor Bjornsson And Team Try To Eat 200 Burgers In One Sitting
- Recap: 2019 World’s Strongest Man Arena Tour
- What 4 of the World’s Strongest Men Eat for Breakfast (Eddie Hall, Brian Shaw, Robert Oberst, and Nick Best)
- Vegan Strongman Hits Back at Joe Rogan and Robert Oberst’s Discussion of His Diet
- Most People Shouldn’t Deadlift, Strongman Robert Oberst Tells Joe Rogan
- Eddie Hall Tears His Bicep While Wrestling for His New TV Show
- Larry “Wheels” Williams Suffers A Torn Biceps Training Atlas Stones
- Watch How Martins Licis Became This Year’s World’s Strongest Man
- Top Strongman Athletes Share Mindsets Ahead of The 2019 World’s Strongest Man
- World’s Strongest Man Announces Locations For Events
- Watch Larry “Wheels” Williams Hit a Bench PR of 675lbs
- Martin Tye Deadlifts 505kg For New Seated Deadlift World Record
- World’s Strongest Man Announces List Of Events for 2019 Contest
Top Athletes
- Julius Maddox Vs Eddie Hall: 315 lb Incline Bench Press AMRAP
- CrossFit Appears To Be Back On Instagram
- CrossFit Open 20.5 Tips From Top Athletes And Coaches
- CrossFit Open Workout 20.5 Announced
- CrossFit Games Athlete Samantha Briggs Suffers Injury During Open Workout 20.4
- Watch -63kg Powerlifter Prescillia Bavoil Squat 185kg for Three Reps
- 22-Year-Old Pavlo Nakonechnyy Squats 395kg for An Easy Double
- CrossFit Open 20.4 Tips From Top Athletes And Coaches
- CrossFit Open Workout 20.4 Announced
- Strongman Hafthor Bjornsson Said He Might Give A Plant-Based Diet A Try
- Kristin Holte And Frederik Aegidius Win CrossFit Open Workout 20.2
- How To Watch CrossFit Open Workout 20.4 (Ft: Ben Smith, Jason Carroll, And Sean Sweeney)
- Annie Thorisdottir Improved Her CrossFit Open 20.3 Score By Almost a Minute
- CrossFit Open 20.3 Tips From Top Athletes And Coaches
- CrossFit Open Workout 20.3 Announced
- Strongman Rauno Heinla Deadlifts 450kg, Wins World’s Ultimate Deadlift Competition
- Katrin Davidsdottir Shares Powerful Message After Attending espnW Women + Sports Summit
- How To Watch CrossFit Open Workout 20.3 (Feat. Kristin Holte and Nicolay Billaudel!)
- CrossFit HQ Announces Lefteris Theofanidis And Emma McQuaid Win Open Workout 20.1
- CrossFit Open Workout 20.2 Tips From Top Athletes And Coaches
- CrossFit Open Workout 20.2 Announced
- Watch Eddie Hall Get Smoked In A Workout Against The World’s Strongest Woman
- Watch Brent Fikowski Eat A Disgusting Sandwich In The 20.1 ‘Open Humiliation’ Challenge
- 2020 CrossFit Open Registration Numbers Show Drop From 2019
- How To Watch The 2019 World’s Ultimate Strongman
- How To Watch 2019 USAPL Raw Nationals
- Watch Annie Thorisdottir Tackle CrossFit Open Workout 20.1
- Powerlifter Cailer Woolam Deadlifts 435kg/959lbs For A Lifetime PR
- Biggest Lifts Week 3: Dan Bell Deadlifts 855 lbs, Jessica Buettner Reps 405 lbs, and More!
- Egyptian Weightlifter Mohamed Ihab Announces Retirement
- Strongman Hafthor Bjornsson And Team Try To Eat 200 Burgers In One Sitting
- Kianoush Rostami and Saeid Alihosseini’s 2020 Tokyo Contention Appears Bleak
- The First NOBULL Short Film And Fitness Film Festival Coming This November
- Watch Julius Maddox Bench Press 615 Pounds for Seven Reps
- Pro Football Player Pierre Desir Donates Weight Room To Former High School
- CrossFit Games Athlete Kari Pearce Is Ready To Battle Her Way To The Podium
- Watch Marisa Inda Pull 182.5kg/402lbs For a Double Deadlift PR
- BarBend’s Five BIGGEST Lifts From 9/15 – 9/21 (VIDEO)
- Professional Football Legend Shannon Sharpe Shows Off Insane Bench Press Strength
- Lu Xiaojun Overcomes Injury To Set New World Records And Win His Fifth Weightlifting World Championship
- Deng Wei Wins Her Fifth Weightlifting World Championship With Record-Setting Performance
- Lasha Talakhadze Shows Off An Insanely Smooth 120kg No Contact Muscle Snatch Triple
- No Egyptian Weightlifters Will Be Competing At The 2019 IWF World Championships
- How to Watch the 2019 IWF World Weightlifting Championships
- Powerlifter Cailer Woolam Looks Strong As Ever With Beltless 415kg/915lb Deadlift
- Find Out Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Thoughts on CrossFit
- Watch This Swedish Discus Thrower’s Seriously Elite Deadlift
- Recap: 2019 World’s Strongest Man Arena Tour
- IWF World Championships Entry List Highlights Gender Equality Improvements
- Watch Kate Nye Clean 142kg/312lb for a New PR
- Weightlifter Ilya Ilyin Shows Off A Massive 180kg Block Snatch
- Katrin Davidsdottir Will Be the First CrossFit Athlete Featured in ESPN’s “Body Issue”
- Georgian Strongman Allegedly Sets World Record Pulling a Boat With One Finger
- Watch Powerlifters Russel Orhii and Amanda Lawerence Have an Epic Leg Day
- USA Weightlifter CJ Cummings Just Did a 205kg Overhead Squat
- Thailand Weightlifting Pulls Out From Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Over Doping
- John Haack (181 lb) Totals 2,000 Pounds for a New All-Time World Record
- USA Weightlifter Kate Nye Opens Up About Her Recent Mental Health Diagnosis
- Rich Froning and Team Mayhem Freedom Win the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
- Results and Standings: 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games Day 4
- Individual Cuts from Day 3 of the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
- Results and Standings: 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games Day 3
- Individual Cuts from Day 2 of the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
- Breaking: Mat Fraser Receives Penalty in Ruck Run
- Results and Standings: 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games Day 1
- Individual Cuts from Day 1 of the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
- Mat Fraser Wins Men’s Individual Event 1 at 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
- USA Weightlifting Announces Roster for 2019 IWF World Weightlifting Championships
- Sarah Robles Earns Medal No. 5 for USA Weightlifting at Pan American Games
- Five Storylines to Follow At the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
- USA Weightlifting Earns 100th Pan American Games Medal
- Powerlifter Yangsu Ren Beltless Deadlifts 745lbs for a Massive Triple
- Weightlifter Kate Nye Jerks 145kg/319lb for a Big PR a Week Out From Pan American Games
- Watch the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games Live on BarBend
- Tia-Clair Toomey Officially Signs with NOBULL
- Powerlifter Julius Maddox Bench Presses 610 Pounds for Eight Reps
- CrossFit HQ Announces Daily Schedule for 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
- What 4 of the World’s Strongest Men Eat for Breakfast (Eddie Hall, Brian Shaw, Robert Oberst, and Nick Best)
- Vegan Strongman Hits Back at Joe Rogan and Robert Oberst’s Discussion of His Diet
- Weightlifter Sohrab Moradi Dislocates Shoulder, Will Not Attend World Championships
- Weightlifter Clarence Kennedy PRs His Clean & Jerk With 222.5 Kilograms
- Most People Shouldn’t Deadlift, Strongman Robert Oberst Tells Joe Rogan
- CrossFit Athlete Kara Saunders Shares Full Day Of Training Post-Pregnancy
- Powerlifter Ashton Rouska Totals a Monstrous 1,984 lbs At 208 lbs Bodyweight
- Powerlifter Russel Orhii Deadlifts 625 Pounds for Seven Reps, New Volume PR!
- Luke Richardson Deadlifts an 805lb Triple For A Personal Record
- Powerlifter Jonathan Cayco (93kg) Totals 1902 Pounds For An Unofficial World Record
- Saxon Panchik Will Compete Alongside His Brother at the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games
- Larry “Wheels” Williams Suffers A Torn Biceps Training Atlas Stones
- Arnold Schwarzenegger Teams Up With Star Cast to Produce Vegan Documentary
- Powerlifter Julius Maddox’s 10 Tips for Setting Bench Press Records
- CrossFit Athletes Hinrik Ingi Óskarsson and Elly Kabboord Test Positive For Banned Substance
- Weightlifter CJ Cummings Just Set Three New Junior World Records
- Leif Sundberg Becomes First Man To Finish American Ninja Warrior™ in Under One Minute
- How Playing Pro Hockey Prepared Carolyne Prevost For Her First CrossFit Games
- CNN Follows Pat Vellner’s Journey To the 2019 CrossFit Games
- Julius Maddox Benches 723.1 Pounds For a New American Record
- Watch How Martins Licis Became This Year’s World’s Strongest Man
- French Throwdown: How to Watch, Roster Breakdown, and More
- CrossFit Mayhem’s Elly Kabboord Tests Positive for a Banned Substance
- Powerlifter Kevin Oak Pulls 815 lbs for an Unplanned Sumo Deadlift PR
- CrossFit HQ Announces Lauren Herrera and Chantelle Loehner Receive Bans from Competition
- Powerlifter Keith Correa Shows Off A Smooth 650 lb Deadlift Triple
- Kate Nye Crowned 71kg IWF Junior World Champion
- Powerlifter Isabella von Weissenberg Easily Squats 430 Pounds
- Top Strongman Athletes Share Mindsets Ahead of The 2019 World’s Strongest Man
- Recap: CrossFit Sanctionals™ The Granite Games
- CrossFit HQ Releases List of Team Invitations Sent for 2019 Games
- Team USA Competes At IWF Junior World Championships: How to Watch and What to Know
- World’s Strongest Man Announces Locations For Events
- CrossFit HQ Announces Final Three Sanctionals™ for 2020 Games Season
- Watch Larry “Wheels” Williams Hit a Bench PR of 675lbs
- USA Weightlifting National Championships Will Return to DuPage County in 2020
- Three Weightlifters Have Been Disqualified from London 2012 Olympics for Doping
- CrossFit HQ Grants Hunter McIntyre A WildCard Invitation to the 2019 Games
- Iranian Weightlifter Mohsen Bahramzadeh Hits A 197kg Snatch In Training
- Lidia Valentin and Lasha Talakhadze Named 2018 Lifters of the Year
- Powerlifter Jen Thompson Wins 11th IPF Classic Bench Press Championship Title
- Martin Tye Deadlifts 505kg For New Seated Deadlift World Record
- Jason Khalipa and Samantha Briggs Dominate Legends Division At Rogue Invitational
- Recap: Brazil CrossFit Championship, Down Under CrossFit Championship, and ROGUE Invitational
- USA Weightlifting Announces 2019 Pan American Games Team Roster
- Powerlifter Luke Richardson Hits Huge 400kg Deadlift Milestone
- World’s Strongest Man Announces List Of Events for 2019 Contest
- Watch Julius Maddox Bench Press 600 Pounds For Eight Reps
- Watch Ray Williams Squat What Looks Like 432.5kg For A Double
- Kristi Eramo Declines Her Invite To The 2019 CrossFit Games
- Interview: Weightlifter Kate Nye Shares Her Secrets For Hitting PRs
- How To Watch the 2019 USA Weightlifting National Championships
- Mat Fraser And Brooke Wells Make Surprise Visit To a CrossFit Gym In Texas
- Six CrossFit Sanctionals™ Left for 2019 Games Season: What You Need To Know
- CrossFit Athlete Chantelle Loehner Tests Positive For Banned Substance
- Mattie Rogers Talks Struggling Against Haters On Social Media
- Bjorgvin Gudmundsson, Jacqueline Dahlstrom, and Team JST Win the Reykjavik CrossFit Championship
- 2019 CrossFit Open Announces 236 National Champions
- At 16 Years Old, Jackson Powell PRs with a Huge 725-Pound Squat
- Reykjavik CrossFit Championship Brings Top Athletes to Iceland
- CrossFit Announces Top 20 Men and Women in the 2019 Open
- The ROGUE Invitational Is Absolutely Stacked With Top CrossFit Athletes
- Kate Nye Crowned -71kg Pan Am Champion With Record Breaking Performance
- Arnold Schwarzenegger and LeBron James Fight Over Workout Music
- Alethea Boon Is Enjoying The Process Ahead Of The Asia CrossFit Championship
- Alyssa Ritchey and Morghan King Medal At Pan American Weightlifting Championships
- Everything We Know About the 2019 Asia CrossFit Championship
- CrossFit HQ Adjusts Multiple Top Open Scores and Releases National Champion Details
- John Haack Crushes 1962 Pounds For New All-Time World Record Total
- USA Weightlifting Ready For Pan American Championships (Plus How To Watch)
- 16 Year Old Jackson Powell Squats 655 Pounds Three Times
- Ashton Rouska Finishes Collegiate Powerlifting Career With 1,930 lb Total
- Jenn Rotsinger Beats Two Orlando Europa Open IPL World Records
- Meg Reardon, John-Paul Hethcock, and Invictus X Win Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge
Training
- Study: A Healthier Gut Could Mean More Muscular Strength
- What Vegan Strongman Patrik Baboumian Eats in a Day
- Toronto Raptors’ Strength Coach Jon Lee Plays Major Role in Team’s Success
- CrossFit Athlete Brent Fikowski’s Best Tip For Tackling “Murph”
- How Professional Lacrosse Player Lyle Thompson Strength Trains
- Should College Strength Coaches Report to Medical Personnel?
- What Strength Training Looks Like for U.S. WNT Soccer Star Jessica McDonald
- Look At Eddie Hall’s Insane Body Transformation Over The Past Two Years
- Nine Strong Moms We’re Honoring This Mother’s Day
- Strength Training With Top NFL Athletes: Ndamukong Suh and Darius Slay
Weightlifting
- Egyptian Weightlifter Mohamed Ihab Announces Retirement
- Kianoush Rostami and Saeid Alihosseini’s 2020 Tokyo Contention Appears Bleak
- BarBend’s Five BIGGEST Lifts From 9/15 – 9/21 (VIDEO)
- Lu Xiaojun Overcomes Injury To Set New World Records And Win His Fifth Weightlifting World Championship
- Lasha Talakhadze Shows Off An Insanely Smooth 120kg No Contact Muscle Snatch Triple
- No Egyptian Weightlifters Will Be Competing At The 2019 IWF World Championships
- How to Watch the 2019 IWF World Weightlifting Championships
- IWF World Championships Entry List Highlights Gender Equality Improvements
- Watch Kate Nye Clean 142kg/312lb for a New PR
- Weightlifter Ilya Ilyin Shows Off A Massive 180kg Block Snatch
- USA Weightlifter CJ Cummings Just Did a 205kg Overhead Squat
- Seven Russian Weightlifters Are Under Investigation for Anti-Doping Rule Violations
- Thailand Weightlifting Pulls Out From Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Over Doping
- Five Russian Weightlifters Are Under Investigation for Anti-Doping Rule Violations
- USA Weightlifter Kate Nye Opens Up About Her Recent Mental Health Diagnosis
- USA Weightlifting Announces Roster for 2019 IWF World Weightlifting Championships
- Sarah Robles Earns Medal No. 5 for USA Weightlifting at Pan American Games
- USA Weightlifting Earns 100th Pan American Games Medal
- Weightlifter Kate Nye Jerks 145kg/319lb for a Big PR a Week Out From Pan American Games
- Weightlifter Sohrab Moradi Dislocates Shoulder, Will Not Attend World Championships
- Weightlifter Clarence Kennedy PRs His Clean & Jerk With 222.5 Kilograms
- How To Watch READY STEADY TOKYO, Weightlifting’s Olympic Test Event/Silver-Qualifier
- Weightlifter CJ Cummings Just Set Three New Junior World Records
- Kate Nye Crowned 71kg IWF Junior World Champion
- Team USA Competes At IWF Junior World Championships: How to Watch and What to Know
- USA Weightlifting National Championships Will Return to DuPage County in 2020
- Three Weightlifters Have Been Disqualified from London 2012 Olympics for Doping
- Iranian Weightlifter Mohsen Bahramzadeh Hits A 197kg Snatch In Training
- Lidia Valentin and Lasha Talakhadze Named 2018 Lifters of the Year
- Report: Indian Weightlifters Test Positive For Banned Substances
- Watch This 20-Year-Old Clean & Jerk 529 Lbs
- USA Weightlifting Announces 2019 Pan American Games Team Roster
- Interview: Weightlifter Kate Nye Shares Her Secrets For Hitting PRs
- How To Watch the 2019 USA Weightlifting National Championships
- International Weightlifting Federation And International Testing Agency Sign Partnership
- Mattie Rogers Talks Struggling Against Haters On Social Media
- Kate Nye Crowned -71kg Pan Am Champion With Record Breaking Performance
- Alyssa Ritchey and Morghan King Medal At Pan American Weightlifting Championships
- USA Weightlifting Ready For Pan American Championships (Plus How To Watch)
- Iran Sends First Women’s Senior Weightlifting Team To An International Competition